Billy Budd, Chapter 23 özeti

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1. After the execution, an uncertain murmur rises from the crew, but an abrupt order sends half the men away.
2. Billy’s hammock becomes his weighted coffin, and the crew assembles again for his burial at sea.
3. Seabirds gather over the burial spot, and their cries accompany another murmur and uneasy movement among the sailors.
4. An urgent drumbeat sends the men to their gun stations, where the officers carry out the usual reporting procedures.
5. Music and morning worship complete the early assembly, and the men disperse in order as full daylight arrives.

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The sentence shows how quickly organized authority breaks up collective unrest. The same method governs the early assembly after the burial.

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