Sentence:  Think of that; by that sweet girl that old man had a child: hold ye then there can be any utter, hopeless harm in Ahab? No, no, my lad; stricken, blasted, if he be, Ahab has his <WSD>humanities</WSD>!” 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The quality of being benevolent; humane traits of character; humane qualities or aspects.