Question

corporal turnball was a young man but he was not a man to be trifled with comment

Answer 1

yes because he was very disciplined man .you can even hammer nails in him without his noticing.

Answer 2

He was a very tough man and not to be taken lightly as he was very particular about his students and not want interruption between him. He also took revenge by putting again and again questions to private quelch but it was all to inhance professors glory.