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1、更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgMOBYDICK;ORTHEWHITEWHALEMOBYDICK;ORTHEWHITEWHALEbyHermanMelville1更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgMOBYDICK;ORTHEWHITEWHALEInthetumultuousbusinessofcutting-inandattendingtoawhale,thereismuchrunningbackwardsandforwardsamongthecrew.Nowhandsarewantedhere,andthenagainhandsarewantedthere.Thereisnosta
2、yinginanyoneplace;foratoneandthesametimeeverythinghastobedoneeverywhere.Itismuchthesamewithhimwhoendeavorsthedescriptionofthescene.Wemustnowretraceourwayalittle.Itwasmentionedthatuponfirstbreakinggroundinthewhale'sback,theblubber-hookwasinsertedintotheoriginalholetherecutbythespadesofthemates.Buthow
3、didsoclumsyandweightyamassasthatsamehookgetfixedinthathole?ItwasinsertedtherebymyparticularfriendQueequeg,whosedutyitwas,asharpooneer,todescenduponthemonster'sbackforthespecialpurposereferredto.Butinverymanycases,circumstancesrequirethattheharpooneershallremainonthewhaletillthewholetensingorstrippin
4、goperationisconcluded.Thewhale,beitobserved,liesalmostentirelysubmerged,exceptingtheimmediatepartsoperatedupon.Sodownthere,sometenfeetbelowthelevelofthedeck,thepoorharpooneerfloundersabout,halfonthewhaleandhalfinthewater,asthevastmassrevolveslikeatread-millbeneathhim.Ontheoccasioninquestion,Queequeg
5、figuredintheHighlandcostume-ashirtandsocks-inwhichtomyeyes,atleast,heappearedtouncommonadvantage;andnoonehadabetterchancetoobservehim,aswillpresentlybeseen.Beingthesavage'sbowsman,thatis,thepersonwhopulledthebow-oarinhisboat(thesecondonefromforward),itwasmycheerfuldutytoattenduponhimwhiletakingthath
6、ard-scrabblescrambleuponthedeadwhale'sback.YouhaveseenItalianorgan-boysholdingadancing-apebyalongcord.Justso,fromtheship'ssteepside,didIholdQueequegdownthereinthesea,bywhatistechnicallycalledinthefisheryamonkey-rope,attachedtoastrongstripofcanvasbeltedroundhiswaist.Itwasahumorouslyperilousbusinessfo
7、rbothofus.For,beforeweproceedfurther,itmustbesaidthatthemonkey-ropewasfastatbothends;fasttoQueequeg'sbroadcanvasbelt,andfasttomynarrowleatherone.Sothatforbetterorforworse,wetwo,forthetime,werewedded;a