Thus, when he came to us in the cabin, he took the oil-lamp in his hand and examined our faces by its light; he had no reply to our remonstrances and petitions: all he said was, 'Humph! well, I suppose you're both gentlemen born'; and he insisted on prosecuting his scrutiny without any reference to the tenour of our observations.
We entreated him half imperiously to bring his ship to and put us on shore in a boat.

He bunched up his mouth, remarking, 'Know their grammar: habit o' speaking to grooms, eh?
humph.' We offered to pay largely.

'Loose o' their cash,' was his comment, and so on; and he was the more exasperating to us because he did not look an evil-minded man; only he appeared to be cursed with an evil opinion of us.

I tried to remove it; I spoke forbearingly.

Temple, imitating me, was sugar-sweet.
We exonerated the captain from blame, excused him for his error, named the case a mistake on both sides.