of the
Indomitable
,
made it even in
daytime a non-conformist forecastleman old tar
of a serious turn, made it even it in
daytime his private oratory.
In this retired nook the
stranger soon joined Billy Budd. There
was no moon as yet; the ha a haze
obscured the star-light. He could not
distinctly see the stranger's face. Yet
from something in the outline and
carriage, Billy kn took him to be,
and correctly, for a one of the afterguard.
"Hist! Billy," said the man; in the same quick cautionary rapid whisper as before
"You were impressed, were't you?
Well, so was I;" and he paused,
as to mark the effect. But Billy
not knowing exactly what to mak e of this
daytime a non-conformist forecastleman old tar
of a serious turn, made it even it in
daytime his private oratory.
In this retired nook the
stranger soon joined Billy Budd. There
was no moon as yet; the ha a haze
obscured the star-light. He could not
distinctly see the stranger's face. Yet
from something in the outline and
carriage, Billy kn took him to be,
and correctly, for a one of the afterguard.
"Hist! Billy," said the man; in the same quick cautionary rapid whisper as before
"You were impressed, were't you?
Well, so was I;" and he paused,
as to mark the effect. But Billy
not knowing exactly what to mak e of this
of the
Indomitable
,
made it even in
daytime a non-conformist forecastleman old tar
of a serious turn, made it even it in
daytime his private oratory.
In this retired nook the
stranger soon joined Billy Budd. There
was no moon as yet; the ha a haze
obscured the star-light. He could not
distinctly see the stranger's face. Yet
from something in the outline and
carriage, Billy kn took him to be,
and correctly, for a one of the afterguard.
"Hist! Billy," said the man; in the same quick cautionary rapid whisper as before
"You were impressed, were't you?
Well, so was I;" and he paused,
as to mark the effect. But Billy
not knowing exactly what to mak e of this
daytime a non-conformist forecastleman old tar
of a serious turn, made it even it in
daytime his private oratory.
In this retired nook the
stranger soon joined Billy Budd. There
was no moon as yet; the ha a haze
obscured the star-light. He could not
distinctly see the stranger's face. Yet
from something in the outline and
carriage, Billy kn took him to be,
and correctly, for a one of the afterguard.
"Hist! Billy," said the man; in the same quick cautionary rapid whisper as before
"You were impressed, were't you?
Well, so was I;" and he paused,
as to mark the effect. But Billy
not knowing exactly what to mak e of this
Transcribed by: John Bryant