be no mistake. There’s definitely a whale lurking in our waters. With your permission, sir,” the harpooner added, “tomorrow at daybreak we’ll have words with it.”
“If it’s in a mood to listen to you, Mr. Land,” I replied in a tone far from convinced.
“Let me get within four harpoon lengths of it,” the Canadian shot back, “and it had better listen!”
“But to get near it,” the commander went on, “I’d have to put a whaleboat at your disposal?”
be no mistake. There’s definitely a whale lurking in our waters. With your permission, sir,” the harpooner added, “tomorrow at daybreak we’ll have words with it.”
“If it’s in a mood to listen to you, Mr. Land,” I replied in a tone far from convinced.
“Let me get within four harpoon lengths of it,” the Canadian shot back, “and it had better listen!”
“But to get near it,” the commander went on, “I’d have to put a whaleboat at your disposal?”
