"When the children were young I was never afraid to leave them in her charge, I knew I could trust her;" and once she said with a sigh, "I cannot forget her devotion to my dear Florence.

She watched beside her night and day, and yet there were other nurses.

I shall never forget her saying to me, 'Dear Miss Flo mustn't wake up and find herself amongst strangers, or she will be scared, poor lamb.

She will like to see her old nurse's face, bless her,' and it seemed to us all as though she lived without sleep.

She was right too," went on Mrs.Herrick softly, "for when Florence caught sight of her she put out her arms with such a smile.