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The Cabin-Table

           ButthethirdEmir,nowseeinghimselfallaloneonthequarter-deck,seemstofeelrelievedfromsomecuriousrestraint;for,tippingallsortsofknowingwinksinallsortsofdirections,andkickingoffhisshoes,hestrikesintoasharpbutnoiselesssquallofahornpiperightovertheGrandTurk’shead;andthen,byadexteroussleight,pitchinghiscapupintothemizentopforashelf,hegoesdownrollickingsofaratleastasheremainsvisiblefromthedeck,reversingallotherprocessions,bybringinguptherearwithmusic.Buteresteppingintothecabindoorwaybelow,hepauses,shipsanewfacealtogether,and,then,independent,hilariouslittleFlaskentersKingAhab’spresence,inthecharacterofAbjectus,ortheSlave.

           Itisnottheleastamongthestrangethingsbredbytheintenseartificialnessofsea-usages,thatwhileintheopenairofthedecksomeofficerswill,uponprovocation,bearthemselvesboldlyanddefyinglyenoughtowardstheircommander;yet,tentoone,letthoseveryofficersthenextmomentgodowntotheircustomarydinnerinthatsamecommander’scabin,andstraightwaytheirinoffensive,nottosaydeprecatoryandhumbleairtowardshim,ashesitsattheheadofthetable;thisismarvellous,sometimesmostcomical.Whereforethisdifference?Aproblem?Perhapsnot.TohavebeenBelshazzar,KingofBabylon;andtohavebeenBelshazzar,nothaughtilybutcourteously,thereincertainlymusthavebeensometouchofmundanegrandeur.

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