Moby Dick Page #8

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(Laughs) But he's here,

standing his ground.

(Both) Waiting.

Here.

Now.

(Knock on door)

Later, Mr. Starbuck.

Now...

(Chatter)

(Starbuck) Our Father, who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name...

(Man) Don't use so much wood.

This won't be the only whale.

(Continues praying quietly)

..and forgive us our trespasses,

as we forgive those

who trespass against us.

Lead us not into temptation,

deliver us from evil,

for thine is the kingdom,

the power and the glory...

(Wind whistling)

Most excellent head,

you dive deep where no man goes.

You've seen enough to split the planets.

You've been where untold hopes and

anchors rot and have not a word to say,

and now we do anything we like with you.

We turn you into hard cash...

into heat and light for all America.

- Captain...

- (Ahab) Big, isn't she?

She has sisters even bigger.

And we can see them.

They're spouting!

I don't think we need to concern ourselves

with this one's sisters.

There's only one whale...

Moby Dick.

This lad here saw him.

Last night.

He's not more than 300 yards away.

Let's get out of here

as fast as possible, then.

(Laughter)

No need to be afraid of him, boys.

I never said I was scared, Captain.

He's the one who's scared...

the white whale.

We don't even know

where this white whale is!

(Ishmael) I think we do, sir.

Look at those birds on the starboard bow.

Look at all those birds, sir.

(Queequeg) That's him.

- That's him, all right.

- He's moving off.

Stand by. Put up sail and make

course northeast, Mr. Starbuck.

(Steelkilt) This is crazy, lads!

Hold your tongue.

You all saw that thing!

You all did.

- We go up against it and we'll die.

- Know your place.

Didn't we swear an oath?!

- Death to Moby Dick!

- Aye.

Are we to turn our backs on our duty,

gentlemen?

Are we to doff our caps,

make way, carry on, proceed'?

"Sir whale, who are we to interrupt

your progress through the world,

"make war on the whole damn fishery?"

He's evil!

He's...evil.

He will kill and maim and plunder the seas

until we stop him.

I thought you said there

was no danger in him, sir.

There is danger when I say there is,

Mr. Starbuck.

Captain, what in God's name are we doing?

We're turning our back on 300 barrels

- to chase a white whale

- "We"?

"We"? I'm giving orders, Mr. Stubb.

You're obeying 'em, as is your duty.

Northeast, all hands.

Get that head off my ship!

Aye, Captain!

(Ahab) Follow those birds!

(Man) Get the five to one, six to one.

- Put on more sail!

- More sail! Aye, sir.

There he is!

(Birds crying)

Move quick!

Oh, my God. It's enormous.

(Birds crying)

He's pulling around!

(Man) Take in the sails!

Take in the sails.

- He's turning!

- Bring down the squares.

The squares!

Spill the wind.

Take her down, boys.

So this is your ship now, Mr. Starbuck?

He's trying to ram us.

On no account lower any sails.

I will have no man on my ship

who's afraid of a whale.

You misquote me, sir.

All my words are my own, Mr. Starbuck.

You will do well...

well to remember that.

He's closing, sir! 300 yards!

300 yards!

He's at 250 yards, Captain!

He's coming straight at us!

Lower boats!

(Man) 150 yards!

A hundred yards, sir!

(Urgent chatter)

(Ishmael) He's sounding!

Hold it there!

(Queequeg) Where go the white devil?

He dived!

He...He's gone!

(Stubb) Orders, Captain?

Wait.

Now you can take in sail, Mr. Starbuck.

Have you lost your mind?

Are we to wait for him

to strike us from below?

You, sir, what have you lost'?

He's here, man.

He's almost in our grasp.

Have you lost all courage'?

Where is he?

What's his strategy?

He's gone.

Gone?

Gone!

Do not imagine that you can escape,

for I swear that you will not!

At every crossroads of the sea

I will be there

until I see you spout black blood,

roll back into the sea,

and die!

(Stubb) What about the girls, Captain?

Looks as though there's 30 of 'em...

playing, not spooked.

They're waiting for us.

Shall we turn back?

Please, sir, let's turn back.

He's headed northeast...

toward the South China Sea.

That's where we'll go.

Northeast, all hands.

What are you waiting for, Mr. Starbuck?

You really think you can track one whale

across all that ocean?

Of course.

Will you give that order,

or do I have to do your job

as well as my own'?

Last time I looked

you were my first mate.

Or is it time for more restraint?

As I told you before,

you were not yourself.

Ahh.

(Wind whistling)

Hm.

Is...

ls Ahab here?

Or some other man?

I seem to know myself quite well.

I answer my name...

when I call myself.

Ahab!

Ahab.

Present and correct.

Ahab!

I repeat...

will you give the order?

Northeast.

Keep on all sails.

Cram on all you can.

Northeast!

Topgallants!

Cram on all you can.

Sharp eye for spouts!

(Wind whistling)

Sharp eye.

(Stubb) That last voyage...

after the white whale took his leg...

rumor has it you put him in a straitjacket.

He was crazy...

with anger and hatred.

He swore vengeance on a whale.

Elijah spoke of a prophecy.

(Starbuck) In his fever

the captain talked of his own death.

He saw a...a hearse on the water...

and he was to die by hanging.

The men don't like it.

We heard say he was the best, and now...

we're chasing one whale across

thousands of miles of desolate ocean.

But we have his address, Mr. Stubb...

the South China Sea.

(Both laugh)

(Moans)

Well, the whale may be enough for him,

Mr. Starbuck,

- but for...

- (Dripping)

Oil.

We got ourselves a leak, Mr. Starbuck.

Nice work, Mr. Stubb.

(Stubb) We'll have to up burtons.

- Stop the ship and check every barrel.

- (Sniffs) The captain is not gonna like this.

Well, he can't go against it, Mr. Starbuck.

Because if he does...

It's proof plain he's not fit.

(Whispering) That's what they said,

Queequeg, "not fit."

- It ain't right.

- It's not right.

He captain these men.

Does anyone know

exactly where we're headed'?

Yeah. Twenty degrees east of north.

Java. The white whale's feeding grounds.

And what are we gonna do

when we come up against that thing?

The captain knows what he's doing.

He has a plan.

We just have to follow it.

We do not speak against the captain.

It's a big fish.

That's all it is.

Is this a deputation?

Aye, Captain.

Don't tell me...

it's the quality of the food.

Come on.

Where he goes...

you go, it seems.

Yes, sir.

That's good.

Friendship...

is the staff of life, eh, Queequeg?

Aye.

Mr. Starbuck and Mr. Stubb...

not your friend, sir.

They speak against you.

You heard this?

Ishmael.

Well, I had noticed.

Is it any wonder

when we chase leviathan

across the watery veins

to slaughter him in the valley of the deep,

he makes the sea seethe like a boiling pan,

and we aim to track him

and kill him with whose help?

Jesus Christ, our lord and savior,

although I'm told he's Mr. Starbuck's

close and personal friend.

I do not think so.

- We are alone.

- (Chuckles)

I'm not afraid, sir.

No.

I can see that.

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