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The Chase — Second Day

           Theharpoon,too!—tossoverthelitterthere—d’yeseeit?—theforgediron,men,thewhitewhale’s—no,no,no—listeredfool!thishanddiddartit!—‘tisinthefish!—Aloftthere!Keephimnailed-Quick!—allhandstotheriggingoftheboats—collecttheoars—harpooneers!theirons,theirons!—hoistroyalshigher—apullonallthesheets!—helmthere!steady,steadyforyourlife!I’lltentimesgirdletheunmeasuredglobe;yeaanddivestraightthroughit,butI’llslayhimyet!

           "GreatGod!butforonesingleinstantshowthyself,"criedStarbuck;"never,neverwiltthoucapturehim,oldman—InJesus’namenomoreofthis,that’sworsethandevil’smadness.Twodayschased;twicestovetosplinters;thyverylegoncemoresnatchedfromunderthee;thyevilshadowgone—allgoodangelsmobbingtheewithwarnings:—whatmorewouldstthouhave?—Shallwekeepchasingthismurderousfishtillheswampsthelastman?Shallwebedraggedbyhimtothebottomofthesea?Shallwebetowedbyhimtotheinfernalworld?Oh,oh—Impietyandblasphemytohunthimmore!"

           "Starbuck,oflateI’vefeltstrangelymovedtothee;eversincethathourwebothsaw—thouknow’stwhat,inoneanother’seyes.Butinthismatterofthewhale,bethefrontofthyfacetomeasthepalmofthishand—alipless,unfeaturedblank.AhabisforeverAhab,man.Thiswholeact’simmutablydecreed.‘Twasrehearsedbytheeandmeabillionyearsbeforethisoceanrolled.

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