Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 459
the officer. He must judge nicely, though onthe spur of the moment, when to lay on or off,and meet all the emergencies caused by the un-foreseen actions of the wounded leviathan. Sometimes the whale will rush through thewater, drawing the boat after him at lightningspeed, and almost tearing the… … ClT IN TWO. line passes, and in the stern a post over whichthe line may be checked if it is running outtoo fast. The officer sits in the stern, fromwhere the line, which is coiled in a tub, is man- ten means loss of leg or arm, or even instantdeath; for the diving weight of tons at theother end…
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