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His Mark

           "Dotell,now,"criedBildad,"isthisPhilistinearegularmemberofDeaconDeuteronomy’smeeting?Ineversawhimgoingthere,andIpassiteveryLord’sday."

           "Idon’tknowanythingaboutDeaconDeuteronomyorhismeeting,"saidI;"allIknowis,thatQueequeghereisabornmemberoftheFirstCongregationalChurch.Heisadeaconhimself,Queequegis."

           "Youngman,"saidBildadsternly,"thouartskylarkingwithmeexplainthyself,thouyoungHittite.Whatchurchdosttheemean?answerme."

           Findingmyselfthushardpushed,Ireplied,"Imean,sir,thesameancientCatholicChurchtowhichyouandI,andCaptainPelegthere,andQueequeghere,andallofus,andeverymother’ssonandsoulofusbelong;thegreatandeverlastingFirstCongregationofthiswholeworshippingworld;weallbelongtothat;onlysomeofuscherishsomecrotchetsnowaystouchingthegrandbelief;inthatwealljoinhands."

           "Splice,thoumean’stsplicehands,"criedPeleg,drawingnearer."Youngman,you’dbettershipforamissionary,insteadofafore-masthand;Ineverheardabettersermon.DeaconDeuteronomywhyFatherMapplehimselfcouldn’tbeatit,andhe’sreckonedsomething.Comeaboard,comeaboard:nevermindaboutthepapers.Isay,tellQuohogtherewhat’sthatyoucallhim?tellQuohogtostepalong.Bythegreatanchor,whataharpoonhe’sgotthere!lookslikegoodstuffthat;andhehandlesitaboutright.Isay,Quohog,orwhateveryournameis,didyoueverstandintheheadofawhale-boat?didyoueverstrikeafish?"

           Withoutsayingaword,Queequeg,inhiswildsortofway,jumpeduponthebulwarks,fromthenceintothebowsofoneofthewhale-boatshangingtotheside;

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