Моби Дик

The Sermon

           BecauseJoppa,themodernJaffa,shipmates,isonthemosteasterlycoastoftheMediterranean,theSyrian;andTarshishorCadizmorethantwothousandmilestothewestwardfromthat,justoutsidetheStraitsofGibraltar.Seeyenotthen,shipmates,thatJonahsoughttofleeworldwidefromGod?Miserableman!Oh!mostcontemptibleandworthyofallscorn;withslouchedhatandguiltyeye,skulkingfromhisGod;prowlingamongtheshippinglikeavileburglarhasteningtocrosstheseas.Sodisordered,self-condemninginhislook,thathadtherebeenpolicemeninthosedays,Jonah,onthemeresuspicionofsomethingwrong,hadbeenarrestederehetouchedadeck.Howplainlyhe’safugitive!nobaggage,notahat-box,valise,orcarpet-bagnofriendsaccompanyhimtothewharfwiththeiradieux.Atlast,aftermuchdodgingsearch,hefindstheTarshishshipreceivingthelastitemsofhercargo;andashestepsonboardtoseeitsCaptaininthecabin,allthesailorsforthemomentdesistfromhoistinginthegoods,tomarkthestranger’sevileye.Jonahseesthis;butinvainhetriestolookalleaseandconfidence;invainessayshiswretchedsmile.Strongintuitionsofthemanassurethemarinershecanbenoinnocent.Intheirgamesomebutstillseriousway,onewhisperstotheother"Jack,he’srobbedawidow;"or,"Joe,doyoumarkhim;he’sabigamist;"or,"Harrylad,Iguesshe’stheadultererthatbrokejailinoldGomorrah,orbelike,oneofthemissingmurderersfromSodom."Anotherrunstoreadthebillthat’sstuckagainstthespileuponthewharftowhichtheshipismoored,offeringfivehundredgoldcoinsfortheapprenhensionofaparricide,andcontainingadescriptionofhisperson.Hereads,andlooksfromJonahtothebill;whileallhissympatheticshipmatesnowcrowdroundJonah,preparedtolaytheirhandsuponhim.FrightenedJonahtrembles.andsummoningallhisboldnesstohisface,onlylookssomuchthemoreacoward.

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