Моби Дик

The Doubloon

           "AndI,you,andhe;andwe,ye,andthey,areallbats;andI’macrow,especiallywhenIstanda’topofthispinetreehere.Caw!caw!caw!caw!caw!caw!Ain’tIacrow?Andwhere’sthescare-crow?Therehestands;twobonesstuckintoapairofoldtrowsers,andtwomorepokedintothesleevesofanoldjacket."

           "Wonderifhemeansme?complimentarypoorlad!Icouldgohangmyself.Anyway,forthepresent,I’llquitPip’svicinity.Icanstandtherest,fortheyhaveplainwits;buthe’stoocrazy-wittyformysanity.So,so,Ileavehimmuttering."

           "Here’stheship’snavel,thisdoubloonhere,andtheyareallonefiretounscrewit.But,unscrewyournavel,andwhat’stheconsequence?Thenagain,ifitstayshere,thatisugly,too,forwhenaught’snailedtothemastit’sasignthatthingsgrowdesperate.Ha!ha!oldAhab!theWhiteWhale;he’llnailye!Thisisapinetree.Myfather,inoldTollandcounty,cutdownapinetreeonce,andfoundasilverringgrownoverinit;someolddarkey’sweddingring.Howdiditgetthere?Andsothey’llsayintheresurrection,whentheycometofishupthisoldmast,andfindadoubloonlodgedinit,withbeddedoystersfortheshaggybark.Oh,thegold!theprecious,preciousgold!thegreenmiser’llhoardyesoon!Hish!hish!Godgoes‘mongtheworldsblackberrying.Cook!ho,cook!andcookus!Jenny!hey,hey,hey,hey,hey,Jenny,Jenny!andgetyourhoe-cakedone!"

           

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