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She answered the many calls on the telephone , kept the messages straight and even wrote out the cards for the office file . Doctor Hugh declared he did not know what he should do without her . When Sarah left her work undone , it was Rosemary who finished it for her , Rosemary who listened sympathetically to Aunt Trudy 's complaints about the weather , Rosemary who coaxed Shirley into clean frocks and amiability each afternoon and tried to soothe Winnie when Sarah 's side-yard menagerie insisted on invading the house . `` Rosemary , this is the second time Shirley has stayed away from lunch , '' declared Aunt Trudy one noon . `` Do n't you think I should speak to your brother about it ? '' `` Oh , no , Aunt Trudy , not right away , '' protested Rosemary , her troubled eyes wandering to the little sister 's vacant place . `` I do n't believe she really means to run away .