Brown's face was flushed and his voice was hoarse, but he would pull himself together after he got to sea.

Cartwright knew Brown's habits when he gave him the job, although, in an important sense, the job was Lister's.

To trust the young fellow was a bold experiment, but Cartwright did so.

If Lister were not the man he thought, Cartwright imagined his control of the line would presently come to an inglorious end.

To some extent this accounted for his bringing Barbara to see the salvage expedition start.