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Ahab and the Carpenter

           Sir?

           Hold;whilePrometheusisaboutit,I’llorderacompletemanafteradesirablepattern.Imprimis,fiftyfeethighinhissocks;then,chestmodelledaftertheThamesTunnelthen,legswithrootsto‘em,tostayinoneplace;then,armsthreefeetthroughthewrist;noheartatall,brassforehead,andaboutaquarterofanacreoffinebrains;andletmeseeshallIordereyestoseeoutwards?No,butputasky-lightontopofhisheadtoilluminateinwards.There,taketheorder,andaway.

           Now,what’shespeakingabout,andwho’shespeakingto,Ishouldlikeknow?ShallIkeepstandinghere?(aside.)

           ‘Tisbutindifferentarchitecturetomakeablinddome;here’sone.No,no,no;Imusthavealantern.

           Ho,ho!That’sit,hey?Herearetwo,sir;onewillservemyturn.

           Whatartthouthrustingthatthief-catcherintomyfacefor,man?Thrustedlightisworsethanpresentedpistols.

           Ithought,sir,thatyouspoketocarpenter.

           Carpenter?whythat’sbutno;averytidy,and,Imaysay,anextremelygentlemanlikesortofbusinessthouartinhere,carpenter;orwould’stthouratherworkinclay?

           Sir?Clay?clay,sir?That’smud;weleaveclaytoditchers,sir.

           Thefellow’simpious!Whatartthousneezingabout?

           Boneisratherdusty,sir.

           Takethehint,then;andwhenthouartdead,neverburythyselfunderlivingpeople’snoses.

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