Our beautiful little yacht
bounded over the water gaily
Putting us in high spirits.
The Archway was in sight
when suddenly
I saw a dark and shadowy mass
a catastrophe seemed inevitable!
We surged ahead, the danger passed!
Where but a moment
before I had distinctly seen
a great green shadow - Nothing!
Another!
Moving!
And a great black body
emerged from the sea,
from the upper extremity rushed
a column of water,
which, with a mighty noise,
rose upward.
The mystery explained
as the great beast emerged
yet further from the water,
i recognized, from its enormous size
and great length of head
the cachalot!
Apparantly enraged, the monster
meditated a rush upon us
savage temper apparantly
lashing the water violently for a few seconds
plunged beneath the surface
and disappeared.
pg 254 - 255
Swiss Family Robinson
Swiss Family Robinson
by Johann Wyss
Altered by Sasheena Kurfman 2010
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