THE GREYHOUND OF THE SEA 



instant I saw the telltale patch of smooth water just 

 in front of the bow. 



I shouted to Sorenson and jumped to the starboard 

 side where, by leaning far out, I could see the swirling 

 green spot in the mirror of my camera. With a rush 



Bringing in a finback. The harpoon rope is being cut from the 

 iron in the whale. 



the mother whale came to the surface, followed a 

 second later by her calf. Sorenson hesitated, swung 

 the gun a little to one side and fired. The great cloud 

 of smoke blown backward in our faces shut out the 

 water ahead, but in a few moments it lifted and I was 

 surprised to see the whale lying on its side at the 

 surface, apparently dead. It was the first time I had 



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