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The Jeroboam’s Story

           Now,whileMacey,themate,wasstandingupinhisboat’sbow,andwithalltherecklessenergyofhistribewasventinghiswildexclamationsuponthewhale,andessayingtogetafairchanceforhispoisedlance,lo!abroadwhiteshadowrosefromthesea;byitsquick,fanningmotion,temporarilytakingthebreathoutofthebodiesoftheoarsmen.Nextinstant,thelucklessmate,sofulloffuriouslife,wassmittenbodilyintotheair,andmakingalongarcinhisdescent,fellintotheseaatthedistanceofaboutfiftyyards.Notachipoftheboatwasharmed,norahairofanyoarsman’shead;butthemateforeversank.

           Itiswelltoparenthesizehere,thatofthefatalaccidentsintheSperm-WhaleFishery,thiskindisperhapsalmostasfrequentasany.Sometimes,nothingisinjuredbutthemanwhoisthusannihilated;oftenertheboat’sbowisknockedoff,orthethigh-board,onwhichtheheadsmanstands,istornfromitsplaceandaccompaniesthebody.Butstrangestofallisthecircumstance,thatinmoreinstancesthanone,whenthebodyhasbeenrecovered,notasinglemarkofviolenceisdiscerniblethemanbeingstarkdead.

           Thewholecalamity,withthefallingformofMacey,wasplainlydescriedfromtheship.Raisingapiercingshriek"Thevial!thevial!"Gabrielcalledofftheterror-strickencrewfromthefurtherhuntingofthewhale.

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