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Knights and Squires

           Andifattimesthesethingsbenttheweldedironofhissoul,muchmoredidhisfar-awaydomesticmemoriesofhisyoungCapewifeandchild,tendtobendhimstillmorefromtheoriginalruggednessofhisnature,andopenhimstillfurthertothoselatentinfluenceswhich,insomehonest-heartedmen,restrainthegushofdare-devildaring,sooftenevincedbyothersinthemoreperilousvicissitudesofthefishery."Iwillhavenomaninmyboat,"saidStarbuck,"whoisnotafraidofawhale."Bythis,heseemedtomean,notonlythatthemostreliableandusefulcouragewasthatwhicharisesfromthefairestimationoftheencounteredperil,butthatanutterlyfearlessmanisafarmoredangerouscomradethanacoward.

           "Aye,aye,"saidStubb,thesecondmate,"Starbuck,there,isascarefulamanasyou’llfindanywhereinthisfishery."Butweshallerelongseewhatthatword"careful"preciselymeanswhenusedbyamanlikeStubb,oralmostanyotherwhalehunter.

           Starbuckwasnocrusaderafterperils;inhimcouragewasnotasentiment;butathingsimplyusefultohim,andalwaysathanduponallmortallypracticaloccasions.Besides,hethought,perhaps,thatinthisbusinessofwhaling,couragewasoneofthegreatstapleoutfitsoftheship,likeherbeefandherbread,andnottobefoolishlywasted.Whereforehehadnofancyforloweringforwhalesaftersun-down;norforpersistinginfightingafishthattoomuchpersistedinfightinghim.For,thoughtStarbuck,Iamhereinthiscriticaloceantokillwhalesformyliving,andnottobekilledbythemfortheirs;andthathundredsofmenhadbeensokilledStarbuckwellknew.Whatdoomwashisownfather’s?Where,inthebottomlessdeeps,couldhefindthetornlimbsofhisbrother?

           Withmemoriesliketheseinhim,and,moreover,giventoacertainsuperstitiousness,ashasbeensaid;thecourageofthisStarbuck,whichcould,nevertheless,stillflourish,mustindeedhavebeenextreme.

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