but it was startling to see this excellent hearted quakeress coming on board, as she did the last day, with a long oil-ladle in one hand, and a still longer whaling lance in the other. nor was bildad himself nor captain peleg at all backward. as for bildad, he carried about with him a long list of the articles needed, and at every fresh arrival, down went his mark opposite that article upon the paper. every once in a while peleg came hobbling out of his whalebone den, roaring at the men down the hatchways, roaring up to the riggers at the mast-head, and then concluded by roaring back into his wigwam.