"Speak, man!" said Captain
Vere to the transfixed one, struck by his
aspect even more than by Claggart's, "Speak!
defend yourself." Which appeal
caused but a n ineffectual a strange dumb
gesturing and gurgling in Billy;
amazement at such an accusation
so suddenly sprung on upon him, inexperienced nonage ; this, and, Youth goodness virtue
it may be, spontanious spiritual horror at of the
accuser, unearthly glance eyes, serving to bring out his
ever- lurking defect and in this
instance for the time intensifing intensifying it into a convulsed
tounge tongue -tie , ; while the intent head
Vere to the transfixed one, struck by his
aspect even more than by Claggart's, "Speak!
defend yourself." Which appeal
caused but a n ineffectual a strange dumb
gesturing and gurgling in Billy;
amazement at such an accusation
so suddenly sprung on upon him, inexperienced nonage ; this, and, Youth goodness virtue
it may be, spontanious spiritual horror at of the
accuser, unearthly glance eyes, serving to bring out his
ever- lurking defect and in this
instance for the time intensifing intensifying it into a convulsed
tounge tongue -tie , ; while the intent head
"Speak, man!" said Captain
Vere to the transfixed one, struck by his
aspect even more than by Claggart's, "Speak!
defend yourself." Which appeal
caused but a n ineffectual a strange dumb
gesturing and gurgling in Billy;
amazement at such an accusation
so suddenly sprung on upon him, inexperienced nonage ; this, and, Youth goodness virtue
it may be, spontanious spiritual horror at of the
accuser, unearthly glance eyes, serving to bring out his
ever- lurking defect and in this
instance for the time intensifing intensifying it into a convulsed
tounge tongue -tie , ; while the intent head
Vere to the transfixed one, struck by his
aspect even more than by Claggart's, "Speak!
defend yourself." Which appeal
caused but a n ineffectual a strange dumb
gesturing and gurgling in Billy;
amazement at such an accusation
so suddenly sprung on upon him, inexperienced nonage ; this, and, Youth goodness virtue
it may be, spontanious spiritual horror at of the
accuser, unearthly glance eyes, serving to bring out his
ever- lurking defect and in this
instance for the time intensifing intensifying it into a convulsed
tounge tongue -tie , ; while the intent head
Transcribed by: John Bryant