“But did you not insist upon her getting another nurse?”
“Yes. But she refused to have one.”
“Then who is looking after Elsie?”
“Miss Sherman.”
“Alone?”
“Yes, alone. She has even discharged old Mrs. Murphy, who came in for a few hours a day to clean up.”
“It seems almost incomprehensible!” ejaculated Katherine. “Think of running such a risk for the sake of a few dollars!”
“After all, Miss Sherman isn’t such a bad nurse,” Doctor West’s sense of justice prompted him to admit. “In fact, she is really doing very well.”
“All the same, it seems incomprehensible!” persisted Katherine. “For economy’s sake——”