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  Chapter4。XIX。

  WhatcountenancesPanurgeandFriarJohnkeptduringthestorm。

  Pantagruel,havingfirstimploredthehelpofthegreatandAlmightyDeliverer,andprayedpubliclywithferventdevotion,bythepilot\'sadviceheldtightlythemastoftheship。FriarJohnhadstrippedhimselftohiswaistcoat,tohelptheseamen。Epistemon,Ponocrates,andtherestdidasmuch。Panurgealonesatonhisbreechupondeck,weepingandhowling。

  FriarJohnespiedhimgoingonthequarter-deck,andsaidtohim,Odzoons!

  Panurgethecalf,Panurgethewhiner,Panurgethebrayer,woulditnotbecometheemuchbettertolendushereahelpinghandthantolielowinglikeacow,asthoudost,sittingonthystoneslikeabald-breechedbaboon?Be,be,be,bous,bous,bous,returnedPanurge;FriarJohn,myfriend,mygoodfather,Iamdrowning,mydearfriend!Idrown!Iamadeadman,mydearfatherinGod;Iamadeadman,myfriend;yourcuttinghangercannotsavemefromthis;alas!alas!weareaboveela。Abovethepitch,outoftune,andoffthehinges。Be,be,be,bou,bous。Alas!wearenowabovegsolreut。Isink,Isink,ha,myfather,myuncle,myall。Thewaterisgotintomyshoesbythecollar;bous,bous,bous,paish,hu,hu,hu,he,he,he,ha,ha,Idrown。Alas!alas!Hu,hu,hu,hu,hu,hu,hu,be,be,bous,bous,bobous,bobous,ho,ho,ho,ho,ho,alas!alas!NowIamlikeyourtumblers,myfeetstandhigherthanmyhead。WouldtoheavenIwerenowwiththosegoodholyfathersboundforthecouncilwhomwemetthismorning,sogodly,sofat,somerry,soplumpandcomely。Holos,bolos,holas,holas,alas!ThisdevilishwavemeaculpaDeus,ImeanthiswaveofGod,willsinkourvessel。Alas!FriarJohn,myfather,myfriend,confession。HereIamdownonmyknees;

  confiteor;yourholyblessing。Comehitherandbedamned,thoupitifuldevil,andhelpus,saidFriarJohnwhofella-swearingandcursinglikeatinker,inthenameofthirtylegionsofblackdevils,come;willyoucome?Donotletusswearatthistime,saidPanurge;holyfather,myfriend,donotswear,Ibeseechyou;to-morrowasmuchasyouplease。

  Holos,holos,alas!ourshipleaks。Idrown,alas,alas!Iwillgiveeighteenhundredthousandcrownstoanyonethatwillsetmeonshore,allberayedandbedaubedasIamnow。Ifevertherewasamaninmycountryinthelikepickle。Confiteor,alas!awordortwooftestamentorcodicilatleast。Athousanddevilsseizethecuckoldycow-heartedmongrel,criedFriarJohn。Ods-belly,artthoutalkinghereofmakingthywillnowweareindanger,anditbehovethustobestirourstumpslustily,ornever?Wiltthoucome,hodevil?Midshipman,myfriend;Otherarelieutenant;hereGymnast,hereonthepoop。Weare,bythemass,allbeshitnow;ourlightisout。Thisishasteningtothedevilasfastasitcan。Alas,bou,bou,bou,bou,bou,alas,alas,alas,alas!saidPanurge;wasitherewewereborntoperish?Oh!ho!goodpeople,Idrown,Idie。Consummatumest。I

  amsped——Magna,gna,gna,saidFriarJohn。Fieuponhim,howuglytheshittenhowlerlooks。Boy,younker,seehoyh。Mindthepumpsorthedevilchokethee。Hastthouhurtthyself?Zoons,herefastenittooneoftheseblocks。Onthisside,inthedevil\'sname,hay——so,myboy。Ah,FriarJohn,saidPanurge,goodghostlyfather,dearfriend,don\'tletusswear,yousin。Oh,ho,oh,ho,bebebebous,bous,bhous,Isink,Idie,myfriends。Idieincharitywithalltheworld。Farewell,inmanus。Bohusbohous,bhousowauswaus。St。MichaelofAure!St。Nicholas!now,nowornever,Iheremakeyouasolemnvow,andtoourSaviour,thatifyoustandbymethistime,Imeanifyousetmeashoreoutofthisdanger,Iwillbuildyouafinelargelittlechapelortwo,betweenQuandeandMontsoreau,whereneithercownorcalfshallfeed。Ohho,ohho。Aboveeighteenpailfulsortwoofitaregotdownmygullet;bous,bhous,bhous,bhous,howdamnedbitterandsaltitis!Bythevirtue,saidFriarJohn,oftheblood,theflesh,thebelly,thehead,ifIheartheeagainhowling,thoucuckoldycur,I\'llmaultheeworsethananysea-wolf。Ods-fish,whydon\'twetakehimupbythelugsandthrowhimoverboardtothebottomofthesea?Hear,sailor;ho,honestfellow。Thus,thus,myfriend,holdfastabove。Intruth,hereisasadlightningandthundering;Ithinkthatallthedevilsaregotloose;itisholidaywiththem;orelseMadameProserpineisinchild\'slabour:allthedevilsdanceamorrice。

  Chapter4。XX。

  Howthepilotswereforsakingtheirshipsinthegreateststressofweather。

  Oh,saidPanurge,yousin,FriarJohn,myformercrony!former,Isay,foratthistimeIamnomore,youarenomore。Itgoesagainstmyhearttotellityou;forIbelievethisswearingdothyourspleenagreatdealofgood;asitisagreateasetoawood-cleavertocryhemateveryblow,andasonewhoplaysatninepinsiswonderfullyhelpedif,whenhehathnotthrownhisbowlright,andisliketomakeabadcast,someingeniousstander-byleansandscrewshisbodyhalfwayaboutonthatsidewhichthebowlshouldhavetooktohitthepins。Nevertheless,youoffend,mysweetfriend。Butwhatdoyouthinkofeatingsomekindofcabirotadoes?

  Wouldn\'tthissecureusfromthisstorm?IhavereadthattheministersofthegodsCabiri,somuchcelebratedbyOrpheus,Apollonius,Pherecydes,Strabo,Pausanias,andHerodotuswerealwayssecureintimeofstorm。Hedotes,heraves,thepoordevil!Athousand,amillion,nay,ahundredmillionofdevilsseizethehornifieddoddipole。Lend\'sahandhere,hoh,tiger,wouldstthou?Here,onthestarboardside。Ods-me,thoubuffalo\'sheadstuffedwithrelics,whatape\'spaternosterartthoumutteringandchatteringherebetweenthyteeth?Thatdevilofasea-calfisthecauseofallthisstorm,andistheonlymanwhodothnotlendahelpinghand。

  ByG——,ifIcomenearthee,I\'llfetchtheeoutbytheheadandearswithavengeance,andchastisetheelikeanytempestativedevil。Here,mate,mylad,holdfast,tillIhavemadeadoubleknot。Obraveboy!WouldtoheaventhouwertabbotofTalemouze,andthathethatiswereguardianofCroullay。Hold,brotherPonocrates,youwillhurtyourself,man。

  Epistemon,pritheestandoffoutofthehatchway。MethinksIsawthethunderfalltherebutjustnow。Contheship,soho——Mindyoursteerage。

  Wellsaid,thus,thus,steady,keepherthus,getthelongboatclear——

  steady。Ods-fish,thebeak-headisstavedtopieces。Grumble,devils,fart,belch,shite,at——do\'thewave。Ifthisbeweather,thedevil\'saram。Nay,byG——,alittlemorewouldhavewashedmeclearawayintothecurrent。Ithinkallthelegionsofdevilsholdheretheirprovincialchapter,orarepolling,canvassing,andwranglingfortheelectionofanewrector。Starboard;wellsaid。Takeheed;haveacareofyournoddle,lad,inthedevil\'sname。Soho,starboard,starboard。Be,be,be,bous,bous,bous,criedPanurge;bous,bous,be,be,be,bous,bous,Iamlost。

  Iseeneitherheavennorearth;ofthefourelementswehavehereonlyfireandwaterleft。Bou,bou,bou,bous,bous,bous。WoulditwerethepleasureoftheworthydivinebountythatIwereatthispresenthourinthecloseatSeuille,oratInnocent\'sthepastry-cookoveragainstthepaintedwine-vaultatChinon,thoughIweretostriptomydoublet,andbakethepetti-pastiesmyself。

  Honestman,couldnotyouthrowmeashore?youcandoaworldofgoodthings,theysay。IgiveyouallSalmigondinois,andmylargeshorefullofwhelks,cockles,andperiwinkles,if,byyourindustry,Ieversetfootonfirmground。Alas,alas!Idrown。Harkee,myfriends,sincewecannotgetsafeintoport,letuscometoananchorinsomeroad,nomatterwhither。Dropallyouranchors;letusbeoutofdanger,Ibeseechyou。

