"All men live enveloped in whale-lines. All are born with halters round their necks; but it is only when caught in the swift, sudden turn of death, that mortals realize the silent, subtle, ever-present perils of life." The Line is a seemingly simple chapter about, well, rope. The hemp line runs from the boat to the harpoon, which then hits the whale. Many a sailor has met his death getting caught in the line. This chapter lulls me into a calm stupor as it describes types of r