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The Spouter-Inn

           late,andmydecentharpooneeroughttobehomeandgoingbedwards.Supposenow,heshouldtumbleinuponmeatmidnighthowcouldItellfromwhatvileholehehadbeencoming?

           "Landlord!I’vechangedmymindaboutthatharpooneer.Ishan’tsleepwithhim.I’lltrythebenchhere."

           "Justasyouplease;I’msorryIcantspareyeatableclothforamattress,andit’saplaguyroughboardhere"feelingoftheknotsandnotches."Butwaitabit,Skrimshander;I’vegotacarpenter’splanethereinthebarwait,Isay,andI’llmakeyesnugenough."Sosayingheprocuredtheplane;andwithhisoldsilkhandkerchieffirstdustingthebench,vigorouslysettoplaningawayatmybed,thewhilegrinninglikeanape.Theshavingsflewrightandleft;tillatlasttheplane-ironcamebumpagainstanindestructibleknot.Thelandlordwasnearspraininghiswrist,andItoldhimforheaven’ssaketoquitthebedwassoftenoughtosuitme,andIdidnotknowhowalltheplaningintheworldcouldmakeeiderdownofapineplank.Sogatheringuptheshavingswithanothergrin,andthrowingthemintothegreatstoveinthemiddleoftheroom,hewentabouthisbusiness,andleftmeinabrownstudy.

           Inowtookthemeasureofthebench,andfoundthatitwasafoottooshort;butthatcouldbemendedwithachair.Butitwasafoottoonarrow,andtheotherbenchintheroomwasaboutfourincheshigherthantheplanedonesotherewasnoyokingthem.Ithenplacedthefirstbenchlengthwisealongtheonlyclearspaceagainstthewall,leavingalittleintervalbetween,formybacktosettledownin.ButIsoonfoundthattherecamesuchadraughtofcoldairovermefromunderthesillofthewindow,thatthisplanwouldneverdoatall,especiallyasanothercurrentfromthericketydoormettheonefromthewindow,andbothtogetherformedaseriesofsmallwhirlwindsintheimmediatevicinityofthespotwhereIhadthoughttospend

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