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The Cabin-Table

           For,liketheCoronationbanquetatFrankfort,wheretheGermanEmperorprofoundlydineswiththesevenimperialelectors,sothesecabinmealsweresomehowsolemnmeals,eateninawfulsilence;andyetattableoldAhabforbadenotconversation;onlyhehimselfwasdumb.WhatareliefitwastochokingStubb,whenaratmadeasuddenracketintheholdbelow.AndpoorlittleFlask,hewastheyoungestson,andlittleboyofthiswearyfamilyparty.Hisweretheshin-bonesofthesalinebeef;hiswouldhavebeenthedrumsticks.ForFlasktohavepresumedtohelphimself,thismusthaveseemedtohimtantamounttolarcenyinthefirstdegree.Hadhehelpedhimselfatthetable,doubtless,nevermorewouldhehavebeenabletoholdhisheadupinthishonestworld;nevertheless,strangetosay,Ahabneverforbadehim.AndhadFlaskhelpedhimself,thechanceswereAhabhadneversomuchasnoticedit.Leastofall,didFlaskpresumetohelphimselftobutter.Whetherhethoughttheownersoftheshipdeniedittohim,onaccountofitsclottinghisclear,sunnycomplexion;orwhetherhedeemedthat,onsolongavoyageinsuchmarketlesswaters,butterwasatapremium,andthereforewasnotforhim,asubaltern;howeveritwas,Flask,alas!wasabutterlessman!

           Anotherthing.Flaskwasthelastpersondownatthedinner,andFlaskisthefirstmanup.Consider!ForherebyFlask’sdinnerwasbadlyjammedinpointoftime.StarbuckandStubbbothhadthestartofhim;andyettheyalsohavetheprivilegeofloungingintherear.

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