 What is the first mate trying to express when he says "You all want me ta die uv old age"?
And then, more loudly, "Men!" 'Secrecy makes for a long life,' as it says in the Jarcon ." When the third mate saw that his opinion on the wine was not immediately to be justified, he settled back in his chair with a little sigh of disapproval. The whole issue involves, as a core point, the principle of casta cum mae stotiti ." After all, it's not only a question of how we go, but also a question of leaving only after having done our duty. "I don't know," the second mate's wife said, "whether you better count on my husband or not.
 If he dies of old age, that means he will not be rewarded when he passes
 He's grumbling because he hates his job and knows he doesn't want to do it forever  Only the most important members of the society die of old age and he does not want that responsibility  If he dies of old age, that means he will not be rewarded when he passes  If he dies of old age, that means he'll be around without a lot of his friends, and he doesn't want that