The helmsman used to stand by with tears in his eyes; he knew it was all wrong, but alas! Rule 42 of the Code, "No one shall speak to the Man at the Helm," had been completed by the Bellman himself with the words "and the Man at the Helm shall speak to no one."
42 might refer to Thomas Cranmer's 42 Articles. The 42 Articles, written by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer in 1553, were a doctrinal statement for the Church of England during the reign of King Edward VI.
