243 254 on him ^ and failure ^ not so to do ^ if proven made him liable to the heaviest of penalties; so to do; this, with the blind
feeling now his, that nothing really
was being hatched, prevailed with
him. When the answer came it was
a negative.
"One question more," said
the officer of marines now first
speaking and with a troubled
18 earnestness, "You tell us that what
the Master-at-Arms said against
you was a lie. Now why should
he have so lied, so ^ desperatly maliciously
lied, since you declare there
was no malice between you?"
At that question ^ unintentionally touching
on a spiritual sphere wholly
243 254 on him ^ and failure ^ not so to do ^ if proven made him liable to the heaviest of penalties; so to do; this, with the blind
feeling now his, that nothing really
was being hatched, prevailed with
him. When the answer came it was
a negative.
"One question more," said
the officer of marines now first
speaking and with a troubled
18 earnestness, "You tell us that what
the Master-at-Arms said against
you was a lie. Now why should
he have so lied, so ^ desperatly maliciously
lied, since you declare there
was no malice between you?"
At that question ^ unintentionally touching
on a spiritual sphere wholly

Transcribed by: John Bryant