Chapter 17: The Prize Package from Mr. Fogg

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​⁠Our captain stood on his quarter-deck,

 And a fine little man was he!

“Overhaul, overhaul, on your davit tackle fall,

 And launch your boats to the sea,

 Brave boys! And launch your boats to the sea.”

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​​​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​⁠ —The Whale.

A slowing, tug, tooting fussy and staccato blasts which Captain Wass translated into commands to hold up, intercepted the Nequasset in Hampton Roads.

Mr. Fletcher Fogg was a