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It
will
be
understood
that
the
sight
of
this
prodigious
mammifer
was
necessary
to
produce
such
excitement
on
board
the
"
Pilgrim
.
"
The
whale
,
which
floated
in
the
middle
of
the
red
waters
,
appeared
enormous
.
To
capture
it
,
and
thus
complete
the
cargo
,
that
was
very
tempting
.
Could
fishermen
let
such
an
occasion
escape
them
?
However
,
Mrs.
Weldon
believed
she
ought
to
ask
Captain
Hull
if
it
was
not
dangerous
for
his
men
and
for
him
to
attack
a
whale
under
those
circumstances
.
"
No
,
Mrs.
Weldon
,
"
replied
Captain
Hull
.
"
More
than
once
it
has
been
my
lot
to
hunt
the
whale
with
a
single
boat
,
and
I
have
always
finished
by
taking
possession
of
it
.
I
repeat
it
,
there
is
no
danger
for
us
,
nor
,
consequently
,
for
yourself
.
"
Mrs.
Weldon
,
reassured
,
did
not
persist
.
Captain
Hull
at
once
made
his
preparations
for
capturing
the
jubarte
.
He
knew
by
experience
that
the
pursuit
of
that
baloenopter
was
not
free
from
difficulties
,
and
he
wished
to
parry
all
.
What
rendered
this
capture
less
easy
was
that
the
schooner
's
crew
could
only
work
by
means
of
a
single
boat
,
while
the
"
Pilgrim
"
possessed
a
long-boat
,
placed
on
its
stocks
between
the
mainmast
and
the
mizzen-mast
,
besides
three
whale-boats
,
of
which
two
were
suspended
on
the
larboard
and
starboard
pegs
,
and
the
third
aft
,
outside
the
crown-work
.
Generally
these
three
whale-boats
were
employed
simultaneously
in
the
pursuit
of
cetaceans
.
But
during
the
fishing
season
,
we
know
,
an
additional
crew
,
hired
at
the
stations
of
New
Zealand
,
came
to
the
assistance
of
the
"
Pilgrim
's
"
sailors
.
Now
,
in
the
present
circumstances
,
the
"
Pilgrim
"
could
only
furnish
the
five
sailors
on
board
--
that
is
,
enough
to
arm
a
single
whale-boat
.
To
utilize
the
group
of
Tom
and
his
friends
,
who
had
offered
themselves
at
once
,
was
impossible
.
In
fact
,
the
working
of
a
fishing
pirogue
requires
very
well
trained
seamen
.
A
false
move
of
the
helm
,
or
a
false
stroke
of
an
oar
,
would
be
enough
to
compromise
the
safety
of
the
whale-boat
during
an
attack
.
On
the
other
hand
,
Captain
Hull
did
not
wish
to
leave
his
ship
without
leaving
on
board
at
least
one
man
from
the
crew
,
in
whom
he
had
confidence
.
It
was
necessary
to
provide
for
all
eventualities
.
