But the less credence was
to be given to the gun-deck talk
touching Claggart, seeing that no man
holding his office in a man-of-war
can ever hope to be popular with the
crew. Besides, in derogatory comments
upon anybody anyone against whom they have
a grudge, or for any reason or no reason
mislike, sailors in some degree are much like
landsmen, they are apt to exaggerate or
romance . it. about him
About as much was really
known to the Indomitable 's tars of the
master-at-arms' career before entering
the service as an astronomer knows
to be given to the gun-deck talk
touching Claggart, seeing that no man
holding his office in a man-of-war
can ever hope to be popular with the
crew. Besides, in derogatory comments
upon anybody anyone against whom they have
a grudge, or for any reason or no reason
mislike, sailors in some degree are much like
landsmen, they are apt to exaggerate or
romance . it. about him
About as much was really
known to the Indomitable 's tars of the
master-at-arms' career before entering
the service as an astronomer knows
But the less credence was
to be given to the gun-deck talk
touching Claggart, seeing that no man
holding his office in a man-of-war
can ever hope to be popular with the
crew. Besides, in derogatory comments
upon anybody anyone against whom they have
a grudge, or for any reason or no reason
mislike, sailors in some degree are much like
landsmen, they are apt to exaggerate or
romance . it. about him
About as much was really
known to the Indomitable 's tars of the
master-at-arms' career before entering
the service as an astronomer knows
to be given to the gun-deck talk
touching Claggart, seeing that no man
holding his office in a man-of-war
can ever hope to be popular with the
crew. Besides, in derogatory comments
upon anybody anyone against whom they have
a grudge, or for any reason or no reason
mislike, sailors in some degree are much like
landsmen, they are apt to exaggerate or
romance . it. about him
About as much was really
known to the Indomitable 's tars of the
master-at-arms' career before entering
the service as an astronomer knows
Transcribed by: John Bryant