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In the upper lip was a deep cleft , and in the chin as deep a dimple . '' Christopher North describes Captain Marryat as `` a captain in the navy , and an honour to it -- an admirable sailor , and an admirable writer -- and would that he were with us on the leads , my lads , for a pleasanter fellow , _ to those who know him , _ never enlivened the social board . '' It is evident , indeed , that an intimate knowledge of his character was necessary to its appreciation , for his daughter declares that `` like most warm-hearted people he was quick to take offence , and no one could have decided , after an absence of six months , with whom he was friends , and with whom he was not . '' One of the said friends wrote truly : -- `` His faults proceeded from an _ over-active _ mind , which could never be quiet -- morning , noon , or night . If he had no one to love , he quarrelled for want of something better to do ; he planned for himself and for everybody , and changed his mind ten times a-day . '' `` Many people have asked , '' says Mrs Lean `` whether Captain Marryat , when at home , was not ` very funny . ' No , decidedly not .