Моби Дик

The Grand Armada

           UnliketheDanes,theseOrientalsdonotdemandtheobsequioushomageofloweredtop-sailsfromtheendlessprocessionofshipsbeforethewind,whichforcenturiespast,bynightandbyday,havepassedbetweentheislandsofSumatraandJava,freightedwiththecostliestcargoesoftheeast.Butwhiletheyfreelywaiveaceremoniallikethis,theydobynomeansrenouncetheirclaimtomoresolidtribute.

           TimeoutofmindthepiraticalproasoftheMalays,lurkingamongthelowshadedcovesandisletsofSumatra,havesalliedoutuponthevesselssailingthroughthestraits,fiercelydemandingtributeatthepointoftheirspears.ThoughbytherepeatedbloodychastisementstheyhavereceivedatthehandsofEuropeancruisers,theaudacityofthesecorsairshasoflatebeensomewhatrepressed;yet,evenatthepresentday,weoccasionallyhearofEnglishandAmericanvessels,which,inthosewaters,havebeenremorselesslyboardedandpillaged.

           Withafair,freshwind,thePequodwasnowdrawingnightothesestraits;AhabpurposingtopassthroughthemintotheJavasea,andthence,cruisingnorthwards,overwatersknowntobefrequentedhereandtherebytheSpermWhale,sweepinshorebythePhilippineIslands,andgainthefarcoastofJapan,intimeforthegreatwhalingseasonthere.

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