I did tell him he was a radical blackguard, and I did kick him down the hatchway." "You told him he was a radical blackguard, Mr Easy ?" "Yes, sir, he comes bothering me about his republic, and asserting that we have no want of a king and aristocracy." Captain Wilson looked significantly at Mr Sawbridge.

"I certainly did hoffer my political opinions, Captain Vilson; but you must be avare that ve hall ave an hequal stake in the country--and it's a Hinglishman's birthright." "I'm not aware what your stake in the country may be, Mr Easthupp," observed Captain Wilson, "but I think that, if you used such expressions, Mr Easy was fully warranted in telling you his opinion." "I ham villing, Captain Vilson, to make hany hallowance for the eat of political discussion--but that is not hall that I ave to complain hof.
Mr Heasy thought proper to say that I was a swindler and a liar." "Did you make use of those expressions, Mr Easy ?" "Yes, sir, he did," continued the steward; "and, moreover, told me not to cheat the men, and not to cheat my master, the purser.

Now, Captain Vilson, is it not true that I am in a wery hostensible sitevation?
but I flatter myself that I ave been vell edecated, and vos wonce moving in a wery different society--misfortains vill appin to us hall, and I feel my character has been severely injured by such importations"; whereupon Mr Easthupp took out his handkerchief, flourished, and blew his nose.

"I told Mr Heasy, that I considered myself quite as much of a gentleman as himself, and at hall hewents did not keep company with a black feller (Mr Heasy will hunderstand the insinevation); vereupon Mr Heasy, as I before said, your vorship, I mean you, Captain Vilson, thought proper to kick me down the atchvay." "Very well, steward, I have heard your complaint, and now you may go." Mr Easthupp took his hat off with an air, made his bow, and went down the main ladder.
"Mr Easy," said Captain Wilson, "you must be aware that by the regulations of the service by which we are all equally bound, it is not permitted that any officer shall take the law into his own hands.

Now, although I do not consider it necessary to make any remark as to your calling the man a radical blackguard, for I consider his impertinent intrusion of his opinions deserved it, still you have no right to attack any man's character without grounds--and as that man is in an office of trust, you were not at all warranted in asserting that he was a cheat.