CHARGED BY A WILD SEI WHALE 



had little sympathy for the brute when the blood 

 poured out of its mouth and gills, turning the snow- 

 white breast to crimson. I paced its length as it 

 lay on the deck, taking good care to miss the thrash- 

 ing tail and the vicious snaps of its crescent-shaped 



Making the sei whale fast to the bow of the ship. 



jaws. It measured just twelve feet and, although a 

 big one, was by no means the largest of the school. 

 \Yhen the whale had been finally made fast and 

 the ship started, the shark, now half dead, was pushed 

 over the side. It had not gone ten feet astern be- 

 fore the others of the pack were tearing away at 

 their unfortunate brother with as great good will as 

 they had attacked our whale. 



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