Моби Дик

Moby Dick

           Forasthesecretsofthecurrentsintheseashaveneveryetbeendivulged,eventothemosteruditeresearch;sothehiddenwaysoftheSpermWhalewhenbeneaththesurfaceremain,ingreatpart,unaccountabletohispursuers;andfromtimetotimehaveoriginatedthemostcuriousandcontradictoryspeculationsregardingthem,especiallyconcerningthemysticmodeswhereby,aftersoundingtoagreatdepth,hetransportshimselfwithsuchvastswiftnesstothemostwidelydistantpoints.

           ItisathingwellknowntobothAmericanandEnglishwhale-ships,andaswellathingplaceduponauthoritativerecordyearsagobyScoresby,thatsomewhaleshavebeencapturedfarnorthinthePacific,inwhosebodieshavebeenfoundthebarbsofharpoonsdartedintheGreenlandseas.Norisittobegainsaid,thatinsomeoftheseinstancesithasbeendeclaredthattheintervaloftimebetweenthetwoassaultscouldnothaveexceededverymanydays.Hence,byinference,ithasbeenbelievedbysomewhalemen,thattheNor’WestPassage,solongaproblemtoman,wasneveraproblemtothewhale.Sothathere,inthereallivingexperienceoflivingmen,theprodigiesrelatedinoldtimesoftheinlandStrellomountaininPortugal(nearwhosetoptherewassaidtobealakeinwhichthewrecksofshipsfloateduptothesurface);andthatstillmorewonderfulstoryoftheArethusafountainnearSyracuse(whosewaterswerebelievedtohavecomefromtheHolyLandbyanundergroundpassage);thesefabulousnarrationsarealmostfullyequalledbytherealitiesofthewhalemen.

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