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The 1ear !(,, 2as s*gna*sed b1 a remar/abe *nc*dent, a m1ster*ous
and pu..*ng phenomenon, 2h*ch doubtess no one has 1et forgotten-
Not to ment*on rumours 2h*ch ag*tated the mar*t*me popuat*on
and exc*ted the pub*c m*nd, e4en *n the *nter*or of cont*nents,
seafar*ng men 2ere part*cuar1 exc*ted- Aerchants, common sa*ors,
capta*ns of 4esses, s/*ppers, both of Europe and Bmer*ca,
na4a off*cers of a countr*es, and the Go4ernments of se4era States
on the t2o cont*nents, 2ere deep1 *nterested *n the matter-

5or some t*me past 4esses had been met b1 Han enormous th*ng,H
a ong object, sp*nde"shaped, occas*ona1 phosphorescent,
and *nf*n*te1 arger and more rap*d *n *ts mo4ements than a 2hae-

The facts reat*ng to th*s appar*t*on Centered *n 4ar*ous og"boo/sD
agreed *n most respects as to the shape of the object or creature *n Ouest*on,
the unt*r*ng rap*d*t1 of *ts mo4ements, *ts surpr*s*ng po2er of ocomot*on,
and the pecu*ar *fe 2*th 2h*ch *t seemed endo2ed- ;f *t 2as a 2hae,
*t surpassed *n s*.e a those h*therto cass*f*ed *n sc*ence-
Ta/*ng *nto cons*derat*on the mean of obser4at*ons made at d*4ers t*mes""
reject*ng the t*m*d est*mate of those 2ho ass*gned to th*s object
a ength of t2o hundred feet, eOua1 2*th the exaggerated op*n*ons
2h*ch set *t do2n as a m*e *n 2*dth and three *n ength""2e m*ght fa*r1
concude that th*s m1ster*ous be*ng surpassed great1 a d*mens*ons
adm*tted b1 the earned ones of the da1, *f *t ex*sted at a-
Bnd that *t 3;3 ex*st 2as an unden*abe factP and, 2*th that tendenc1
2h*ch d*sposes the human m*nd *n fa4our of the mar4eous, 2e can understand
the exc*tement produced *n the ent*re 2ord b1 th*s supernatura appar*t*on-
Bs to cass*ng *t *n the *st of fabes, the *dea 2as out of the Ouest*on-

@n the 20th of <u1, !(,,, the steamer Go4ernor 9*gg*nson,
of the :acutta and 8urnach Steam Na4*gat*on :ompan1, had met
th*s mo4*ng mass f*4e m*es off the east coast of Bustra*a-
:apta*n 8a/er thought at f*rst that he 2as *n the presence of an
un/no2n sandban/P he e4en prepared to determ*ne *ts exact pos*t*on
2hen t2o coumns of 2ater, projected b1 the m1ster*ous object,
shot 2*th a h*ss*ng no*se a hundred and f*ft1 feet up *nto the a*r-
No2, uness the sandban/ had been subm*tted to the *nterm*ttent
erupt*on of a ge1ser, the Go4ernor 9*gg*nson had to do ne*ther
more nor ess than 2*th an aOuat*c mamma, un/no2n t* then,
2h*ch thre2 up from *ts bo2"hoes coumns of 2ater m*xed 2*th
a*r and 4apour-

S*m*ar facts 2ere obser4ed on the 2&rd of <u1 *n the same 1ear,
*n the Pac*f*c @cean, b1 the :oumbus, of the 0est ;nd*a
and Pac*f*c Steam Na4*gat*on :ompan1- 8ut th*s extraord*nar1
creature coud transport *tsef from one pace to another
2*th surpr*s*ng 4eoc*t1P as, *n an *nter4a of three da1s,
the Go4ernor 9*gg*nson and the :oumbus had obser4ed *t at
t2o d*fferent po*nts of the chart, separated b1 a d*stance
of more than se4en hundred naut*ca eagues-

