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The Gam

           AndasforPirates,whentheychancetocrosseachother’scross-bones,thefirsthailis"Howmanyskulls?"thesamewaythatwhalershail"Howmanybarrels?"Andthatquestiononceanswered,piratesstraightwaysteerapart,fortheyareinfernalvillainsonbothsides,anddon’tliketoseeovermuchofeachother’svillanouslikenesses.

           Butlookatthegodly,honest,unostentatious,hospitable,sociable,free-and-easywhaler!Whatdoesthewhalerdowhenshemeetsanotherwhalerinanysortofdecentweather?Shehasa"Gam,"athingsoutterlyunknowntoallothershipsthattheyneverheardofthenameeven;andifbychancetheyshouldhearofit,theyonlygrinatit,andrepeatgamesomestuffabout"spouters"and"blubber-boilers,"andsuchlikeprettyexclamations.WhyitisthatallMerchant-seamen,andalsoallPiratesandMan-of-War’smen,andSlave-shipsailors,cherishsuchascornfulfeelingtowardsWhale-ships;thisisaquestionitwouldbehardtoanswer.Because,inthecaseofpirates,say,Ishouldliketoknowwhetherthatprofessionoftheirshasanypeculiargloryaboutit.Itsometimesendsinuncommonelevation,indeed;butonlyatthegallows.Andbesides,whenamaniselevatedinthatoddfashion,hehasnoproperfoundationforhissuperioraltitude.Hence,Iconclude,thatinboastinghimselftobehighliftedaboveawhaleman,inthatassertionthepiratehasnosolidbasistostandon.

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