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The Ship

           Iknow,too,thateversincehelosthisleglastvoyagebythataccursedwhale,he’sbeenakindofmoodydesperatemoody,andsavagesometimes;butthatwillallpassoff.Andonceforall,letmetelltheeandassurethee,youngman,it’sbettertosailwithamoodygoodcaptainthanalaughingbadone.Sogood-byetotheeandwrongnotCaptainAhab,becausehehappenstohaveawickedname.Besides,myboy,hehasawifenotthreevoyagesweddedasweet,resignedgirl.Thinkofthat;bythatsweetgirlthatoldmanhadachild:holdyethentherecanbeanyutter,hopelessharminAhab?No,no,mylad;stricken,blasted,ifhebe,Ahabhashishumanities!"

           AsIwalkedaway,Iwasfullofthoughtfulness;whathadbeenincidentallyrevealedtomeofCaptainAhab,filledmewithacertainwildvaguenessofpainfulnessconcerninghim.Andsomehow,atthetime,Ifeltasympathyandasorrowforhim,butforIdon’tknowwhat,unlessitwasthecruellossofhisleg.AndyetIalsofeltastrangeaweofhim;butthatsortofawe,whichIcannotatalldescribe,wasnotexactlyawe;Idonotknowwhatitwas.ButIfeltit;anditdidnotdisinclinemetowardshim;thoughIfeltimpatienceatwhatseemedlikemysteryinhim,soimperfectlyashewasknowntomethen.However,mythoughtswereatlengthcarriedinotherdirections,sothatforthepresentdarkAhabslippedmymind.

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