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The Castaway

           ThefirsttimeStubbloweredwithhim,Pipevincedmuchnervousness;buthappily,forthattime,escapedclosecontactwiththewhale;andthereforecameoffnotaltogetherdiscreditably;thoughStubbobservinghim,tookcare,afterwards,toexhorthimtocherishhiscourageousnesstotheutmost,forhemightoftenfinditneedful.

           Nowuponthesecondlowering,theboatpaddleduponthewhale;andasthefishreceivedthedartediron,itgaveitscustomaryrap,whichhappened,inthisinstance,toberightunderpoorPip’sseat.Theinvoluntaryconsternationofthemomentcausedhimtoleap,paddleinhand,outoftheboat;andinsuchaway,thatpartoftheslackwhalelinecomingagainsthischest,hebreasteditoverboardwithhim,soastobecomeentangledinit,whenatlastplumpingintothewater.Thatinstantthestrickenwhalestartedonafiercerun,thelineswiftlystraightened;andpresto!poorPipcameallfoaminguptothechocksoftheboat,remorselesslydraggedtherebytheline,whichhadtakenseveralturnsaroundhischestandneck.

           Tashtegostoodinthebows.Hewasfullofthefireofthehunt.HehatedPipforapoltroon.Snatchingtheboat-knifefromitssheath,hesuspendeditssharpedgeovertheline,andturningtowardsStubb,exclaimedinterrogatively,"Cut?"MeantimePip’sblue,chokedfaceplainlylooked,Do,forGod’ssake!Allpassedinaflash.Inlessthanhalfaminute,thisentirethinghappened.

           "Damnhim,cut!"roaredStubb;andsothewhalewaslostandPipwassaved.

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