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The Hyena

           "Queequeg,"saidI,whentheyhaddraggedme,thelastman,tothedeck,andIwasstillshakingmyselfinmyjackettoflingoffthewater;"Queequeg,myfinefriend,doesthissortofthingoftenhappen?"Withoutmuchemotion,thoughsoakedthroughjustlikeme,hegavemetounderstandthatsuchthingsdidoftenhappen.

           "Mr.Stubb,"saidI,turningtothatworthy,who,buttonedupinhisoil-jacket,wasnowcalmlysmokinghispipeintherain;"Mr.Stubb,IthinkIhaveheardyousaythatofallwhalemenyouevermet,ourchiefmate,Mr.Starbuck,isbyfarthemostcarefulandprudent.Isupposethen,thatgoingplumponaflyingwhalewithyoursailsetinafoggysquallistheheightofawhaleman’sdiscretion?"

           "Certain.I’veloweredforwhalesfromaleakingshipinagaleoffCapeHorn."

           "Mr.Flask,"saidI,turningtolittleKing-Post,whowasstandingcloseby;"youareexperiencedinthesethings,andIamnot.Willyoutellmewhetheritisanunalterablelawinthisfishery,Mr.Flask,foranoarsmantobreakhisownbackpullinghimselfback-foremostintodeath’sjaws?"

           "Can’tyoutwistthatsmaller?"saidFlask."Yes,that’sthelaw.Ishouldliketoseeaboat’screwbackingwateruptoawhalefaceforemost.Ha,ha!thewhalewouldgivethemsquintforsquint,mindthat!"

           Herethen,fromthreeimpartialwitnesses,Ihadadeliberatestatementoftheentirecase.

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