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Loomings

           Well,then,howevertheoldsea-captainsmayordermeabout—howevertheymaythumpandpunchmeabout,Ihavethesatisfactionofknowingthatitisallright; thateverybodyelseisonewayorotherservedinmuchthesameway—eitherinaphysicalormetaphysicalpointofview,thatis; andsotheuniversalthumpispassedround,andallhandsshouldrubeachother’sshoulder-blades,andbecontent. 

           Again,Ialwaysgotoseaasasailor,becausetheymakeapointofpayingmeformytrouble,whereastheyneverpaypassengersasinglepennythatIeverheardof. Onthecontrary,passengersthemselvesmustpay. Andthereisallthedifferenceintheworldbetweenpayingandbeingpaid. Theactofpayingisperhapsthemostuncomfortableinflictionthatthetwoorchardthievesentaileduponus. Butbeingpaid—whatwillcomparewithit? Theurbaneactivitywithwhichamanreceivesmoneyisreallymarvellous,consideringthatwesoearnestlybelievemoneytobetherootofallearthlyills,andthatonnoaccountcanamoniedmanenterheaven. Ah!howcheerfullyweconsignourselvestoperdition! 

           Finally,Ialwaysgotoseaasasailor,becauseofthewholesomeexerciseandpureairofthefore-castledeck. Forasinthisworld,headwindsarefarmoreprevalentthanwindsfromastern(thatis,ifyouneverviolatethePythagoreanmaxim),soforthemostparttheCommodoreonthequarter-deckgetshisatmosphereatsecondhandfromthesailorsontheforecastle. Hethinkshebreathesitfirst;butnotso. Inmuchthesamewaydothecommonaltyleadtheirleadersinmanyotherthings,atthesametimethattheleaderslittlesuspectit. Butwhereforeitwasthatafterhavingrepeatedlysmelttheseaasamerchantsailor,Ishouldnowtakeitintomyheadtogoonawhalingvoyage; thistheinvisiblepoliceofficeroftheFates,whohastheconstantsurveillanceofme,andsecretlydogsme,andinfluencesmeinsomeunaccountableway—hecanbetteranswerthananyoneelse. 

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