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The Ship

           "Verygood.Now,artthouthemantopitchaharpoondownalivewhale’sthroat,andthenjumpafterit?Answer,quick!"

           "Iam,sir,ifitshouldbepositivelyindispensabletodoso;nottobegotridof,thatis;whichIdon’ttaketobethefact."

           "Goodagain.Nowthen,thounotonlywantesttogoa-whaling,tofindoutbyexperiencewhatwhalingis,butyealsowanttogoinordertoseetheworld?Wasnotthatwhatyesaid?Ithoughtso.Wellthen,juststepforwardthere,andtakeapeepovertheweatherbow,andthenbacktomeandtellmewhatyeseethere."

           ForamomentIstoodalittlepuzzledbythiscuriousrequest,notknowingexactlyhowtotakeit,whetherhumorouslyorinearnest.Butconcentratingallhiscrow’sfeetintoonescowl,CaptainPelegstartedmeontheerrand.

           Goingforwardandglancingovertheweatherbow,Iperceivedthattheshipswingingtoheranchorwiththeflood-tide,wasnowobliquelypointingtowardstheopenocean.Theprospectwasunlimited,butexceedinglymonotonousandforbidding;nottheslightestvarietythatIcouldsee.

           "Well,what’sthereport?"saidPelegwhenIcameback;"whatdidyesee?"

           "Notmuch,"Ireplied"nothingbutwater;considerablehorizonthough,andthere’sasquallcomingup,Ithink."

           "Well,whatdoesthouthinkthenofseeingtheworld?DoyewishtogoroundCapeHorntoseeanymoreofit,eh?Can’tyeseetheworldwhereyoustand?"

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