Моби Дик

Nightgown

           Wehadbeensittinginthiscrouchingmannerforsometime,whenallatonceIthoughtIwouldopenmyeyes;forwhenbetweensheets,whetherbydayorbynight,andwhetherasleeporawake,Ihaveawayofalwayskeepingmyeyesshut,inorderthemoretoconcentratethesnugnessofbeinginbed.Becausenomancaneverfeelhisownidentityarightexcepthiseyesbeclosed;asif,darknesswereindeedtheproperelementofouressences,thoughlightbemorecongenialtoourclayeypart.Uponopeningmyeyesthen,andcomingoutofmyownpleasantandself-createddarknessintotheimposedandcoarseoutergloomoftheunilluminatedtwelve-o’clock-at-night,Iexperiencedadisagreeablerevulsion.NordidIatallobjecttothehintfromQueequegthatperhapsitwerebesttostrikealight,seeingthatweweresowideawake;andbesideshefeltastrongdesiretohaveafewquietpuffsfromhisTomahawk.Beitsaid,thatthoughIhadfeltsuchastrongrepugnancetohissmokinginthebedthenightbefore,yetseehowelasticourstiffprejudicesgrowwhenoncelovecomestobendthem.FornowIlikednothingbetterthantohaveQueequegsmokingbyme,eveninbed,becauseheseemedtobefullofsuchserenehouseholdjoythen.Inomorefeltundulyconcernedforthelandlord’spolicyofinsurance.Iwasonlyalivetothecondensedconfidentialcomfortablenessofsharingapipeandablanketwitharealfriend.Withourshaggyjacketsdrawnaboutourshoulders,wenowpassedtheTomahawkfromonetotheother,tillslowlytheregrewoverusabluehangingtesterofsmoke,illuminatedbytheflameofthenew-litlamp.

           Whetheritwasthatthisundulatingtesterrolledthesavageawaytofardistantscenes,Iknownot,buthenowspokeofhisnativeisland;and,eagertohearhishistory,Ibeggedhimtogoonandtellit.

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