Моби Дик

A Bosom Friend

           Itmayseemridiculous,butitremindedmeofGeneralWashington’shead,asseeninthepopularbustsofhim.Ithadthesamelongregularlygradedretreatingslopefromabovethebrows,whichwerelikewiseveryprojecting,liketwolongpromontoriesthicklywoodedontop.QueequegwasGeorgeWashingtoncannibalisticallydeveloped.

           WhilstIwasthuscloselyscanninghim,half-pretendingmeanwhiletobelookingoutatthestormfromthecasement,heneverheededmypresence,nevertroubledhimselfwithsomuchasasingleglance;butappearedwhollyoccupiedwithcountingthepagesofthemarvellousbook.Consideringhowsociablywehadbeensleepingtogetherthenightprevious,andespeciallyconsideringtheaffectionatearmIhadfoundthrownovermeuponwakinginthemorning,Ithoughtthisindifferenceofhisverystrange.Butsavagesarestrangebeings;attimesyoudonotknowexactlyhowtotakethem.Atfirsttheyareoverawing;theircalmself-collectednessofsimplicityseemsasSocraticwisdom.IhadnoticedalsothatQueequegneverconsortedatall,orbutverylittle,withtheotherseamenintheinn.Hemadenoadvanceswhatever;appearedtohavenodesiretoenlargethecircleofhisacquaintances.Allthisstruckmeasmightysingular;yet,uponsecondthoughts,therewassomethingalmostsublimeinit.Herewasamansometwentythousandmilesfromhome,bythewayofCapeHorn,thatiswhichwastheonlywayhecouldgettherethrownamongpeopleasstrangetohimasthoughhewereintheplanetJupiter;andyetheseemedentirelyathisease;preservingtheutmostserenity;contentwithhisowncompanionship;alwaysequaltohimself.Surelythiswasatouchoffinephilosophy;thoughnodoubthehadneverheardtherewassuchathingasthat.But,perhaps,tobetruephilosophers,wemortalsshouldnotbeconsciousofsolivingorsostriving.

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