Not P but Moby-Dick (99)

Mike Jing gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com
Wed Apr 3 18:13:34 UTC 2024


>From Chapter 126:

We work by the month, or by the job, or by the profit; not for us to ask
the why and wherefore of our work, unless it be too confounded cobbling,
and then we stash it if we can.

What does "work by the profit" mean exactly?


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