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The Quarter-Deck

           But,theywerealleagernessagain,asAhab,nowhalf-revolvinginhispivot-hole,withonehandreachinghighupashroud,andtightly,almostconvulsivelygraspingit,addressedthemthus:

           "Allyemast-headershavebeforenowheardmegiveordersaboutawhitewhale.Lookye!d’yeseethisSpanishounceofgold?"holdingupabroadbrightcointothesun"itisasixteendollarpiece,men.D’yeseeit?Mr.Starbuck,handmeyontop-maul."

           Whilethematewasgettingthehammer,Ahab,withoutspeaking,wasslowlyrubbingthegoldpieceagainsttheskirtsofhisjacket,asiftoheightenitslustre,andwithoutusinganywordswasmeanwhilelowlyhummingtohimself,producingasoundsostrangelymuffledandinarticulatethatitseemedthemechanicalhummingofthewheelsofhisvitalityinhim.

           Receivingthetop-maulfromStarbuck,headvancedtowardsthemain-mastwiththehammerupliftedinonehand,exhibitingthegoldwiththeother,andwithahighraisedvoiceexclaiming:"Whosoeverofyeraisesmeawhite-headedwhalewithawrinkledbrowandacrookedjaw;whosoeverofyeraisesmethatwhite-headedwhale,withthreeholespuncturedinhisstarboardflukelookye,whosoeverofyeraisesmethatsamewhitewhale,heshallhavethisgoldounce,myboys!"

           "Huzza!huzza!"criedtheseamen,aswithswingingtarpaulinstheyhailedtheactofnailingthegoldtothemast.

           "It’sawhitewhale,Isay,"resumedAhab,ashethrewdownthetopmaul:"awhitewhale.

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