At last the shank, in one complete rod, received its final heat; and as Perth, to temper it, plunged it all hissing into the cask of water near by, the scalding steam shot up into Ahab's bent face.

最后，把已经打成一整根的枪头，再送去回一次火。当珀斯把它嗤的一声投进旁边的水桶里去淬火时，滚烫的蒸汽喷到了正俯身察看的亚哈脸上。