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           EveryonceinawhilePelegcamehobblingoutofhiswhaleboneden,roaringatthemendownthehatchways,roaringuptotheriggersatthemast-head,andthenconcludedbyroaringbackintohiswigwam.

           Duringthesedaysofpreparation,QueequegandIoftenvisitedthecraft,andasoftenIaskedaboutCaptainAhab,andhowhewas,andwhenhewasgoingtocomeonboardhisship.Tothesequestionstheywouldanswer,thathewasgettingbetterandbetter,andwasexpectedaboardeveryday;meantime,thetwocaptains,PelegandBildad,couldattendtoeverythingnecessarytofitthevesselforthevoyage.IfIhadbeendownrighthonestwithmyself,IwouldhaveseenveryplainlyinmyheartthatIdidbuthalffancybeingcommittedthiswaytosolongavoyage,withoutoncelayingmyeyesonthemanwhowastobeabsolutedictatorofit,sosoonastheshipsailedoutupontheopensea.Butwhenamansuspectsanywrong,itsometimeshappensthatifhebealreadyinvolvedinthematter,heinsensiblystrivestocoveruphissuspicionsevenfromhimself.Andmuchthiswayitwaswithme.Isaidnothing,andtriedtothinknothing.

           Atlastitwasgivenoutthatsometimenextdaytheshipwouldcertainlysail.Sonextmorning,QueequegandItookaveryearlystart.

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