In truth, it turned out to be one of those problematical whales that seem to dry up and die with a sort of prodigious dyspepsia, or indigestion; leaving their defunct bodies almost entirely bankrupt of anything like oil.

事实上，结果证明它只是一头有毛病的鲸，有些鲸似乎是由于严重的消化不良或是积食症，逐渐枯干而死；这样一来，它们留下的尸体中几乎一点油都没有了。