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The Right Whale’s Head — Contrasted View

           Atanyrate,whenyouwatchthoselivecrabsthatnestlehereonthisbonnet,suchanideawillbealmostsuretooccurtoyou;unless,indeed,yourfancyhasbeenfixedbythetechnicalterm"crown"alsobestoweduponit;inwhichcaseyouwilltakegreatinterestinthinkinghowthismightymonsterisactuallyadiademedkingofthesea,whosegreencrownhasbeenputtogetherforhiminthismarvellousmanner.Butifthiswhalebeaking,heisaverysulkylookingfellowtograceadiadem.Lookatthathanginglowerlip!whatahugesulkandpoutisthere!asulkandpout,bycarpenter’smeasurement,abouttwentyfeetlongandfivefeetdeep;asulkandpoutthatwillyieldyousome500gallonsofoilandmore.

           Agreatpity,now,thatthisunfortunatewhaleshouldbehare-lipped.Thefissureisaboutafootacross.ProbablythemotherduringanimportantintervalwassailingdownthePeruviancoast,whenearthquakescausedthebeachtogape.Overthislip,asoveraslipperythreshold,wenowslideintothemouth.UponmywordwereIatMackinaw,IshouldtakethistobetheinsideofanIndianwigwam.GoodLord!isthistheroadthatJonahwent?Theroofisabouttwelvefeethigh,andrunstoaprettysharpangle,asiftherewerearegularridge-polethere;whiletheseribbed,arched,hairysides,presentuswiththosewondrous,halfvertical,scimitar-shapedslatsofwhalebone,saythreehundredonaside,whichdependingfromtheupperpartoftheheadorcrownbone,formthoseVenetianblindswhichhaveelsewherebeencursorilymentioned.

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