The Cabin-Table

           Itisnoon;andDough-Boy,thesteward,thrustinghispaleloaf-of-breadfacefromthecabin-scuttle,announcesdinnertohislordandmasterwho,sittingintheleequarter-boat,hasjustbeentakinganobservationofthesun;andisnowmutelyreckoningthelatitudeonthesmooth,medallion-shapedtablet,reservedforthatdailypurposeontheupperpartofhisivoryleg.Fromhiscompleteinattentiontothetidings,youwouldthinkthatmoodyAhabhadnotheardhismenial.Butpresently,catchingholdofthemizenshrouds,heswingshimselftothedeck,andinaneven,unexhilaratedvoice,saying,"Dinner,Mr.Starbuck,"disappearsintothecabin.

           Whenthelastechoofhissultan’sstephasdiedaway,andStarbuck,thefirstEmir,haseveryreasontosupposethatheisseated,thenStarbuckrousesfromhisquietude,takesafewturnsalongtheplanks,and,afteragravepeepintothebinnacle,says,withsometouchofpleasantness,"Dinner,Mr.Stubb,"anddescendsthescuttle.ThesecondEmirloungesabouttheriggingawhile,andthenslightlyshakingthemainbrace,toseewhetheritwillbeallrightwiththatimportantrope,helikewisetakesuptheoldburden,andwitharapid"Dinner,Mr.Flask,"followsafterhispredecessors.

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