Now upon the second lowering, the boat paddled upon the whale; and as the fish received the darted iron, it gave its customary rap, which happened, in this instance, to be right under poor Pip's seat.

在第二次下艇的时候，小艇划到了鲸鱼旁边；当鲸鱼被鱼枪投中，它习惯性地一跳一甩，碰巧拍到了皮普的座位下面。