Schools and Schoolmasters

           ThepreviouschaptergaveaccountofanimmensebodyorherdofSpermWhales,andtherewasalsothengiventheprobablecauseinducingthosevastaggregations.

           Now,thoughsuchgreatbodiesareattimesencountered,yet,asmusthavebeenseen,evenatthepresentday,smalldetachedbandsareoccasionallyobserved,embracingfromtwentytofiftyindividualseach.Suchbandsareknownasschools.Theygenerallyareoftwosorts;thosecomposedalmostentirelyoffemales,andthosemusteringnonebutyoungvigorousmales,orbullsastheyarefamiliarlydesignated.

           Incavalierattendanceupontheschooloffemales,youinvariablyseeamaleoffullgrownmagnitude,butnotold;who,uponanyalarm,evinceshisgallantrybyfallingintherearandcoveringtheflightofhisladies.Intruth,thisgentlemanisaluxuriousOttoman,swimmingaboutoverthewateryworld,surroundinglyaccompaniedbyallthesolacesandendearmentsoftheharem.ThecontrastbetweenthisOttomanandhisconcubinesisstriking;because,whileheisalwaysofthelargestleviathanicproportions,theladies,evenatfullgrowth,arenotmorethanone-thirdofthebulkofanaverage-sizedmale.Theyarecomparativelydelicate,indeed;Idaresay,nottoexceedhalfadozenyardsroundthewaist.Nevertheless,itcannotbedenied,thatuponthewholetheyarehereditarilyentitledtoembonpoint.

           Itisverycurioustowatchthisharemanditslordintheirindolentramblings.Likefashionables,theyareforeveronthemoveinleisurelysearchofvariety.

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