286 297 ordinary routine preliminary to the
end. Put in irons, he was consigned His transfer ^ under guard from the Captain's quarters
to to the customary place set apart in
^ great war-ships for the safe-keeping of
prisoners previous to punishment. In
This tho' nnEL mS was effected without any unusual
precautions–at least no few visible ones –– .
61 1 other than those usual in similar cases, every-day example of minor offenses.
If possible not to let the men so
much as surmise that their officers
anticipate aught amiss from them
is the tacit rule , in a military ship.
And the more that some sort of
trouble should really be apprehended
the more do the officers keep that
apprehension to themselves; tho' not the
less unostentatious ^ vigilance may be augmented.
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286 297 ordinary routine preliminary to the
end. Put in irons, he was consigned His transfer ^ under guard from the Captain's quarters
to to the customary place set apart in
^ great war-ships for the safe-keeping of
prisoners previous to punishment. In
This tho' nnEL mS was effected without any unusual
precautions–at least no few visible ones –– .
61 1 other than those usual in similar cases, every-day example of minor offenses.
If possible not to let the men so
much as surmise that their officers
anticipate aught amiss from them
is the tacit rule , in a military ship.
And the more that some sort of
trouble should really be apprehended
the more do the officers keep that
apprehension to themselves; tho' not the
less unostentatious ^ vigilance may be augmented.
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Transcribed by: Christopher Ohge