In these chapters, Ishmael gives an account of a successful hunt and its immediate aftermath. Spotting a large sperm whale about 100 yards from the boat, the crew springs into action. Stubb’s boat makes the kill, and the second mate celebrates with a whale steak for supper. Stubb harasses Fleece, the African-American cook, and prods him into delivering a sermon to sharks who are attacking the whale carcass.
