"We need not discuss Mr.Gray's antecedents.

How old are you ?" "Thirty last Friday, sir." "Married ?" "No, sir." "Parents living ?" "No, sir." "And now, what the devil do you mean by sneaking aboard this ship and hiding yourself in the--by the way, Mr.Mott, where was he hiding ?" Mr.Mott: "It doesn't seem to be quite clear as yet, sir." Captain Trigger: "What's that ?" Mr.Mott: "I say, it isn't quite clear.

We have only his word for it.
You see, he wasn't discovered until he accosted Mr.Shannon on the bridge and asked--" Captain Trigger: "On the bridge, Mr.Mott ?" Mr.Mott: "That is to say, sir, Mr.Shannon was on the bridge and he was below on the promenade deck.

He asked Mr.Shannon if he was the Captain of the boat." Captain Trigger: "He did, eh?
Well ?" Mr.Mott: "He was informed that you were at breakfast, sir,--no one suspecting him of being a stowaway, of course,--and then, it appears, he started out to look for you.

That's how he fell in with the Chief Engineer.