Corona, imprisoned, takes it out of her father for speaking through the keyhole." "You would not tell me what the child did, that you two have punished her." "Would I not?
Well, she was abominably rude to Nurse Turner this afternoon--went to the extent of calling her 'a nasty two-faced spy.'" "Was that all ?" asked Nurse Branscome.
"It was enough, surely?
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As a matter of fact she went farther, even dragging your name into the fray.

She excused herself by saying that she had a right to hate Nurse Turner because Nurse Turner hated you." "Well, that at any rate was true enough." "Hey ?" "I mean, it is true enough that Nurse Turner hates me, and would like to get me out of St.Hospital," said Nurse Branscome quietly.
"You never told me of this." "Why should I have troubled to tell?
I only tell it now because the child has guessed it." Brother Copas leaned on his staff pondering a sudden suspicion.
"Look here," he said; "those anonymous letters--" "I have not," said Nurse Branscome, "a doubt that Nurse Turner wrote them." "You have never so much as hinted at this." "I had no right.