Father Walworth tells an incident characteristic of both himself and his transcendental companion.

He was admonishing young Hecker to be more reticent among the crew and was asked why.

"You wouldn't like to kneel down and kiss the deck before all those sailors," said Walworth.

"Why not ?" was the reply.

"Then do it." And down dropped Hecker to the deck and kissed it in all simplicity.
They had many topics of interest to occupy their time; Isaac favored such as were philosophical and social, his companions were absorbed by the Tractarian movement, its phases of thought and variety of persons, and all must have had much to tell of friends and relatives whom they hoped soon to see members of the Church.