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The Chase — Second Day

           And,inthesecases,somewhatasapilot,whenaboutlosingsightofacoast,whosegeneraltrendinghewellknows,andwhichhedesiresshortlytoreturntoagain,butatsomefurtherpoint;likeasthispilotstandsbyhiscompass,andtakestheprecisebearingofthecapeatpresentvisible,inorderthemorecertainlytohitarighttheremote,unseenheadland,eventuallytobevisited:sodoesthefisherman,athiscompass,withthewhale;forafterbeingchased,anddiligentlymarked,throughseveralhoursofdaylight,then,whennightobscuresthefish,thecreature’sfuturewakethroughthedarknessisalmostasestablishedtothesagaciousmindofthehunter,asthepilot’scoastistohim.Sothattothishunter’swondrousskill,theproverbialevanescenceofathingwritinwater,awake,istoalldesiredpurposeswellnighasreliableasthesteadfastland.AndasthemightyironLeviathanofthemodernrailwayissofamiliarlyknowninitseverypace,that,withwatchesintheirhands,mentimehisrateasdoctorsthatofababy’spulse;andlightlysayofit,theuptrainorthedowntrainwillreachsuchorsuchaspot,atsuchorsuchanhour;evenso,almost,thereareoccasionswhentheseNantucketerstimethatotherLeviathanofthedeep,accordingtotheobservedhumorofhisspeed;andsaytothemselves,somanyhourshencethiswhalewillhavegonetwohundredmiles,willhaveaboutreachedthisorthatdegreeoflatitudeorlongitude.

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