6 74 86 apt to say to another, Ve something
like this: "Vere is a noble fellow,
Starry Vere . Spite the gazzette gazzettes , Sir
Horatio meaning him who beca Lord Nels is at bottom scarse a better
seaman or fighter. But between you
and me now do'nt you think there
is a queer streak of the ^ martinet pedantic
^ running thro' in him? Yes, like the King's yarn
in a coil of navy-rope . ?
In fact ^ Some apparent ground there was for This sort of confidential
criticism ; was doubtless provoked
by the circumstance fact that ^ since not only did
the Captain's discourse never fall
into the familiar or jocosely familiar,
but he was apt in illustrating ^ of any
point touching the stirring personages
6 74 86 apt to say to another, Ve something
like this: "Vere is a noble fellow,
Starry Vere . Spite the gazzette gazzettes , Sir
Horatio meaning him who beca Lord Nels is at bottom scarse a better
seaman or fighter. But between you
and me now do'nt you think there
is a queer streak of the ^ martinet pedantic
^ running thro' in him? Yes, like the King's yarn
in a coil of navy-rope . ?
In fact ^ Some apparent ground there was for This sort of confidential
criticism ; was doubtless provoked
by the circumstance fact that ^ since not only did
the Captain's discourse never fall
into the familiar or jocosely familiar,
but he was apt in illustrating ^ of any
point touching the stirring personages

Transcribed by: John Bryant