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The Ramadan

           Itmustbeso;yes,it’sapartofhiscreed,Isuppose;well,then,lethimrest;he’llgetupsoonerorlater,nodoubt.Itcan’tlastforever,thankGod,andhisRamadanonlycomesonceayear;andIdon’tbelieveit’sverypunctualthen.

           Iwentdowntosupper.Aftersittingalongtimelisteningtothelongstoriesofsomesailorswhohadjustcomefromaplum-puddingvoyage,astheycalledit(thatis,ashortwhaling-voyageinaschoonerorbrig,confinedtothenorthoftheline,intheAtlanticOceanonly);afterlisteningtotheseplum-puddingerstillnearlyeleveno’clock,Iwentupstairstogotobed,feelingquitesurebythistimeQueequegmustcertainlyhavebroughthisRamadantoatermination.Butno;therehewasjustwhereIhadlefthim;hehadnotstirredaninch.Ibegantogrowvexedwithhim;itseemedsodownrightsenselessandinsanetobesittingtherealldayandhalfthenightonhishamsinacoldroom,holdingapieceofwoodonhishead.

           "Forheaven’ssake,Queequeg,getupandshakeyourself;getupandhavesomesupper.You’llstarve;you’llkillyourself,Queequeg."Butnotaworddidhereply.

           Despairingofhim,therefore,Ideterminedtogotobedandtosleep;andnodoubt,beforeagreatwhile,hewouldfollowme.Butprevioustoturningin,Itookmyheavybearskinjacket,andthrewitoverhim,asitpromisedtobeaverycoldnight;andhehadnothingbuthisordinaryroundjacketon.Forsometime,doallIwould,Icouldnotgetintothefaintestdoze.Ihadblownoutthecandle;andthemerethoughtofQueequegnotfourfeetoffsittingthereinthatuneasyposition,starkaloneinthecoldanddark;thismademereallywretched.Thinkofit;sleepingallnightinthesameroomwithawideawakepaganonhishamsinthisdreary,unaccountableRamadan!

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