How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
His terrible whiskers flitted round me in silent criticism. (2.115)
The narrator of this story is obsessed with the whiskers of his chief mate. Instead of his chief mate criticizing him, it seems to be the whiskers that do most of the talking. But in any case, this "silent" criticism could be coming from the chief mate or it could be coming from the captain's own paranoid imagination. It's tough to tell.