The Log and Line

           WhilenowthefatedPequodhadbeensolongafloatthisvoyage,thelogandlinehadbutveryseldombeeninuse.Owingtoaconfidentrelianceuponothermeansofdeterminingthevessel’splace,somemerchantmen,andmanywhalemen,especiallywhencruising,whollyneglecttoheavethelog;thoughatthesametime,andfrequentlymoreforform’ssakethananythingelse,regularlyputtingdownuponthecustomaryslatethecoursesteeredbytheship,aswellasthepresumedaverageofprogressioneveryhour.IthadbeenthuswiththePequod.Thewoodenreelandangularlogattachedhung,longuntouched,justbeneaththerailingoftheafterbulwarks.Rainsandsprayhaddampedit;sunandwindhadwarpedit;alltheelementshadcombinedtorotathingthathungsoidly.Butheedlessofallthis,hismoodseizedAhab,ashehappenedtoglanceuponthereel,notmanyhoursafterthemagnetscene,andherememberedhowhisquadrantwasnomore,andrecalledhisfranticoathaboutthelevellogandline.Theshipwassailingplungingly;asternthebillowsrolledinriots.

           "Forward,there!Heavethelog!"

           Twoseamencame.Thegolden-huedTahitianandthegrizzlyManxman."Takethereel,oneofye,I’llheave."

           Theywenttowardstheextremestern,ontheship’sleeside,wherethedeck,withtheobliqueenergyofthewind,wasnowalmostdippingintothecreamy,sidelong-rushingsea.

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