12 17 19 preliminry to ^ a replenishing; the refilling of it; "Yes; pretty soon
I know. Sorry"
"Beg pardon, but you
do'nt understand, Lieutenant.
See here now. Before I shipped that
young fellow, my forecastle was a
very rat-pit of quarrels. It was
black times , ^ I tell you, aboard the " Rights " here.
I It ^ was worried to that degree that my
pipe had no comfort ^ for me. But
Billy came; and it was like a
Catholic priest striking peace in an
Irish shindy. Not that he preached to
them or said or did anything in particular;
but a virtue went out of him, sugaring
the sour ones. They took to him like
hornets to treacle; all but the buffer
12 17 19 preliminry to ^ a replenishing; the refilling of it; "Yes; pretty soon
I know. Sorry"
"Beg pardon, but you
do'nt understand, Lieutenant.
See here now. Before I shipped that
young fellow, my forecastle was a
very rat-pit of quarrels. It was
black times , ^ I tell you, aboard the " Rights " here.
I It ^ was worried to that degree that my
pipe had no comfort ^ for me. But
Billy came; and it was like a
Catholic priest striking peace in an
Irish shindy. Not that he preached to
them or said or did anything in particular;
but a virtue went out of him, sugaring
the sour ones. They took to him like
hornets to treacle; all but the buffer

Transcribed by: John Bryant