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The Pequod Meets The Rachel

           Nordoesitunfrequentlyoccur,thatNantucketcaptainswillsendasonofsuchtenderageawayfromthem,foraprotractedthreeorfouryears’voyageinsomeothershipthantheirown;sothattheirfirstknowledgeofawhaleman’scareershallbeunenervatedbyanychancedisplayofafather’snaturalbutuntimelypartiality,orundueapprehensivenessandconcern.

           Meantime,nowthestrangerwasstillbeseechinghispoorboonofAhab;andAhabstillstoodlikeananvil,receivingeveryshock,butwithouttheleastquiveringofhisown.

           "Iwillnotgo,"saidthestranger,"tillyousayayetome.Dotomeasyouwouldhavemedotoyouinthelikecase.Foryoutoohaveaboy,CaptainAhabthoughbutachild,andnestlingsafelyathomenowachildofyouroldagetooYes,yes,yourelent;Iseeitrun,run,men,now,andstandbytosquareintheyards."

           "Avast,"criedAhab—"touchnotarope-yarn";theninavoicethatprolonginglymouldedeveryword—"CaptainGardiner,Iwillnotdoit.EvennowIlosetime,Good-bye,good-bye.Godblessye,man,andmayIforgivemyself,butImustgo.Mr.Starbuck,lookatthebinnaclewatch,andinthreeminutesfromthispresentinstantwarnoffallstrangers;thenbraceforwardagain,andlettheshipsailasbefore."

           Hurriedlyturning,withavertedface,hedescendedintohiscabin,leavingthestrangecaptaintransfixedatthisunconditionalandutterrejectionofhissoearnestsuit

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