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The Monkey-Rope

           Beingthesavage’sbowsman,thatis,thepersonwhopulledthebow-oarinhisboat(thesecondonefromforward),itwasmycheerfuldutytoattenduponhimwhiletakingthathard-scrabblescrambleuponthedeadwhale’sback.YouhaveseenItalianorgan-boysholdingadancing-apebyalongcord.Justso,fromtheship’ssteepside,didIholdQueequegdownthereinthesea,bywhatistechnicallycalledinthefisheryamonkey-rope,attachedtoastrongstripofcanvasbeltedroundhiswaist.

           Itwasahumorouslyperilousbusinessforbothofus.For,beforeweproceedfurther,itmustbesaidthatthemonkey-ropewasfastatbothends;fasttoQueequeg’sbroadcanvasbelt,andfasttomynarrowleatherone.Sothatforbetterorforworse,wetwo,forthetime,werewedded;andshouldpoorQueequegsinktorisenomore,thenbothusageandhonordemanded,thatinsteadofcuttingthecord,itshoulddragmedowninhiswake.So,then,anelongatedSiameseligatureunitedus.Queequegwasmyowninseparabletwinbrother;norcouldIanywaygetridofthedangerousliabilitieswhichthehempenbondentailed.

           SostronglyandmetaphysicallydidIconceiveofmysituationthen,thatwhileearnestlywatchinghismotions,Iseemeddistinctlytoperceivethatmyownindividualitywasnowmergedinajointstockcompanyoftwo;thatmyfreewillhadreceivedamortalwound;andthatanother’smistakeormisfortunemightplungeinnocentmeintounmeriteddisasteranddeath.

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