Nadine's entrance caused the greatest surprise to both Mr. Garner and Jessie.
No one thought of noticing the plain, dark little figure half hidden by the curtains in the bay window, or they would have seen Dorothy start and fairly gasp for breath as her eyes fell upon the nurse Kendal had brought with him, and heard them discuss the point that Nadine must be installed there as nurse.
Her brain fairly reeled, and it flashed over her mind what a villain Kendal really was.
She had quite believed all this long time that he had parted from Nadine Holt, and here he had been keeping up Nadine's friendship clandestinely through it all.
Of course Iris Vincent was expecting to marry him.
It was clear that Kendal had a good many irons in the fire.
She only wished that Iris Vincent knew of his friendship for Nadine.
Dorothy wondered if Nadine would penetrate her disguise.
Nadine assumed her duties at once, and the first thing which she did was to order the slim creature about, scarcely giving her a moment's rest.
Nadine had always heard that this was the way paid nurses invariably did.