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Either that , or it was the sudden impulse of which the most calculating are capable at times ; the morning papers with the early cup of tea , this advertisement seen by chance , and the rest upon the spur of a guilty conscience . Well , I must see it for myself , and the sooner the better , though work pressed . I was writing a series of articles upon prison life , and had my nib into the whole System ; a literary and philanthropical daily was parading my `` charges , '' the graver ones with the more gusto ; and the terms , if unhandsome for creative work , were temporary wealth to me . It so happened that my first check had just arrived by the eight o'clock post ; and my position should be appreciated when I say that I had to cash it to obtain a Daily Mail . Of the advertisement itself , what is to be said ? It should speak for itself if I could find it , but I can not , and only remember that it was a `` male nurse and constant attendant '' that was `` wanted for an elderly gentleman in feeble health . '' A male nurse !