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.
El steward, casi estrangulado, salió, tambaleándose, a una señal de su jefe; pero era tal el imperio del comandante que ni un gesto traicionó el resentimiento de que debía estar animado ese hombre contra el canadiense.