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The Log and Line

           Inturn,jerkinglyraisedandloweredbytherollingbillows,thetowingresistanceofthelogcausedtheoldreelmantostaggerstrangely.

           "Holdhard!"

           Snap!theoverstrainedlinesaggeddowninonelongfestoon;thetugginglogwasgone.

           "Icrushthequadrant,thethunderturnstheneedles,andnowthemadseapartsthelog-line.ButAhabcanmendall.Haulinhere,Tahitian;reelup,Manxman.Andlookye,letthecarpentermakeanotherlog,andmendthoutheline.Seetoit."

           "Therehegoesnow;tohimnothing’shappened;buttome,theskewerseemslooseningoutofthemiddleoftheworld.Haulin,haulin,Tahitian!Theselinesrunwhole,andwhirlingout:comeinbroken,anddraggingslow.Ha,Pip?cometohelp;eh,Pip?"

           "Pip?whomcallyePip?Pipjumpedfromthewhaleboat.Pip’smissing.Let’sseenowifyehaven’tfishedhimuphere,fisherman.Itdragshard;Iguesshe’sholdingon.Jerkhim,Tahiti!Jerkhimoffwehaulinnocowardshere.Ho!there’shisarmjustbreakingwater.Ahatchet!ahatchet!cutitoffwehaulinnocowardshere.CaptainAhab!sir,sir!here’sPip,tryingtogetonboardagain."

           "Peace,thoucrazyloon,"criedtheManxman,seizinghimbythearm."Awayfromthequarter-deck!"

           "Thegreateridioteverscoldsthelesser,"mutteredAhab,advancing."Handsofffromthatholiness!WheresayestthouPipwas,boy?

           "Asternthere,sir,astern!Lo!lo!"

           "Andwhoartthou,boy?Iseenotmyreflectioninthevacantpupilsofthyeyes.

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