She kept her word-perhaps she had never been away-but the next thing that happened was a noise of footsteps on the stairs, and then Paul woke-woke mind and body-and sat upright in his bed.

她信守她的诺言——也许她先前从没有离开过呢——可是接着，楼梯上传来了一阵脚步声，于是保罗醒来了——脑子和身体全都清醒了——，笔直地坐在床上。

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Her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she devised that kept them all safe.

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