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Stubb’s Supper

           Stubbwasahighliver;hewassomewhatintemperatelyfondofthewhaleasaflavorishthingtohispalate.

           "Asteak,asteak,ereIsleep!You,Daggoo!overboardyougo,andcutmeonefromhissmall!"

           Herebeitknown,thatthoughthesewildfishermendonot,asageneralthing,andaccordingtothegreatmilitarymaxim,maketheenemydefraythecurrentexpensesofthewar(atleastbeforerealizingtheproceedsofthevoyage),yetnowandthenyoufindsomeoftheseNantucketerswhohaveagenuinerelishforthatparticularpartoftheSpermWhaledesignatedbyStubb;comprisingthetaperingextremityofthebody.

           Aboutmidnightthatsteakwascutandcooked;andlightedbytwolanternsofspermoil,Stubbstoutlystooduptohisspermacetisupperatthecapstan-head,asifthatcapstanwereasideboard.NorwasStubbtheonlybanqueteronwhale’sfleshthatnight.Minglingtheirmumblingswithhisownmastications,thousandsonthousandsofsharks,swarmingroundthedeadleviathan,smackinglyfeastedonitsfatness.Thefewsleepersbelowintheirbunkswereoftenstartledbythesharpslappingoftheirtailsagainstthehull,withinafewinchesofthesleepers’hearts.Peeringoverthesideyoucouldjustseethem(asbeforeyouheardthem)wallowinginthesullen,blackwaters,andturningoverontheirbacksastheyscoopedouthugeglobularpiecesofthewhaleofthebignessofahumanhead.Thisparticularfeatofthesharkseemsallbutmiraculous.

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