after all, i do not think that my remarks about religion made much impression upon queequeg. because, in the first place, he somehow seemed dull of hearing on that important subject, unless considered from his own point of view; and, in the second place, he did not more than one third understand me, couch my ideas simply as i would; and, finally, he no doubt thought he knew a good deal more about the true religion than i did. he looked at me with a sort of condescending concern and compassion, as though he thought it a great pity that such a sensible young man should be so hopelessly lost to evangelical pagan piety.