Question

the reward of Enterprise by Ward Muir 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 death of many feet beneath my shoe soles the poop was hot over side the sea looked inexpressibly inviting and on a sudden I turn to the drowsing captain and explained I want to bathe to bathe the captain grazed at me why not the Captain John out of lethargic suggestion to the effect that to bathe would be dangerous because of the depth as though I'd be more apt to drowned in 3 miles of water than in three fathoms seafaring people are odd in that way I don't mean in their ignorance of swimming though to be sure the average sailor is seldom a swimmer theyre so how shall I express it? so unenterprising in the midst of adventure and romance they are stirred by no recognition either of the adventures or the romantic. I was a city bred youngster who had never been out of hail of the Homeland before and I possessed more Enterprise in my little finger than that far traveled Captain had in the whole of his weather-worn hulking lump of a carcass I wanted to bathe I wanted to bathe in the Mid-Atlantic I had learnt to bathe in the public swimming-bath near my old school and now I wanted to try a swimming-bath three miles deep and tilting continuously at an angle of I don't know how many degrees. The notion was gorgeous. use the passage below to answer the question. In 1-2 sentences, explain an inference about Harbrough based on the details in the passage and provide at least one piece of strong evidence to support your inference.

Answer 1

Harbrough is adventurous and eager to prove his daring, even against experienced seamen. Evidence: he declares he "possessed more Enterprise in my little finger than that far-traveled Captain" and insists on bathing "in the Mid-Atlantic... three miles deep" despite the captain's warning that it would be dangerous.