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Ahab’s Boat and Crew. Fedallah

           Butsuchasuppositiondidbynomeansinvolvetheremotestsuspicionastoanyboat’screwbeingassignedtothatboat.

           Now,withthesubordinatephantoms,whatwonderremainedsoonwanedaway;forinawhalerwonderssoonwane.Besides,nowandthensuchunaccountableoddsandendsofstrangenationscomeupfromtheunknownnooksandash-holesoftheearthtomanthesefloatingoutlawsofwhalers;andtheshipsthemselvesoftenpickupsuchqueercastawaycreaturesfoundtossingabouttheopenseaonplanks,bitsofwreck,oars,whaleboats,canoes,blown-offJapanesejunks,andwhatnot;thatBeelzebubhimselfmightclimbupthesideandstepdownintothecabintochatwiththecaptain,anditwouldnotcreateanyunsubduableexcitementintheforecastle.

           Butbeallthisasitmay,certainitisthatwhilethesubordinatephantomssoonfoundtheirplaceamongthecrew,thoughstillasitweresomehowdistinctfromthem,yetthathair-turbanedFedallahremainedamuffledmysterytothelast.Whencehecameinamannerlyworldlikethis,bywhatsortofunaccountabletiehesoonevincedhimselftobelinkedwithAhab’speculiarfortunes;nay,sofarastohavesomesortofahalf-hintedinfluence;Heavenknows,butitmighthavebeenevenauthorityoverhim;allthisnoneknew,butonecannotsustainanindifferentairconcerningFedallah

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