34 157 167 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
34 157 167 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

Transcribed by: John Bryant