The Hump as Organ of Firmness
If the spinal theory is applied to the sperm whale’s hump, this august feature rises over one of the larger vertebrae and represents the outer convex mould of it. From its relative situation, the high hump can be called the organ of firmness or indomitableness in the sperm whale.
Indomitableness of the Sperm Whale
The great monster is indomitable, a fact the reader will yet have reason to know. The combination of the whale’s massive frame, hidden intelligence, and spinal power establishes its character as unyielding and undefeatable.
第八十一章 The Pequod Meets The Virgin.
This chapter opens with the Pequod encountering the German whaling ship Jungfrau, captained by Derick De Deer of Bremen, as the two vessels meet on the open whaling grounds. The chapter opens with an active whale hunt, where Flask attempts to prick a wounded whale despite Starbuck’s urgent protests, provoking the injured creature’s violent retaliation.
第八十一章 The Pequod Meets The Virgin.
This chapter opens with the Pequod encountering the German whaling ship Jungfrau, captained by Derick De Deer of Bremen, as the two vessels meet on the open whaling grounds.
Meeting the German Whaler Jungfrau
The Pequod comes across the German whaler Jungfrau, commanded by Captain Derick De Deer of Bremen, who rows over to the Pequod in a small boat while the two ships are still some distance apart.
Decline of Dutch and German Whaling
Though the Dutch and Germans were once the world’s most prominent whaling peoples, their presence in the Pacific whaling grounds is now rare, with their ships only spotted at very wide, scattered intervals of latitude and longitude.
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