54 THE WHALE HUNTERS 



'Even the Esquimos find whale. I tell you there's a Jonah 

 aboard this ship and I've a pretty good notion who it is. 

 'Is name fits 'im well and 'e's for ever scratchin' away 

 with a quill like some seaborne agent of the Devil.' 



Jonathan's face coloured as he heard these words, so 

 obviously intended for his ears. 



