Moby Dick Chapter 45-47

In which the relentless might and cunning of the sperm whale are revealed through marvellous and harrowing examples from the annals of whaling, illustrating the fearful respect these leviathans command upon the seas. Meanwhile, Captain Ahab’s vigilant and calculating mind balances the grim obsession that drives him with the practical necessities of command, all whilst a sudden, portentous cry from the mast-head punctuates a day heavy with ominous expectancy.