begins a vigorous scraping, or rather harpooning of his cheeks.
Thinks I, Queequeg, this is using Rogers's best cutlery with a vengeance.
Afterwards I wondered the less at this operation when I came to know
of what fine steel the head of a harpoon is made, and how exceedingly
sharp the long straight edges are always kept.

The rest of his toilet was soon achieved, and he proudly marched
out of the room, wrapped up in his great pilot monkey jacket,
and sporting his harpoon like a marshal's baton.



CHAPTER 5

Breakfast


I quickly followed suit, and descending into the bar-room accosted
the grinning landlord very pleasantly. I cherished no malice
towards him, though he had been skylarking with me not a little
in the matter of my bedfellow.

However, a good laugh is a mighty good thing, and rather too
scarce a good thing; the more's the pity. So, if any one man,
in his own proper person, afford stuff for a good joke
to anybody, let him not be backward, but let him cheerfully
allow himself to spend and to be spent in that way.
And the man that has anything bountifully laughable about him,
be sure there is more in that man than you perhaps think for.