Now
The peremptory check given
to Claggart the Master-at-arms in the matter
of the arrested allusion was quickly
followed up by t his : question " You say that
there is at least one man who is d
dangerous man character aboard. Who is he? Name him. "
" William Budd. A foretopman, your honor—
by name "
"William Budd" repeated
Captain Vere with unfeigned astonishment surprise ; "and was mean you
it not he the man that Lieutenant Ratcliff
took from the merchantman not
very long ago — yes, the young
fellow who seems to be so popular
with the men — Billy, the
Handsome Sailor, as they call him?
to Claggart the Master-at-arms in the matter
of the arrested allusion was quickly
followed up by t his : question " You say that
there is at least one man who is d
dangerous man character aboard. Who is he? Name him. "
" William Budd. A foretopman, your honor—
by name "
"William Budd" repeated
Captain Vere with unfeigned astonishment surprise ; "and was mean you
it not he the man that Lieutenant Ratcliff
took from the merchantman not
very long ago — yes, the young
fellow who seems to be so popular
with the men — Billy, the
Handsome Sailor, as they call him?
Now
The peremptory check given
to Claggart the Master-at-arms in the matter
of the arrested allusion was quickly
followed up by t his : question " You say that
there is at least one man who is d
dangerous man character aboard. Who is he? Name him. "
" William Budd. A foretopman, your honor—
by name "
"William Budd" repeated
Captain Vere with unfeigned astonishment surprise ; "and was mean you
it not he the man that Lieutenant Ratcliff
took from the merchantman not
very long ago — yes, the young
fellow who seems to be so popular
with the men — Billy, the
Handsome Sailor, as they call him?
to Claggart the Master-at-arms in the matter
of the arrested allusion was quickly
followed up by t his : question " You say that
there is at least one man who is d
dangerous man character aboard. Who is he? Name him. "
" William Budd. A foretopman, your honor—
by name "
"William Budd" repeated
Captain Vere with unfeigned astonishment surprise ; "and was mean you
it not he the man that Lieutenant Ratcliff
took from the merchantman not
very long ago — yes, the young
fellow who seems to be so popular
with the men — Billy, the
Handsome Sailor, as they call him?
Transcribed by: John Bryant