Most people on the ship were all cold and scared. Other were Nonchalant, was no big deal, no panic, calm/ this is something we can fix, or some did panic a little.
In "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator claims to have killed the old man because he hated the appearance of the man's eye. However, his murderous actions are actually a reflection of his madness. The reasoning behind the narrator's crime undermines his argument that he is sane and proves his mental instability.