The Captain's Message to Stubb: "I've Dodled You"

Stubb pulled the lighter whale of the two from the ship's side. The captain invited stubb down into his cabin to drink a bottle of bordeaux. Stubb feigned to cast off from the whale, while the frenchman soon increased his distance. When at length his spade struck against the gaunt ribs it was like turning up old roman tiles and pottery buried in fat english loam.