WHALING 



or two on the bran ; if fish are detected at a distance the boats 

 row off in their direction and remain perfectly still about the 

 spot where they last appeared. 



If a fish is fastened, all the boats are sent away and placed 



round the ' fast boat,' as 

 at first, at any rate, the 

 other fish do not seem to 

 take alarm, which often 

 gives the chance of 

 fastening two or three 



THE BOATS ROW OFF 



more. For a day or two after you have killed a fish they even 

 seem to come more frequently near the ship than at other 

 times. We always saw more fish before a breeze of wind 

 and as it moderated than at other times. This was most 