  Here,honesttar,getyouintothechains,andheavethelead,an\'tpleaseyou。Letusknowhowmanyfathomwaterwearein。Sound,friend,intheLordHarry\'sname。Letusknowwhetheramanmightheredrinkeasilywithoutstooping。Iamapttobelieveonemight。Helma-lee,hoh,criedthepilot。Helma-lee;ahandortwoatthehelm;aboutshipswithher;

  helma-lee,helma-lee。Standofffromtheleechofthesail。Hoh!belay,heremakefastbelow;hoh,helma-lee,lashsurethehelma-lee,andletherdrive。Isitcometothat?saidPantagruel;ourgoodSaviourthenhelpus。Letherlieunderthesea,criedJamesBrahier,ourchiefmate;letherdrive。Toprayers,toprayers;letallthinkontheirsouls,andfalltoprayers;norhopetoescapebutbyamiracle。Letus,saidPanurge,makesomegoodpiouskindofvow;alas,alas,alas!bou,bou,be,be,be,bous,bous,bous,oho,oho,oho,oho,letusmakeapilgrim;come,come,leteverymanclubhispennytowardsit,comeon。Here,here,onthisside,saidFriarJohn,inthedevil\'sname。Letherdrive,fortheLord\'ssakeunhangtherudder;hoh,letherdrive,letherdrive,andletusdrink,Isay,ofthebestandmostcheering;d\'yehear,steward?produce,exhibit;for,d\'yeseethis,andalltherestwillaswellgotothedeviloutofhand。Apoxonthatwind-brokerAeolus,withhisfluster-blusters。

  Sirrah,page,bringmeheremydrawerforsohecalledhisbreviary;stayalittlehere;haul,friend,thus。Odzoons,hereisadealofhailandthundertonopurpose。Holdfastabove,Iprayyou。WhenhaveweAll-

  saintsday?Ibelieveitistheunholyholidayofallthedevil\'screw。

  Alas!saidPanurge,FriarJohndamnshimselfhereasblackasbuttermilkforthenonce。Oh,whatagoodfriendIloseinhim。Alas,alas!thisisanothergats-boutthanlastyear\'s。WearefallingoutofScyllaintoCharybdis。Oho!Idrown。Confiteor;onepoorwordortwobywayoftestament,FriarJohn,myghostlyfather;goodMr。Abstractor,mycrony,myAchates,Xenomanes,myall。Alas!Idrown;twowordsoftestamenthereuponthisladder。

  Chapter4。XXI。

  Acontinuationofthestorm,withashortdiscourseonthesubjectofmakingtestamentsatsea。

  Tomakeone\'slastwill,saidEpistemon,atthistimethatweoughttobestirourselvesandhelpourseamen,onthepenaltyofbeingdrowned,seemstomeasidleandridiculousamaggotasthatofsomeofCaesar\'smen,who,attheircomingintotheGauls,weremightilybusiedinmakingwillsandcodicils;bemoanedtheirfortuneandtheabsenceoftheirspousesandfriendsatRome,whenitwasabsolutelynecessaryforthemtoruntotheirarmsandusetheirutmoststrengthagainstAriovistustheirenemy。

  Thisalsoistobeassillyasthatjolt-headedloblollyofacarter,who,havinglaidthiswaggonfastinaslough,downonhismarrow-boneswascallingonthestrong-backeddeity,Hercules,mightandmain,tohelphimatadeadlift,butallthewhileforgottogoadonhisoxenandlayhisshouldertothewheels,asitbehovedhim;asifaLordhavemercyuponusalonewouldhavegothiscartoutofthemire。

  Whatwillitsignifytomakeyourwillnow?foreitherweshallcomeoffordrownforit。Ifwe\'scape,itwillnotsignifyastrawtous;fortestamentsareofnovalueorauthoritybutbythedeathofthetestators。

  Ifwearedrowned,willitnotbedrownedtoo?Prithee,whowilltransmitittotheexecutors?Somekindwavewillthrowitashore,likeUlysses,repliedPanurge;andsomeking\'sdaughter,goingtofetchawalkinthefresco,ontheeveningwillfindit,andtakecaretohaveitprovedandfulfilled;nay,andhavesomestatelycenotapherectedtomymemory,asDidohadtothatofhergoodmanSichaeus;AeneastoDeiphobus,upontheTrojanshore,nearRhoete;AndromachetoHector,inthecityofButhrot;

  AristotletoHermiasandEubulus;theAthenianstothepoetEuripides;theRomanstoDrususinGermany,andtoAlexanderSeverus,theiremperor,intheGauls;ArgentiertoCallaischre;XenocratestoLysidices;TimarestohissonTeleutagoras;EupolisandAristodicetotheirsonTheotimus;

  OnestustoTimocles;CallimachustoSopolis,thesonofDioclides;Catullustohisbrother;Statiustohisfather;GermainofBrietoHerve,theBretontarpaulin。Artthoumad,saidFriarJohn,torunonatthisrate?Help,here,inthenameoffivehundredthousandmillionsofcartloadsofdevils,help!mayashankergnawthymoustachios,andthethreerowsofpock-royalsandcauliflowerscoverthybumandturd-barrelinsteadofbreechesandcodpiece。Codsooks,ourshipisalmostoverset。Ods-death,howshallweclearher?itiswellifshedonotfounder。Whatadevilishseathereruns!She\'llneithertrynorhull;theseawillovertakeher,soweshallnever\'scape;thedevil\'scapeme。ThenPantagruelwasheardtomakeasadexclamation,saying,withaloudvoice,Lordsaveus,weperish;yetnotaswewouldhaveit,butthyholywillbedone。TheLordandtheblessedVirginbewithus,saidPanurge。Holos,alas,Idrown;bebebebous,bebous,bous;inmanus。Goodheavens,sendmesomedolphintocarrymesafeonshore,likeaprettylittleArion。Ishallmakeshifttosoundtheharp,ifitbenotunstrung。Letnineteenlegionsofblackdevilsseizeme,saidFriarJohn。TheLordbewithus!whisperedPanurge,betweenhischatteringteeth。IfIcomedowntothee,I\'llshowtheetosomepurposethatthebadgeofthyhumanitydanglesatacalf\'sbreech,thouragged,horned,cuckoldybooby——mgna,mgnan,mgnan——comehitherandhelpus,thougreatweepingcalf,ormaythirtymillionsofdevilsleaponthee。Wiltthoucome,sea-calf?Fie;howuglythehowlingwhelplooks。What,alwaysthesameditty?Comeonnow,mybonnydrawer。Thishesaid,openinghisbreviary。Comeforward,thouandImustbesomewhatseriousforawhile;

  letmeperusetheestiffly。Beatusvirquinonabiit。Pshaw,Iknowallthisbyheart;letusseethelegendofMons。St。Nicholas。

  Horridatempestasmontemturbavitacutum。

  TempestwasamightyfloggerofladsatMountaguCollege。Ifpedantsbedamnedforwhippingpoorlittleinnocentwretchestheirscholars,heis,uponmyhonour,bythistimefixedwithinIxion\'swheel,lashingthecrop-

  eared,bobtailedcurthatgivesitmotion。Iftheyaresavedforhavingwhippedinnocentlads,heoughttobeabovethe——

  Chapter4。XXII。

  Anendofthestorm。

  Shore,shore!criedPantagruel。Landto,myfriends,Iseeland!Pluckupagoodspirit,boys,\'tiswithinakenning。So!wearenotfarfromaport——Iseetheskyclearinguptothenorthwards——Looktothesouth-

  east!Courage,myhearts,saidthepilot;nowshe\'llbearthehullockofasail;theseaismuchsmoother;somehandsalofttothemaintop。Putthehelma-weather。Steady!steady!Haulyourafter-mizenbowlines。Haul,haul,haul!Thus,thus,andnonear。Mindyoursteerage;bringyourmain-

  tackaboard。Clearyoursheets;clearyourbowlines;port,port。Helma-

  lee。Nowtothesheetonthestarboardside,thousonofawhore。Thouartmightilypleased,honestfellow,quothFriarJohn,withhearingmakementionofthymother。Luff,luff,criedthequartermasterthatconnedtheship,keepherfull,luffthehelm。Luff。Itis,answeredthesteersman。

  Keepherthus。Getthebonnetsfixed。Steady,steady。

  Thatiswellsaid,saidFriarJohnnow,thisissomethinglikeatansy。

  Come,come,come,children,benimble。Good。Luff,luff,thus。Helma-

  weather。That\'swellsaidandthoughton。Methinksthestormisalmostover。Itwashightime,faith;however,theLordbethanked。Ourdevilsbegintoscamper。Outwithallyoursails。Hoistyoursails。Hoist。

  Thatisspokelikeaman,hoist,hoist。Here,aGod\'sname,honestPonocrates;thouartalustyfornicator;thewhoresonwillgetnonebutboys。Eusthenes,thouartanotablefellow。Runuptothefore-topsail。

  Thus,thus。Wellsaid,i\'faith;thus,thus。Idarenotfearanythingallthiswhile,foritisholiday。Vea,vea,vea!huzza!Thisshoutoftheseamanisnotamiss,andpleasesme,foritisholiday。Keepherfullthus。Good。Cheerup,mymerrymatesall,criedoutEpistemon;IseealreadyCastorontheright。Be,be,bous,bous,bous,saidPanurge;IammuchafraiditisthebitchHelen。ItistrulyMixarchagenas,returnedEpistemon,ifthoulikestbetterthatdenomination,whichtheArgivesgivehim。Ho,ho!Iseelandtoo;letherbearinwiththeharbour;Iseeagoodmanypeopleonthebeach;Iseealightonanobeliscolychny。Shortenyoursails,saidthepilot;fetchthesoundingline;wemustdoublethatpointofland,andmindthesands。Weareclearofthem,saidthesailors。

