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By Annette Rawstrone, Editor and Liz Roberts, Editor-in-Chief, Nursery World, 8 December 2005

Untiring love and endless patience finally get nannies the credit they deserve A high ideal

Untiring love and endless patience finally get nannies the credit they deserve A high ideal Quite apart from the physical and moral care of her charges, the nurse must be adaptable, for it is not an easy thing to thrive in other people's houses; she must be discreet and never repeat to others what she hears; tactful with relatives and visitors, considerate to servants, patient with ignorant and tiresome nursery maids, immaculate in her personal appearance; she must take care of her employer's property, must...

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