Harborough seems to be an adventurous and impulsive individual, willing to challenge the Captain’s cautious attitude towards bathing in deep water. This is supported by his exclamation, "I want to bathe," and his dismissive reaction to the Captain's safety concerns about drowning, indicating his desire for excitement despite the risks.
A project was forming in my mind. I looked at the water. It was a peculiar, vitreous green, closer under the steamer, was transparent to the depth of many feet. Beneath my shoe-soles the poop was hot; over side, the sea looked inexpressibly inviting. And on a sudden I turned to the drowsing Captain and exclaimed: “I want to bathe.”
“To bathe?” The Captain gazed at me.
“Why not?”
The Captain yawned out some lethargic suggestion to the effect that to bathe would be dangerous because of the depth—as though I’d be more apt to drown in three miles of water than in three fathoms. in 1–2 sentences, explain an inference about Harborough based on the details in the passage, and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference.
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