strategy

stubb and guernsey-mans deception plan

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description
A cunning scheme concocted by Stubb and the Guernsey-man to manipulate the French Captain into abandoning his whales, thereby allowing Stubb to pursue ambergris.
method
false interpretation, feigned warnings
objective
obtain ambergris, satirize captain

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  • referenced_byStubb
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    the two quickly concocted a little plan for both circumventing and satirizing the Captain, without his at all dreaming of distrusting their sincerity.
  • referenced_byGuernsey-man
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    According to this little plan of theirs, the Guernsey-man, under cover of an interpreter’s office, was to tell the Captain what he pleased, but as coming from Stubb; and as for Stubb, he was to utter any nonsense that should come uppermost in him during the interview.
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    2026-03-02T00:08:17.886Z
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