Chapter 72 - The Monkey Rope

"That unsounded ocean you gasp in, is Life; those sharks, your foes; those spades, your friends; and what between sharks and spades you are in a sad pickle and peril, poor lad."

Ishmael holds Queequeg vertically by a rope while he works on cutting up the whale and contemplates their connection. Some ginger tea gets brought out and tossed overboard.