 How does Meyerhoff feel about Zeckler?
Meyerhoff followed the huge, bear-like Altairian guard down the slippery flagstones of the corridor, sniffing the dead, musty air with distaste. He drew his carefully tailored Terran-styled jacket closer about his shoulders, shivering as his eyes avoided the black, yawning cell-holes they were passing. Meyerhoff peered into the blackness, catching a vaguely human outline against the back wall. There was a startled gasp from within, and a skinny, gnarled little man suddenly appeared in the guard's light, like a grotesque, twisted ghost out of the blackness. Wide blue eyes regarded Meyerhoff from beneath uneven black eyebrows, and then the little man's face broke into a crafty grin. He executed a deep, awkward bow, motioning Meyerhoff into the dark cubicle. Meyerhoff scowled, and turned abruptly to the guard. Interplanetary ruling. "It's about time you showed up!" cried the little man in the cell. Why, I've been in here for years—" "Look, Zeckler, the name is Meyerhoff, and I'm not your pal," Meyerhoff snapped. "And you've been here for two weeks, three days, and approximately four hours. Zeckler's face was dark with a week's beard, and his bloodshot eyes belied the cocky grin on his lips. "So Harry Zeckler's in a jam again," he said. "These overgrown teddy-bears don't know what brotherhood means, nor humanity, either. Bread and water I've been getting, nothing more, and then only if they feel like bringing it down." I sent an appeal to the Terran Consulate the first day I was arrested. I mean, all they had to do was get a man over here, get the extradition papers signed, and provide transportation off the planet for me. I've been sitting here rotting—" He broke off in mid-sentence and stared at Meyerhoff. Meyerhoff stared at the little man with a mixture of pity and disgust.
 Meyerhoff thinks that Zeckler is a fool.
 Meyerhoff thinks that Zeckler is a fool.  Meyerhoff thinks that Zeckler is a skilled con-man.  Meyerhoff thinks that Zeckler is misunderstood.  Meyerhoff thinks that Zeckler is an idiot.