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Ahab and the Carpenter

           Lookye,pudding-headsshouldnevergrantpremises.Howlongbeforethelegisdone?

           Perhapsanhour,sir.

           Bungleawayatitthen,andbringittome(turnstogo).Oh,Life.HereIam,proudasGreekgod,andyetstandingdebtortothisblockheadforabonetostandon!Cursedbethatmortalinter-indebtednesswhichwillnotdoawaywithledgers.Iwouldbefreeasair;andI’mdowninthewholeworld’sbooks.Iamsorich,IcouldhavegivenbidforbidwiththewealthiestPraetoriansattheauctionoftheRomanempire(whichwastheworld’s);andyetIoweforthefleshinthetongueIbragwith.Byheavens!I’llgetacrucible,andintoit,anddissolvemyselfdowntoonesmall,compendiousvertebra.So.

           CARPENTER(resumingwork).

           Well,well,well!Stubbknowshimbestofall,andStubbalwayssayshe’squeer;saysnothingbutthatonesufficientlittlewordqueer;he’squeer,saysStubb;he’squeerqueer,queer;andkeepsdinningitintoMr.Starbuckallthetimequeersirqueer,queer,veryqueer.Andhere’shisleg.Yes,nowthatIthinkofit,here’shisbed-fellow!hasastickofwhale’sjaw-boneforawife!Andthisishisleg;he’llstandonthis.Whatwasthatnowaboutonelegstandinginthreeplaces,andallthreeplacesstandinginonehellhowwasthat?Oh!Idon’twonderhelookedsoscornfulatme!I’masortofstrange-thoughtedsometimes,theysay;butthat’sonlyhaphazard-like

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