CHAPTER IV
JANE BEGINS SUNSHINING
THE stage came for Matilda at eight o'clock. For half an hour before it could possibly be due, the traveler sat ready on a chair in the hall, with her umbrella tightly gripped in both hands, delivering bits of useful information as they occurred to her.
"Be careful to lock up well every night."
"Remember if she dies sudden, I shall want to know at once."
"Don't look to enjoy yourself, but remember you're doin' a act of Christian charity."
Jane sat on a small, hard ottoman in the corner by the whatnot and said: "I'll try," or "Yes, indeed," every time.
"You're a good girl," the aunt said finally. "I'm glad to know you. Those Rainy-day Cooks or whatever you call yourself—"
"Sunshine Nurse."