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glance which evidences that the
man casting from whom it comes
has been some way tampered with
and to the prejudice of him
upon whom the glance lights. Never
did it occur to Billy as a thing to be
noted or a thing suspicious, tho' he
well knew the fact, that the Armorer ship's-yeoman
and Captain of the hold Hold , ^ & others c with other men officers of that grade ^ with the ship's-yeoman, apothecary,
and others of that grade,
were by naval
usage, messmates of the master-at-arms,
men man with ears convenient to his ^ confidential tongue . ;

and more further that the master-at-arms
what he did not know—
was in the man ascendant in that exclusive mess.

and, moreover—which he did not know—
that in this exclusive mess the master-at-
-arms was the ascendant man.
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glance which evidences that the
man casting from whom it comes
has been some way tampered with
and to the prejudice of him
upon whom the glance lights. Never
did it occur to Billy as a thing to be
noted or a thing suspicious, tho' he
well knew the fact, that the Armorer ship's-yeoman
and Captain of the hold Hold , ^ & others c with other men officers of that grade ^ with the ship's-yeoman, apothecary,
and others of that grade,
were by naval
usage, messmates of the master-at-arms,
men man with ears convenient to his ^ confidential tongue . ;

and more further that the master-at-arms
what he did not know—
was in the man ascendant in that exclusive mess.

and, moreover—which he did not know—
that in this exclusive mess the master-at-
-arms was the ascendant man.

Transcribed by: John Bryant