The mood aboard the Pequod has turned grim and solemn. Not even Stubb jokes and laughs. Ahab and Fedallah keep a constant watch on the crew and the nearby ocean. As if he doubts his crew would cry out if they were to see Moby Dick, Ahab rigs up a basket to allow himself to keep watch upon one of the masts. Interestingly, Ahab chooses Starbuck, the only man openly against Ahab's plan of revenge against Moby Dick, to watch.....
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