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Surmises

           Forhowevereagerlyandimpetuouslythesavagecrewhadhailedtheannouncementofhisquest;yetallsailorsofallsortsaremoreorlesscapriciousandunreliable—theyliveinthevaryingouterweather,andtheyinhaleitsfickleness—andwhenretainedforanyobjectremoteandblankinthepursuit,howeverpromissoryoflifeandpassionintheend,itisaboveallthingsrequisitethattemporaryinterestsandemploymentsshouldinterveneandholdthemhealthilysuspendedforthefinaldash.

           NorwasAhabunmindfulofanotherthing.Intimesofstrongemotionmankinddisdainallbaseconsiderations;butsuchtimesareevanescent.Thepermanentconstitutionalconditionofthemanufacturedman,thoughtAhab,issordidness.GrantingthattheWhiteWhalefullyincitestheheartsofthismysavagecrew,andplayingroundtheirsavagenessevenbreedsacertaingenerousknight-errantisminthem,still,whilefortheloveofittheygivechasetoMobyDick,theymustalsohavefoodfortheirmorecommon,dailyappetites.ForeventhehighliftedandchivalricCrusadersofoldtimeswerenotcontenttotraversetwothousandmilesoflandtofightfortheirholysepulchre,withoutcommittingburglaries,pickingpockets,andgainingotherpiousperquisitesbytheway.Hadtheybeenstrictlyheldtotheironefinalandromanticobject—thatfinalandromanticobject,toomanywouldhaveturnedfromindisgust.Iwillnotstripthesemen,thoughtAhab,ofallhopesofcash—aye,cash.

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