205 215 summoning that substantiat^ ing ion proff
of his allegations which Claggart
said was at hand . , But such a
proceeding would result in the
matter at once getting abroad, which
in the present stage of it might ,
he thought, m might undesirably
affect the ship's company. If Claggart 24
was a false witness, that closed the
affair. And therefore before trying the
accusation, he would first practically
test the accuser; and he thought
this could be done in a private quiet
undemonstrative way.
The measure he determined
upon involved a shifting of the
205 215 summoning that substantiat^ ing ion proff
of his allegations which Claggart
said was at hand . , But such a
proceeding would result in the
matter at once getting abroad, which
in the present stage of it might ,
he thought, m might undesirably
affect the ship's company. If Claggart 24
was a false witness, that closed the
affair. And therefore before trying the
accusation, he would first practically
test the accuser; and he thought
this could be done in a private quiet
undemonstrative way.
The measure he determined
upon involved a shifting of the

Transcribed by: John Bryant