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The First Lowering

           Starbuck!larboardboatthere,ahoy!awordwithye,sir,ifyeplease!"

           "Halloa!"returnedStarbuck,turningroundnotasingleinchashespoke;stillearnestlybutwhisperinglyurginghiscrew;hisfacesetlikeaflintfromStubb’s.

           "Whatthinkyeofthoseyellowboys,sir!

           "Smuggledonboard,somehow,beforetheshipsailed.(Strong,strong,boys!)"inawhispertohiscrew,thenspeakingoutloudagain:"Asadbusiness,Mr.Stubb!(seetheher,seetheher,mylads!)butnevermind,Mr.Stubb,allforthebest.Letallyourcrewpullstrong,comewhatwill.(Spring,mymen,spring!)There’shogsheadsofspermahead,Mr.Stubb,andthat’swhatyecamefor.(Pull,myboys!)Sperm,sperm’stheplay!Thisatleastisduty;dutyandprofithandinhand."

           "Aye,aye,Ithoughtasmuch,"soliloquizedStubb,whentheboatsdiverged,"assoonasIclapteyeon‘em,Ithoughtso.Aye,andthat’swhathewentintotheafterholdfor,sooften,asDough-Boylongsuspected.Theywerehiddendownthere.TheWhiteWhale’satthebottomofit.Well,well,sobeit!Can’tbehelped!Allright!Givewaymen!Itain’ttheWhiteWhaleto-day!Giveway!"

           Nowtheadventoftheseoutlandishstrangersatsuchacriticalinstantastheloweringoftheboatsfromthedeck,thishadnotunreasonablyawakenedasortofsuperstitiousamazementinsomeoftheship’scompany;butArchy’sfancieddiscoveryhavingsometimepreviousgotabroadamongthem,thoughindeednotcreditedthen,thishadinsomesmallmeasurepreparedthemfortheevent.

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