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The Pequod Meets The Virgin

           Ashemountedthedeck,Ahababruptlyaccostedhim,withoutatallheedingwhathehadinhishand;butinhisbrokenlingo,theGermansoonevincedhiscompleteignoranceoftheWhiteWhale;immediatelyturningtheconversationtohislamp-feederandoilcan,withsomeremarkstouchinghishavingtoturnintohishammockatnightinprofounddarknesshislastdropofBremenoilbeinggone,andnotasingleflying-fishyetcapturedtosupplythedeficiency;concludingbyhintingthathisshipwasindeedwhatintheFisheryistechnicallycalledacleanone(thatis,anemptyone),welldeservingthenameofJungfrauortheVirgin.

           Hisnecessitiessupplied,Derickdeparted;buthehadnotgainedhisship’sside,whenwhaleswerealmostsimultaneouslyraisedfromthemast-headsofbothvessels;andsoeagerforthechasewasDerick,thatwithoutpausingtoputhisoil-canandlamp-feederaboard,heslewedroundhisboatandmadeaftertheleviathanlamp-feeders.

           Now,thegamehavingrisentoleeward,heandtheotherthreeGermanboatsthatsoonfollowedhim,hadconsiderablythestartofthePequod’skeels.Therewereeightwhales,anaveragepod.Awareoftheirdanger,theyweregoingallabreastwithgreatspeedstraightbeforethewind,rubbingtheirflanksascloselyassomanyspansofhorsesinharness.Theyleftagreat,widewake,asthoughcontinuallyunrollingagreatwideparchmentuponthesea.

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