Ahab’s Leg

           TheprecipitatingmannerinwhichCaptainAhabhadquittedtheSamuelEnderbyofLondon,hadnotbeenunattendedwithsomesmallviolencetohisownperson.Hehadlightedwithsuchenergyuponathwartofhisboatthathisivoryleghadreceivedahalf-splinteringshock.Andwhenaftergaininghisowndeck,andhisownpivot-holethere,hesovehementlywheeledroundwithanurgentcommandtothesteersman(itwas,asever,somethingabouthisnotsteeringinflexiblyenough);then,thealreadyshakenivoryreceivedsuchanadditionaltwistandwrench,thatthoughitstillremainedentire,andtoallappearanceslusty,yetAhabdidnotdeemitentirelytrustworthy.

           And,indeed,itseemedsmallmatterforwonder,thatforallhispervading,madrecklessness,Ahab,didattimesgivecarefulheedtotheconditionofthatdeadboneuponwhichhepartlystood.ForithadnotbeenverylongpriortothePequod’ssailingfromNantucket,thathehadbeenfoundonenightlyingproneupontheground,andinsensible;bysomeunknown,andseeminglyinexplicable,unimaginablecasualty,hisivorylimbhavingbeensoviolentlydisplaced,thatithadstake-wisesmitten,andallbutpiercedhisgroin;norwasitwithoutextremedifficultythattheagonizingwoundwasentirelycured.

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