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Ahab’s Boat and Crew. Fedallah

           UntilCabaco’spublisheddiscovery,thesailorshadlittleforeseenit,thoughtobesurewhen,afterbeingalittlewhileoutofport,allhandshadconcludedthecustomarybusinessoffittingthewhaleboatsforservice;whensometimeafterthisAhabwasnowandthenfoundbestirringhimselfinthematterofmakingthole-pinswithhisownhandsforwhatwasthoughttobeoneofthespareboats,andevensolicitouslycuttingthesmallwoodenskewers,whichwhenthelineisrunningoutarepinnedoverthegrooveinthebow:whenallthiswasobservedinhim,andparticularlyhissolicitudeinhavinganextracoatofsheathinginthebottomoftheboat,asiftomakeitbetterwithstandthepointedpressureofhisivorylimb;andalsotheanxietyheevincedinexactlyshapingthethighboard,orclumsycleat,asitissometimescalled,thehorizontalpieceintheboat’sbowforbracingthekneeagainstindartingorstabbingatthewhale;whenitwasobservedhowoftenhestoodupinthatboatwithhissolitarykneefixedinthesemi-circulardepressioninthecleat,andwiththecarpenter’schiselgougedoutalittlehereandstraighteneditalittlethere;allthesethings,Isay,hadawakenedmuchinterestandcuriosityatthetime.ButalmosteverybodysupposedthatthisparticularpreparativeheedfulnessinAhabmustonlybewithaviewtotheultimatechaseofMobyDick;forhehadalreadyrevealedhisintentiontohuntthatmortalmonsterinperson.

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