Breakfast

           Iquickleyfollowedsuit,anddescendingintothebar-roomaccostedthegrinninglandlordverypleasantly.Icherishednomalicetowardshim,thoughhehadbeenskylarkingwithmenotalittleinthematterofmybedfellow.

           However,agoodlaughisamightygoodthing,andrathertooscarceagoodthing;themore’sthepity.So,ifanyoneman,inhisownproperperson,affordstuffforagoodjoketoanybody,lethimnotbebackward,butlethimcheerfullyallowhimselftospendandtobespentinthatway.Andthemanthathasanythingbountifullylaughableabouthim,besurethereismoreinthatmanthanyouperhapsthinkfor.

           Thebar-roomwasnowfulloftheboarderswhohadbeendroppinginthenightprevious,andwhomIhadnotasyethadagoodlookat.Theywerenearlyallwhalemen;chiefmates,andsecondmates,andthirdmates,andseacarpenters,andseacoopers,andseablacksmiths,andharpooneers,andshipkeepers;abrownandbrawnycompany,withboskybeards;anunshorn,shaggyset,allwearingmonkeyjacketsformorninggowns.

           Youcouldprettyplainlytellhowlongeachonehadbeenashore.Thisyoungfellow’shealthycheekislikeasun-toastedpearinhue,andwouldseemtosmellalmostasmusky;hecannothavebeenthreedayslandedfromhisIndianvoyage.Thatmannexthimlooksafewshadeslighter;youmightsayatouchofsatinwoodisinhim.Inthecomplexionofathirdstilllingersatropictawn,butslightlybleachedwithal;hedoubtlesshastarriedwholeweeksashore.ButwhocouldshowacheeklikeQueequeg?which,barredwithvarioustints,seemedliketheAndes’westernslope,toshowforthinonearray,contrastingclimates,zonebyzone.

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