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, but obliquely from the sea.

一阵低沉的轰鸣声响起，一种发自水下的嗡鸣，众人都屏住了呼吸。这时，一个巨大的形体，浑身拖曳着长长的绳索、标枪和鱼枪，纵向倾斜着射出海面。