5*fteen da1s ater, t2o thousand m*es farther off, the 9e4et*a,
of the :ompagn*e"Nat*onae, and the Shannon, of the 7o1a
Aa* Steamsh*p :ompan1, sa**ng to 2*nd2ard *n that port*on
of the Btant*c 1*ng bet2een the Un*ted States and Europe,
respect*4e1 s*gnaed the monster to each other *n #2J !+N N- at-
and ,0J &+N 0- ong- ;n these s*mutaneous obser4at*ons the1
thought themse4es just*f*ed *n est*mat*ng the m*n*mum ength
of the mamma at more than three hundred and f*ft1 feet,
as the Shannon and 9e4et*a 2ere of smaer d*mens*ons than *t,
though the1 measured three hundred feet o4er a-

No2 the argest 2haes, those 2h*ch freOuent those parts of the sea round
the Beut*an, Ruamma/, and Umgu*ch *sands, ha4e ne4er exceeded the ength
of s*xt1 1ards, *f the1 atta*n that-

;n e4er1 pace of great resort the monster 2as the fash*on-
The1 sang of *t *n the cafes, r*d*cued *t *n the papers, and represented
*t on the stage- B /*nds of stor*es 2ere c*rcuated regard*ng *t-
There appeared *n the papers car*catures of e4er1 g*gant*c and
*mag*nar1 creature, from the 2h*te 2hae, the terr*be HAob1 3*c/H
of sub"arct*c reg*ons, to the *mmense /ra/en, 2hose tentaces coud entange
a sh*p of f*4e hundred tons and hurr1 *t *nto the ab1ss of the ocean-
The egends of anc*ent t*mes 2ere e4en re4*4ed-

Then burst forth the unend*ng argument bet2een the be*e4ers and the
unbe*e4ers *n the soc*et*es of the 2*se and the sc*ent*f*c journas-
HThe Ouest*on of the monsterH *nfamed a m*nds- Ed*tors of
sc*ent*f*c journas, Ouarre*ng 2*th be*e4ers *n the supernatura,
sp*ed seas of *n/ dur*ng th*s memorabe campa*gn, some e4en dra2*ng boodP
for from the sea"serpent the1 came to d*rect persona*t*es-

3ur*ng the f*rst months of the 1ear !(,' the Ouest*on seemed bur*ed,
ne4er to re4*4e, 2hen ne2 facts 2ere brought before the pub*c-
;t 2as then no onger a sc*ent*f*c probem to be so4ed, but a rea
danger ser*ous1 to be a4o*ded- The Ouest*on too/ Ou*te another shape-
The monster became a sma *sand, a roc/, a reef, but a reef of *ndef*n*te
and sh*ft*ng proport*ons-

@n the +th of Aarch, !(,', the Aora4*an, of the Aontrea @cean :ompan1,
f*nd*ng hersef dur*ng the n*ght *n 2'J &0N at- and '2J !+N ong-, struc/
on her starboard Ouarter a roc/, mar/ed *n no chart for that part of the sea-
Under the comb*ned efforts of the 2*nd and *ts four hundred horse po2er,
*t 2as go*ng at the rate of th*rteen /nots- 9ad *t not been for the super*or
strength of the hu of the Aora4*an, she 2oud ha4e been bro/en b1 the shoc/
and gone do2n 2*th the 2&' passengers she 2as br*ng*ng home from :anada-

The acc*dent happened about f*4e oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng, as the da1
2as brea/*ng- The off*cers of the Ouarter"dec/ hurr*ed to the after"part
of the 4esse- The1 exam*ned the sea 2*th the most carefu attent*on-
The1 sa2 noth*ng but a strong edd1 about three cabesN ength d*stant,
as *f the surface had been 4*oent1 ag*tated- The bear*ngs of the pace 2ere
ta/en exact1, and the Aora4*an cont*nued *ts route 2*thout apparent damage-
9ad *t struc/ on a submerged roc/, or on an enormous 2rec/L The1 coud
not teP but, on exam*nat*on of the sh*pNs bottom 2hen undergo*ng repa*rs,
*t 2as found that part of her /ee 2as bro/en-

Th*s fact, so gra4e *n *tsef, m*ght perhaps ha4e been forgotten
*/e man1 others *f, three 2ee/s after, *t had not been re"enacted
under s*m*ar c*rcumstances- 8ut, than/s to the nat*ona*t1 of
the 4*ct*m of the shoc/, than/s to the reputat*on of the compan1 to
2h*ch the 4esse beonged, the c*rcumstance became extens*4e1 c*rcuated-

