Who says the following and why?

"don't ask me. i've been away in india for several years; and manners have changed so much that i sometimes don't know whether i'm at a respectable dinner-table or in a ship's forecastle."

[he] let his gaze wander to the swirling water of the stream racing madly beneath his feet. a piece of dancing driftwood caught his attention and his eyes followed it down the current. how slowly it appeared to move! what a sluggish stream! what contrasting words are used to describe the stream in this passage?

What does the line most likely show about the setting of the scene?

Choose two context clues to the meaning of the word sloth