Frankenstein
The man did not want to board the ship until the captain could tell him?
Frankenstein Letters 1-4
Frankenstein Letters 1-4
He would not board the ship until he know where they were going.
"On perceiving me, the stranger addressed me in English, although with a foreign accent. "Before I come on board your vessel," said he, "will you have the kindness to inform me whither you are bound?"
Frankenstein