One character in this work exclaims "Handsomely done, my lad!
One character in this work earns the respect of his comrades when he punches a man who pokes him in the ribs on the pretext of showing him where sirloin steak comes from. One character in this work exclaims "Handsomely done, my lad! And handsome is as handsome did it too!" after another character spills a pan full of soup. The protagonist is warned that a character nicknamed "Jimmy Legs" dislikes him; that warning is given by the Old (*) Dansker. While giving an impassioned defense, the stuttering protagonist accidentally fatally strikes the master-at-arms who falsely accused him of being the ringleader in a mutiny aboard the HMS Bellipotent. Claggart's death forces Captain Vere to court-martial the title character, leading to his hanging. For 10 points, name this novella, the unfinished final prose work of Herman Melville.
One character in this work earns the respect of his comrades when he punches a man who pokes him in the ribs on the pretext of showing him where sirloin steak comes from.
{Billy Budd}, Sailor [accept {Billy Budd}, Foretopman]