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The Jubarte

           

           Thejubartedidnotstop.Theharpoonhadevidentlynotpenetratedintoanyvitalpartofthebody.Theycouldevenobserve,bytheincreasedobliquityoftheline,thattheanimal,insteadofreturningtothesurface,wassinkingintolowerdepths.

           "Thedevil!"criedCaptainHull,"butthatrascalwilluseupourfivelines!"

           "Andleadustoagooddistancefromthe’Pilgrim,’"repliedtheboatswain.

           "Nevertheless,shemustreturntothesurfacetobreathe,"repliedCaptainHull."Sheisnotafish,andshemusthavetheprovisionofairlikeacommonindividual."

           "Shehasheldherbreathtorunbetter,"saidoneofthesailors,laughing.

           Infact,thelinewasunrollingallthetimewithequalrapidity.

           Tothethirdline,itwassoonnecessarytojointhefourth,andthatwasnotdonewithoutmakingthesailorssomewhatanxioustouchingtheirfuturepartoftheprize.

           "Thedevil!thedevil!"murmuredCaptainHull."Ihaveneverseenanythinglikethat!Devilishjubarte!"

           Finallythefifthlinehadtobeletout,anditwasalreadyhalfunrolledwhenitseemedtoslacken.

           "Good!good!"criedCaptainHull."Thelineislessstiff.Thejubarteisgettingtired."

           Atthatmoment,the"Pilgrim"wasmorethanfivemilestotheleewardofthewhale-boat.CaptainHull,hoistingaflagattheendofaboat-hook,gavethesignaltocomenearer.

           Andalmostatonce,hecouldseethatDickSand,aidedbyTomandhiscompanions,commencedtobracetheyardsinsuchamannerastotrimthemclosetothewind.

           Butthebreezewasfeebleandirregular.Itonlycameinshortpuffs.

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