"Yes, sir, I will, just because you tell me. But I want to show you
first what preparations I have made for the voyage, to see if you
approve them. You see, sir, when you went off to St. Mary's so
sudden, and left me to pack up your clothes, it just struck me that
there must be many things wanted on a sea-voyage as is not wanted on
land; but of course I didn't know exactly what they were. So after
cogitating a while, I remembered that the judge had been to Europe
several times, and would know all about it, and so I just made bold
to go and ask him. And he told me what you would require. And I went
and got it, sir. Please, look here," said the professor, raising the
lid of a trunk.

"You are very thoughtful, Morris. You are a real help to me," said
Ishmael, smiling.

"You see, here are the warm, fine, dark flannel shirts, to be worn
instead of linen ones on the voyage. And here is a thick woolen
scarf. And here is your sea cap. And oh, here is your sea suit--of
coarse pepper and salt. And if you believe me, sir, I went and gave
the order to your tailor on Saturday morning, and told him the
necessity for haste, and he sent the clothes home before twelve
o'clock at night. I'm only afraid they'll hang like a bag on you,
sir, as the tailor had nothing but your business suit to measure
them by, though, to be sure, the fit of a sea suit isn't much
matter, sir."

"Certainly not. You are a treasure to me, Morris; but if you do not
go to bed now and recruit your strength, my treasure may be
endangered."