Leg and Arm

           ThePequodofNantucket,MeetstheSamuelEnderby,ofLondon

           "Ship,ahoy!HastseentheWhiteWhale?"

           SocriedAhab,oncemorehailingashipshowingEnglishcolors,bearingdownunderthestern.Trumpettomouth,theoldmanwasstandinginhishoistedquarter-deck,hisivorylegplainlyrevealedtothestrangercaptain,whowascarelesslyreclininginhisownboat’sbow.Hewasadarkly-tanned,burly,goodnatured,fine-lookingman,ofsixtyorthereabouts,dressedinaspaciousroundabout,thathungroundhiminfestoonsofbluepilot-cloth;andoneemptyarmofhisjacketstreamedbehindhimlikethebroideredarmofahuzzar’ssurcoat.

           "HastseentheWhiteWhale!"

           "Seeyouthis?"andwithdrawingitfromthefoldsthathadhiddenit,heheldupawhitearmofspermwhalebone,terminatinginawoodenheadlikeamallet.

           "Manmyboat!"criedAhab,impetuously,andtossingabouttheoarsnearhim"Standbytolower!"

           Inlessthanaminute,withoutquittinghislittlecraft,heandhiscrewweredroppedtothewater,andweresoonalongsideofthestranger.Buthereacuriousdifficultypresenteditself.Intheexcitementofthemoment,Ahabhadforgottonthatsincethelossofhisleghehadneveroncesteppedonboardofanyvesselatseabuthisown,andthenitwasalwaysbyaningeniousandveryhandymechanicalcontrivancepeculiartothePequod,andathingnottoberiggedandshippedinanyothervesselatamoment’swarning.

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