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The Spouter-Inn

           thebararudeattemptatarightwhale’shead.Bethathowitmay,therestandsthevastarchedboneofthewhale’sjaw,sowide,acoachmightalmostdrivebeneathit.Withinareshabbyshelves,rangedroundwitholddecanters,bottles,flasks;andinthosejawsofswiftdestruction,likeanothercursedJonah(bywhichnameindeedtheycalledhim),bustlesalittlewitheredoldman,who,fortheirmoney,dearlysellsthesailorsdeliriumsanddeath.

           Abominablearethetumblersintowhichhepourshispoison.Thoughtruecylinderswithoutwithin,thevillanousgreengogglingglassesdeceitfullytapereddownwardstoacheatingbottom.Parallelmeridiansrudelypeckedintotheglass,surroundthesefootpads’goblets.Filltothismark,andyourchargeisbutapenny;tothisapennymore;andsoontothefullglasstheCapeHornmeasure,whichyoumaygulpdownforashilling.

           UponenteringtheplaceIfoundanumberofyoungseamengatheredaboutatable,examiningbyadimlightdiversspecimensofskrimshander.Isoughtthelandlord,andtellinghimIdesiredtobeaccommodatedwitharoom,receivedforanswerthathishousewasfullnotabedunoccupied."Butavast,"headded,tappinghisforehead,"youhaintnoobjectionstosharingaharpooneer’sblanket,haveye?Is’poseyouaregoin’a-whalin’,soyou’dbettergetusedtothatsortofthing."

           ItoldhimthatIneverlikedtosleeptwoinabed;thatifIshouldeverdoso,itwoulddependuponwhotheharpooneermightbe,andthatifhe(thelandlord)reallyhadnootherplaceforme,andtheharpooneerwasnotdecidedlyobjectionable,whyratherthanwanderfurtheraboutastrangetownonsobitteranight,Iwouldputupwiththehalfofanydecentman’sblanket.

           "Ithoughtso.Allright;takeaseat.Supper?youwantsupper?Supper’llbereadydirectly."

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