The witcheries of that unwaning weather turned inward upon the soul .
Old age is always wakeful.
It was so with Ahab. In fact, Ahab was spending most of his time on deck, now, and only seldom descending into his cabin. So during the night watches, old Ahab would be on deck, but he refrained from stomping on it with his whalebone leg, so as not to disturb the sleep of the mates. Not in his bed more than three hours out of twenty-four. By the Lord, I must have been dreaming . . .