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Leg and Arm

           Now,itisnoveryeasymatterforanybodyexceptthosewhoarealmosthourlyusedtoit,likewhalementoclamberupaship’ssidefromaboatontheopensea;forthegreatswellsnowlifttheboathighuptowardsthebulwarks,andtheninstantaneouslydropithalfwaydowntothekelson.So,deprivedofoneleg,andthestrangeshipofcoursebeingaltogetherunsuppliedwiththekindlyinvention,Ahabnowfoundhimselfabjectlyreducedtoaclumsylandsmanagain;hopelesslyeyeingtheuncertainchangefulheighthecouldhardlyhoptetoattain.

           Ithasbeforebeenhinted,perhaps,thateverylittleuntowardcircumstancethatbefellhim,andwhichindirectlysprangfromhislucklessmishap,almostinvariablyirritatedorexasperatedAhab.Andinthepresentinstance,allthiswasheightenedbythesightofthetwoofficersofthestrangeship,leaningovertheside,bytheperpendicularladderofnailedcleetsthere,andswingingtowardshimapairoftastefully-ornamentedman-ropes;foratfirsttheydidnotseemtobethinkthemthataone-leggedmanmustbetoomuchofacrippletousetheirseabannisters.Butthisawkwardnessonlylastedaminute,becausethestrangecaptain,observingataglancehowaffairsstood,criedout,"Isee,Isee!avastheavingthere!Jump,boys,andswingoverthecutting-tackle."

           Asgoodluckwouldhaveit,theyhadhadawhalealongsideadayortwoprevious,andthegreattackleswerestillaloft,andthemassivecurvedblubber-hook,nowcleananddry,wasstillattachedtotheend.

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