The !&th of Bpr*, !(,', the sea be*ng beaut*fu, the bree.e fa4ourabe,
the Scot*a, of the :unard :ompan1Ns *ne, found hersef *n !+J !2N ong-
and #+J &'N at- She 2as go*ng at the speed of th*rteen /nots and a haf-

Bt se4enteen m*nutes past four *n the afternoon, 2h*st the passengers 2ere
assembed at unch *n the great saoon, a s*ght shoc/ 2as fet on the hu
of the Scot*a, on her Ouarter, a *tte aft of the port"padde-

The Scot*a had not struc/, but she had been struc/, and seem*ng1
b1 someth*ng rather sharp and penetrat*ng than bunt-
The shoc/ had been so s*ght that no one had been aarmed,
had *t not been for the shouts of the carpenterNs 2atch,
2ho rushed on to the br*dge, exca*m*ng, H0e are s*n/*ngG 2e
are s*n/*ngGH Bt f*rst the passengers 2ere much fr*ghtened,
but :apta*n Bnderson hastened to reassure them- The danger coud
not be *mm*nent- The Scot*a, d*4*ded *nto se4en compartments
b1 strong part*t*ons, coud bra4e 2*th *mpun*t1 an1 ea/-
:apta*n Bnderson 2ent do2n *mmed*ate1 *nto the hod-
9e found that the sea 2as pour*ng *nto the f*fth compartmentP
and the rap*d*t1 of the *nfux pro4ed that the force of the 2ater
2as cons*derabe- 5ortunate1 th*s compartment d*d not hod
the bo*ers, or the f*res 2oud ha4e been *mmed*ate1 ext*ngu*shed-
:apta*n Bnderson ordered the eng*nes to be stopped at once,
and one of the men 2ent do2n to ascerta*n the extent of the *njur1-
Some m*nutes after2ards the1 d*sco4ered the ex*stence of a
arge hoe, t2o 1ards *n d*ameter, *n the sh*pNs bottom-
Such a ea/ coud not be stoppedP and the Scot*a, her paddes
haf submerged, 2as ob*ged to cont*nue her course- She 2as then
three hundred m*es from :ape :ear, and, after three da1sN dea1,
2h*ch caused great uneas*ness *n L*4erpoo, she entered the bas*n
of the compan1-

The eng*neers 4*s*ted the Scot*a, 2h*ch 2as put *n dr1 doc/-
The1 coud scarce1 be*e4e *t poss*beP at t2o 1ards and a haf beo2
2ater"mar/ 2as a reguar rent, *n the form of an *soscees tr*ange-
The bro/en pace *n the *ron pates 2as so perfect1 def*ned
that *t coud not ha4e been more neat1 done b1 a punch-
;t 2as cear, then, that the *nstrument produc*ng the perforat*on
2as not of a common stamp and, after ha4*ng been dr*4en 2*th
prod*g*ous strength, and p*erc*ng an *ron pate ! &I( *nches th*c/,
had 2*thdra2n *tsef b1 a bac/2ard mot*on-

Such 2as the ast fact, 2h*ch resuted *n exc*t*ng once more the torrent
of pub*c op*n*on- 5rom th*s moment a unuc/1 casuat*es 2h*ch coud
not be other2*se accounted for 2ere put do2n to the monster-

Upon th*s *mag*nar1 creature rested the respons*b**t1 of a
these sh*p2rec/s, 2h*ch unfortunate1 2ere cons*derabeP
for of three thousand sh*ps 2hose oss 2as annua1 recorded
at Lo1dNs, the number of sa**ng and steam"sh*ps supposed
to be tota1 ost, from the absence of a ne2s, amounted to
not ess than t2o hundredG

No2, *t 2as the HmonsterH 2ho, just1 or unjust1, 2as accused
of the*r d*sappearance, and, than/s to *t, commun*cat*on bet2een
the d*fferent cont*nents became more and more dangerous-
The pub*c demanded sharp1 that the seas shoud at an1 pr*ce be
re*e4ed from th*s form*dabe cetacean- =!?

