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Chowder

           ACoffinmyInnkeeperuponlandinginmyfirstwhalingport;tombstonesstaringatmeinthewhalemen’schapel,andhereagallows!andapairofprodigiousblackpotstoo!AretheselastthrowingoutobliquehintstouchingTophet?

           Iwascalledfromthesereflectionsbythesightofafreckledwomanwithyellowhairandayellowgown,standingintheporchoftheinn,underadullredlampswingingthere,thatlookedmuchlikeaninjuredeye,andcarryingonabriskscoldingwithamaninapurplewoollenshirt.

           "Getalongwithye,"saidshetotheman,"orI’llbecombingye!"

           "Comeon,Queequeg,"saidI,"allright.There’sMrs.Hussey."

           Andsoitturnedout;Mr.HoseaHusseybeingfromhome,butleavingMrs.Husseyentirelycompetenttoattendtoallhisaffairs.Uponmakingknownourdesiresforasupperandabed,Mrs.Hussey,postponingfurtherscoldingforthepresent,usheredusintoalittleroom,andseatingusatatablespreadwiththerelicsofarecentlyconcludedrepast,turnedroundtousandsaid"ClamorCod?"

           "What’sthataboutCods,ma’am?"saidI,withmuchpoliteness.

           "ClamorCod?"sherepeated.

           "Aclamforsupper?acoldclam;isthatwhatyoumean,Mrs.Hussey?"saysI,"butthat’sarathercoldandclammyreceptioninthewintertime,ain’tit,Mrs.Hussey?"

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