Моби Дик

Moby Dick

           Butbeallthisasitmay,certainitis,thatwiththemadsecretofhisunabatedrageboltedupandkeyedinhim,Ahabhadpurposelysaileduponthepresentvoyagewiththeoneonlyandall-engrossingobjectofhuntingtheWhiteWhale.Hadanyoneofhisoldacquaintancesonshorebuthalfdreamedofwhatwaslurkinginhimthen,howsoonwouldtheiraghastandrighteoussoulshavewrenchedtheshipfromsuchafiendishman!Theywerebentonprofitablecruises,theprofittobecounteddownindollarsfromthemint.Hewasintentonanaudacious,immitigable,andsupernaturalrevenge.

           Here,then,wasthisgrey-headed,ungodlyoldman,chasingwithcursesJob’swhaleroundtheworld,attheheadofacrew,too,chieflymadeupofmongrelrenegades,andcastaways,andcannibalsmorallyenfeebledalso,bytheincompetenceofmereunaidedvirtueorright-mindednessinStarbuck,theinvunerablejollityofindifferenceandrecklessnessinStubb,andthepervadingmediocrityinFlask.Suchacrew,soofficered,seemedspeciallypickedandpackedbysomeinfernalfatalitytohelphimtohismonomaniacrevenge

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