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Stubb Kills a Whale

           SoseatedlikeOntarioIndiansonthegunwalesoftheboats,weswiftlybutsilentlypaddledalong;thecalmnotadmittingofthenoiselesssailsbeingset.Presently,aswethusglidedinchase,themonsterperpendicularlyflittedhistailfortyfeetintotheair,andthensankoutofsightlikeatowerswallowedup.

           "Theregoflukes!"wasthecry,anannouncementimmediatelyfollowedbyStubb’sproducinghismatchandignitinghispipe,fornowarespitewasgranted.Afterthefullintervalofhissoundinghadelapsed,thewhaleroseagain,andbeingnowinadvanceofthesmoker’sboat,andmuchnearertoitthantoanyoftheothers,Stubbcounteduponthehonorofthecapture.Itwasobvious,now,thatthewhalehadatlengthbecomeawareofhispursuers.Allsilenceofcautiousnesswasthereforenolongerofuse.Paddlesweredropped,andoarscameloudlyintoplay.Andstillpuffingathispipe,Stubbcheeredonhiscrewtotheassault.

           Yes,amightychangehadcomeoverthefish.Allalivetohisjeopardy,hewasgoing"headout";thatpartobliquelyprojectingfromthemadyeastwhichhebrewed.

           "Starther,starther,mymen!Don’thurryyourselves;takeplentyoftimebutstarther;startherlikethunder-claps,that’sall,"criedStubb,splutteringoutthesmokeashespoke."Starther,now;give‘emthelongandstrongstroke,Tashtego.

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