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Bt the per*od 2hen these e4ents too/ pace, ; had just returned
from a sc*ent*f*c research *n the d*sagreeabe terr*tor1
of Nebras/a, *n the Un*ted States- ;n 4*rtue of m1 off*ce
as Bss*stant Professor *n the Auseum of Natura 9*stor1 *n Par*s,
the 5rench Go4ernment had attached me to that exped*t*on-
Bfter s*x months *n Nebras/a, ; arr*4ed *n Ne2 Mor/ to2ards
the end of Aarch, aden 2*th a prec*ous coect*on-
A1 departure for 5rance 2as f*xed for the f*rst da1s *n Aa1-
Aean2h*e ; 2as occup1*ng m1sef *n cass*f1*ng m1 m*neraog*ca,
botan*ca, and .ooog*ca r*ches, 2hen the acc*dent happened
to the Scot*a-

; 2as perfect1 up *n the subject 2h*ch 2as the Ouest*on of the da1-
9o2 coud ; be other2*seL ; had read and reread a the Bmer*can
and European papers 2*thout be*ng an1 nearer a concus*on-
Th*s m1ster1 pu..ed me- Under the *mposs*b**t1 of form*ng
an op*n*on, ; jumped from one extreme to the other-
That there rea1 2as someth*ng coud not be doubted,
and the *ncreduous 2ere *n4*ted to put the*r f*nger on the 2ound
of the Scot*a-

@n m1 arr*4a at Ne2 Mor/ the Ouest*on 2as at *ts he*ght-
The theor1 of the foat*ng *sand, and the unapproachabe sandban/,
supported b1 m*nds *tte competent to form a judgment, 2as abandoned-
Bnd, *ndeed, uness th*s shoa had a mach*ne *n *ts stomach,
ho2 coud *t change *ts pos*t*on 2*th such aston*sh*ng rap*d*t1L

5rom the same cause, the *dea of a foat*ng hu of an enormous
2rec/ 2as g*4en up-

There rema*ned, then, on1 t2o poss*be sout*ons of the Ouest*on,
2h*ch created t2o d*st*nct part*es$ on one s*de, those 2ho 2ere
for a monster of coossa strengthP on the other, those 2ho 2ere
for a submar*ne 4esse of enormous mot*4e po2er-

8ut th*s ast theor1, paus*be as *t 2as, coud not stand aga*nst
*nOu*r*es made *n both 2ords- That a pr*4ate genteman shoud ha4e
such a mach*ne at h*s command 2as not */e1- 0here, 2hen, and ho2
2as *t bu*tL and ho2 coud *ts construct*on ha4e been /ept secretL
:erta*n1 a Go4ernment m*ght possess such a destruct*4e mach*ne-
Bnd *n these d*sastrous t*mes, 2hen the *ngenu*t1 of man has
mut*p*ed the po2er of 2eapons of 2ar, *t 2as poss*be that,
2*thout the /no2edge of others, a State m*ght tr1 to 2or/ such
a form*dabe eng*ne-

8ut the *dea of a 2ar mach*ne fe before the decarat*on of Go4ernments-
Bs pub*c *nterest 2as *n Ouest*on, and transatant*c commun*cat*ons
suffered, the*r 4erac*t1 coud not be doubted- 8ut ho2 adm*t that
the construct*on of th*s submar*ne boat had escaped the pub*c e1eL
5or a pr*4ate genteman to /eep the secret under such c*rcumstances 2oud
be 4er1 d*ff*cut, and for a State 2hose e4er1 act *s pers*stent1 2atched
b1 po2erfu r*4as, certa*n1 *mposs*be-

Upon m1 arr*4a *n Ne2 Mor/ se4era persons d*d me
the honour of consut*ng me on the phenomenon *n Ouest*on-
; had pub*shed *n 5rance a 2or/ *n Ouarto, *n t2o 4oumes,
ent*ted A1ster*es of the Great Submar*ne Grounds- Th*s boo/,
h*gh1 appro4ed of *n the earned 2ord, ga*ned for me a spec*a
reputat*on *n th*s rather obscure branch of Natura 9*stor1-
A1 ad4*ce 2as as/ed- Bs ong as ; coud den1 the rea*t1
of the fact, ; conf*ned m1sef to a dec*ded negat*4e-
8ut soon, f*nd*ng m1sef dr*4en *nto a corner, ; 2as
ob*ged to expa*n m1sef po*nt b1 po*nt- ; d*scussed
the Ouest*on *n a *ts forms, po*t*ca1 and sc*ent*f*ca1P
and ; g*4e here an extract from a carefu1"stud*ed art*ce
2h*ch ; pub*shed *n the number of the &0th of Bpr*-
;t ran as foo2s$

