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The Life-Buoy

           "Itwillmakeagoodenoughone,"saidFlask,"thecarpenterherecanarrangeiteasily."

           "Bringitup;there’snothingelseforit,"saidStarbuck,afteramelancholypause."Rigit,carpenter;donotlookatmesothecoffin,Imean.Dostthouhearme?Rigit."

           "AndshallInaildownthelid,sir?"movinghishandaswithahammer.

           "Aye."

           "AndshallIcaulktheseams,sir?"movinghishandaswithacaulking-iron.

           "Aye."

           "AndshallIthenpayoverthesamewithpitch,sir?"movinghishandaswithapitch-pot.

           "Away!whatpossessestheetothis?Makealife-buoyofthecoffin,andnomore.Mr.Stubb,Mr.Flask,comeforwardwithme."

           "Hegoesoffinahuff.Thewholehecanendure;atthepartshebaulks.NowIdon’tlikethis.ImakealegforCaptainAhab,andhewearsitlikeagentleman;butImakeabandboxforQueequeg,andhewon’tputhisheadintoit.Areallmypainstogofornothingwiththatcoffin?AndnowI’morderedtomakealife-buoyofit.It’sliketurninganoldcoat;goingtobringthefleshontheothersidenow.Idon’tlikethiscobblingsortofbusinessIdon’tlikeitatall;it’sundignified;it’snotmyplace.Lettinkers’bratsdotinkerings;wearetheirbetters.Iliketotakeinhandnonebutclean,virgin,fair-and-squaremathematicaljobs,somethingthatregularlybeginsatthebeginning,andisatthemiddlewhenmidway,andcomestoanendattheconclusion;notacobbler’sjob,that’satanendinthemiddle,andatthebeginningattheend.

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