sickroom

But a sickroom was a sickroom, and illness had an odor.

A Girl's Legs Stirring The Air 2010

But the sickroom was a different place now, when we had Allan's cheery visits to enliven our long evenings.

Esther : a book for girls Rosa Nouchette Carey 1874

A long-faced nurse in a sickroom is a visible embodiment and presence of the disease against which the eager life of the patient is fighting in agony.

The Seaboard Parish, Complete George MacDonald 1864

A long-faced nurse in a sickroom is a visible embodiment and presence of the disease against which the eager life of the patient is fighting in agony.

The Seaboard Parish Volume 3 George MacDonald 1864

We were all crowded into the little study, which I'd reluctantly surrendered as a "sickroom" when Sadd had announced his impending demise.

Working Murder Boylan, Eleanor 1989

Blake obeyed, relief at being cast out of the sickroom evident in his rapid withdrawal.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011

I make to bend to gather them, but I stop when I see Mother Celeste of Jesus come into the sickroom holding a lit candle, followed by the other nuns.

INVIDIA Adriana Renescu 2012

Without the breeze, Ali noticed for the first time the pervasive sickroom odors that the fragrant ocean air had kept at bay.

Fatal Error J.A. Jance 2011

Yet, whereever the doctor may be in his fantasy, he is physically in the sickroom, confronting a parient and a wound.

2009 February | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2009

Blake obeyed, relief at being cast out of the sickroom evident in his rapid withdrawal.

Earl of Durkness Alix Rickloff 2011