The Affidavit

           Sofaraswhattheremaybeofanarrativeinthisbook;and,indeed,asindirectlytouchingoneortwoveryinterestingandcuriousparticularsinthehabitsofspermwhales,theforegoingchapter,initsearlierpart,isasimportantaoneaswillbefoundinthisvolume;buttheleadingmatterofitrequirestobestillfurtherandmorefamiliarlyenlargedupon,inordertobeadequatelyunderstood,andmoreovertotakeawayanyincredulitywhichaprofoundignoranceoftheentiresubjectmayinduceinsomeminds,astothenaturalverityofthemainpointsofthisaffair.

           Icarenottoperformthispartofmytaskmethodically;butshallbecontenttoproducethedesiredimpressionbyseparatecitationsofitems,practicallyorreliablyknowntomeasawhaleman;andfromthesecitations,Itakeittheconclusionaimedatwillnaturallyfollowofitself.

           First:Ihavepersonallyknownthreeinstanceswhereawhale,afterreceivingaharpoon,haseffectedacompleteescape;and,afteraninterval(inoneinstanceofthreeyears),hasbeenagainstruckbythesamehand,andslain;whenthetwoirons,bothmarkedbythesameprivatecypher,havebeentakenfromthebody.

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