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The Castaway

           Sosoonasherecoveredhimself,thepoorlittlenegrowasassailedbyyellsandexecrationsfromthecrew.Tranquillypermittingtheseirregularcursingstoevaporate,Stubbtheninaplain,business-like,butstillhalfhumorousmanner,cursedPipofficially;andthatdone,unofficiallygavehimmuchwholesomeadvice.Thesubstancewas,Neverjumpfromaboat,Pip,exceptbutalltherestwasindefinite,asthesoundestadviceeveris.Now,ingeneral,Sticktotheboat,isyourtruemottoinwhaling;butcaseswillsometimeshappenwhenLeapfromtheboat,isstillbetter.Moreover,asifperceivingatlastthatifheshouldgiveundilutedconscientiousadvicetoPip,hewouldbeleavinghimtoowideamargintojumpinforthefuture;Stubbsuddenlydroppedalladvice,andconcludedwithaperemptorycommand"Sticktotheboat,Pip,orbytheLord,Iwon’tpickyouupifyoujump;mindthat.Wecan’taffordtolosewhalesbythelikesofyou;awhalewouldsellforthirtytimeswhatyouwould,Pip,inAlabama.Bearthatinmind,anddon’tjumpanymore."HerebyperhapsStubbindirectlyhinted,thatthoughmanlovedhisfellow,yetmanisamoney-makinganimal,whichpropensitytooofteninterfereswithhisbenevolence.

           ButweareallinthehandsoftheGods;andPipjumpedagain.Itwasunderverysimilarcircumstancestothefirstperformance;butthistimehedidnotbreastouttheline;andhence,whenthewhalestartedtorun,Pipwasleftbehindonthesea,likeahurriedtraveller’strunk.Alas!Stubbwasbuttootruetohisword.

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