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The Musket

           Butashewasnowbringingtheshipasnearhercourseaspossible,watchingthecompassmeanwhile,lo!agoodsign!thewindseemedcomingroundastern;aye,thefoulbreezebecamefair!

           Instantlytheyardsweresquared,tothelivelysongof"Ho!thefairwind!oh-ye-hocheerly,men!"thecrewsingingforjoy,thatsopromisinganeventshouldsosoonhavefalsifiedtheevilportendsprecedingit.

           Incompliancewiththestandingorderofhiscommander—toreportimmediately,andatanyoneofthetwenty-fourhours,anydecidedchangeintheaffairsofthedeck—Starbuckhadnosoonertrimmedtheyardstothebreeze—howeverreluctantlyandgloomily—thathemechanicallywentbelowtoappriseCaptainAhabofthecircumstance.

           Ereknockingathisstate-room,heinvoluntarilypausedbeforeitamoment.Thecabinlamp—takinglongswingsthiswayandthat—wasburningfitfully,andcastingfitfulshadowsupontheoldman’sbolteddoor—athinone,withfixedblindsinserted,inplaceofupperpanels.Theisolatedsubterraneousnessofthecabinmadeacertainhummingsilencetoreignthere,thoughitwashoopedroundbyalltheroaroftheelements.Theloadedmusketsintherackwereshininglyrevealed,astheystooduprightagainsttheforwardbulkhead.Starbuckwasanhonest,uprightman;butoutofStarbuck’sheart,atthatinstantwhenhesawthemuskets,therestrangelyevolvedanevilthought;butsoblentwithitsneutralorgoodaccompanimentsthatfortheinstanthehardlyknewitforitself.

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