Both of them were old men and retired employees from some shipping corporation. Captain Hagberd was a navigator while Mr Carvil was a ship builder. Besides being from the same department, both of them were widower. One more similarity was that both of them were dependent on Bessie.
दोनों बूढे व्यक्ति थे और जहाज निगम से सेवानिवृत थे। कप्तान हैगबर्ड एक नाविक था जबकि मि. कारविल जहाज निर्माता था। एक ही क्षेत्र (जहाज सम्बन्धी) से होने के अतिरिक्त वे दोनों ही विधुर थे। एक और समानता थी कि वे दोनों ही बेसी पर निर्भर थे।