Her doubt was whether Joan would prove sufficiently tractable.

She intended to offer her remunerative work upon the _Nursing News_ without saying anything about the real motive behind, trusting to gratitude to make her task the easier.
The second was a clumsy-looking, overdressed woman whom Miss Lavery introduced as "Mrs.Phillips, a very dear friend of mine, who is going to be helpful to us all," adding in a hurried aside to Madge, "I simply had to bring her.

Will explain to you another time." An apology certainly seemed to be needed.

The woman was absurdly out of her place.

She stood there panting and slightly perspiring.