Sharks and the Whale

Thousands on thousands of sharks swarming round the dead leviathan smackingly feasted on its fatness. The mark they leave on the whale may best be likened to the hollow made by a carpenter in counter sinking for a screw. Though amid all the smoking horror and diabolism of a sea fight, sharks will be seen longingly gazing up to the ship's deck like hungry dogsRound table where red meat is being carved,. ready to bolt down every killed man that is tossed to them.