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The Specksynder

           Nevertheless,asuponthegoodconductoftheharpooneersthesuccessofawhalingvoyagelargelydepends,andsinceintheAmericanFisheryheisnotonlyanimportantofficerintheboat,butundercertaincircumstances(nightwatchesonawhalingground)thecommandoftheship’sdeckisalsohis;thereforethegrandpoliticalmaximoftheseademands,thatheshouldnominallyliveapartfromthemenbeforethemast,andbeinsomewaydistinguishedastheirprofessionalsuperior;thoughalways,bythem,familiarlyregardedastheirsocialequal.

           Now,thegranddistinctionbetweenofficerandmanatsea,isthisthefirstlivesaft,thelastforward.Hence,inwhale-shipsandmerchantmenalike,themateshavetheirquarterswiththecaptain;andso,too,inmostoftheAmericanwhalerstheharpooneersarelodgedintheafterpartoftheship.Thatistosay,theytaketheirmealsinthecaptain’scabin,andsleepinaplaceindirectlycommunicatingwithit.

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