  Soonafter,Awayshegoes,quoththepilot,andsodoththerestourfleet;

  helpcameingoodseason。

  BySt。John,saidPanurge,thisisspokesomewhatlike。Othesweetword!

  thereisthesoulofmusicinit。Mgna,mgna,mgna,saidFriarJohn;ifeverthoutasteadropofit,letthedevil\'sdamtasteme,thouballockydevil。Here,honestsoul,here\'safullsneakeroftheverybest。Bringtheflagons;dosthear,Gymnast:andthatsamelargepastyjambic,gammonic,asyouwillhaveit。Takeheedyoupilotherinright。

  Cheerup,criedoutPantagruel;cheerup,myboys;letusbeourselvesagain。Doyouseeyonder,closebyourship,twobarks,threesloops,fiveships,eightpinks,fouryawls,andsixfrigatesmakingtowardsus,sentbythegoodpeopleoftheneighbouringislandtoourrelief?ButwhoisthisUcalegonbelow,thatcriesandmakessuchasadmoan?WereitnotthatI

  holdthemastfirmlywithbothmyhands,andkeepitstraighterthantwohundredtacklings——Iwould——Itis,saidFriarJohn,thatpoordevilPanurge,whoistroubledwithacalf\'sague;hequakesforfearwhenhisbelly\'sfull。If,saidPantagruel,hehathbeenafraidduringthisdreadfulhurricaneanddangerousstorm,providedwaivingthathehathdonehispartlikeaman,Idonotvaluehimajotthelessforit。Forastofearinallencountersisthemarkofaheavyandcowardlyheart,asAgamemnondid,whoforthatreasonisignominiouslytaxedbyAchilleswithhavingdog\'seyesandastag\'sheart;so,nottofearwhenthecaseisevidentlydreadfulisasignofwantorsmallnessofjudgment。Now,ifanythingoughttobefearedinthislife,nexttooffendingGod,Iwillnotsayitisdeath。IwillnotmeddlewiththedisputesofSocratesandtheacademics,thatdeathofitselfisneitherbadnortobefeared,butIwillaffirmthatthiskindofshipwreckistobefeared,ornothingis。For,asHomersaith,itisagrievous,dreadful,andunnaturalthingtoperishatsea。AndindeedAeneas,inthestormthattookhisfleetnearSicily,wasgrievedthathehadnotdiedbythehandofthebraveDiomedes,andsaidthatthosewerethree,nayfourtimeshappy,whoperishedintheconflagrationatTroy。Nomanherehathlosthislife,theLordourSaviourbeeternallypraisedforit!butintruthhereisashipsadlyoutoforder。Well,wemusttakecaretohavethedamagerepaired。Takeheedwedonotrunagroundandbulgeher。

  Chapter4。XXIII。

  HowPanurgeplayedthegoodfellowwhenthestormwasover。

  Whatcheer,ho,foreandaft?quothPanurge。Ohho!alliswell,thestormisover。Ibeseechye,besokindastoletmebethefirstthatissentonshore;forIwouldbyallmeansalittleuntrussapoint。ShallIhelpyoustill?Here,letmesee,Iwillcoilthisrope;Ihaveplentyofcourage,andoffearaslittleasmaybe。Giveitmeyonder,honesttar。

  No,no,Ihavenotabitoffear。Indeed,thatsamedecumanewavethattookusforeandaftsomewhatalteredmypulse。Downwithyoursails;wellsaid。Hownow,FriarJohn?youdonothing。Isittimeforustodrinknow?WhocantellbutSt。Martin\'srunningfootmanBelzebuthmaystillbehatchingussomefurthermischief?ShallIcomeandhelpyouagain?Porkandpeaschokeme,ifIdoheartilyrepent,thoughtoolate,nothavingfollowedthedoctrineofthegoodphilosopherwhotellsusthattowalkbytheseaandtonavigatebytheshoreareverysafeandpleasantthings;

  justas\'tistogoonfootwhenweholdourhorsebythebridle。Ha!ha!

  ha!byG——,allgoeswell。ShallIhelpyouheretoo?Letmesee,Iwilldothisasitshouldbe,orthedevil\'sin\'t。

  Epistemon,whohadtheinsideofoneofhishandsallflayedandbloody,havingheldatacklingwithmightandmain,hearingwhatPantagruelhadsaid,toldhim:Youmaybelieve,mylord,IhadmyshareoffearaswellasPanurge;yetIsparednopainsinlendingmyhelpinghand。Iconsideredthat,sincebyfatalandunavoidablenecessitywemustalldie,itistheblessedwillofGodthatwediethisorthathour,andthisorthatkindofdeath。Nevertheless,weoughttoimplore,invoke,pray,beseech,andsupplicatehim;butwemustnotstopthere;itbehovethusalsotouseourendeavoursonourside,and,astheholywritsaith,toco-operatewithhim。

  YouknowwhatC。Flaminius,theconsul,saidwhenbyHannibal\'spolicyhewaspennedupnearthelakeofPeruse,aliasThrasymene。Friends,saidhetohissoldiers,youmustnothopetogetoutofthisplacebarelybyvowsorprayerstothegods;no,\'tisbyfortitudeandstrengthwemustescapeandcutourselvesawaywiththeedgeofourswordsthroughthemidstofourenemies。

  SallustlikewisemakesM。PortiusCatosaythis:Thehelpofthegodsisnotobtainedbyidlevowsandwomanishcomplaints;\'tisbyvigilance,labour,andrepeatedendeavoursthatallthingssucceedaccordingtoourwishesanddesigns。Ifamanintimeofneedanddangerisnegligent,heartless,andlazy,invainheimploresthegods;theyarethenjustlyangryandincensedagainsthim。Thedeviltakeme,saidFriarJohn,——I\'llgohishalves,quothPanurge,——ifthecloseofSevillehadnotbeenallgathered,vintaged,gleaned,anddestroyed,ifIhadonlysungcontrahostiuminsidiasmatterofbreviarylikealltherestofthemonkingdevils,andhadnotbestirredmyselftosavethevineyardasIdid,despatchingthetruantpicaroonsofLernewiththestaffofthecross。

  LethersinkorswimaGod\'sname,saidPanurge,all\'sonetoFriarJohn;

  hedothnothing;hisnameisFriarJohnDo-little;forallheseesmeherea-sweatingandpuffingtohelpwithallmymightthishonesttar,firstofthename——Harkyoume,dearsoul,awordwithyou;butpraybenotangry。

  Howthickdoyoujudgetheplanksofourshiptobe?Sometwogoodinchesandupwards,returnedthepilot;don\'tfear。Ods-kilderkins,saidPanurge,itseemsthenwearewithintwofingers\'breadthofdamnation。

  Isthisoneoftheninecomfortsofmatrimony?Ah,dearsoul,youdowelltomeasurethedangerbytheyardoffear。Formypart,Ihavenoneon\'t;

  mynameisWilliamDreadnought。Asforheart,Ihavemorethanenoughon\'t。Imeannoneofyoursheep\'sheart;butofwolf\'sheart——thecourageofabravo。BythepavilionofMars,Ifearnothingbutdanger。

  Chapter4。XXIV。

  HowPanurgewassaidtohavebeenafraidwithoutreasonduringthestorm。

  Goodmorrow,gentlemen,saidPanurge;goodmorrowtoyouall;youareinverygoodhealth,thankstoheavenandyourselves;youareallheartilywelcome,andingoodtime。Letusgoonshore——Here,coxswain,gettheladderoverthegunnel;manthesides;manthepinnace,andgetherbytheship\'sside。ShallIlendyouahandhere?Iamstarkmadforwantofbusiness,andwouldworklikeanytwoyokesofoxen。Trulythisisafineplace,andtheselooklikeaverygoodpeople。Children,doyouwantmestillinanything?donotsparethesweatofmybody,forGod\'ssake。

  Adam——thatis,man——wasmadetolabourandwork,asthebirdsweremadetofly。OurLord\'swillisthatwegetourbreadwiththesweatofourbrows,notidlinganddoingnothing,likethistatterdemalionofamonkhere,thisFriarJack,whoisfaintodrinktoheartenhimselfup,anddiesforfear——

  Rareweather——InowfindtheanswerofAnacharsis,thenoblephilosopher,veryproper。Beingaskedwhatshiphereckonedthesafest,hereplied:

  Thatwhichisintheharbour。Hemadeayetbetterrepartee,saidPantagruel,whensomebodyinquiringwhichisgreater,thenumberofthelivingorthatofthedead,heaskedthemamongstwhichofthetwotheyreckonedthosethatareatsea,ingeniouslyimplyingthattheyarecontinuallyindangerofdeath,dyingalive,andlivingdie。PortiusCatoalsosaidthattherewerebutthreethingsofwhichhewouldrepent:ifeverhehadtrustedhiswifewithhissecret,ifhehadidledawayaday,andifhehadevergonebyseatoaplacewhichhecouldvisitbyland。Bythisdignifiedfrockofmine,saidFriarJohntoPanurge,friend,thouhastbeenafraidduringthestormwithoutcauseorreason;forthouwertnotborntobedrowned,butrathertobehangedandexaltedintheair,ortoberoastedinthemidstofajollybonfire。Mylord,wouldyouhaveagoodcloakfortherain;leavemeoffyourwolfandbadger-skinmantle;letPanurgebutbeflayed,andcoveryourselfwithhishide。Butdonotcomenearthefire,nornearyourblacksmith\'sforges,aGod\'sname;forinamomentyouwillseeitinashes。Yetbeaslongasyoupleaseintherain,snow,hail,nay,bythedevil\'smaker,throwyourselfordivedowntotheverybottomofthewater,I\'llengageyou\'llnotbewetatall。Havesomewinterbootsmadeofit,they\'llnevertakeinadropofwater;makebladdersofittolayunderboystoteachthemtoswim,insteadofcorks,andtheywilllearnwithouttheleastdanger。Hisskin,then,saidPantagruel,shouldbeliketheherbcalledtruemaiden\'shair,whichnevertakeswetnormoistness,butstillkeepsdry,thoughyoulayitatthebottomofthewateraslongasyouplease;andforthatreasoniscalledAdiantos。

