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emed　glad　to　see　me　and　in　a　little　while　Miss　Ferguson　excused　herself　and　went　away。

〃I'll　leave　you　two；〃　she　said。　〃You　get　along　very　well　without　me。〃

〃Don't　go；　Helen；〃　Miss　Barkley　said。

〃I'd　really　rather。　I　must　write　some　letters。〃

〃Good…night；〃　I　said。

〃Good…night；　Mr。　Henry。〃

〃Don't　write　anything　that　will　bother　the　censor。〃

〃Don't　worry。　I　only　write　about　what　a　beautiful　place　we　live　in　and　how　brave　the　Italians　are。〃

〃That　way　you'll　be　decorated。〃

〃That　will　be　nice。　Good…night；　Catherine。〃

〃I'll　see　you　in　a　little　while；〃　Miss　Barkley　said。　Miss　Ferguson　walked　away　in　the　dark。

〃She's　nice；〃　I　said。

〃Oh；　yes；　she's　very　nice。　She's　a　nurse。〃

〃Aren't　you　a　nurse？〃

〃Oh；　no。　I'm　something　called　a　V。　A。　D。　We　work　very　hard　but　no　one　trusts　us。〃

〃Why　not？〃

〃They　don't　trust　us　when　there's　nothing　going　on。　When　there　is　really　work　they　trust　us。〃

〃What　is　the　difference？〃

〃A　nurse　is　like　a　doctor。　It　takes　a　long　time　to　be。　A　V。　A。　D。　is　a　short　cut。〃

〃I　see。〃

〃The　Italians　didn't　want　women　so　near　the　front。　So　we're　all