»SUDDENLY THE WATERS AROUND THEM SLOWLY SWELLED IN BROAD CIRCLES; THEN QUICKLY UPHEAVED, SWIFTLY RISING TO THE SURFACE. A LOW RUMBLING SOUND WAS HEARD; A SUBTERRANEOUS HUM; AND THEN ALL HELD THEIR BREATHS; AS BEDRAGGLED WITH TRAILING ROPES, AND HARPOONS, AND LANCES, A VAST FORM SHOT LENGTHWISE FROM THE SEA.».