  FriendPanurge,saidFriarJohn,Ipraytheeneverbeafraidofwater;thylifeforminethouartthreatenedwithacontraryelement。Ay,ay,repliedPanurge,butthedevil\'scooksdotesometimes,andareapttomakehorridblundersaswellasothers;oftenputtingtoboilinwaterwhatwasdesignedtoberoastedonthefire;likethehead-cooksofourkitchen,whooftenlardpartridges,queests,andstock-doveswithintenttoroastthem,onewouldthink;butithappenssometimesthattheye\'enturnthepartridgesintothepottobeboiledwithcabbages,thequeestswithleekpottage,andthestock-doveswithturnips。Butharkyoume,goodfriends,Iprotestbeforethisnoblecompany,thatasforthechapelwhichIvowedtoMons。St。NicholasbetweenQuandeandMontsoreau,Ihonestlymeanthatitshallbeachapelofrose-water,whichshallbewhereneithercownorcalfshallbefed;forbetweenyouandI,Iintendtothrowittothebottomofthewater。Hereisararerogueforyou,saidEusthenes;hereisapurerogue,arogueingrain,arogueenough,arogueandahalf。HeisresolvedtomakegoodtheLombardicproverb,Passatoelpericolo,gabbatoelsanto。

  Thedevilwassick,thedevilamonkwouldbe;

  Thedevilwaswell,thedevilamonkwashe。

  Chapter4。XXV。

  How,afterthestorm,PantagruelwentonshoreintheislandsoftheMacreons。

  ImmediatelyafterwewentashoreattheportofanislandwhichtheycalledtheislandoftheMacreons。Thegoodpeopleoftheplacereceivedusveryhonourably。AnoldMacrobiussotheycalledtheireldestelderman

  desiredPantagrueltocometothetown-housetorefreshhimselfandeatsomething,buthewouldnotbudgeafootfromthemoletillallhismenwerelanded。Afterhehadseenthem,hegaveorderthattheyshouldallchangeclothes,andthatsomeofallthestoresinthefleetshouldbebroughtonshore,thateveryship\'screwmightlivewell;whichwasaccordinglydone,andGodwothowwelltheyalltopedandcaroused。Thepeopleoftheplacebroughtthemprovisionsinabundance。ThePantagruelistsreturnedthemmore;asthetruthis,theirsweresomewhatdamagedbythelatestorm。Whentheyhadwellstuffedtheinsidesoftheirdoublets,Pantagrueldesiredeveryonetolendtheirhelptorepairthedamage;whichtheyreadilydid。Itwaseasyenoughtorefitthere;foralltheinhabitantsoftheislandwerecarpentersandallsuchhandicraftsasareseeninthearsenalatVenice。Nonebutthelargestislandwasinhabited,havingthreeportsandtenparishes;therestbeingoverrunwithwoodanddesert,muchliketheforestofArden。WeentreatedtheoldMacrobiustoshowuswhatwasworthseeingintheisland;whichhedid;andinthedesertanddarkforestwediscoveredseveraloldruinedtemples,obelisks,pyramids,monuments,andancienttombs,withdiversinscriptionsandepitaphs;someoftheminhieroglyphiccharacters;othersintheIonicdialect;someintheArabic,Agarenian,Slavonian,andothertongues;ofwhichEpistemontookanexactaccount。Intheinterim,PanurgesaidtoFriarJohn,IsthistheislandoftheMacreons?MacreonsignifiesinGreekanoldman,oronemuchstrickeninyears。Whatisthattome?saidFriarJohn;howcanIhelpit?Iwasnotinthecountrywhentheychristenedit。

  NowIthinkon\'t,quothPanurge,IbelievethenameofmackerelMotteuxadds,betweenbrackets,——\'that\'saBawdinFrench。\'wasderivedfromit;

  forprocuringistheprovinceoftheold,asbuttock-rigglingisthatoftheyoung。ThereforeIdonotknowbutthismaybethebawdyorMackerelIsland,theoriginalandprototypeoftheislandofthatnameatParis。

  Let\'sgoanddredgeforcock-oysters。OldMacrobiusasked,intheIonictongue,How,andbywhatindustryandlabour,Pantagruelgottotheirportthatday,therehavingbeensuchblusteringweatherandsuchadreadfulstormatsea。PantagrueltoldhimthattheAlmightyPreserverofmankindhadregardedthesimplicityandsincereaffectionofhisservants,whodidnottravelforgainorsordidprofit,thesoledesignoftheirvoyagebeingastudiousdesiretoknow,see,andvisittheOracleofBacbuc,andtakethewordoftheBottleuponsomedifficultiesofferedbyoneofthecompany;neverthelessthishadnotbeenwithoutgreatafflictionandevidentdangerofshipwreck。Afterthat,heaskedhimwhathejudgedtobethecauseofthatterribletempest,andiftheadjacentseaswerethusfrequentlysubjecttostorms;asintheoceanaretheRatzofSammaieu,Maumusson,andintheMediterraneanseatheGulfofSataly,Montargentan,Piombino,CapoMelioinLaconia,theStraitsofGibraltar,FarodiMessina,andothers。

  Chapter4。XXVI。

  HowthegoodMacrobiusgaveusanaccountofthemansionanddeceaseoftheheroes。

  ThegoodMacrobiusthenanswered,Friendlystrangers,thisislandisoneoftheSporades;notofyourSporadesthatlieintheCarpathiansea,butoneoftheSporadesoftheocean;informertimesrich,frequented,wealthy,populous,fulloftraffic,andinthedominionsoftherulersofBritain,butnow,bycourseoftime,andintheselatteragesoftheworld,pooranddesolate,asyousee。Inthisdarkforest,aboveseventy-eightthousandPersianleaguesincompass,isthedwelling-placeofthedemonsandheroesthataregrownold,andwebelievethatsomeoneofthemdiedyesterday;

  sincethecometwhichwesawforthreedaysbeforetogether,shinesnomore;andnowitislikelythatathisdeaththerearosethishorriblestorm;forwhiletheyarealiveallhappinessattendsboththisandtheadjacentislands,andasettledcalmandserenity。Atthedeathofeveryoneofthem,wecommonlyhearintheforestloudandmournfulgroans,andthewholelandisinfestedwithpestilence,earthquakes,inundations,andothercalamities;theairwithfogsandobscurity,andtheseawithstormsandhurricanes。Whatyoutellusseemstomelikelyenough,saidPantagruel。Forasatorchorcandle,aslongasithathlifeenoughandislighted,shinesroundabout,dispersesitslight,delightsthosethatarenearit,yieldsthemitsserviceandclearness,andnevercausesanypainordispleasure;butassoonas\'tisextinguished,itssmokeandevaporationinfectstheair,offendsthebystanders,andisnoisometoall;

  so,aslongasthosenobleandrenownedsoulsinhabittheirbodies,peace,profit,pleasure,andhonourneverleavetheplaceswheretheyabide;butassoonastheyleavethem,boththecontinentandadjacentislandsareannoyedwithgreatcommotions;intheairfogs,darkness,thunder,hail;

  tremblings,pulsations,agitationsoftheearth;stormsandhurricanesatsea;togetherwithsadcomplaintsamongstthepeople,broachingofreligions,changesingovernments,andruinsofcommonwealths。

  Wehadasadinstanceofthislately,saidEpistemon,atthedeathofthatvaliantandlearnedknight,WilliamduBellay;duringwhoselifeFranceenjoyedsomuchhappiness,thatalltherestoftheworldlookeduponitwithenvy,soughtfriendshipwithit,andstoodinaweofitspower;butsoonafterhisdeceaseithathforaconsiderabletimebeenthescornoftherestoftheworld。

