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The Pequod Meets The Virgin

           Whetherhehadlostthatfininbattle,orhadbeenbornwithoutit,itwerehardtosay.

           "Onlywaitabit,oldchap,andI’llgiveyeaslingforthatwoundedarm,"criedcruelFlask,pointingtothewhale-linenearhim.

           "Mindhedon’tslingtheewithit,"criedStarbuck."Giveway,ortheGermanwillhavehim."

           Withoneintentallthecombinedrivalboatswerepointedforthisonefish,becausenotonlywashethelargest,andthereforethemostvaluablewhale,buthewasnearesttothem,andtheotherwhalesweregoingwithsuchgreatvelocity,moreover,asalmosttodefypursuitforthetime.Atthisjuncture,thePequod’skeelshadshotbythethreeGermanboatslastlowered;butfromthegreatstarthehadhad,Derick’sboatstillledthechase,thougheverymomentnearedbyhisforeignrivals.Theonlythingtheyfeared,was,thatfrombeingalreadysonightohismark,hewouldbeenabledtodarthisironbeforetheycouldcompletelyovertakeandpasshim.AsforDerick,heseemedquiteconfidentthatthiswouldbethecase,andoccasionallywithaderidinggestureshookhislamp-feederattheotherboats.

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