Well. That's something. "The generally accepted procedure," Adam continues, raising his voice to be heard over Walter's frantic scurrying, "is to approach me to negotiate for passage, rather than to simply make yourself at home and work out the details later."
There is plenty about the ship that remains to be done, but not much that Adam trusts Walter not to mess up. Still, they need more labor. He sighs.
"Come here. You see these knots?" He demonstrates precisely what Walter is to be doing with them.