his paramount action, he was the most
undemonstrative of men. Any landsman
observing this gentleman not conspicuous
by his stature and wearing no
pronounced insignia, emerging from his
retreat cabin to the open deck, and noting
the silent deference of the officers
retiring to leeward, might have
taken him for the King's honored On a passage when nothing demanded
his paramount action, he was the most
undemonstrative of men. Any landsman
observing this gentleman not conspicuous
by his stature and wearing no
pronounced insignia, emerging from his
retreat cabin to the open deck, and noting
the silent deference of the officers
retiring to leeward, might have
taken him for the King's honored On a passage when nothing demanded
Transcribed by: John Bryant