laurence could not but be grateful for their presence , whatever the larger political questions : there was a physician of some skill among them for the benefit of lung shen li , out of caution for any possible complication which might threaten the health of a new breed , and he had with great courtesy discussed temeraire 's condition with dorset , and suggested a course of treatment which their supply had further made possible ; and besides this , jia had with great generosity flung wide their stores , and gong su had applied himself with great energy : temeraire had eaten better in one week than in the past two months , and already seemed to laurence much improved .