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`` He 's that considerate , sir , '' Gates later confided to me . `` But I car n't make head nor tail of him . Bilkins says he went in to lay out his clothes , and the things he 's got stuck in those bags would astonish you ! '' Nearing six o'clock a skiff drew alongside , being propelled by one oar -- a method much in vogue with Havana harbormen -- and when Monsieur came aboard we saw at once evidences of disappointment . His arms hung listlessly , and his large head drooped forward as if at last its weight had proven too great for the squat body . `` What 's wrong ? '' I asked .