  Thus,saidPantagruel,AnchisesbeingdeadatDrepaniinSicily,Aeneaswasdreadfullytossedandendangeredbyastorm;andperhapsforthesamereasonHerod,thattyrantandcruelKingofJudaea,findinghimselfnearthepangsofahorridkindofdeath——forhediedofaphthiriasis,devouredbyverminandlice;asbeforehimdiedL。Sylla,PherecydestheSyrian,thepreceptorofPythagoras,andGreekpoetAlcmaeon,andothers——andforeseeingthattheJewswouldmakebonfiresathisdeath,causedallthenoblesandmagistratestobesummonedtohisseragliooutofallthecities,towns,andcastlesofJudaea,fraudulentlypretendingthathehadsomethingsofmomenttoimparttothem。Theymadetheirpersonalappearance;whereuponhecausedthemalltobeshutupinthehippodromeoftheseraglio;thensaidtohissisterSalomeandAlexanderherhusband:I

  amcertainthattheJewswillrejoiceatmydeath;butifyouwillobserveandperformwhatItellyou,myfuneralshallbehonourable,andtherewillbeageneralmourning。Assoonasyouseemedead,letmyguards,towhomIhavealreadygivenstrictcommissiontothatpurpose,killallthenoblemenandmagistratesthataresecuredinthehippodrome。BythesemeansallJewryshall,inspiteofthemselves,beobligedtomournandlament,andforeignerswillimagineittobeformydeath,asifsomeheroicsoulhadleftherbody。Adesperatetyrantwishedasmuchwhenhesaid,WhenIdie,letearthandfirebemixedtogether;whichwasasgoodastosay,letthewholeworldperish。WhichsayingthetyrantNeroaltered,saying,WhileIlive,asSuetoniusaffirmsit。Thisdetestablesaying,ofwhichCicero,lib。DeFinib。,andSeneca,lib。2,DeClementia,makemention,isascribedtotheEmperorTiberiusbyDionNicaeusandSuidas。

  Chapter4。XXVII。

  Pantagruel\'sdiscourseofthedeceaseofheroicsouls;andofthedreadfulprodigiesthathappenedbeforethedeathofthelateLorddeLangey。

  Iwouldnot,continuedPantagruel,havemissedthestormthathaththusdisorderedus,wereIalsotohavemissedtherelationofthesethingstoldusbythisgoodMacrobius。NeitheramIunwillingtobelievewhathesaidofacometthatappearsintheskysomedaysbeforesuchadecease。Forsomeofthosesoulsaresonoble,soprecious,andsoheroicthatheavengivesusnoticeoftheirdepartingsomedaysbeforeithappens。Andasaprudentphysician,seeingbysomesymptomsthathispatientdrawstowardshisend,somedaysbeforegivesnoticeofittohiswife,children,kindred,andfriends,that,inthatlittletimehehathyettolive,theymayadmonishhimtosettleallthingsinhisfamily,totutorandinstructhischildrenasmuchashecan,recommendhisrelicttohisfriendsinherwidowhood,anddeclarewhatheknowstobenecessaryaboutaprovisionfortheorphans;thathemaynotbesurprisedbydeathwithoutmakinghiswill,andmaytakecareofhissoulandfamily;inthesamemannertheheavens,asitwerejoyfulfortheapproachingreceptionofthoseblessedsouls,seemtomakebonfiresbythosecometsandblazingmeteors,whichtheyatthesametimekindlydesignshouldprognosticatetousherethatinafewdaysoneofthosevenerablesoulsistoleaveherbodyandthisterrestrialglobe。NotaltogetherunlikethiswaswhatwasformerlydoneatAthensbythejudgesoftheAreopagus。Forwhentheygavetheirverdicttocastorcleartheculpritsthatweretriedbeforethem,theyusedcertainnotesaccordingtothesubstanceofthesentences;byThetasignifyingcondemnationtodeath;byT,absolution;byA,ampliationorademur,whenthecasewasnotsufficientlyexamined。Thushavingpubliclysetupthoseletters,theyeasedtherelationsandfriendsoftheprisoners,andsuchothersasdesiredtoknowtheirdoom,oftheirdoubts。Likewisebythesecomets,asinetherealcharacters,theheavenssilentlysaytous,Makehaste,mortals,ifyouwouldknoworlearnoftheblessedsoulsanythingconcerningthepublicgoodoryourprivateinterest;fortheircatastropheisnear,whichbeingpast,youwillvainlywishforthemafterwards。

  Thegood-naturedheavensstilldomore;andthatmankindmaybedeclaredunworthyoftheenjoymentofthoserenownedsouls,theyfrightandastonishuswithprodigies,monsters,andotherforebodingsignsthatthwarttheorderofnature。

  OfthiswehadaninstanceseveraldaysbeforethedeceaseoftheheroicsoulofthelearnedandvaliantChevalierdeLangey,ofwhomyouhavealreadyspoken。Irememberit,saidEpistemon;andmyheartstilltrembleswithinmewhenIthinkonthemanydreadfulprodigiesthatwesawfiveorsixdaysbeforehedied。FortheLordsD\'Assier,Chemant,one-eyedMailly,St。Ayl,Villeneufue-la-Guyart,MasterGabriel,physicianofSavillan,Rabelais,Cohuau,Massuau,Majorici,Bullou,Cercu,aliasBourgmaistre,FrancisProust,Ferron,CharlesGirard,FrancisBourre,andmanyotherfriendsandservantstothedeceased,alldismayed,gazedoneachotherwithoututteringoneword;yetnotwithoutforeseeingthatFrancewouldinashorttimebedeprivedofaknightsoaccomplishedandnecessaryforitsgloryandprotection,andthatheavenclaimedhimagainasitsdue。Bythetuftedtipofmycowl,criedFriarJohn,Iame\'enresolvedtobecomeascholarbeforeIdie。Ihaveaprettygoodheadpieceofmyown,youmustown。Nowpraygivemeleavetoaskyouacivilquestion。Canthesesameheroesordemigodsyoutalkofdie?MayIneverbedamnedifIwasnotsomuchalobcockastobelievetheyhadbeenimmortal,likesomanyfineangels。Heavenforgiveme!butthismostreverendfather,Macroby,tellsustheydieatlast。Notall,returnedPantagruel。

  TheStoicsheldthemalltobemortal,exceptone,whoaloneisimmortal,impassible,invisible。Pindarplainlysaiththatthereisnomorethread,thatistosay,nomorelife,spunfromthedistaffandflaxofthehard-

  heartedFatesforthegoddessesHamadryadesthanthereisforthosetreesthatarepreservedbythem,whicharegood,sturdy,downrightoaks;whencetheyderivedtheiroriginal,accordingtotheopinionofCallimachusandPausaniasinPhoci。WithwhomconcursMartianusCapella。Asforthedemigods,fauns,satyrs,sylvans,hobgoblins,aegipanes,nymphs,heroes,anddemons,severalmenhave,fromthetotalsum,whichistheresultofthediversagescalculatedbyHesiod,reckonedtheirlifetobe9720years;

  thatsumconsistingoffourspecialnumbersorderlyarisingfromone,thesameaddedtogetherandmultipliedbyfoureverywayamountstoforty;

  theseforties,beingreducedintotrianglesbyfivetimes,makeupthetotaloftheaforesaidnumber。SeePlutarch,inhisbookabouttheCessationofOracles。

  This,saidFriarJohn,isnotmatterofbreviary;ImaybelieveaslittleorasmuchofitasyouandIplease。Ibelieve,saidPantagruel,thatallintellectualsoulsareexemptedfromAtropos\'sscissors。Theyareallimmortal,whethertheybeofangels,ordemons,orhuman;yetIwilltellyouastoryconcerningthisthatisverystrange,butiswrittenandaffirmedbyseverallearnedhistorians。

  Chapter4。XXVIII。

  HowPantagruelrelatedaverysadstoryofthedeathoftheheroes。

  Epitherses,thefatherofAemiliantherhetorician,sailingfromGreecetoItalyinashipfreightedwithdiversgoodsandpassengers,atnightthewindfailed\'emneartheEchinades,someislandsthatliebetweentheMoreaandTunis,andthevesselwasdrivennearPaxos。Whentheyweregotthither,someofthepassengersbeingasleep,othersawake,theresteatinganddrinking,avoicewasheardthatcalledaloud,Thamous!whichcrysurprisedthemall。ThissameThamouswastheirpilot,anEgyptianbybirth,butknownbynameonlytosomefewtravellers。ThevoicewasheardasecondtimecallingThamous,inafrightfultone;andnonemakinganswer,buttremblingandremainingsilent,thevoicewasheardathirdtime,moredreadfulthanbefore。

  ThiscausedThamoustoanswer:HereamI;whatdostthoucallmefor?

  Whatwiltthouhavemedo?Thenthevoice,louderthanbefore,bidhimpublishwhenheshouldcometoPalodes,thatthegreatgodPanwasdead。

  Epithersesrelatedthatallthemarinersandpassengers,havingheardthis,wereextremelyamazedandfrighted;andthat,consultingamongthemselveswhethertheyhadbestconcealordivulgewhatthevoicehadenjoined,Thamoussaidhisadvicewasthatiftheyhappenedtohaveafairwindtheyshouldproceedwithoutmentioningawordon\'t,butiftheychancedtobebecalmedhewouldpublishwhathehadheard。NowwhentheywerenearPalodestheyhadnowind,neitherweretheyinanycurrent。Thamousthengettinguponthetopoftheship\'sforecastle,andcastinghiseyesontheshore,saidthathehadbeencommandedtoproclaimthatthegreatgodPanwasdead。Thewordswerehardlyoutofhismouth,whendeepgroans,greatlamentations,anddolefulshrieks,notofoneperson,butofmanytogether,wereheardfromtheland。

  Thenewsofthis——manybeingpresentthen——wassoonspreadatRome;

  insomuchthatTiberius,whowasthenemperor,sentforthisThamous,andhavingheardhimgavecredittohiswords。AndinquiringofthelearnedinhiscourtandatRomewhowasthatPan,hefoundbytheirrelationthathewasthesonofMercuryandPenelope,asHerodotusandCiceroinhisthirdbookoftheNatureoftheGodshadwrittenbefore。

