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Trials of the handsome sailor. Aboard the warship Bellipotent, the young orphan Billy Budd was called the Handsome Sailor. Billy was tall. athletic, noble looking; he was friendly, innocent, helpful and ever cheerful. He was a fierce fighter and a loyal friend. All the men and officers liked him......All but one: Master-at-Arms, Claggert. Envious, petty Claggert plotted to make Billy's life miserable. But when a fear of mutinies swept through the fleet, Claggert realized he could do more than just torment the Handsome Sailor.....He could frame Billy Budd for treason.....
