midday
Sebastian 's great name carried weight even here . As soon as it was generally understood on board that we had brought with us the famous physiologist and pathologist , the man whose name was famous throughout Europe , we might have asked for anything that the ship contained without fear of a refusal . But , indeed , Hilda 's sweet face was enough in itself to win the interest and sympathy of all who saw it . By eleven next morning we were off Plymouth Sound ; and by midday we had landed at the Mill Bay Docks , and were on our way to a comfortable hotel in the neighbourhood . Hilda was too good a nurse to bother Sebastian at once about his implied promise . She had him put to bed , and kept him there carefully . `` What do you think of his condition ? ''