HBfter exam*n*ng one b1 one the d*fferent theor*es, reject*ng a
other suggest*ons, *t becomes necessar1 to adm*t the ex*stence
of a mar*ne an*ma of enormous po2er-

HThe great depths of the ocean are ent*re1 un/no2n to us-
Sound*ngs cannot reach them- 0hat passes *n those remote depths""
2hat be*ngs *4e, or can *4e, t2e4e or f*fteen m*es beneath
the surface of the 2aters""2hat *s the organ*sat*on of these an*mas,
2e can scarce1 conjecture- 9o2e4er, the sout*on of the probem
subm*tted to me ma1 mod*f1 the form of the d*emma- E*ther 2e do /no2
a the 4ar*et*es of be*ngs 2h*ch peope our panet, or 2e do not-
;f 2e do N@T /no2 them a""*f Nature has st* secrets *n the deeps
for us, noth*ng *s more conformabe to reason than to adm*t the ex*stence
of f*shes, or cetaceans of other /*nds, or e4en of ne2 spec*es,
of an organ*sat*on formed to *nhab*t the strata *naccess*be to sound*ngs,
and 2h*ch an acc*dent of some sort has brought at ong *nter4as
to the upper e4e of the ocean-

H;f, on the contrar1, 2e 3@ /no2 a *4*ng /*nds, 2e must
necessar*1 see/ for the an*ma *n Ouest*on amongst those mar*ne
be*ngs aread1 cassedP and, *n that case, ; shoud be d*sposed
to adm*t the ex*stence of a g*gant*c nar2ha-

HThe common nar2ha, or un*corn of the sea, often atta*ns
a ength of s*xt1 feet- ;ncrease *ts s*.e f*4efod or tenfod,
g*4e *t strength proport*onate to *ts s*.e, engthen *ts
destruct*4e 2eapons, and 1ou obta*n the an*ma reOu*red-
;t 2* ha4e the proport*ons determ*ned b1 the off*cers
of the Shannon, the *nstrument reOu*red b1 the perforat*on
of the Scot*a, and the po2er necessar1 to p*erce the hu
of the steamer-

H;ndeed, the nar2ha *s armed 2*th a sort of *4or1 s2ord,
a haberd, accord*ng to the express*on of certa*n natura*sts-
The pr*nc*pa tus/ has the hardness of stee- Some of these tus/s
ha4e been found bur*ed *n the bod*es of 2haes, 2h*ch the un*corn
a2a1s attac/s 2*th success- @thers ha4e been dra2n out,
not 2*thout troube, from the bottoms of sh*ps, 2h*ch the1
had p*erced through and through, as a g*met p*erces a barre-
The Auseum of the 5acut1 of Aed*c*ne of Par*s possesses one
of these defens*4e 2eapons, t2o 1ards and a Ouarter *n ength,
and f*fteen *nches *n d*ameter at the base-

H6er1 2eG suppose th*s 2eapon to be s*x t*mes stronger and the an*ma
ten t*mes more po2erfuP aunch *t at the rate of t2ent1 m*es an hour,
and 1ou obta*n a shoc/ capabe of produc*ng the catastrophe reOu*red-
Unt* further *nformat*on, therefore, ; sha ma*nta*n *t to be
a sea"un*corn of coossa d*mens*ons, armed not 2*th a haberd,
but 2*th a rea spur, as the armoured fr*gates, or the UramsN of 2ar,
2hose mass*4eness and mot*4e po2er *t 2oud possess at the same t*me-
Thus ma1 th*s pu..*ng phenomenon be expa*ned, uness there be someth*ng o4er
and abo4e a that one has e4er conjectured, seen, perce*4ed, or exper*encedP
2h*ch *s just 2*th*n the bounds of poss*b**t1-H

