He had a coarse voice and manners that put one in mind of a bull.

Hans tried to get friendly with him, but soon gave it up.
"He vos von of dem fellers vot knows it all," explained Hans to his chums.

"He makes some of dem, vot you call him--bolitical talks, yah.

He dinks eferypotty should be so goot like eferypotty else, und chust so rich, too." "Must be an Anarchist," said Tom.

"He looks the part." "Norton told me he was a first-class engineer," said Dick, "but when I asked him if he was a good fellow he merely shrugged his shoulders in answer." One day the first mate was in command, the captain having gone below to study his charts and work out the ship's position.