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from previous experience, to frequent those 

 parts of the sea at certain seasons. 



It is needless to say that we were greatly 

 rejoiced at the thought of having at last reached 

 whaling ground. Any* change was welcome, 

 which would relieve us of the monotonous hard 

 labor which we had experienced hitherto on board. 



" What glorious times those will be, when we 

 shall have nothing at all to do but to steei the 

 vessel, and keep a look out for whales," was the 

 universal opinion. We shall see how happy is 

 the being who has his time unemployed. 



