"This is Dr.Hurst.He has come to report.

Well, doctor?
I hope you bring good news." Dr.Hurst came forward to the table, still looking very attentively at Saltash.
The latter's odd eyes challenged him with royal self-assurance.

"Well?
What is the news ?" he questioned.

"Fished for a sprat and caught a whale--or is it t'other way round ?" The doctor cleared his throat and turned to the captain.

"Yes, my report is good on the whole," he said.