He was never more sinister than when he was most polite, which is probably the truest test of breeding; and the elegance of his diction, even when he was swearing, no less than the distinction of his demeanour, showed him one of a different caste from his crew.
Zenbat eta kortesia handiagoa erakutsi, orduan eta maltzurragoa izaten zen, eta horixe da, ziur aski, dotoretasunaren frogarik garbiena; eta bere hizkera lirainak, irainka ari zenean ere, eta bere jokaera apartak, gainontzekoetatik guztiz diferente egiten zuten.