228 238 so much more humane than it was
in the time days of this story Nelson. and Collingwood, two
characters essentially humane.

Now as elsewhere
Now Captain Vere's words
to the Surgeon to the effect that the The
unhappy event in the cabin which has been narrated could not
have happened at a worse juncture, 3 4
was but ^ too true. For it was close on the 44
heel of the suppressed insurrections of
the fleet , an after-time so very critical
to naval authority , demanding from
every English sea-commander two
qualities not readily interfusable––
prudence and rigor. And ^ Moreover there was
something crucial ^ in the case yet more trying . In the
228 238 so much more humane than it was
in the time days of this story Nelson. and Collingwood, two
characters essentially humane.

Now as elsewhere
Now Captain Vere's words
to the Surgeon to the effect that the The
unhappy event in the cabin which has been narrated could not
have happened at a worse juncture, 3 4
was but ^ too true. For it was close on the 44
heel of the suppressed insurrections of
the fleet , an after-time so very critical
to naval authority , demanding from
every English sea-commander two
qualities not readily interfusable––
prudence and rigor. And ^ Moreover there was
something crucial ^ in the case yet more trying . In the

Transcribed by: Christopher Ohge