1. Billy Budd (Full)
  2. Chapter 18
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189 ^ 51 green follows See ^ right hand side for Number of Page 179
After the ——//——mysterious interview
in the fore-chains, the one so abruptly ended
there by Billy, \
Some time passed after
the abruptly ended interview in
the fore-chains and \ nothing especially
german to the story occurred until the
events now about to ^ be narrated.
Elsewhere it has been
said that in the lack of frigates 1
(of course better sailers than line-of-battle
ships) in the English fleet of that
period squadron up the Straits at
that period, the Bellipotent 74
^ perhaps quite as much on account of her sailing qualities
not common in a ship of her rate
189 ^ 51 green follows See ^ right hand side for Number of Page 179
After the ——//——mysterious interview
in the fore-chains, the one so abruptly ended
there by Billy, \
Some time passed after
the abruptly ended interview in
the fore-chains and \ nothing especially
german to the story occurred until the
events now about to ^ be narrated.
Elsewhere it has been
said that in the lack of frigates 1
(of course better sailers than line-of-battle
ships) in the English fleet of that
period squadron up the Straits at
that period, the Bellipotent 74
^ perhaps quite as much on account of her sailing qualities
not common in a ship of her rate

Transcribed by: John Bryant