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Fanny went straight to her own room. "What a nasty time I have lived through! " she thought as she was about to enter. Then she opened the door and started back.
The whole room had undergone a metamorphosis. There was a shaded light in one corner, and the door between Fanny's room and Betty's was thrown open. A grave, kind-looking nurse was seated by a table, on which was a shaded lamp; and on seeing Fanny enter she held up her hand with a warning gesture. The next minute she had beckoned the girl out on the landing.