  Formypart,IunderstanditofthatgreatSaviourofthefaithfulwhowasshamefullyputtodeathatJerusalembytheenvyandwickednessofthedoctors,priests,andmonksoftheMosaiclaw。Andmethinksmyinterpretationisnotimproper;forhemaylawfullybesaidintheGreektonguetobePan,sinceheisourall。Forallthatweare,allthatwelive,allthatwehave,allthatwehope,ishim,byhim,fromhim,andinhim。HeisthegoodPan,thegreatshepherd,who,asthelovingshepherdCorydonaffirms,hathnotonlyatenderloveandaffectionforhissheep,butalsofortheirshepherds。Athisdeath,complaints,sighs,fears,andlamentationswerespreadthroughthewholefabricoftheuniverse,whetherheavens,land,sea,orhell。

  Thetimealsoconcurswiththisinterpretationofmine;forthismostgood,mostmightyPan,ouronlySaviour,diednearJerusalemduringthereignofTiberiusCaesar。

  Pantagruel,havingendedthisdiscourse,remainedsilentandfullofcontemplation。Alittlewhileafterwesawthetearsflowoutofhiseyesasbigasostrich\'seggs。GodtakemepresentlyifItellyouonesinglesyllableofalieinthematter。

  Chapter4。XXIX。

  HowPantagruelsailedbytheSneakingIsland,whereShrovetidereigned。

  Thejovialfleetbeingrefittedandrepaired,newstorestakenin,theMacreonsoverandabovesatisfiedandpleasedwiththemoneyspenttherebyPantagruel,ourmeninbetterhumourthantheyusedtobe,ifpossible,wemerrilyputtoseathenextday,nearsunset,withadeliciousfreshgale。

  XenomanesshowedusafarofftheSneakingIsland,wherereignedShrovetide,ofwhomPantagruelhadheardmuchtalkformerly;forthatreasonhewouldgladlyhaveseenhiminperson,hadnotXenomanesadvisedhimtothecontrary;first,becausethiswouldhavebeenmuchoutofourway,andthenfortheleancheerwhichhetolduswastobefoundatthatprince\'scourt,andindeedallovertheisland。

  Youcanseenothingthereforyourmoney,saidhe,butahugegreedy-guts,atallwoundyswallowerofhotwardensandmussels;along-shankedmole-

  catcher;anovergrownbottlerofhay;amossy-chinneddemi-giant,withadoubleshavencrown,oflanternbreed;averygreatloiteringnoddy-peakedyoungster,banner-bearertothefish-eatingtribe,dictatorofmustard-

  land,floggeroflittlechildren,calcinerofashes,fatherandfoster-

  fathertophysicians,swarmingwithpardons,indulgences,andstations;averyhonestman;agoodcatholic,andasbrimfulofdevotionaseverhecanhold。

  Heweepsthethree-fourthpartsoftheday,andneverassistsatanyweddings;but,givethedevilhisdue,heisthemostindustriouslarding-

  stickandskewer-makerinfortykingdoms。

  Aboutsixyearsago,asIpassedbySneaking-land,Ibroughthomealargeskewerfromthence,andmadeapresentofittothebutchersofQuande,whosetagreatvalueuponthem,andthatforacause。Sometimeorother,ifeverwelivetocomebacktoourowncountry,Iwillshowyoutwoofthemfastenedonthegreatchurchporch。Hisusualfoodispickledcoatsofmail,salthelmetsandhead-pieces,andsaltsallets;whichsometimesmakeshimpisspinsandneedles。Asforhisclothing,\'tiscomicalenougho\'

  conscience,bothformakeandcolour;forhewearsgreyandcold,nothingbefore,andnoughtbehind,withthesleevesofthesame。

  Youwilldomeakindness,saidPantagruel,if,asyouhavedescribedhisclothes,food,actions,andpastimes,youwillalsogivemeanaccountofhisshapeanddispositioninallhisparts。Pritheedo,dearcod,saidFriarJohn,forIhavefoundhiminmybreviary,andthenfollowthemovableholydays。Withallmyheart,answeredXenomanes;wemaychancetohearmoreofhimaswetouchattheWildIsland,thedominionsofthesquabChitterlings,hisenemies,againstwhomheiseternallyatodds;andwereitnotforthehelpofthenobleCarnival,theirprotectorandgoodneighbour,thismeagre-lookedlozellyShrovetidewouldlongbeforethishavemadesadworkamongthem,androotedthemoutoftheirhabitation。

  ArethesesameChitterlings,saidFriarJohn,maleorfemale,angelsormortals,womenormaids?Theyare,repliedXenomanes,femalesinsex,mortalinkind,someofthemmaids,othersnot。Thedevilhaveme,saidFriarJohn,ifIben\'tforthem。Whatashamefuldisorderinnature,isitnot,tomakewaragainstwomen?Let\'sgobackandhackthevillaintopieces。What!meddlewithShrovetide?criedPanurge,inthenameofBeelzebub,Iamnotyetsowearyofmylife。No,I\'mnotyetsomadasthatcomesto。Quidjuris?SupposeweshouldfindourselvespentupbetweentheChitterlingsandShrovetide?betweentheanvilandthehammers?

  Shankersandbuboes!standoff!godzooks,letusmakethebestofourway。

  Ibidyougoodnight,sweetMr。Shrovetide;IrecommendtoyoutheChitterlings,andpraydon\'tforgetthepuddings。

  Chapter4。XXX。

  HowShrovetideisanatomizedanddescribedbyXenomanes。

  AsfortheinwardpartsofShrovetide,saidXenomanes;hisbrainisatleast,itwasinmytimeinbigness,colours,substance,andstrength,muchliketheleftcodofahehand-worm。

  Theventriclesofhissaidbrain,Thestomach,likeabelt。

  likeanauger。Thepylorus,likeapitchfork。

  Theworm-likeexcrescence,likeThewindpipe,likeanoyster-

  aChristmas-box。knife。

  Themembranes,likeamonk\'sThethroat,likeapincushioncowl。stuffedwithoakum。

  Thefunnel,likeamason\'schisel。Thelungs,likeaprebend\'sfur-

  Thefornix,likeacasket。gown。

  Theglandulapinealis,likeabag-Theheart,likeacope。

  pipe。Themediastine,likeanearthenTheretemirabile,likeagutter。cup。

  Thedug-likeprocessus,likeaThepleura,likeacrow\'sbill。

  patch。Thearteries,likeawatch-coat。

  Thetympanums,likeawhirli-Themidriff,likeamontero-cap。

  gig。Theliver,likeadouble-tonguedTherockybones,likeagoose-mattock。

  wing。Theveins,likeasash-window。

  Thenapeoftheneck,likeapaperThespleen,likeacatcall。

  lantern。Theguts,likeatrammel。

  Thenerves,likeapipkin。Thegall,likeacooper\'sadze。

  Theuvula,likeasackbut。Theentrails,likeagauntlet。

  Thepalate,likeamitten。Themesentery,likeanabbot\'sThespittle,likeashuttle。mitre。

  Thealmonds,likeatelescope。Thehungrygut,likeabutton。

  Thebridgeofhisnose,likeaTheblindgut,likeabreastplate。

  wheelbarrow。Thecolon,likeabridle。

  Theheadofthelarynx,likeaThearse-gut,likeamonk\'svintage-basket。leathernbottle。

  Thekidneys,likeatrowel。Theligaments,likeatinker\'sTheloins,likeapadlock。budget。

  Theureters,likeapothook。Thebones,likethree-corneredTheemulgentveins,liketwocheesecakes。

  gilliflowers。Themarrow,likeawallet。

  Thespermaticvessels,likeacully-Thecartilages,likeafield-

  mully-puff。tortoise,aliasamole。

  Theparastata,likeaninkpot。Theglandulesinthemouth,likeThebladder,likeastone-bow。apruning-knife。

  Theneck,likeamill-clapper。Theanimalspirits,likeswingeingThemirach,orlowerpartsofthefisticuffs。

  belly,likeahigh-crownedhat。Theblood-fermenting,likeaThesiphach,oritsinnerrind,multiplicationofflirtsonthelikeawoodencuff。nose。

  Themuscles,likeapairofbellows。Theurine,likeafigpecker。

  Thetendons,likeahawking-Thesperm,likeahundredten-

  glove。pennynails。

  Andhisnursetoldme,thatbeingmarriedtoMid-lent,heonlybegotagoodnumberoflocaladverbsandcertaindoublefasts。

  Hismemoryhehadlikeascarf。Hisundertakings,liketheballastHiscommonsense,likeabuzzingofagalleon。

  ofbees。Hisunderstanding,likeatornHisimagination,likethechimebreviary。

  ofasetofbells。Hisnotions,likesnailscrawlingHisthoughts,likeaflightofstar-outofstrawberries。

  lings。Hiswill,likethreefilbertsinaHisconscience,liketheunnest-porringer。

  lingofaparcelofyoungHisdesire,likesixtrussesofhay。

  herons。Hisjudgment,likeashoeing-

  Hisdeliberations,likeasetofhorn。

  organs。Hisdiscretion,likethetruckleofHisrepentance,likethecarriageapulley。

  ofadoublecannon。Hisreason,likeacricket。

  Chapter4。XXXI。

  Shrovetide\'soutwardpartsanatomized。

  Shrovetide,continuedXenomanes,issomewhatbetterproportionedinhisoutwardparts,exceptingthesevenribswhichhehadoverandabovethecommonshapeofmen。

