20000 лье под водой

Chapter 12. Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales

           "Ihavetoldyou,Ned."

           "Agreaterreasonformakingtheiracquaintance,"saidConseil.

           "Look!look!"exclaimedtheCanadian,"theyapproach:theyaggravateme;theyknowthatIcannotgetatthem!"

           Nedstampedhisfeet.Hishandtrembled,ashegraspedanimaginaryharpoon.

           "Arethesecetaceansaslargeasthoseofthenorthernseas?"askedhe.

           "Verynearly,Ned."

           "BecauseIhaveseenlargewhales,sir,whalesmeasuringahundredfeet.IhaveevenbeentoldthatthoseofHullamochandUmgallick,oftheAleutianIslands,aresometimesahundredandfiftyfeetlong."

           "Thatseemstomeexaggeration.ThesecreaturesaregenerallymuchsmallerthantheGreenlandwhale."

           "Ah!"exclaimedtheCanadian,whoseeyeshadneverlefttheocean,"theyarecomingnearer;theyareinthesamewaterastheNautilus."

           Then,returningtotheconversation,hesaid:

           "Youspokeofthecachalotasasmallcreature.Ihaveheardofgiganticones.Theyareintelligentcetacea.Itissaidofsomethattheycoverthemselveswithseaweedandfucus,andthenaretakenforislands.Peopleencampuponthem,andsettlethere;lightsafire"

           "Andbuildhouses,"saidConseil.

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