CHAPTER FIFTEEN 



Sperm Whale 



THOMAS WAS STILL in the boat when from the lookout on 

 the main topmast came the cry that was sheer music to the 

 whaleman's ear. 



'There she blo-o-o-ows!' 



* Where away?' hailed the captain from the quarter- 

 deck. 



*Right ahead, sir. One mile off. A big school of 

 parmaceti.' 



As the ship rose on the crest of a sea Thomas saw the 

 unmistakable low spouts of the sperm whales and leapt 

 to the deck. 



