There she rolls!’ Jesu, what a whale! It was Moby Dick.

“‘Moby Dick!’ cried Don Sebastian; ‘St. Dominic! Sir sailor, but do whales have christenings? Whom call you Moby Dick?’

“‘A very white, and famous, and most deadly immortal monster, Don; — but that would be too long a story.’

“‘How? how?’ cried all the young Spaniards, crowding.

“‘Nay, Dons, Dons — nay, nay!

I cannot rehearse that now. Let me get more into the air, Sirs.’

“‘The chicha! The chicha!’ cried Don Pedro; ‘our vigorous friend looks faint; — fill up his empty glass!’