— feeling bad egg 
Hawking is an old, retired detective of the Pinkerton Agency who adopts Carver in the beginning of the story. At first, he appears to Carver as a grumpy, intimidating man who lives in an asylum on Blackwell Island. When he is training Carver to be a better detective, Hawking has no patience whatsoever. Detective Hawking wants Carver to solve his mystery on his own, which continues frustrate Carver throughout the book. I chose this qoute because its explains why Hawkings is even there
