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The Jubarte

           

           CaptainHull,holdinghisharpoonbythemiddleofthehandle,balanceditseveraltimes,tomakesureofgoodaim,whileheexaminedthejubarte’sside.Thenhethrewitwithallthestrengthofhisarm.

           "Back,back!"criedheatonce.

           Andthesailors,pullingtogether,madetheboatrecoilrapidly,withtheintentionofprudentlyputtingitinsafetyfromtheblowsofthecetacean’stail.

           Butatthatmomentacryfromtheboatswainmadethemunderstandwhythewhalewassoextraordinarilymotionlessforsolongatimeonthesurfaceofthesea.

           "Ayoungwhale!"saidhe.

           Infact,thejubarte,afterhavingbeenstruckbytheharpoon,wasalmostentirelyoverturnedontheside,thusdiscoveringayoungwhale,whichshewasinprocessofsuckling.

           Thiscircumstance,asCaptainHullwellknew,wouldrenderthecaptureofthejubartemuchmoredifficult.Themotherwasevidentlygoingtodefendherselfwithgreaterfury,asmuchforherselfastoprotecther"littleone"if,indeed,wecanapplythatepithettoananimalwhichdidnotmeasurelessthantwentyfeet.

           Meanwhile,thejubartedidnotrushattheboat,astherewasreasontofear,andtherewasnonecessity,beforetakingflight,toquicklycutthelinewhichconnectedtheboatwiththeharpoon.Onthecontrary,andasgenerallyhappens,thewhale,followedbytheyoungone,dived,atfirstinaveryobliqueline;thenrisingagainwithanimmensebound,shecommencedtocleavethewaterswithextremerapidity.

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