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The Carpet-Bag

           WithanxiousgrapnelsIhadsoundedmypocket,andonlybroughtupafewpiecesofsilver So,whereveryougo,Ishmael,saidItomyself,asIstoodinthemiddleofadrearystreetshoulderingmybag,andcomparingthetowardsthenorthwiththedarknesstowardsthesouthwhereverinyourwisdomyoumayconcludetolodgeforthenight,mydearIshmael,besuretoinquiretheprice,anddon’tbetooparticular. 

           WithhaltingstepsIpacedthestreets,andpassedthesignof"TheCrossedHarpoons"butitlookedtooexpensiveandjollythere. Furtheron,fromthebrightredwindowsofthe"Sword-FishInn,"therecamesuchferventrays,thatitseemedtohavemeltedthepackedsnowandicefrombeforethehouse,foreverywhereelsethecongealedfrostlayteninchesthickinahard,asphalticpavement ratherwearyforme,whenIstruckmyfootagainsttheflintyprojections,becausefromhard,remorselessservicethesolesofmybootswereinamostmiserableplight. Tooexpensiveandjolly,againthoughtI,pausingonemomenttowatchthebroadglareinthestreet,andhearthesoundsofthetinklingglasseswithin. Butgoon,Ishmael,saidIatlast;don’tyouhear? getawayfrombeforethedoor; yourpatchedbootsarestoppingtheway. SoonIwent. Inowbyinstinctfollowedthestreetsthattookmewaterward,forthere,doubtless,werethecheapest,ifnotthecheeriestinns. 

           Suchdrearystreets! blocksofblackness,nothouses,oneitherhand,andhereandthereacandle,likeacandlemovingaboutinatomb. Atthishourofthenight,ofthelastdayoftheweek,thatquarterofthetownprovedallbutdeserted. ButpresentlyIcametoasmokylightproceedingfromalow,widebuilding,thedoorofwhichstoodinvitinglyopen. Ithadacarelesslook,asifitweremeantfortheusesofthepublic; so,entering,thefirstthingIdidwastostumbleoveranash-boxintheporch. Ha!thoughtI,ha,astheflyingparticlesalmostchokedme,aretheseashesfromthatdestroyedcity,Gomorrah? But"TheCrossedHarpoons,"andthe"TheSword-Fish?" this,thenmustneedsbethesignof"TheTrap." However,Ipickedmyselfupandhearingaloudvoicewithin,pushedonandopenedasecond,interiordoor. 

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