nurse tennant

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，

"yes，yes'"she was saying，"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 "

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

"Did you want me ，Matron?"Sally asked  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