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The Prophet

           "That’strue,that’strueyes,bothtrueenough.Butyoumustjumpwhenhegivesanorder.Stepandgrowl;growlandgothat’sthewordwithCaptainAhab.ButnothingaboutthatthingthathappenedtohimoffCapeHorn,longago,whenhelaylikedeadforthreedaysandnights;nothingaboutthatdeadlyskrimmagewiththeSpaniardaforethealtarinSanta?heardnothingaboutthat,eh?Nothingaboutthesilvercalabashhespatinto?Andnothingabouthislosinghisleglastvoyage,accordingtotheprophecy.Didn’tyehearawordaboutthemmattersandsomethingmore,eh?No,Idon’tthinkyedid;howcouldye?Whoknowsit?NotallNantucket,Iguess.Buthows’ever,mayhap,ye’veheardtellabouttheleg,andhowhelostit;aye,yehaveheardofthat,Idaresay.Oh,yes,thateveryoneknowsa’mostImeantheyknowhe’sonlyoneleg;andthataparmacettitooktheotheroff."

           "Myfriend,"saidI,"whatallthisgibberishofyoursisabout,Idon’tknow,andIdon’tmuchcare;foritseemstomethatyoumustbealittledamagedinthehead.ButifyouarespeakingofCaptainAhab,ofthatshipthere,thePequod,thenletmetellyou,thatIknowallaboutthelossofhisleg."

           "Allaboutit,ehsureyoudo?all?

           "Prettysure."

           WithfingerpointedandeyelevelledatthePequod,thebeggar-likestrangerstoodamoment,asifinatroubledreverie;thenstartingalittle,turnedandsaid:"Ye’veshipped,haveye?Namesdownonthepapers?Well,well,what’ssigned,issigned;andwhat’stobe,willbe;andthenagain,perhapsitwon’tbe,afterall.Anyhow,it’sallfixedandarrangedalready;andsomesailorsorothermustgowithhim,Isuppose;aswelltheseasanyothermen,Godpity‘em!

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