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cried the Canadian . But just as he was going to strike , the cetacean stole away with a rapidity that could not be estimated at less than thirty miles an hour , and even during our maximum of speed , it bullied the frigate , going round and round it . A cry of fury broke from everyone ! At noon we were no further advanced than at eight o'clock in the morning . The captain then decided to take more direct means . `` Ah ! '' said he , `` that animal goes quicker than the Abraham Lincoln .