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The Candles

           "No,no,itwasn’t;Isaidthecorpusantshavemercyonusall;andIhopetheywill,still.Butdotheyonlyhavemercyonlongfaces?havetheynobowelsforalaugh?Andlookye,Mr.Starbuckbutit’stoodarktolook.Hearme,then;Itakethatmast-headflamewesawforasignofgoodluck;forthosemastsarerootedinaholdthatisgoingtobechocka’blockwithsperm-oil,d’yesee;andso,allthatspermwillworkupintothemasts,likesapinatree.Yes,ourthreemastswillyetbeasthreespermaceticandlesthat’sthegoodpromisewesaw."

           AtthatmomentStarbuckcaughtsightofStubb’sfaceslowlybeginningtoglimmerintosight.Glancingupwards,hecried:"See!see!"andoncemorethehightaperingflameswerebeheldwithwhatseemedredoubledsupernaturalnessintheirpallor.

           "Thecorpusantshavemercyonusall,"criedStubb,again.

           Atthebaseofthemain-mast,fullbeneaththedoubloonandtheflame,theParseewaskneelinginAhab’sfront,butwithhisheadbowedawayfromhim;whilenearby,fromthearchedandoverhangingrigging,wheretheyhadjustbeenengagedsecuringaspar,anumberoftheseamen,arrestedbytheglare,nowcoheredtogether,andhungpendulous,likeaknotofnumbedwaspsfromadrooping,orchardtwig.Invariousenchantedattitudeslikethestanding,orstepping,orrunningskeletonsinHerculaneum,othersremainedrootedtothedeck;butalltheireyesupcast.

           "Aye,aye,men!"criedAhab.

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