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Going Aboard

           Meanwhile,uponquestioninghiminhisbrokenfashion,Queequeggavemetounderstandthat,inhisland,owingtotheabsenceofsetteesandsofasofallsorts,theking,chiefs,andgreatpeoplegenerally,wereinthecustomoffatteningsomeofthelowerordersforottomans;andtofurnishahousecomfortablyinthatrespect,youhadonlytobuyupeightortenlazyfellows,andlaythemaroundinthepiersandalcoves.Besides,itwasveryconvenientonanexcursion;muchbetterthanthosegarden-chairswhichareconvertibleintowalkingsticks;uponoccasion,achiefcallinghisattendant,anddesiringhimtomakeasetteeofhimselfunderaspreadingtree,perhapsinsomedampmarshyplace.

           Whilenarratingthesethings,everytimeQueequegreceivedthetomahawkfromme,heflourishedthehatchet-sideofitoverthesleeper’shead.

           "What’sthatfor,Queequeg?"

           "Perryeasy,kill-e;oh!perryeasy!

           Hewasgoingonwithsomewildreminiscencesabouthistomahawk-pipewhich,itseemed,hadinitstwousesbothbrainedhisfoesandsoothedhissoul,whenweweredirectlyattractedtothesleepingrigger.Thestrongvapornowcompletelyfillingthecontractedhole,itbegantotelluponhim.Hebreathedwithasortofmuffledness;thenseemedtroubledinthenose;thenrevolvedoveronceortwice;thensatupandrubbedhiseyes.

           "Holloa!"hebreathedatlast,"whobeyesmokers?"

           "Shippedmen,"answeredI,"whendoesshesail?"

           "Aye,aye,yearegoinginher,beye?Shesailsto-day.TheCaptaincameaboardlastnight."

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