  HistoeswerelikeavirginalonTheperitoneum,orcaulwhereinanorgan。hisbowelswerewrapped,likeHisnails,likeagimlet。abilliard-table。

  Hisfeet,likeaguitar。Hisback,likeanovergrownrack-

  Hisheels,likeaclub。bentcrossbow。

  Thesolesofhisfeet,likeacru-Thevertebrae,orjointsofhiscible。backbone,likeabagpipe。

  Hislegs,likeahawk\'slure。Hisribs,likeaspinning-wheel。

  Hisknees,likeajoint-stool。Hisbrisket,likeacanopy。

  Histhighs,likeasteelcap。Hisshoulder-blades,likeamortar。

  Hiships,likeawimble。Hisbreast,likeagameatnine-

  Hisbellyasbigasatun,buttonedpins。

  aftertheoldfashion,withaHispaps,likeahornpipe。

  girdleridingoverthemiddleHisarmpits,likeachequer。

  ofhisbosom。Hisshoulders,likeahand-barrow。

  Hisnavel,likeacymbal。Hisarms,likeariding-hood。

  Hisgroin,likeamincedpie。Hisfingers,likeabrotherhood\'sHismember,likeaslipper。andirons。

  Hispurse,likeanoilcruet。Thefibulae,orlesserbonesofhisHisgenitals,likeajoiner\'splaner。legs,likeapairofstilts。

  Theirerectingmuscles,likeaHisshin-bones,likesickles。

  racket。Hiselbows,likeamouse-trap。

  Theperineum,likeaflageolet。Hishands,likeacurry-comb。

  Hisarse-hole,likeacrystallook-Hisneck,likeatalboy。

  ing-glass。Histhroat,likeafelttodistilhip-

  Hisbum,likeaharrow。pocras。

  Theknobinhisthroat,likeaHisloins,likeabutter-pot。

  barrel,wherehangedtwoHisjaws,likeacaudlecup。

  brazenwens,veryfineandHisteeth,likeahunter\'sstaff。

  harmonious,intheshapeofanOfsuchcolt\'steethashis,hourglass。youwillfindoneatColongesHisbeard,likealantern。lesRoyauxinPoitou,andHischin,likeamushroom。twoatLaBrosseinXaintonge,Hisears,likeapairofgloves。onthecellardoor。

  Hisnose,likeabuskin。Histongue,likeajew\'s-harp。

  Hisnostrils,likeaforeheadcloth。Hismouth,likeahorse-cloth。

  Hiseyebrows,likeadripping-pan。Hisfaceembroideredlikeamule\'sOnhisleftbrowwasamarkofpack-saddle。

  theshapeandbignessofanHisheadcontrivedlikeastill。

  urinal。Hisskull,likeapouch。

  Hiseyelids,likeafiddle。Thesuturae,orseamsofhisskull,Hiseyes,likeacomb-box。liketheannuluspiscatoris,orHisopticnerves,likeatinder-thefisher\'ssignet。

  box。Hisskin,likeagabardine。

  Hisforehead,likeafalsecup。Hisepidermis,oroutwardskin,Histemples,likethecockofalikeabolting-cloth。

  cistern。Hishair,likeascrubbing-brush。

  Hischeeks,likeapairofwoodenHisfur,suchasabovesaid。

  shoes。

  Chapter4。XXXII。

  AcontinuationofShrovetide\'scountenance。

  \'Tisawonderfulthing,continuedXenomanes,tohearandseethestateofShrovetide。

  Ifhechancedtospit,itwaswholeWhenhetrembled,itwaslargebasketsfulofgoldfinches。venisonpasties。

  Ifheblowedhisnose,itwasWhenhedidsweat,itwasoldpickledgrigs。lingwithbuttersauce。

  Whenhewept,itwasduckswithWhenhebelched,itwasbushelsonionsauce。ofoysters。

  Whenhesneezed,itwaswholeWhenhemuttered,itwaslawyers\'

  tubfulsofmustard。revels。

  Whenhecoughed,itwasboxesWhenhehoppedabout,itwasofmarmalade。lettersoflicenceandprotec-

  Whenhesobbed,itwaswater-tions。

  cresses。Whenhesteppedback,itwasWhenheyawned,itwaspotfulsseacockle-shells。

  ofpickledpeas。Whenheslabbered,itwascom-

  Whenhesighed,itwasdriedmonovens。

  neats\'tongues。Whenhewashoarse,itwasanWhenhewhistled,itwasawholeentryofmorrice-dancers。

  scuttlefulofgreenapes。Whenhebrokewind,itwasdunWhenhesnored,itwasawholecows\'leatherspatterdashes。

  panfuloffriedbeans。Whenhefunked,itwaswashed-

  Whenhefrowned,itwassousedleatherboots。

  hogs\'feet。Whenhescratchedhimself,itWhenhespoke,itwascoarsewasnewproclamations。

  brownrussetcloth;solittleWhenhesung,itwaspeasinitwaslikecrimsonsilk,withcods。

  whichParisatisdesiredthatWhenheevacuated,itwasmush-

  thewordsofsuchasspoketoroomsandmorilles。

  hersonCyrus,KingofPersia,Whenhepuffed,itwascabbagesshouldbeinterwoven。withoil,aliascaulesamb\'olif。

  Whenheblowed,itwasindulg-Whenhetalked,itwasthelastencemoney-boxes。year\'ssnow。

  Whenhewinked,itwasbutteredWhenhedreamt,itwasofabuns。cockandabull。

  Whenhegrumbled,itwasMarchWhenhegavenothing,somuchcats。forthebearer。

  Whenhenodded,itwasiron-Ifhethoughttohimself,itwasboundwaggons。whimsiesandmaggots。

  Whenhemademouths,itwasIfhedozed,itwasleasesoflands。

  brokenstaves。

  Whatisyetmorestrange,heusedtoworkdoingnothing,anddidnothingthoughheworked;carousedsleeping,andsleptcarousing,withhiseyesopen,liketheharesinourcountry,forfearofbeingtakennappingbytheChitterlings,hisinveterateenemies;bitinghelaughed,andlaughingbit;

  eatnothingfasting,andfastedeatingnothing;mumbleduponsuspicion,drankbyimagination,swamonthetopsofhighsteeples,driedhisclothesinpondsandrivers,fishedintheair,andthereusedtocatchdecumanelobsters;huntedatthebottomoftheherring-pond,andcaughtthereibexes,stamboucs,chamois,andotherwildgoats;usedtoputouttheeyesofallthecrowswhichhetooksneakingly;fearednothingbuthisownshadowandthecriesoffatkids;usedtogadabroadsomedays,likeatruantschoolboy;playedwiththeropesofbellsonfestivaldaysofsaints;madeamalletofhisfist,andwritonhairyparchmentprognosticationsandalmanackswithhishugepin-case。

  Isthatthegentleman?saidFriarJohn。Heismyman;thisistheveryfellowIlookedfor。Iwillsendhimachallengeimmediately。Thisis,saidPantagruel,astrangeandmonstroussortofman,ifImaycallhimaman。YouputmeinmindoftheformandlooksofAmoduntandDissonance。

  Howweretheymade?saidFriarJohn。MayIbepeeledlikearawonionifeverIheardawordofthem。I\'lltellyouwhatIreadoftheminsomeancientapologues,repliedPantagruel。

  Physis——thatistosay,Nature——atherfirstburthenbegatBeautyandHarmonywithoutcarnalcopulation,beingofherselfveryfruitfulandprolific。Antiphysis,whoeverwasthecounterpartofNature,immediately,outofamaliciousspiteagainstherforherbeautifulandhonourableproductions,inoppositionbegotAmoduntandDissonancebycopulationwithTellumon。Theirheadswereroundlikeafootball,andnotgentlyflattedonbothsides,likethecommonshapeofmen。Theirearsstoodprickeduplikethoseofasses;theireyes,ashardasthoseofcrabs,andwithoutbrows,staredoutoftheirheads,fixedonboneslikethoseofourheels;theirfeetwereroundliketennis-balls;theirarmsandhandsturnedbackwardstowardstheirshoulders;andtheywalkedontheirheads,continuallyturningroundlikeaball,topsy-turvy,heelsoverhead。

  Yet——asyouknowthatapesesteemtheiryoungthehandsomestintheworld——

  Antiphysisextolledheroffspring,andstrovetoprovethattheirshapewashandsomerandneaterthanthatofthechildrenofPhysis,sayingthatthustohavesphericalheadsandfeet,andwalkinacircularmanner,wheelinground,hadsomethinginitoftheperfectionofthedivinepower,whichmakesallbeingseternallyturninthatfashion;andthattohaveourfeetuppermost,andtheheadbelowthem,wastoimitatetheCreatoroftheuniverse;thehairbeingliketheroots,andthelegslikethebranchesofman;fortreesarebetterplantedbytheirrootsthantheycouldbebytheirbranches。Bythisdemonstrationsheimpliedthatherchildrenweremuchmoretobepraisedforbeinglikeastandingtree,thanthoseofPhysis,thatmadeafigureofatreeupsidedown。Asforthearmsandhands,shepretendedtoprovethattheyweremorejustlyturnedtowardstheshoulders,becausethatpartofbodyoughtnottobewithoutdefence,whiletheforepartisdulyfencedwithteeth,whichamancannotonlyusetochew,butalsotodefendhimselfagainstthosethingsthatoffendhim。