These ast 2ords 2ere co2ard1 on m1 partP but, up to a certa*n po*nt,
; 2*shed to sheter m1 d*gn*t1 as professor, and not g*4e
too much cause for aughter to the Bmer*cans, 2ho augh 2e
2hen the1 do augh- ; reser4ed for m1sef a 2a1 of escape-
;n effect, ho2e4er, ; adm*tted the ex*stence of the Hmonster-H
A1 art*ce 2as 2arm1 d*scussed, 2h*ch procured *t a h*gh reputat*on-
;t ra*ed round *t a certa*n number of part*sans- The sout*on
*t proposed ga4e, at east, fu *bert1 to the *mag*nat*on-
The human m*nd de*ghts *n grand concept*ons of supernatura be*ngs-
Bnd the sea *s prec*se1 the*r best 4eh*ce, the on1 med*um
through 2h*ch these g*ants Caga*nst 2h*ch terrestr*a an*mas,
such as eephants or rh*noceroses, are as noth*ngD can be produced
or de4eoped-

The *ndustr*a and commerc*a papers treated the Ouest*on ch*ef1 from th*s
po*nt of 4*e2- The Sh*pp*ng and Aercant*e Ga.ette, the Lo1dNs L*st,
the Pac/et"8oat, and the Aar*t*me and :oon*a 7e4*e2, a papers de4oted
to *nsurance compan*es 2h*ch threatened to ra*se the*r rates of prem*um,
2ere unan*mous on th*s po*nt- Pub*c op*n*on had been pronounced-
The Un*ted States 2ere the f*rst *n the f*edP and *n Ne2 Mor/ the1
made preparat*ons for an exped*t*on dest*ned to pursue th*s nar2ha-
B fr*gate of great speed, the Bbraham L*ncon, 2as put *n comm*ss*on
as soon as poss*be- The arsenas 2ere opened to :ommander 5arragut,
2ho hastened the arm*ng of h*s fr*gateP but, as *t a2a1s happens,
the moment *t 2as dec*ded to pursue the monster, the monster d*d not appear-
5or t2o months no one heard *t spo/en of- No sh*p met 2*th *t-
;t seemed as *f th*s un*corn /ne2 of the pots 2ea4*ng around *t-
;t had been so much ta/ed of, e4en through the Btant*c cabe, that jesters
pretended that th*s sender f1 had stopped a teegram on *ts passage and 2as
ma/*ng the most of *t-

So 2hen the fr*gate had been armed for a ong campa*gn, and pro4*ded 2*th
form*dabe f*sh*ng apparatus, no one coud te 2hat course to pursue-
;mpat*ence gre2 apace, 2hen, on the 2nd of <u1, the1 earned that a
steamer of the *ne of San 5ranc*sco, from :a*forn*a to Shangha*,
had seen the an*ma three 2ee/s before *n the North Pac*f*c @cean-
The exc*tement caused b1 th*s ne2s 2as extreme- The sh*p 2as re4*ctuaed
and 2e stoc/ed 2*th coa-

Three hours before the Bbraham L*ncon eft 8roo/1n p*er,
; rece*4ed a etter 2orded as foo2s$

To A- B7@NNBK, Professor *n the Auseum of Par*s, 5*fth B4enue 9ote, Ne2 Mor/-

S;7,"";f 1ou 2* consent to jo*n the Bbraham L*ncon
*n th*s exped*t*on, the Go4ernment of the Un*ted States
2* 2*th peasure see 5rance represented *n the enterpr*se-
:ommander 5arragut has a cab*n at 1our d*sposa-

6er1 cord*a1 1ours, <-8- 9@8S@N, Secretar1 of Aar*ne-



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Three seconds before the arr*4a of <- 8- 9obsonNs etter ; no more thought
of pursu*ng the un*corn than of attempt*ng the passage of the North Sea-
Three seconds after read*ng the etter of the honourabe Secretar1 of Aar*ne,
; fet that m1 true 4ocat*on, the soe end of m1 *fe, 2as to chase th*s
d*sturb*ng monster and purge *t from the 2ord-

8ut ; had just returned from a fat*gu*ng journe1, 2ear1 and ong*ng
for repose- ; asp*red to noth*ng more than aga*n see*ng m1 countr1,
m1 fr*ends, m1 *tte odg*ng b1 the <ard*n des Pantes,
m1 dear and prec*ous coect*ons""but noth*ng coud /eep me bac/G
; forgot a""fat*gue, fr*ends and coect*ons""and accepted 2*thout
hes*tat*on the offer of the Bmer*can Go4ernment-

