First Night Watch

           (Stubbsolus,andmendingabrace.)

           Ha!ha!ha!ha!hem!clearmythroat!—I’vebeenthinkingoveriteversince,andthatha,ha’sthefinalconsequence.Whyso?Becausealaugh’sthewisest,easiestanswertoallthat’squeer;andcomewhatwill,onecomfort’salwaysleft—thatunfailingcomfortis,it’sallpredestinated.IheardnotallhistalkwithStarbuck;buttomypooreyeStarbuckthenlookedsomethingasItheothereveningfelt.BesuretheoldMogulhasfixedhim,too.Itwiggedit,knewit;hadthegift,mightreadilyhaveprophesiedit—forwhenIclappedmyeyeuponhisskullIsawit.Well,Stubb,wiseStubb—that’smytitle—well,Stubb,whatofit,Stubb?Here’sacarcase.Iknownotallthatmaybecoming,butbeitwhatitwill,I’llgotoitlaughing.Suchawaggishleeringaslurksinallyourhorribles!Ifeelfunny.Fa,la!lirra,skirra!What’smyjuicylittlepearathomedoingnow?Cryingitseyesout?—Givingapartytothelastarrivedharpooneers,Idaresay,gayasafrigate’spennant,andsoamI—fa,la!lirra,skirra!Oh—

           We’lldrinkto-nightwithheartsaslight,

           Tolove,asgayandfleeting

           Asbubblesthatswim,onthebeaker’sbrim,

           Andbreakonthelipswhilemeeting.

           Abravestavethat—whocalls?Mr.Starbuck?Aye,aye,sir—(Aside)he’smysuperior,hehashistoo,ifI’mnotmistaken.—Aye,aye,sir,justthroughwiththisjob—coming.

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