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The Ship

           "Nothing,Sir;butIhavenodoubtIshallsoonlearn.I’vebeenseveralvoyagesinthemerchantservice,andIthinkthat-"

           "Merchantservicebedamned.Talknotthatlingotome.Dostseethatleg?—I’lltakethatlegawayfromthystern,ifeverthoutalkestofthemerchantservicetomeagain.Marchantserviceindeed!Isupposenowyefeelconsiderableproudofhavingservedinthosemarchantships.Butflukes!man,whatmakestheewanttogoawhaling,eh?—itlooksalittlesuspicious,don’tit,eh?—Hastnotbeenapirate,hastthou?—DidstnotrobthylastCaptain,didstthou?—Dostnotthinkofmurderingtheofficerswhenthougettesttosea?"

           Iprotestedmyinnocenceofthesethings.Isawthatunderthemaskofthesehalfhumorousinnuendoes,thisoldseaman,asaninsulatedQuakerishNantucketer,wasfullofhisinsularprejudices,andratherdistrustfulofallaliens,unlesstheyhailedfromCapeCodortheVineyard.

           "Butwhattakestheea-whaling?IwanttoknowthatbeforeIthinkofshippingye."

           "Well,sir,Iwanttoseewhatwhalingis.Iwanttoseetheworld."

           "Wanttoseewhatwhalingis,eh?HaveyeclappedeyeonCaptainAhab?"

           "WhoisCaptainAhab,sir?"

           "Aye,aye,Ithoughtso.CaptainAhabistheCaptainofthisship."

           "Iammistakenthen.IthoughtIwasspeakingtotheCaptainhimself."

           "ThouartspeakingtoCaptainPeleg—that’swhoyearespeakingto,youngman.

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