He had been about to grab his shoes when he heard her words.  He forgot the shoes for the moment and sat back up.  "Yu are?  Are yu sure?"  He paused, then shook his head.  "Of course, yu woold be sure, the doctor knows 'is business, aye?"

He indicated a chair nearby.  "Sit doon, lass."  He wasn't sure what to say about the situation.  He needed to talk to that fisherman, that was for sure. 

"Does that fisherman, ummm Viktre?  Does 'e know yet?"