112 132 124 least that Claggart's knowledge of the
young sailo blue-jacket began at some
period prior anterior to catching sight of him
on board the seventy-four— all this ,
would not so difficult to do, might
avail in ^ a way more or less an interesting way to
account for whatever of enigma
may appear to lurk in the case.

But in fact there was nothing of the
sort. And yet the cause, one very
probable however unprovable, necessarily
to be assumed as the sole one
assignable, is ^ ever in its ^ very realism as
much charged with that romantic
112 132 124 least that Claggart's knowledge of the
young sailo blue-jacket began at some
period prior anterior to catching sight of him
on board the seventy-four— all this ,
would not so difficult to do, might
avail in ^ a way more or less an interesting way to
account for whatever of enigma
may appear to lurk in the case.

But in fact there was nothing of the
sort. And yet the cause, one very
probable however unprovable, necessarily
to be assumed as the sole one
assignable, is ^ ever in its ^ very realism as
much charged with that romantic

Transcribed by: John Bryant