"Worse than that, I proposed."

He really doesn't want to come off badly in front of this charming young man who he intends to make house calls to, but his tone comes out bitter again-

"Sorry to say but I think your 'master' is an arrogant blowhard with a superiority complex that makes some generals look like monks and a blatant disregard for human life that only rivals some doctors I've met. We're nothing alike."