Radney’s Vengeful Strike
Radney’s Vengeful Strike Chief Mate Radney, whose bandaged head bears the mark of an earlier blow, emerges from his berth and takes the rope from the captain, daring to do what the captain will not. Steelkilt calls him a coward, and as Radney strikes, another hiss stays his arm; pausing only a moment, Radney completes the blow, and the men are cut down and returned to work, the pumps clanging as before.
The Crew’s Pact of Silence
The Crew’s Pact of Silence At Steelkilt’s instigation, the remaining crew adopts a policy of strict peacefulness and obedience, agreeing to desert the ship in a body when she reaches port. To hasten the voyage’s end, they secretly vow not to cry out for whales, preserving appearances while the captain and Radney continue their watch as though nothing has changed.
Steelkilt’s Braided Revenge
Steelkilt’s Braided Revenge Steelkilt keeps his true intentions hidden, nursing a private vendetta against Radney, who had struck him in the heart as well as the body. Studying Radney’s habit of dozing on the gunwale of the hoisted boat at night, Steelkilt calculates that his own helm-watch will place him aloft in the early morning of the third day after the betrayal. Below decks, he spends the intervening hours carefully braiding a length of line—the instrument of his calculated, patient revenge.
第五十四章 The Town-Ho’s Story.
This is the full account of the whaling ship Town-Ho’s voyage, centered on the conflict between crew member Steelkilt and the ship’s first mate Radney, the appearance and attack of the white whale Moby Dick, the crew’s desertion at a remote island, and the subsequent questioning of the story’s truth.
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