The Carpenter

           SeatthyselfsultanicallyamongthemoonsofSaturn,andtakehighabstractedmanalone;andheseemsawonder,agrandeur,andawoe.Butfromthesamepoint,takemankindinmass,andforthemostpart,theyseemamobofunnecessaryduplicates,bothcontemporaryandhereditary.Butmosthumblethoughhewas,andfarfromfurnishinganexampleofthehigh,humaneabstraction;thePequod’scarpenterwasnoduplicate;hence,henowcomesinpersononthisstage.

           Likeallsea-goingshipcarpenters,andmoreespeciallythosebelongingtowhalingvessels,hewas,toacertainoff-hand,practicalextent,alikeexperiencedinnumeroustradesandcallingscollateraltohisown;thecarpenter’spursuitbeingtheancientandoutbranchingtrunkofallthosenumeroushandicraftswhichmoreorlesshavetodowithwoodasanauxiliarymaterial.But,besidestheapplicationtohimofthegenericremarkabove,thiscarpenterofthePequodwassingularlyefficientinthosethousandnamelessmechanicalemergenciescontinuallyrecurringinalargeship,uponathreeorfouryears’voyage,inuncivilizedandfar-distantseas.Fornottospeakofhisreadinessinordinaryduties:repairingstoveboats,sprungspars,reformingtheshapeofclumsy-bladedoars,insertingbull’seyesinthedeck,ornewtree-nailsinthesideplanks,andothermiscellaneousmattersmoredirectlypertainingtohisspecialbusiness;hewasmoreoverunhesitatinglyexpertinallmannerofconflictingaptitudes,bothusefulandcapricious.

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