The Monkey-Rope

           Inthetumultuousbusinessofcutting-inandattendingtoawhale,thereismuchrunningbackwardsandforwardsamongthecrew.Nowhandsarewantedhere,andthenagainhandsarewantedthere.Thereisnostayinginanyoneplace;foratoneandthesametimeeverythinghastobedoneeverywhere.Itismuchthesamewithhimwhoendeavorsthedescriptionofthescene.Wemustnowretraceourwayalittle.Itwasmentionedthatuponfirstbreakinggroundinthewhale’sback,theblubber-hookwasinsertedintotheoriginalholetherecutbythespadesofthemates.Buthowdidsoclumsyandweightyamassasthatsamehookgetfixedinthathole?ItwasinsertedtherebymyparticularfriendQueequeg,whosedutyitwas,asharpooneer,todescenduponthemonster’sbackforthespecialpurposereferredto.Butinverymanycases,circumstancesrequirethattheharpooneershallremainonthewhaletillthewholetensingorstrippingoperationisconcluded.Thewhale,beitobserved,liesalmostentirelysubmerged,exceptingtheimmediatepartsoperatedupon.Sodownthere,sometenfeetbelowthelevelofthedeck,thepoorharpooneerfloundersabout,halfonthewhaleandhalfinthewater,asthevastmassrevolveslikeatread-millbeneathhim.Ontheoccasioninquestion,QueequegfiguredintheHighlandcostumeashirtandsocksinwhichtomyeyes,atleast,heappearedtouncommonadvantage;andnoonehadabetterchancetoobservehim,aswillpresentlybeseen.

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