<p>Nurse Sally Tennant entered the Matron's cosy sitting-room in St.Winifred's Nurses'Home.She was sitting at her neat writing desk ，one business-like ear pressed into the telephone，</p>

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<p>&quot;yes，yes'&quot;she was saying，&quot;A good sailor?Yes， of course that would be essential .Naturally I will send someone capable of assuming entire responsibility .Passport?Yes， I'll see that her to be along tomorrow afternoon.Yes，I have a most excellent nurse free at the moment &quot;</p>

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<p>Miss Hines hung up the receiver and peered at Sally's interestedface over her spectacles</p>

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<p>&quot;Did you want me ，Matron?&quot;Sally asked&nbsp; breathlessly.Good sailor，she was thinking wildly.Passport...boat sailing the day after tomorrow .It couldn't be true that words like those could have anything to do with a case of nursing</p>