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The First Lowering

           Hedidnotsaymuchtohiscrew,though,nordidhiscrewsayanythingtohim.Onlythesilenceoftheboatwasatintervalsstartlinglypiercedbyoneofhispeculiarwhispers,nowharshwithcommand,nowsoftwithentreaty.

           HowdifferenttheloudlittleKing-Post."Singoutandsaysomething,myhearties.Roarandpull,mythunderbolts!Beachme,beachmeontheirblackbacks,boys;onlydothatforme,andI’llsignovertoyoumyMartha’sVineyardplantation,boys;includingwifeandchildren,boys.Laymeonlaymeon!OLord,Lord!butIshallgostark,staringmad!See!seethatwhitewater!"Andsoshouting,hepulledhishatfromhishead,andstampedupanddownonit;thenpickingitup,flirteditfaroffuponthesea;andfinallyfelltorearingandplungingintheboat’ssternlikeacrazedcoltfromtheprairie.

           "Lookatthatchapnow,"philosophicallydrawledStubb,who,withhisunlightedshortpipe,mechanicallyretainedbetweenhisteeth,atashortdistance,followedafter—"He’sgotfits,thatFlaskhas.Fits?yes,givehimfitsthat’stheverywordpitchfitsinto‘em.Merrily,merrily,hearts-alive.Puddingforsupper,youknow;merry’stheword.Pull,babespull,sucklingspull,all.Butwhatthedevilareyouhurryingabout?Softly,softly,andsteadily,mymen.Onlypull,andkeeppulling;nothingmore.Crackallyourbackbones,andbiteyourknivesintwothat’sall.

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