Моби Дик

The First Lowering

           Startherstarther,mysilverspoons!Starther,marling-spikes!"

           Stubb’sexordiumtohiscrewisgivenhereatlarge,becausehehadratherapeculiarwayoftalkingtothemingeneral,andespeciallyininculcatingthereligionofrowing.Butyoumustnotsupposefromthisspecimenofhissermonizingsthatheeverflewintodownrightpassionswithhiscongregation.Notatall;andthereinconsistedhischiefpeculiarity.Hewouldsaythemostterrificthingstohiscrew,inatonesostrangelycompoundedoffunmostterriandfury,andthefuryseemedsocalculatedmerelyasaspicetothefun,thatnooarsmencouldhearsuchqueerinvocationswithoutpullingfordearlife,andyetpullingforthemerejokeofthething.Besidesheallthetimelookedsoeasyandindolenthimself,solounginglymanagedhissteering-oar,andsobroadlygapedopen-mouthedattimesthatthemeresightofsuchayawningcommander,bysheerforceofcontrast,actedlikeacharmuponthecrew.Thenagain,Stubbwasoneofthoseoddsortofhumorists,whosejollityissometimessocuriouslyambiguous,astoputallinferiorsontheirguardinthematterofobeyingthem.

           InobediencetoasignfromAhab,StarbuckwasnowpullingobliquelyacrossStubb’sbow;andwhenforaminuteorsothetwoboatswereprettyneartoeachother,Stubbhailedthemate.

           "Mr.

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