The Pequod and its crew are drowned, and Ishmael is left alive, alone, to tell what he knows. There are certainly parts he cannot remember; there are others, most certainly, he cannot understand. This was the end of their terrible labors. They have suffocated, these banished of air. The breath of Ishmael, the breath of his life, will be formed into their words. They will remain, neither pleasant or convenient, but always near, ready to hand.
the carbuncles and the jawbones
the carbuncles and the jawbones
the carbuncles and the jawbones
The Pequod and its crew are drowned, and Ishmael is left alive, alone, to tell what he knows. There are certainly parts he cannot remember; there are others, most certainly, he cannot understand. This was the end of their terrible labors. They have suffocated, these banished of air. The breath of Ishmael, the breath of his life, will be formed into their words. They will remain, neither pleasant or convenient, but always near, ready to hand.