54 follows 183 193 with the officer-of-the-deck or the
captain . ^ himself. But from the latter it was
not often that a sailor or pett?y petty -officer ^ of those days
would seek a hearing; only some
exceptional cause, would, according to
established custom, have warranted that.
Presently, just as Captain Vere the Commander
worried by absorbed in his reflections was on the point 4
of turning aft in his promenade, he
became sensible of Claggart's prescence presence ,
and sa seeing saw the doffed cap held in
deferential expectancy , . (Insert) knew what that it
meant On the instant, ^ no sooner did Captain Vere observe who
it was that stood awaiting him, than
that expression
that flits across the face of most men
sud at unawares encountering a person
54 follows 183 193 with the officer-of-the-deck or the
captain . ^ himself. But from the latter it was
not often that a sailor or pett?y petty -officer ^ of those days
would seek a hearing; only some
exceptional cause, would, according to
established custom, have warranted that.
Presently, just as Captain Vere the Commander
worried by absorbed in his reflections was on the point 4
of turning aft in his promenade, he
became sensible of Claggart's prescence presence ,
and sa seeing saw the doffed cap held in
deferential expectancy , . (Insert) knew what that it
meant On the instant, ^ no sooner did Captain Vere observe who
it was that stood awaiting him, than
that expression
that flits across the face of most men
sud at unawares encountering a person

Transcribed by: John Bryant