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The Funeral

           Espiedbysometimidman-of-warorblunderingdiscovery-vesselfromafar,whenthedistanceobscuringtheswarmingfowls,neverthelessstillshowsthewhitemassfloatinginthesun,andthewhitesprayheavinghighagainstit;straightwaythewhale’sunharmingcorpse,withtremblingfingersissetdowninthelogshoals,rocks,andbreakershereabout:beware!Andforyearsafterwards,perhaps,shipsshuntheplace;leapingoveritassillysheepleapoveravacuum,becausetheirleaderoriginallyleapedtherewhenastickwasheld.There’syourlawofprecedents;there’syourutilityoftraditions;there’sthestoryofyourobstinatesurvivalofoldbeliefsneverbottomedontheearth,andnownotevenhoveringintheair!There’sorthodoxy!

           Thus,whileinthelifethegreatwhale’sbodymayhavebeenarealterrortohisfoes,inhisdeathhisghostbecomesapowerlesspanictoaworld.

           Areyouabelieveringhosts,myfriend?ThereareotherghoststhantheCock-Laneone,andfardeepermenthanDoctorJohnsonwhobelieveinthem.

           

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