Read the excerpt from life on the mississippi. 'by the great caesar's ghost, i believe you! you're the stupidest dunderhead i ever saw or ever heard of, so me moses! the idea of you being a pilot—you! why, you don't know enough to pilot a cow down a lane.' what do bixby’s expressions suggest about his character? he has a large and somewhat imposing personality. he does not get along well with any other people. he is extremely well read and well educated. he has a natural, highly witty sense of humor.