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my uncle died. She also had a couple of"he hesitated, then continued"little ones." |
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Somehow Linda felt that what he had said was not what he had originally intended to say, although the parts of the sentence fit together well enough. "I don't see" she began. |
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"The point is that my aunt won't admit there's anything wrong with her except age she admits that." He frowned. "I wish you knew something about hearts." |
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Linda had not been able to bring herself to dislike Peter Tattersall even when he seemed to oppose her hiring without a reason. Now she appreciated what he had been trying to do. She did not, however, agree with him. From what Linda had read about coronaries, which she guessed was what Mrs. Bates had hadand American papers and magazines were so full of articles on the subject one couldn't avoid themthere was very little anyone could do in the way of nursing care to prevent them. Gentle exercise, good diet, and freedom from anxiety and shocks seemed the best preventatives. |
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Mrs. Bates seemed careful enough about her diet without urging. A little walk now and then was the most exercise a woman of her age could be expected to take. And Linda felt that to have the eagle eye of a trained nurse on her would be more likely to increase Mrs. Bates's anxiety and scare her into another heart attack. She did not intend to say that in so many words. It seemed unkind to point out to Mr. Tattersall |
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