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A Bower in the Arsacides

           InashipIbelongedto,asmallcubSpermWhalewasoncebodilyhoistedtothedeckforhispokeorbag,tomakesheathsforthebarbsoftheharpoons,andfortheheadsofthelances.ThinkyouIletthechancego,withoutusingmyboat-hatchetandjack-knife,andbreakingthesealandreadingallthecontentsofthatyoungcub?

           Andasformyexactknowledgeofthebonesoftheleviathanintheirgigantic,fullgrowndevelopment,forthatrareknowledgeIamindebtedtomylateroyalfriendTranque,kingofTranque,oneoftheArsacides.ForbeingatTranque,yearsago,whenattachedtothetrading-shipDeyofAlgiers,IwasinvitedtospendpartoftheArsacideanholidayswiththelordofTranque,athisretiredpalmvillaatPupella;asea-sideglennotveryfardistantfromwhatoursailorscalledBamboo-Town,hiscapital.

           Amongmanyotherfinequalities,myroyalfriendTranquo,beinggiftedwithadevoutloveforallmattersofbarbaricvertu,hadbroughttogetherinPupellawhateverrarethingsthemoreingeniousofhispeoplecouldinvent;chieflycarvedwoodsofwonderfuldevices,chiselledshells,inlaidspears,costlypaddles,aromaticcanoes;andallthesedistributedamongwhatevernaturalwonders,thewonder-freighted,tribute-renderingwaveshadcastuponhisshores.

           ChiefamongtheselatterwasagreatSpermWhale,which,afteranunusuallylongraginggale,hadbeenfounddeadandstranded,withhisheadagainstacocoa-nuttree,whoseplumage-like,tufteddroopingsseemedhisverdantjet.

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