17 144 134 144 perhaps—not for the ^ mere accident coincidence it all
but certainly assuredly was, but for the sly escape
of an a spontanious spontaneous feeling on Billy's
part more or less answering to the
antipathy on his own . part. In effect
a foolish demonstration, ^ he must have thought, and very
harmless, he must have thought
which yet like the futile kick of a cow heifer ,
which yet were the cow heifer a shod
stallion, would not be so harmless.
Even so was it that into the gall of
Claggart's envy his ^ impulsive hate envy Claggart he infused
the vitriol of ^ his his deliberate contempt.
17 144 134 144 perhaps—not for the ^ mere accident coincidence it all
but certainly assuredly was, but for the sly escape
of an a spontanious spontaneous feeling on Billy's
part more or less answering to the
antipathy on his own . part. In effect
a foolish demonstration, ^ he must have thought, and very
harmless, he must have thought
which yet like the futile kick of a cow heifer ,
which yet were the cow heifer a shod
stallion, would not be so harmless.
Even so was it that into the gall of
Claggart's envy his ^ impulsive hate envy Claggart he infused
the vitriol of ^ his his deliberate contempt.

Transcribed by: John Bryant