id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt chapter-118 chapter-118 .txt text/plain 524 19 72 It was far down the afternoon; and when all the spearings of the crimson fight were done: and floating in the lovely sunset sea and sky, sun and whale both stilly died together; then, such a sweetness and such plaintiveness, such inwreathing orisons curled up in that rosy air, that it almost seemed as if far over from the deep green convent valleys of the Manilla isles, the Spanish land-breeze, wantonly turned sailor, had gone to sea, freighted with these vesper hymns. Soothed again, but only soothed to deeper gloom, Ahab, who had sterned off from the whale, sat intently watching his final wanings from the now tranquil boat. For next day after encountering the gay Bachelor, whales were seen and four were slain; and one of them by Ahab. cache/chapter-118.txt txt/chapter-118.txt