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           Whenthebabycouldtoddleshe’dkeepboththechildrenfortheday,whileshe,IvyBolton,wenttoSheffield,andattendedclassesinambulance,andthenthefourthyearsheeventookanursingcourseandgotqualified.Shewasdeterminedtobeindependentandkeepherchildren.SoshewasassistantatUthwaitehospital,justalittleplace,forawhile.ButwhentheCompany,theTevershallCollieryCompany,reallySirGeoffrey,sawthatshecouldgetonbyherself,theywereverygoodtoher,gavehertheparishnursing,andstoodbyher,shewouldsaythatforthem.Andshe’ddoneiteversince,tillnowitwasgettingabitmuchforher;sheneededsomethingabitlighter,therewassuchalotoftraipsingaroundifyouwereadistrictnurse.

           ’Yes,theCompany’sbeenverygoodtome,Ialwayssayit.ButIshouldneverforgetwhattheysaidaboutTed,forhewasassteadyandfearlessachapaseversetfootonthecage,anditwasasgoodasbrandinghimacoward.Butthere,hewasdead,andcouldsaynothingtononeof’em.’

           Itwasaqueermixtureoffeelingsthewomanshowedasshetalked.Shelikedthecolliers,whomshehadnursedforsolong;butshefeltverysuperiortothem.Shefeltalmostupperclass;andatthesametimearesentmentagainsttherulingclasssmoulderedinher.Themasters!Inadisputebetweenmastersandmen,shewasalwaysforthemen.Butwhentherewasnoquestionofcontest,shewaspiningtobesuperior,tobeoneoftheupperclass.Theupperclassesfascinatedher,appealingtoherpeculiarEnglishpassionforsuperiority.