it would savor overmuch of the dirty
work of a tell-tale. He kept the
thing to himself. Yet upon one occasion,
tempted he could not forbear a little
disburthening himself to the old
Dansker, tempted m ?HS thereto perhaps by
the influence of a fine balmy night when the ship lay becalmed , ; The
twain, silent for the most part , sitting
together on deck, their heads propped
against the bulwarks. But it was
only a partial and annoyemous
account that Billy gave, the
unfounded scruples above referred to
preventing full disclosure to anybody.
Upon hearing Billy's version, the
sage old Dansker Merlin of the sea seemed to one of novice-magnanimity, that
it would savor overmuch of the dirty
work of a tell-tale. He kept the
thing to himself. Yet upon one occasion,
tempted he could not forbear a little
disburthening himself to the old
Dansker, tempted m ?HS thereto perhaps by
the influence of a fine balmy night when the ship lay becalmed , ; The
twain, silent for the most part , sitting
together on deck, their heads propped
against the bulwarks. But it was
only a partial and annoyemous
account that Billy gave, the
unfounded scruples above referred to
preventing full disclosure to anybody.
Upon hearing Billy's version, the
sage old Dansker Merlin of the sea seemed to one of novice-magnanimity, that
Transcribed by: John Bryant