Lucky now (sneezes) there's no knee-joint to make; that might puzzle a little; but a mere shin-bone—why it's easy as making hop-poles; only I should like to put a good finish on. Time, time; if I but only had the time, I could turn him out as neat a leg now as ever (sneezes) scraped to a lady in a parlor. Those buckskin legs and calves of legs I've seen in shop windows wouldn't compare at all. They soak water, they do; and of course get rheumatic, and have to be doctored (sneezes) with washes and lotions, just like live legs. There; before I saw it off, now, I must call his old Mogulship, and see whether the length will be all right; too short, if anything, I guess. Ha! that's the heel; we are in luck; here he comes, or it's somebody else, that's certain. AHAB (advancing)
這會兒，真運氣，（打噴嚏）用不著做膝節骨；那才使人傷腦筋；只不過是做塊脛骨——這就跟做根跳桿一樣省事嘍；但愿能把它順順當當的干完。時間呀，時間，我只要有時間就行啦，那我就可以給他做出一條挺齊整的腿，（打噴嚏）讓他能夠把右腳往后一退，向客廳里的太太好好地行個禮。我在店鋪櫥窗里看到的那種鹿皮腿和小牛腿，根本就甭跟這個比。那些都是泡過水的，的確是泡過水的；自然就要鬧風濕癥嘍，鬧風濕癥就得去看大夫，（打噴嚏）洗洗擦擦，象張羅活腿一樣。唔，那么，在我把它鋸開以前，我得去找那個老蒙兀兒，看看長短是不是正好；我猜想，要是有點不對頭的話，準是太短了。哈哈！后跟也做好了，我們真運氣；啊他來了，要不是他，就一定是有什么人來了。亞哈（逐漸走過來）
(During the ensuing scene, the carpenter continues sneezing at times).
（在下一場里，木匠仍不時地打噴嚏。）
Well, manmaker!
弄好啦，老師傅！
Just in time, sir. If the captain pleases, I will now mark the length. Let me measure, sir.
不遲不早，來得剛好，先生。如果船長答應的話，我現在就來做個長短的記號。讓我量一量，先生。
Measured for a leg! good. Well, it's not the first time. About it! There; keep thy finger on it. This is a cogent vice thou hast here, carpenter; let me feel its grip once. So, so; it does pinch some.
量一只腿！好極啦。唔，這倒不是頭一遭。量吧！喂，把手指撳上去。噫，你這里倒有一把中用的虎鉗，木匠；讓我來試一試它的鉗力。唔，唔；倒可以鉗些什么。
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