THE ANGEL AND THE PROFESSOR Gemma may not have been the prettiest girl in town, but she was something better-kind and conscientious, which made her a wonderful caregiver. To her patients she really was a gem of a girl! So when she unexpectedly found herself out of work, Ross, a distinguished professor, readily asked her to accompany him to Holland to look after his invalid sister. Gemma accepted-even though she knew Ross was never likely to see her as anything more than just his sister’s nurse .