Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Jubarte

           

           Butthewhale-boat,halffullofwater,couldnolongermovewiththesamefacility.Inthiscondition,howcoulditavoidtheshockwhichthreatenedit?Ifitcouldbenolongersteered,therewasstilllesspowertoescape.

           Andbesides,nomatterhowquicklytheboatmightbepropelled,theswiftjubartewouldhavealwaysovertakenitwithafewbounds.Itwasnolongeraquestionofattack,butofdefense.

           CaptainHullunderstooditall.

           Thethirdattackoftheanimalcouldnotbeentirelykeptoff.Inpassingshegrazedthewhale-boatwithherenormousdorsalfin,butwithsomuchforcethatHowikwasthrowndownfromhisbench.

           Thethreelances,unfortunatelyaffectedbytheoscillation,thistimemissedtheiraim.

           "Howik!Howik!"criedCaptainHull,whohimselfhadbeenhardlyabletokeephisplace.

           "Present!"repliedtheboatswain,ashegotup.Buthethenperceivedthatinhisfallhissternoarhadbrokeninthemiddle.

           "Anotheroar!"saidCaptainHull.

           "Ihaveone,"repliedHowik.

           Atthatmoment,abubblingtookplaceunderthewatersonlyafewfathomsfromtheboat.

           Theyoungwhalehadjustreappeared.Thejubartesawit,andrushedtowardsit.

           Thiscircumstancecouldonlygiveamoreterriblecharactertothecontest.Thewhalewasgoingtofightfortwo.

           CaptainHulllookedtowardthe"Pilgrim."Hishandshooktheboat-hook,whichboretheflag,frantically.

           WhatcouldDickSanddothathadnotbeenalreadydoneatthefirstsignalfromthecaptain?The"Pilgrim’s"sailsweretrimmed,andthewindcommencedtofillthem.

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