`` i have only been thinking , '' temeraire said , with a sidelong look ; he hoped it would not seem selfish , `` that it would be just as well , if we got back the rest of our crew : not that we are not perfectly comfortable as we are , '' he added , `` but a few more bellmen to manage some bombs , and it might be convenient to have winston back , to help fellowes - `` `` those who wished to return have done so , '' laurence said .