Like most big men, he was peaceable and good-humoured.
"Look alive now, lads," said Grim, as the men pulled towards the whale; "we'll get a chance yet, we shall, if you give way like tigers.

Split your sides, boys--do--that's it.

Ah! there she goes right down.

Pull away now, and be ready when she rises." As he spoke the whale suddenly _sounded_--that is, went perpendicularly down, as it had done when first struck--and continued to descend until most of the line in the captain's boat was run out.
"Hoist an oar!" cried Amos Parr, as he saw the coil diminishing.

Grim observed the signal of distress, and encouraged his men to use their utmost exertions.