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...ht air rigidly excluded." We can see that the narrator of the story likes Englishmen very much and that's way he says that he wouldn't be so unhappy about his fellow mate if his name would be Smith or Braun. By this we can understand that Maugham is a patriot - he likes only his countrymen. But the narrator makes a mistake thinking that Max Kelad is not an Englishman - indeed he is. As we get to know Mr. Max Kelad we find out that he is boastful because as soon as he met the storyteller and gave him a drink he told him that he can get everything. Max Kelad said : " If you have any friends on board, you tell them you've got a pal who's got all the liquier in the world". Max Kelad is also very talkative and familiar that can be prove...