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           Butsupposingtheinvaderofdomesticblisstobetakehimselfawayatthefirstrushoftheharem’slord,thenisitverydivertingtowatchthatlord.Gentlyheinsinuateshisvastbulkamongthemagainandrevelsthereawhile,stillintantalizingvicinitytoyoungLothario,likepiousSolomondevoutlyworshippingamonghisthousandconcubines.Grantingotherwhalestobeinsight,thefishermanwillseldomgivechasetooneoftheseGrandTurks;fortheseGrandTurksaretoolavishoftheirstrength,andhencetheirunctuousnessissmall.Asforthesonsanddaughterstheybeget,why,thosesonsanddaughtersmusttakecareofthemselves;atleast,withonlythematernalhelp.Forlikecertainotheromnivorousrovingloversthatmightbenamed,myLordWhalehasnotasteforthenursery,howevermuchforthebower;andso,beingagreattraveller,heleaveshisanonymousbabiesallovertheworld;everybabyanexotic.Ingoodtime,nevertheless,astheardorofyouthdeclines;asyearsanddumpsincrease;asreflectionlendshersolemnpauses;inshort,asagenerallassitudeovertakesthesatedTurk;thenaloveofeaseandvirtuesupplantstheloveformaidens;ourOttomanentersupontheimpotent,repentant,admonitorystageoflife,forswears,disbandstheharem,andgrowntoanexemplary,sulkyoldsoul,goesaboutallaloneamongthemeridiansandparallelssayinghisprayers,andwarningeachyoungLeviathanfromhisamorouserrors.

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