Chapter Thirteen
Failed Test
Around lunchtime, Alex emerged from the parlor and went into the dinning room where his parents had lunch waiting.
"So have you figured out which puppy you want to find?" Rick asked as Alex sat down at the table.
Alex nodded. "Nibbler, I want to get him back." Alex answered and began to eat his lunch.
The entire lunch period was spent discussing how to find Nibbler; Alex remembered that the lady who took Nibbler said she worked at a hospital and that her name was Nurse Hill. All they needed to do was find a hospital with a listening for a Nurse Chase Hill.
After the dishes were washed a put away, the O'Connells -including Seti- got into Rick's prized car and decided to play "guess and check" with the hospitals. Since they had no way of knowing exactly which hospital Nurse Hill worked in, they had to try each one.
Finally, the O'Connells found the right hospital; the hospital was very new and state-of the art as far as most of the hospitals that were in London to date. The hospital's name was "La Auberge Rouge" (The Red Inn). The title was in French because a French bureaucrat funded the hospital.
The O'Connells went to the front desk to ask if a Nurse Chase Hill worked at the hospital (as they had done the others) and got the answer they had been hoping for. Nurse Hill worked on for C which was entitled "La Cadeau Bague" (The Gift Ring). This floor of the hospital was indeed shaped as a ring, since the elderly were cared for on this floor it made the patients easier to attend to by the nurses and doctors if all the rooms were close together.
After checking at the front desk of floor C, the O'Connells were directed to Nurse Hill, who was -at the moment- in her office.
As soon as Nurse Hill saw the O'Connells, she stormed out of her office holding Nibbler in her arms. She immediately dropped the puppy into Evelyn's arms. "Take that beast out of here
this minute!" Nurse Hill exclaimed, near screaming.
"What's the matter?" Rick asked, remaining calm.
"What's the matter? That beast won't stop biting the patients. I bring that, that creature into one of the rooms and the first thing is does is bite! I am about to lose my job! The patients are complaining of bitten fingers to the doctors. You should teach that beast some manners; now get it out of my sight." Nurse Hill answered.
Nibbler was trembling in Evelyn's arms at Nurse Hill's yelling; the O'Connells were more then happy to leave La Auberge Rouge and Nibbler with them.
In the car, Alex managed to sooth the frightened puppy; Seti and Nibbler were more then happy to see each other again.
When the O'Connells returned home Seti and her puppy played together like mother and son would play. They played with the ball and tug-a-war with the old sock.
Alex put Nibbler's old collar back on and then went to sit with his parents on the couch, watching the dogs play together.
"Just think of how happy Seti would be with all her puppies back." Alex said, looking up at his parents.
Rick had to admit that he had never seen Seti so happy before. "Maybe you're right but if we do try to get Seti's puppies back there will be no more sneaking off without telling us. Is that clear?" Rick asked. He would be more then happy to have the puppies back in the manor, just as his wife and son would be.
Alex nodded vigorously. "Thanks Dad, thanks Mum!" Alex cried and hugged both his parents.
"We'll start looking for the puppies tomorrow." Evelyn said and smiled.
Failed Test
Around lunchtime, Alex emerged from the parlor and went into the dinning room where his parents had lunch waiting.
"So have you figured out which puppy you want to find?" Rick asked as Alex sat down at the table.
Alex nodded. "Nibbler, I want to get him back." Alex answered and began to eat his lunch.
The entire lunch period was spent discussing how to find Nibbler; Alex remembered that the lady who took Nibbler said she worked at a hospital and that her name was Nurse Hill. All they needed to do was find a hospital with a listening for a Nurse Chase Hill.
After the dishes were washed a put away, the O'Connells -including Seti- got into Rick's prized car and decided to play "guess and check" with the hospitals. Since they had no way of knowing exactly which hospital Nurse Hill worked in, they had to try each one.
Finally, the O'Connells found the right hospital; the hospital was very new and state-of the art as far as most of the hospitals that were in London to date. The hospital's name was "La Auberge Rouge" (The Red Inn). The title was in French because a French bureaucrat funded the hospital.
The O'Connells went to the front desk to ask if a Nurse Chase Hill worked at the hospital (as they had done the others) and got the answer they had been hoping for. Nurse Hill worked on for C which was entitled "La Cadeau Bague" (The Gift Ring). This floor of the hospital was indeed shaped as a ring, since the elderly were cared for on this floor it made the patients easier to attend to by the nurses and doctors if all the rooms were close together.
After checking at the front desk of floor C, the O'Connells were directed to Nurse Hill, who was -at the moment- in her office.
As soon as Nurse Hill saw the O'Connells, she stormed out of her office holding Nibbler in her arms. She immediately dropped the puppy into Evelyn's arms. "Take that beast out of here
this minute!" Nurse Hill exclaimed, near screaming.
"What's the matter?" Rick asked, remaining calm.
"What's the matter? That beast won't stop biting the patients. I bring that, that creature into one of the rooms and the first thing is does is bite! I am about to lose my job! The patients are complaining of bitten fingers to the doctors. You should teach that beast some manners; now get it out of my sight." Nurse Hill answered.
Nibbler was trembling in Evelyn's arms at Nurse Hill's yelling; the O'Connells were more then happy to leave La Auberge Rouge and Nibbler with them.
In the car, Alex managed to sooth the frightened puppy; Seti and Nibbler were more then happy to see each other again.
When the O'Connells returned home Seti and her puppy played together like mother and son would play. They played with the ball and tug-a-war with the old sock.
Alex put Nibbler's old collar back on and then went to sit with his parents on the couch, watching the dogs play together.
"Just think of how happy Seti would be with all her puppies back." Alex said, looking up at his parents.
Rick had to admit that he had never seen Seti so happy before. "Maybe you're right but if we do try to get Seti's puppies back there will be no more sneaking off without telling us. Is that clear?" Rick asked. He would be more then happy to have the puppies back in the manor, just as his wife and son would be.
Alex nodded vigorously. "Thanks Dad, thanks Mum!" Alex cried and hugged both his parents.
"We'll start looking for the puppies tomorrow." Evelyn said and smiled.