"Oh, I do not mind you; but Dr. Baxter! How I did behave before him!
What must he have thought? And he does not allow women to come here!"
"Well. You passed inspection; and as you propose to stay with us, I will have a room prepared for you."
He then went on to state that the reason Doctor Baxter would not have female nurses, was that he would not submit to Miss Dix's interference, did not like the women she chose, and army regulations did not permit him to employ any other.
"But," he continued, "no one can object to his entertaining a guest, and as his guest you can employ your time as you wish."
Ah! what a glorious boon it was, this privilege of work, and my little barrack-room, just twice the width of my iron cot. I would not have exchanged for any suite in Windsor palace.
CHAPTER LV.
FIND A NAME.
Nothing was more needed in the bad ward, than an antidote for homesickness, and, to furnish this, I used my talking talent to the utmost, but no subject was so interesting as myself. I was the mystery of the hour. Charlie was commissioned to make discoveries, and the second day came, with a long face, and said:
"Do you know what they say about you?"
"No indeed! and suspect I should never guess."