But though when she had thus sailed a sufficient distance to gain the presumed place of the absent ones when last seen; though she then paused to lower her spare boats to pull all around her; and not finding anything, had again dashed on; again paused, and lowered her boats; and though she had thus continued doing till daylight; yet not the least glimpse of the missing keel had been seen.
可是，大船虽则已经这样继续驶了相当远，到达了他们认为是最后看到那只失落的小艇的所在洋面，虽则大船当时也停下来，放下小艇，在大船四周划来划去，可是，却什么也没有找到，只得又向前驶去，又停下来，又放下小艇；虽则大船这样继续驶了又停，停了又驶，直至天亮；依然一点也看不到那只失落的小艇的踪影。
The story told, the stranger Captain immediately went on to reveal his object in boarding the Pequod. He desired that ship to unite with his own in the search; by sailing over the sea some four or five miles apart, on parallel lines, and so sweeping a double horizon, as it were.
陌生船的船长把经过情况讲过后，立刻接下去表露他之所以上"裴廓德号"来的目的。他希望"裴廓德号"能跟他自己那艘船一起去寻找那只小艇；两艘大船相隔四五英里，平行地驶去，这样就可说是把左右两侧都一览无遗了。
I will wager something now, whispered Stubb to Flask, "that some one in that missing boat wore off that Captain's best coat; mayhap, his watch — he's so cursed anxious to get it back. Who ever heard of two pious whale-ships cruising after one missing whale-boat in the height of the whaling season? See, Flask, only see how pale he looks — pale in the very buttons of his eyes — look — it wasn't the coat — it must have been the-"
这下我可要打点什么赌了，斯塔布悄悄地对弗拉斯克说，"那只失落的小艇上，一定有人把那船长的最好的上衣穿走了；说不定还有他的表哪——看他急得要死，巴不得马上就去给找回来。在这种捕鲸的旺季里，谁曾听到过有两只善心善意的捕鲸船，去为一只失落的艇子巡游来着？你瞧，弗拉斯克，你只消看他那脸色多潦白——眼瞳里也都发白了——你瞧——恐怕还不只是上衣——一定还有——"
My boy, my own boy is among them. For God's sake — I beg, I conjure — here exclaimed the stranger Captain to Ahab, who thus far had but icily received his petition. "For eight-and-forty hours let me charter your ship — I will gladly pay for it, and roundly pay for it — if there be no other way — for eight-and-forty hours only — only that — you must, oh, you must, and you shall do this thing."
那只小艇里有我的儿子，我自己的儿子。看在上帝的份上——我请求你，恳求你。——说到这里，陌生船的船长对亚哈大声叫喊起来了，亚哈则直到此时只是冷冰冰地听他说下去。"请把你的船租给我四十八小时——我情愿付给船租，付高额的船租——如果没有发生其它情形——我只要租四十八个小时就够了——就够了——你呀，你一定，一定要答应我，你得这样做。"