  Thus,bythetestimonyandastipulationofthebrutebeasts,shedrewallthewitlessherdandmoboffoolsintoheropinion,andwasadmiredbyallbrainlessandnonsensicalpeople。

  Sincethat,shebegotthehypocriticaltribesofeavesdroppingdissemblers,superstitiouspope-mongers,andpriest-riddenbigots,thefranticPistolets,thedemoniacalCalvins,impostorsofGeneva,thescrapersofbenefices,apparitorswiththedevilinthem,andothergrindersandsqueezersoflivings,herb-stinkinghermits,gulliguttedduncesofthecowl,churchvermin,falsezealots,devourersofthesubstanceofmen,andmanymoreotherdeformedandill-favouredmonsters,madeinspiteofnature。

  Chapter4。XXXIII。

  HowPantagrueldiscoveredamonstrousphyseter,orwhirlpool,neartheWildIsland。

  Aboutsunset,comingneartheWildIsland,Pantagruelspiedafaroffahugemonstrousphyseterasortofwhale,whichsomecallawhirlpool,thatcamerightuponus,neighing,snorting,raisedabovethewaveshigherthanourmain-tops,andspoutingwaterallthewayintotheairbeforeitself,likealargeriverfallingfromamountain。PantagruelshowedittothepilotandtoXenomanes。

  Bythepilot\'sadvicethetrumpetsoftheThalamegeweresoundedtowarnallthefleettostandcloseandlooktothemselves。Thisalarmbeinggiven,alltheships,galleons,frigates,brigantines,accordingtotheirnavaldiscipline,placedthemselvesintheorderandfigureofanGreek

  upsilon,theletterofPythagoras,ascranesdointheirflight,andlikeanacuteangle,inwhoseconeandbasistheThalamegeplacedherselfreadytofightsmartly。FriarJohnwiththegrenadiersgotontheforecastle。

  PoorPanurgebegantocryandhowlworsethanever。Babille-babou,saidhe,shrugginguphisshoulders,quiveringalloverwithfear,therewillbethedevilupondun。Thisisaworsebusinessthanthatt\'otherday。Letusfly,letusfly;oldNicktakemeifitisnotLeviathan,describedbythenobleprophetMosesinthelifeofpatientJob。Itwillswallowusall,shipsandmen,shag,rag,andbobtail,likeadoseofpills。Alas!itwillmakenomoreofus,andweshallholdnomoreroominitshellishjaws,thanasugarpluminanass\'sthroat。Look,look,\'tisuponus;letuswheeloff,whipitaway,andgetashore。Ibelieve\'tistheveryindividualsea-monsterthatwasformerlydesignedtodevourAndromeda;weareallundone。Oh!forsomevaliantPerseusherenowtokillthedog。

  I\'lldoitsbusinesspresently,saidPantagruel;fearnothing。Ods-belly,saidPanurge,removethecauseofmyfearthen。Whenthedevilwouldyouhaveamanbeafraidbutwhenthereissomuchcause?IfyourdestinybesuchasFriarJohnwassayingawhileago,repliedPantagruel,yououghttobeafraidofPyroeis,Eous,Aethon,andPhlegon,thesun\'scoach-horses,thatbreathefireatthenostrils;andnotofphyseters,thatspoutnothingbutwateratthesnoutandmouth。Theirwaterwillnotendangeryourlife;

  andthatelementwillrathersaveandpreservethanhurtorendangeryou。

  Ay,ay,trusttothat,andhangme,quothPanurge;yoursisaveryprettyfancy。Ods-fish!didInotgiveyouasufficientaccountoftheelements\'

  transmutation,andtheblundersthataremadeofroastforboiled,andboiledforroast?Alas!here\'tis;I\'llgohidemyselfbelow。Wearedeadmen,everymother\'ssonofus。Iseeuponourmain-topthatmercilesshagAtropos,withherscissorsnewground,readytocutourthreadsallatonesnip。Oh!howdreadfulandabominablethouart;thouhastdrownedagoodmanybesideus,whonevermadetheirbragsofit。Diditbutspoutgood,brisk,dainty,deliciouswhitewine,insteadofthisdamnedbittersaltwater,onemightbetterbearwithit,andtherewouldbesomecausetobepatient;likethatEnglishlord,whobeingdoomedtodie,andhadleavetochoosewhatkindofdeathhewould,chosetobedrownedinabuttofmalmsey。Hereitis。Oh,oh!devil!Sathanas!Leviathan!Icannotabidetolookuponthee,thouartsoabominablyugly。Gotothebar,gotakethepettifoggers。

  Chapter4。XXXIV。

  HowthemonstrousphyseterwasslainbyPantagruel。

  Thephyseter,comingbetweentheshipsandthegalleons,threwwaterbywholetunsuponthem,asifithadbeenthecataractsoftheNileinEthiopia。Ontheotherside,arrows,darts,gleaves,javelins,spears,harping-irons,andpartizans,flewuponitlikehail。FriarJohndidnotsparehimselfinit。Panurgewashalfdeadforfear。Theartilleryroaredandthunderedlikemad,andseemedtogallitingoodearnest,butdidbutlittlegood;forthegreatironandbrasscannon-shotenteringitsskinseemedtomeltliketilesinthesun。

  Pantagruelthen,consideringtheweightandexigencyofthematter,stretchedouthisarmsandshowedwhathecoulddo。Youtellus,anditisrecorded,thatCommudus,theRomanemperor,couldshootwithabowsodexterouslythatatagooddistancehewouldletflyanarrowthroughachild\'sfingersandnevertouchthem。YoualsotellusofanIndianarcher,wholivedwhenAlexandertheGreatconqueredIndia,andwassoskilfulindrawingthebow,thatataconsiderabledistancehewouldshoothisarrowsthrougharing,thoughtheywerethreecubitslong,andtheirironsolargeandweightythatwiththemheusedtopiercesteelcutlasses,thickshields,steelbreastplates,andgenerallywhathedidhit,howfirm,resisting,hard,andstrongsoeveritwere。YoualsotelluswondersoftheindustryoftheancientFranks,whowerepreferredtoallothersinpointofarchery;andwhentheyhuntedeitherblackordunbeasts,usedtorubtheheadoftheirarrowswithhellebore,becausethefleshofthevenisonstruckwithsuchanarrowwasmoretender,dainty,wholesome,anddelicious——paringoff,nevertheless,thepartthatwastouchedroundabout。

  YoualsotalkoftheParthians,whousedtoshootbackwardsmoredexterouslythanothernationsforwards;andalsocelebratetheskilloftheScythiansinthatart,whosentoncetoDarius,KingofPersia,anambassadorthatmadehimapresentofabird,afrog,amouse,andfivearrows,withoutspeakingoneword;andbeingaskedwhatthosepresentsmeant,andifhehadcommissiontosayanything,answeredthathehadnot;

  whichpuzzledandgravelledDariusverymuch,tillGobrias,oneofthesevencaptainsthathadkilledthemagi,explainedit,sayingtoDarius:

  BythesegiftsandofferingstheScythianssilentlytellyouthatexceptthePersianslikebirdsflyuptoheaven,orlikemicehidethemselvesnearthecentreoftheearth,orlikefrogsdivetotheverybottomofpondsandlakes,theyshallbedestroyedbythepowerandarrowsoftheScythians。

  ThenoblePantagruelwas,withoutcomparison,moreadmirableyetintheartofshootinganddarting;forwithhisdreadfulpilesanddarts,nearlyresemblingthehugebeamsthatsupportthebridgesofNantes,Saumur,Bergerac,andatParisthemillers\'andthechangers\'bridges,inlength,size,weight,andiron-work,heatamile\'sdistancewouldopenanoysterandnevertouchtheedges;hewouldsnuffacandlewithoutputtingitout;

  wouldshootamagpieintheeye;takeoffaboot\'sunder-sole,orariding-

  hood\'slining,withoutsoilingthemabit;turnovereveryleafofFriarJohn\'sbreviary,oneafteranother,andnottearone。

  Withsuchdarts,ofwhichtherewasgoodstoreintheship,atthefirstblowheranthephyseterinattheforeheadsofuriouslythathepiercedbothitsjawsandtongue;sothatfromthattimetothisitnomoreopeneditsgutturaltrapdoor,nordrewandspoutedwater。Atthesecondblowheputoutitsrighteye,andatthethirditsleft;andwehadallthepleasuretoseethephyseterbearingthosethreehornsinitsforehead,somewhatleaningforwardsinanequilateraltriangle。

  Meanwhileitturnedabouttoandfro,staggeringandstrayinglikeonestunned,blinded,andtakinghisleaveoftheworld。Pantagruel,notsatisfiedwiththis,letflyanotherdart,whichtookthemonsterunderthetaillikewisesloping;thenwiththreeotheronthechine,inaperpendicularline,divideditsflankfromthetailtothesnoutatanequaldistance。Thenhelardeditwithfiftyononeside,andafterthat,tomakeevenwork,hedartedasmanyonitsotherside;sothatthebodyofthephyseterseemedlikethehulkofagalleonwiththreemasts,joinedbyacompetentdimensionofitsbeams,asiftheyhadbeentheribsandchain-

  walesofthekeel;whichwasapleasantsight。Thephyseterthengivinguptheghost,turneditselfuponitsback,asalldeadfishesdo;andbeingthusoverturned,withthebeamsanddartsupsidedowninthesea,itseemedascolopendraorcentipede,asthatserpentisdescribedbytheancientsageNicander。

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