On a passage, so long as his craft
was in any proximity to land, no
sleep for G Captain Graveling. He took
to heart those serious responsibilities not
so heavily borne by some shipmasters.
Now while Billy Budd
was down in the forecastle getting
his kit together, the Indomitable 's lieutenant,
burly and bluff, nowise disconcerted
by Captain Graveling's omitting to
profer the customary hospitalities
on an occasion so unwelcome to him,
an omission simply the resu caused
by preoccupation of thought, uncerimonously
invited himself into the cabin, and
also to a flask from the spirit-locker,
was in any proximity to land, no
sleep for G Captain Graveling. He took
to heart those serious responsibilities not
so heavily borne by some shipmasters.
Now while Billy Budd
was down in the forecastle getting
his kit together, the Indomitable 's lieutenant,
burly and bluff, nowise disconcerted
by Captain Graveling's omitting to
profer the customary hospitalities
on an occasion so unwelcome to him,
an omission simply the resu caused
by preoccupation of thought, uncerimonously
invited himself into the cabin, and
also to a flask from the spirit-locker,
On a passage, so long as his craft
was in any proximity to land, no
sleep for G Captain Graveling. He took
to heart those serious responsibilities not
so heavily borne by some shipmasters.
Now while Billy Budd
was down in the forecastle getting
his kit together, the Indomitable 's lieutenant,
burly and bluff, nowise disconcerted
by Captain Graveling's omitting to
profer the customary hospitalities
on an occasion so unwelcome to him,
an omission simply the resu caused
by preoccupation of thought, uncerimonously
invited himself into the cabin, and
also to a flask from the spirit-locker,
was in any proximity to land, no
sleep for G Captain Graveling. He took
to heart those serious responsibilities not
so heavily borne by some shipmasters.
Now while Billy Budd
was down in the forecastle getting
his kit together, the Indomitable 's lieutenant,
burly and bluff, nowise disconcerted
by Captain Graveling's omitting to
profer the customary hospitalities
on an occasion so unwelcome to him,
an omission simply the resu caused
by preoccupation of thought, uncerimonously
invited himself into the cabin, and
also to a flask from the spirit-locker,
Transcribed by: John Bryant