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The Jubarte

           Come,boys,letusnotspeakanymore,andheavecloser!"

           Thewhale-boat,steeredbytheboatswain,glidednoiselesslyonthesurfaceofthosehalf-greasedwaters,asifitwerefloatingonabedofoil.

           Thejubartedidnotbudge,anddidnotseemtohaveyetperceivedtheboat,whichdescribedacirclearoundit.

           CaptainHull,inmakingthecircuit,necessarilywentfartherthanthe"Pilgrim,"whichgraduallygrewsmallerinthedistance.Thisrapiditywithwhichobjectsdiminishatseahasalwaysanoddeffect.Itseemsasifwelookatthemshortenedthroughthelargeendofatelescope.Thisopticalillusionevidentlytakesplacebecausetherearenopointsofcomparisonontheselargespaces.Itwasthuswiththe"Pilgrim,"whichdecreasedtotheeyeandseemedalreadymuchmoredistantthanshereallywas.

           Halfanhourafterleavingher,CaptainHullandhiscompanionsfoundthemselvesexactlytotheleewardofthewhale,sothatthelatteroccupiedanintermediatepointbetweentheshipandtheboat.

           Sothemomenthadcometoapproach,whilemakingaslittlenoiseaspossible.Itwasnotimpossibleforthemtogetbesidetheanimalandharpoonitatgoodrange,beforeitsattentionwouldbeattracted.

           "Rowmoreslowly,boys,"saidCaptainHull,inalowvoice.

           "Itseemstome,"repliedHowik,"thatthegudgeonsuspectssomething.

           Itbreatheslessviolentlythanitdidjustnow!"

           "Silence!silence!"repeatedCaptainHull.

           Fiveminuteslaterthewhale-boatwasatacable’slengthfromthejubarte.

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