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The Chase — First Day

           "Theharpoon,"saidAhab,halfwayrising,anddragginglyleaningononebendedarm—"isitsafe?"

           "Aye,sir,foritwasnotdarted;thisisit,"saidStubb,showingit.

           "Layitbeforeme;anymissingmen?"

           "One,two,three,four,five;therewerefiveoars,sir,andherearefivemen."

           "That’sgood.Helpme,man;Iwishtostand.So,so,Iseehim!there!there!goingtoleewardstill;whataleapingspout!Handsofffromme!TheeternalsaprunsupinAhab’sbonesagain!Setthesail;outoars;thehelm!"

           Itisoftenthecasethatwhenaboatisstove,itscrew,beingpickedupbyanotherboat,helptoworkthatsecondboat;andthechaseisthuscontinuedwithwhatiscalleddouble-bankedoars.Itwasthusnow.Buttheaddedpoweroftheboatdidnotequaltheaddedpowerofthewhale,forheseemedtohavetreble-bankedhiseveryfin;swimmingwithavelocitywhichplainlyshowed,thatifnow,underthesecircumstances,pushedon,thechasewouldproveanindefinitelyprolonged,ifnotahopelessone;norcouldanycrewendureforsolongaperiod,suchanunintermitted,intensestrainingattheoar;athingbarelytolerableonlyinsomeonebriefvicissitude.Theshipitself,then,asitsometimeshappens,offeredthemostpromisingintermediatemeansofovertakingthechase.

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