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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale
Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter LIV · The Town-Ho’S Story

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(As told at the Golden Inn.)
The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.
It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.
She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.
In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.
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Moby-Dick; or, The Whale

Chapter LIV · The Town-Ho’S Story

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Reading 1/69 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
(As told at the Golden Inn.)
Line 2
The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.
Line 3
It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.
Line 4
She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.
Line 5
In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.
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9

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

a

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

about

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

after

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

all

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

almost

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

and

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

another

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

any

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

As

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

at

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

by

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

Cape

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

corners

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

Dick

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

encountered

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ensued

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

four

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

gam

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

gave

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

Golden

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

Goney

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

Good

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

great

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

highway

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

homeward-bound

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

Hope

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

in

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

Inn

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

is

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

It

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

like

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

long

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

manned

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

meet

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

Moby

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

more

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

much

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

news

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

not

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

noted

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

of

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

other

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

part

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

Polynesians

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

region

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

round

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

She

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

short

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

some

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

speaking

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

strong

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

than

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

that

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

the

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

there

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

told

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From this reading (As told at the Golden Inn.)

Town-Ho

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

travellers

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

us

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From this reading In the short gam that ensued she gave us strong news of Moby Dick.

very

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

was

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

watery

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

whaleman

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From this reading It was not very long after speaking the Goney that another homeward-bound whaleman, the Town-Ho,⁠[9] was encountered.

where

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.

wholly

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From this reading She was manned almost wholly by Polynesians.

you

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From this reading The Cape of Good Hope, and all the watery region round about there, is much like some noted four corners of a great highway, where you meet more travellers than in any other part.