Моби Дик

A Bosom Friend

           Doyousupposenow,Ishmael,thatthemagnanimousGodofheavenandearth—pagansandallincluded—canpossiblybejealousofaninsignificantbitofblackwood?Impossible!Butwhatisworship?—todothewillofGod?thatisworship.AndwhatisthewillofGod?—todotomyfellowmanwhatIwouldhavemyfellowmantodotome—thatisthewillofGod.Now,Queequegismyfellowman.AndwhatdoIwishthatthisQueequegwoulddotome?Why,unitewithmeinmyparticularPresbyterianformofworship.Consequently,Imustthenunitewithhiminhis;ergo,Imustturnidolator.SoIkindledtheshavings;helpedpropuptheinnocentlittleidol;offeredhimburntbiscuitwithQueequeg;salamedbeforehimtwiceorthrice;kissedhisnose;andthatdone,weundressedandwenttobed,atpeacewithourownconsciencesandalltheworld.Butwedidnotgotosleepwithoutsomelittlechat.

           HowitisIknownot;butthereisnoplacelikeabedforconfidentialdisclosuresbetweenfriends.Manandwife,theysay,thereopentheverybottomoftheirsoulstoeachother;andsomeoldcouplesoftenlieandchatoveroldtimestillnearlymorning.Thus,then,inourhearts’honeymoon,layIandQueequeg—acosy,lovingpair.

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