Моби Дик

The Whale as a Dish

           Doesnotthatsighttakeatoothoutofthecannibal’sjaw?Cannibals?whoisnotacannibal?ItellyouitwillbemoretolerablefortheFejeethatsalteddownaleanmissionaryinhiscellaragainstacomingfamine;itwillbemoretolerableforthatprovidentFejee,Isay,inthedayofjudgment,thanforthee,civilizedandenlightenedgourmand,whonailestgeesetothegroundandfeastestontheirbloatedliversinthypate-de-foie-gras.

           ButStubb,heeatsthewhalebyitsownlight,doeshe?andthatisaddinginsulttoinjury,isit?Lookatyourknife-handle,there,mycivilizedandenlightenedgourmand,diningoffthatroastbeef,whatisthathandlemadeof?whatbutthebonesofthebrotheroftheveryoxyouareeating?Andwhatdoyoupickyourteethwith,afterdevouringthatfatgoose?Withafeatherofthesamefowl.AndwithwhatquilldidtheSecretaryoftheSocietyfortheSuppressionofCrueltyofGandersformallyinditehiscirculars?Itisonlywithinthelastmonthortwothatthesocietypassedaresolutiontopatronizenothingbutsteelpens.

           

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