Not P but Moby-Dick (13)

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Sat Sep 23 15:55:36 UTC 2023


More from Chapter 36:

“Nantucket market! Hoot! But come closer, Starbuck; thou requirest a little
lower layer. If money’s to be the measurer, man, and the accountants have
computed their great counting-house the globe, by girdling it with guineas,
one to every three parts of an inch; then, let me tell thee, that my
vengeance will fetch a great premium here!”

Ahab is saying that his vengeance is worth more than whatever amount
computed by girdling the globe with guineas, is that correct?


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