one day off a month, and if we were late for breakfast three times in a month we lost our day off. the night sister came to take breakfast and the junior nurse sat at this end of the table, by the night sister at the head, and the senior nurse sat over there. the morning prayers, and, of course, we had to be in there by twenty to, and if we were after the prayers we were late, and she read until quarter to seven, when she started breakfast. we had to be in there by half past six, we were called promptly at six by the night sister, 