He leaves [[Manhattan]] for [[Nantucket]], then the whaling center of America. He takes lodging in an inn where he must share a bed with another sailor. Significantly, he chooses not to object to his bedmate's race or religion. | He leaves [[Manhattan]] for [[Nantucket]], then the whaling center of America. He takes lodging in an inn where he must share a bed with another sailor. Significantly, he chooses not to object to his bedmate's race or religion. |