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The Spouter-Inn

           Hisfacewasdeeplybrownandburnt,makinghiswhiteteethdazzlingbythecontrast;whileinthedeepshadowsofhiseyesfloatedsomereminiscencesthatdidnotseemtogivehimmuchjoy.HisvoiceatonceannouncedthathewasaSoutherner,andfromhisfinestature,IthoughthemustbeoneofthosetallmountaineersfromtheAlleghanianRidgeinVirginia.Whentherevelryofhiscompanionshadmountedtoitsheight,thismanslippedawayunobserved,andIsawnomoreofhimtillhebecamemycomradeonthesea.Inafewminutes,however,hewasmissedbyhisshipmates,andbeing,itseems,forsomereasonahugefavoritewiththem,theyraisedacryof"Bulkington!Bulkington!where’sBulkington?"anddartedoutofthehouseinpursuitofhim.

           Itwasnowaboutnineo’clock,andtheroomseemingalmostsupernaturallyquietaftertheseorgies,Ibegantocongratulatemyselfuponalittleplanthathadoccurredtomejustprevioustotheentranceoftheseamen.

           Nomanpreferstosleeptwoinabed.Infact,youwouldagooddealrathernotsleepwithyourownbrother.Idon’tknowhowitis,butpeopleliketobeprivatewhentheyaresleeping.Andwhenitcomestosleepingwithanunknownstranger,inastrangeinn,inastrangetown,andthatstrangeraharpooneer,thenyourobjectionsindefinitelymultiply.NorwasthereanyearthlyreasonwhyIasasailorshouldsleeptwoinabed,morethananybodyelse;forsailorsnomoresleeptwoinabedatsea,thanbachelorKingsdoashore.Tobesuretheyallsleeptogetherinoneapartment,butyouhaveyourownhammock,andcoveryourselfwithyourownblanket,andsleepinyourownskin.

           ThemoreIponderedoverthisharpooneer,themoreIabominatedthethoughtofsleepingwithhim.Itwasfairtopresumethatbeingaharpooneer,hislinenorwoolen,asthecasemightbe,wouldnotbeofthetidiest,certainlynoneofthefinest.Ibegantotwitchallover.Besides,itwasgetting

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