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Ishmael arrives in New Bedford and is immediately disappointed that he has missed the ship to Nantucket. He has his heart set on starting his whaling journey in Nantucket, the "great original."
The next ship won't leave for a few days so he needs a place to stay. He wanders around a cold New Bedford night, practically broke, looking for a cheap inn. At one point, he accidentally walks in on a Black prayer service where "the preacher's text was about the blackness of darkness, and the weeping and wailing and teeth-gnashing there."
Finally, he finds "The Spouter-Inn" owned by Peter Coffin. He finds both names disconcerting. Curiously, as the chapter ends, he appears to start referring to himself as Lazarus as he contemplates spending the night there. Or perhaps he is using the name generically to refer to any person who might have to sleep at the inn.
The next ship won't leave for a few days so he needs a place to stay. He wanders around a cold New Bedford night, practically broke, looking for a cheap inn. At one point, he accidentally walks in on a Black prayer service where "the preacher's text was about the blackness of darkness, and the weeping and wailing and teeth-gnashing there."
Finally, he finds "The Spouter-Inn" owned by Peter Coffin. He finds both names disconcerting. Curiously, as the chapter ends, he appears to start referring to himself as Lazarus as he contemplates spending the night there. Or perhaps he is using the name generically to refer to any person who might have to sleep at the inn.
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