"You sent Harrigan down to the hole because he's considered a hard man to handle, eh ?" Henshaw waited for a fuller explanation; he seemed to be enjoying the distress of Campbell.
"Just so," went on the Scotchman, "but there are two ways of handling a difficult sailor.

One is by using the club and the other by using kindness.

The club has been tried and hasn't worked very well with Harrigan.

I decided to take a hand with kindness.

The results have been excellent.