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           Theymayscorncashnow;butletsomemonthsgoby,andnoperspectivepromiseofittothem,andthenthissamequiescentcashallatoncemutinyinginthem,thissamecashwouldsooncashierAhab.

           NorwastherewantingstillanotherprecautionarymotivemorerelatedtoAhabpersonally.Havingimpulsively,itisprobable,andperhapssomewhatprematurelyrevealedtheprimebutprivatepurposeofthePequod’svoyage,Ahabwasnowentirelyconsciousthat,insodoing,hehadindirectlylaidhimselfopentotheunanswerablechargeofusurpation;andwithperfectimpunity,bothmoralandlegal,hiscrewifsodisposed,andtothatendcompetent,couldrefuseallfurtherobediencetohim,andevenviolentlywrestfromhimthecommand.Fromeventhebarelyhintedimputationofusurpation,andthepossibleconsequencesofsuchasuppressedimpressiongainingground,Ahabmustofcoursehavebeenmostanxioustoprotecthimself.Thatprotectioncouldonlyconsistinhisownpredominatingbrainandheartandhand,backedbyaheedful,closelycalculatingattentiontoeveryminuteatmosphericinfluencewhichitwaspossibleforhiscrewtobesubjectedto.

           Forallthesereasonsthen,andothersperhapstooanalytictobeverballydevelopedhere,Ahabplainlysawthathemuststillinagooddegreecontinuetruetothenatural,nominalpurposeofthePequod’svoyage;observeallcustomaryusages;andnotonlythat,butforcehimselftoevinceallhiswellknownpassionateinterestinthegeneralpursuitofhisprofession

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