The Whale's Backwater, a Swell of Sand and a Whale's Spout

Many fathoms in the rear swam a huge, humped, old bull. By his comparatively slow progress, as well as by the unusual yellowish, incrustateons overgrowing him, seemed afflicted with a jaundice or some other infirmity. All the combined rival boats were pointed for this one fish because not only was he the largest and therefore the most valuable whale, but he was nearest to them. At this juncture, the pequods kee s had shot by the three german boats last lowered,. but from the great start he had.