divine more than he was told; and
after a little meditation during
which his wrinkles were pursed them
as into a point, quite effacing for the
time that quizzing expression his face they sometimes
wore,—"Did'nt I say so, Baby
Budd?" "Say what?" demanded Billy.
"Why, Jemmy Legs is down
on you."
"And what" rejoined Billy
in amazement, "has Jemmy Legs
to do with that cracked afterguardsman?"
"Ho, it was an afterguardsman
then. A cat's-paw, a catsp cat's-paw!" And
with that exclamation, which , whether
it had reference to a light puff of air
just then coming over the calm sea, or
subtler relation to the afterguardsman,
there is no telling, the old Merlin gave
a twisting wrench with his
after a little meditation during
which his wrinkles were pursed them
as into a point, quite effacing for the
time that quizzing expression his face they sometimes
wore,—"Did'nt I say so, Baby
Budd?" "Say what?" demanded Billy.
"Why, Jemmy Legs is down
on you."
"And what" rejoined Billy
in amazement, "has Jemmy Legs
to do with that cracked afterguardsman?"
"Ho, it was an afterguardsman
then. A cat's-paw, a catsp cat's-paw!" And
with that exclamation, which , whether
it had reference to a light puff of air
just then coming over the calm sea, or
subtler relation to the afterguardsman,
there is no telling, the old Merlin gave
a twisting wrench with his
divine more than he was told; and
after a little meditation during
which his wrinkles were pursed them
as into a point, quite effacing for the
time that quizzing expression his face they sometimes
wore,—"Did'nt I say so, Baby
Budd?" "Say what?" demanded Billy.
"Why, Jemmy Legs is down
on you."
"And what" rejoined Billy
in amazement, "has Jemmy Legs
to do with that cracked afterguardsman?"
"Ho, it was an afterguardsman
then. A cat's-paw, a catsp cat's-paw!" And
with that exclamation, which , whether
it had reference to a light puff of air
just then coming over the calm sea, or
subtler relation to the afterguardsman,
there is no telling, the old Merlin gave
a twisting wrench with his
after a little meditation during
which his wrinkles were pursed them
as into a point, quite effacing for the
time that quizzing expression his face they sometimes
wore,—"Did'nt I say so, Baby
Budd?" "Say what?" demanded Billy.
"Why, Jemmy Legs is down
on you."
"And what" rejoined Billy
in amazement, "has Jemmy Legs
to do with that cracked afterguardsman?"
"Ho, it was an afterguardsman
then. A cat's-paw, a catsp cat's-paw!" And
with that exclamation, which , whether
it had reference to a light puff of air
just then coming over the calm sea, or
subtler relation to the afterguardsman,
there is no telling, the old Merlin gave
a twisting wrench with his
Transcribed by: John Bryant