Моби Дик

The Gam

           Andespeciallywouldthisseemtobeamatterofcourse,inthecaseofvesselsownedinoneseaport,andwhosecaptains,officers,andnotafewofthemenarepersonallyknowntoeachother;andconsequently,haveallsortsofdeardomesticthingstotalkabout.

           Forthelongabsentship,theoutward-bounder,perhaps,haslettersonboard;atanyrate,shewillbesuretoletherhavesomepapersofadateayearortwolaterthanthelastoneonherblurredandthumb-wornfiles.Andinreturnforthatcourtesy,theoutward-boundshipwouldreceivethelatestwhalingintelligencefromthecruising-groundtowhichshemaybedestined,athingoftheutmostimportancetoher.Andindegree,allthiswillholdtrueconcerningwhalingvesselscrossingeachother’strackonthecruising-grounditself,eventhoughtheyareequallylongabsentfromhome.Foroneofthemmayhavereceivedatransferoflettersfromsomethird,andnowfarremotevessel;andsomeofthoselettersmaybeforthepeopleoftheshipshenowmeets.Besides,theywouldexchangethewhalingnews,andhaveanagreeablechat.Fornotonlywouldtheymeetwithallthesympathiesofsailors,butlikewisewithallthepeculiarcongenialitiesarisingfromacommonpursuitandmutuallysharedprivationsandperils.

           Norwoulddifferenceofcountrymakeanyveryessentialdifference;thatis,solongasbothpartiesspeakonelanguage,asisthecasewithAmericansandEnglish.Though,tobesure,fromthesmallnumberofEnglishwhalers,suchmeetingsdonotveryoftenoccur,andwhentheydooccurthere.

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