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The Pequod Meets The Rose-Bud

           "Awoodenrose-bud,eh?"hecriedwithhishandtohisnose,"thatwilldoverywell;buthowlikeallcreationitsmells!"

           Nowinordertoholddirectcommunicationwiththepeopleondeck,hehadtopullroundthebowstothestarboardside,andthuscomeclosetotheblastedwhale;andsotalkoverit.

           Arrivedthenatthisspot,withonehandstilltohisnose,hebawled—"Bouton-de-Rose,ahoy!arethereanyofyouBouton-de-RosesthatspeakEnglish?"

           "Yes,"rejoinedaGuernsey-manfromthebulwarks,whoturnedouttobethechief-mate.

           "Well,then,myBouton-de-Rose-bud,haveyouseentheWhiteWhale?"

           "Whatwhale?"

           "TheWhiteWhaleaSpermWhaleMobyDick,haveyeseenhim?

           "Neverheardofsuchawhale.CachalotBlanche!WhiteWhaleno."

           "Verygood,then;goodbyenow,andI’llcallagaininaminute."

           ThenrapidlypullingbacktowardsthePequod,andseeingAhableaningoverthequarter-deckrailawaitinghisreport,hemouldedhistwohandsintoatrumpetandshouted—"No,Sir!No!"UponwhichAhabretired,andStubbreturnedtotheFrenchman.

           HenowperceivedthattheGuernsey-man,whohadjustgotintothechains,andwasusingacutting-spade,hadslunghisnoseinasortofbag.

           "What’sthematterwithyournose,there?"saidStubb."Brokeit?"

           "Iwishitwasbroken,orthatIdidn’thaveanynoseatall!"answeredtheGuernsey-man,whodidnotseemtorelishthejobhewasatverymuch."Butwhatareyouholdingyoursfor?"

           "Oh,nothing!It’sawaxnose;Ihavetoholditon.

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