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Merry Christmas

           AsforPeleghimself,hetookitmorelikeaphilosopher;butforallhisphilosophy,therewasateartwinklinginhiseye,whenthelanterncametoonear.Andhe,too,didnotalittlerunfromthecabintodeck—nowawordbelow,andnowawordwithStarbuck,thechiefmate.

           But,atlast,heturnedtohiscomrade,withafinalsortoflookabouthim—"CaptainBildad—come,oldshipmate,wemustgo.Backthemainyardthere!Boatahoy!Standbytocomeclosealongside,now!Careful,careful!—come,Bildad,boy—sayyourlast.Lucktoye,Starbuck—lucktoye,Mr.Stubb—lucktoye,Mr.Flask—good-byeandgoodlucktoyeall—andthisdaythreeyearsI’llhaveahotsuppersmokingforyeinoldNantucket.Hurrahandaway!"

           "Godblessye,andhaveyeinHisholykeeping,men,"murmuredoldBildad,almostincoherently."Ihopeye’llhavefineweathernow,sothatCaptainAhabmaysoonbemovingamongye—apleasantsunisallheneeds,andye’llhaveplentyoftheminthetropicvoyageyego.Becarefulinthehunt,yemates.Don’tstavetheboatsneedlessly,yeharpooneers;goodwhitecedarplankisraisedfullthreepercentwithintheyear.Don’tforgetyourprayers,either.Mr.Starbuck,mindthatcooperdon’twastethesparestaves.Oh!thesail-needlesareinthegreenlocker.Don’twhaleittoomucha’Lord’sdays,men;butdon’tmissafairchanceeither,that’srejectingHeaven’sgoodgifts.Haveaneyetothemolassestierce,Mr.Stubb;itwasalittleleaky,Ithought.Ifyetouchattheislands,Mr.Flask,bewareoffornication.Good-bye,good-bye!Don’tkeepthatcheesetoolongdowninthehold,Mr.Starbuck;it’llspoil.Becarefulwiththebutter—twentycentsthepounditwas,andmindye,if—"

           "Come,come,CaptainBildad;stoppalavering—away!"andwiththat,Peleghurriedhimovertheside,andbothdroptintotheboat.

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