the blue seas of the south
Victor's remark reminds us that this pursuit of the creature has gone on
steadily in a great crescent from Marseilles across the length of the
Mediterranean Sea, through the
Dardanelles and across the Black Sea, and
then north through Russia and even,
perhaps, Siberia to the edge of the
Arctic Ocean. This is a major
geographical exploration for a man without an expeditionary force. Even
more is it an ordeal for his Creature, who leads the way across the
wilderness without any human intervention to help or comfort him.
