[G]lad to see you, gentlemen—steerage not quite shipshape at present—overhauling ship, you see; but when we once get under way, get things shipshape, you know.

The sparseness of the hair on his head made him long for his full-haired youth.

floral white:

Aggressive behavior, for instance, is quite common in a confusional state but is often transient and quickly resolves as confusion clears.