This character refuses to believe that another character is his enemy because that enemy "always had a pleasant word for him".
In response to accusations made by a court, this character replies "I have eaten the King's bread and I am true to the King." This character refuses to believe that another character is his enemy because that enemy "always had a pleasant word for him". After refusing a bribe of two shining guineas, this character is reminded that "Jemmy Legs is down on" him by the Dansker. He earns the ire of the master-at-arms after spilling his soup onto the ship's deck, though he accidentally kills him later in reaction to accusations of mutiny. That crime forces Captain Edward Vere to order the execution of this character. For 10 points, name this enemy of John Claggart and "Handsome Sailor," the title character of a Herman Melville novella about a foretopman.
In response to accusations made by a court, this character replies "I have eaten the King's bread and I am true to the King."
Billy Budd [accept either; or William Budd]