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The Town-Ho’s Story

           Intolerablystridingalongthedeck,thematecommandedhimtogetabroomandsweepdowntheplanks,andalsoashovel,andremovesomeoffensivemattersconsequentuponallowingapigtorunatlarge.

           "Now,gentlemen,sweepingaship’sdeckatseaisapieceofhouseholdworkwhichinalltimesbutraginggalesisregularlyattendedtoeveryevening;ithasbeenknowntobedoneinthecaseofshipsactuallyfounderingatthetime.Such,gentlemen,istheinflexibilityofsea-usagesandtheinstinctiveloveofneatnessinseamen;someofwhomwouldnotwillinglydrownwithoutfirstwashingtheirfaces.Butinallvesselsthisbroombusinessistheprescriptiveprovinceoftheboys,ifboystherebeaboard.Besides,itwasthestrongermenintheTown-Hothathadbeendividedintogangs,takingturnsatthepumps;andbeingthemostathleticseamanofthemall,Steelkilthadbeenregularlyassignedcaptainofoneofthegangs;consequentlyheshouldhavebeenfreedfromanytrivialbusinessnotconnectedwithtrulynauticalduties,suchbeingthecasewithhiscomrades.Imentionalltheseparticularssothatyoumayunderstandexactlyhowthisaffairstoodbetweenthetwomen.

           "Buttherewasmorethanthis:theorderabouttheshovelwasalmostasplainlymeanttostingandinsultSteelkilt,asthoughRadneyhadspatinhisface.Anymanwhohasgonesailorinawhale-shipwillunderstandthis;andallthisanddoubtlessmuchmore,theLakemanfullycomprehendedwhenthemateutteredhiscommand.

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