Моби Дик

Wheelbarrow

           Theownersofhisship,itseems,hadlenthimone,inwhichtocarryhisheavychesttohisboardinghouse.Nottoseemignorantaboutthething—thoughintruthhewasentirelyso,concerningtheprecisewayinwhichtomanagethebarrow—Queequegputshischestuponit;lashesitfast;andthenshouldersthebarrowandmarchesupthewharf."Why,"saidI,"Queequeg,youmighthaveknownbetterthanthat,onewouldthink.Didn’tthepeoplelaugh?"

           Uponthis,hetoldmeanotherstory.ThepeopleofhisislandofRokovoko,itseems,attheirweddingfeastsexpressthefragrantwaterofyoungcocoanutsintoalargestainedcalabashlikeapunchbowl;andthispunchbowlalwaysformsthegreatcentralornamentonthebraidedmatwherethefeastisheld.NowacertaingrandmerchantshiponcetouchedatRokovoko,anditscommander—fromallaccounts,averystatelypunctiliousgentleman,atleastforaseacaptain—thiscommanderwasinvitedtotheweddingfeastofQueequeg’ssister,aprettyyoungprincessjustturnedoften.Well;whenalltheweddingguestswereassembledatthebride’sbamboocottage,thisCaptainmarchesin,andbeingassignedthepostofhonor,placedhimselfoveragainstthepunchbowl,andbetweentheHighPriestandhismajestytheKing,Queequeg’sfather.Gracebeingsaid—forthosepeoplehavetheirgraceaswellaswe—thoughQueequegtoldmethatunlikeus,whoatsuchtimeslookdownwardstoourplatters,they,onthecontrary,copyingtheducks,glanceupwardstothegreatGiverofallfeasts—Grace,Isay,beingsaid,theHighPriestopensthebanquetbytheimmemorialceremonyoftheisland;thatis,dippinghisconsecratedandconsecratingfingersintothebowlbeforetheblessedbeveragecirculates.

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