oversight of the ship's-corporals of the
lower decks, and which brought down
on him a vague threat from one of them.
So heedful in all things as he was, how
could this be? He could not understand
it, and it more than vexed him.
When he spoke to his young young topmates about it
it—young fellows like himself—either
they were either incredulous or quizzed him lightly jested
at for his anxiety. they were either lightly
incredulous or found something comical
in his unconcealed anxiety. "Is it your
bag, Billy? " said one " well, sew yourself up in
it, bully boy, and then you'll be
sure to know if anybody meddles with it."
Now there was a veteran
aboard who because his years began
to disqualify him for more active work
lower decks, and which brought down
on him a vague threat from one of them.
So heedful in all things as he was, how
could this be? He could not understand
it, and it more than vexed him.
When he spoke to his young young topmates about it
it—young fellows like himself—either
they were either incredulous or quizzed him lightly jested
at for his anxiety. they were either lightly
incredulous or found something comical
in his unconcealed anxiety. "Is it your
bag, Billy? " said one " well, sew yourself up in
it, bully boy, and then you'll be
sure to know if anybody meddles with it."
Now there was a veteran
aboard who because his years began
to disqualify him for more active work
oversight of the ship's-corporals of the
lower decks, and which brought down
on him a vague threat from one of them.
So heedful in all things as he was, how
could this be? He could not understand
it, and it more than vexed him.
When he spoke to his young young topmates about it
it—young fellows like himself—either
they were either incredulous or quizzed him lightly jested
at for his anxiety. they were either lightly
incredulous or found something comical
in his unconcealed anxiety. "Is it your
bag, Billy? " said one " well, sew yourself up in
it, bully boy, and then you'll be
sure to know if anybody meddles with it."
Now there was a veteran
aboard who because his years began
to disqualify him for more active work
lower decks, and which brought down
on him a vague threat from one of them.
So heedful in all things as he was, how
could this be? He could not understand
it, and it more than vexed him.
When he spoke to his young young topmates about it
it—young fellows like himself—either
they were either incredulous or quizzed him lightly jested
at for his anxiety. they were either lightly
incredulous or found something comical
in his unconcealed anxiety. "Is it your
bag, Billy? " said one " well, sew yourself up in
it, bully boy, and then you'll be
sure to know if anybody meddles with it."
Now there was a veteran
aboard who because his years began
to disqualify him for more active work
Transcribed by: John Bryant