midnight
That 's really all that 's wrong . I do n't credit absolutely that story Captain Robinson tells of Schultz conspiring in Chantabun with some ruffians in a Chinese junk to steal the anchor off the starboard bow of the _ Bohemian Girl _ schooner . Robinson 's story is too ingenious altogether . That other tale of the engineers of the _ Nan-Shan _ finding Schultz at midnight in the engine-room busy hammering at the brass bearings to carry them off for sale on shore seems to me more authentic . Apart from this little weakness , let me tell you that Schultz is a smarter sailor than many who never took a drop of drink in their lives , and perhaps no worse morally than some men you and I know who have never stolen the value of a penny . He may not be a desirable person to have on board one 's ship , but since you have no choice he may be made to do , I believe . The important thing is to understand his psychology .