To be about something
В тексте Роберта Грейвса встретила предложение, смысл которого мне не до конца понятен:"But my favourite sister hid the helmet and drum in the tool shed, and used to play with them sadly when her nurse wasn’t about."Что означает "When the nurse wasn`t about?" в данном случае(Пока мед.сестра не увидела игрушки?). Буду очень благодарна за помощь.

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When the nurse wasn't about = when the nurse wasn't around = when the nurse wasn't in the area.

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