Nearly strangled, the steward staggered out at a signal from his superior; but such was the commander's authority aboard his vessel, not one gesture gave away the resentment that this man must have felt toward the Canadian.
A steward inkább halott volt, mint eleven, de ura intésére szó nélkül kitámolygott az ajtón. Ekkora tekintélye van hát itt a parancsnoknak?