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The Pequod Meets The Bachelor

           Eventhecabintableitselfhadbeenknockedintokindling-wood;andthecabinmessdinedoffthebroadheadofanoil-butt,lasheddowntothefloorforacenterpiece.Intheforecastle,thesailorshadactuallycaulkedandpitchedtheirchests,andfilledthem;itwashumorouslyadded,thatthecookhadclappedaheadonhislargestboiler,andfilledit;thatthestewardhadpluggedhissparecoffee-potandfilledit;thattheharpooneershadheadedthesocketsoftheirironsandfilledthem;thatindeedeverythingwasfilledwithsperm,exceptthecaptain’spantaloonspockets,andthosehereservedtothrusthishandsinto,inself-complacenttestimonyofhisentiresatisfaction.

           AsthisgladshipofgoodluckboredownuponthemoodyPequod,thebarbariansoundofenormousdrumscamefromherforecastle;anddrawingstillnearer,acrowdofhermenwereseenstandingroundherhugetry-pots,which,coveredwiththeparchment-likepokeorstomachskinoftheblackfish,gaveforthaloudroartoeverystrokeoftheclenchedhandsofthecrew.Onthequarter-deck,thematesandharpooneersweredancingwiththeolive-huedgirlswhohadelopedwiththemfromthePolynesianIsles;whilesuspendedinanornamentalboat,firmlysecuredaloftbetweentheforemastandmainmast,threeLongIslandnegroes,withglitteringfiddle-bowsofwhaleivory,werepresidingoverthehilariousjig.Meanwhile,othersoftheship’scompanyweretumultuouslybusyatthemasonryofthetry-works,fromwhichthehugepotshadbeenremoved.

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