H8es*des,H thought ;, Ha roads ead bac/ to EuropeP and the un*corn
ma1 be am*abe enough to hurr1 me to2ards the coast of 5rance-
Th*s 2orth1 an*ma ma1 ao2 *tsef to be caught *n the seas of Europe
Cfor m1 part*cuar benef*tD, and ; 2* not br*ng bac/ ess than haf
a 1ard of h*s *4or1 haberd to the Auseum of Natura 9*stor1-H
8ut *n the mean2h*e ; must see/ th*s nar2ha *n the North
Pac*f*c @cean, 2h*ch, to return to 5rance, 2as ta/*ng the road
to the ant*podes-

H:onse*,H ; caed *n an *mpat*ent 4o*ce-

:onse* 2as m1 ser4ant, a true, de4oted 5em*sh bo1, 2ho had accompan*ed
me *n a m1 tra4es- ; */ed h*m, and he returned the */*ng 2e-
9e 2as Ou*et b1 nature, reguar from pr*nc*pe, .eaous from hab*t,
e4*nc*ng *tte d*sturbance at the d*fferent surpr*ses of *fe,
4er1 Ou*c/ 2*th h*s hands, and apt at an1 ser4*ce reOu*red of h*mP
and, desp*te h*s name, ne4er g*4*ng ad4*ce""e4en 2hen as/ed for *t-

:onse* had foo2ed me for the ast ten 1ears 2here4er sc*ence ed-
Ne4er once d*d he compa*n of the ength or fat*gue of a journe1,
ne4er ma/e an object*on to pac/ h*s portmanteau for 2hate4er
countr1 *t m*ght be, or ho2e4er far a2a1, 2hether :h*na or :ongo-
8es*des a th*s, he had good heath, 2h*ch def*ed a s*c/ness,
and so*d musces, but no ner4esP good moras are understood-
Th*s bo1 2as th*rt1 1ears od, and h*s age to that of h*s master
as f*fteen to t2ent1- Aa1 ; be excused for sa1*ng that ; 2as
fort1 1ears odL

8ut :onse* had one faut$ he 2as ceremon*ous to a degree,
and 2oud ne4er spea/ to me but *n the th*rd person,
2h*ch 2as somet*mes pro4o/*ng-

H:onse*,H sa*d ; aga*n, beg*nn*ng 2*th fe4er*sh hands to ma/e
preparat*ons for m1 departure-

:erta*n1 ; 2as sure of th*s de4oted bo1- Bs a rue, ; ne4er as/ed
h*m *f *t 2ere con4en*ent for h*m or not to foo2 me *n m1 tra4esP
but th*s t*me the exped*t*on *n Ouest*on m*ght be proonged,
and the enterpr*se m*ght be ha.ardous *n pursu*t of an an*ma capabe
of s*n/*ng a fr*gate as eas*1 as a nutshe- 9ere there 2as matter
for refect*on e4en to the most *mpass*4e man *n the 2ord-
0hat 2oud :onse* sa1L

H:onse*,H ; caed a th*rd t*me-

:onse* appeared-

H3*d 1ou ca, s*rLH sa*d he, enter*ng-

HMes, m1 bo1P ma/e preparat*ons for me and 1oursef too-
0e ea4e *n t2o hours-H

HBs 1ou pease, s*r,H rep*ed :onse*, Ou*et1-

HNot an *nstant to oseP oc/ *n m1 trun/ a tra4e*ng utens*s,
coats, sh*rts, and stoc/*ngs""2*thout count*ng, as man1 as 1ou can,
and ma/e haste-H

HBnd 1our coect*ons, s*rLH obser4ed :onse*-

HThe1 2* /eep them at the hote-H

H0e are not return*ng to Par*s, thenLH sa*d :onse*-

H@hG certa*n1,H ; ans2ered, e4as*4e1, Hb1 ma/*ng a cur4e-H

H0* the cur4e pease 1ou, s*rLH

H@hG *t 2* be noth*ngP not Ou*te so d*rect a road, that *s a-
0e ta/e our passage *n the Bbraham, L*ncon-H

HBs 1ou th*n/ proper, s*r,H coo1 rep*ed :onse*-

HMou see, m1 fr*end, *t has to do 2*th the monster""
the famous nar2ha- 0e are go*ng to purge *t from the seas-
B gor*ous m*ss*on, but a dangerous oneG 0e cannot te
2here 2e ma1 goP these an*mas can be 4er1 capr*c*ous-
8ut 2e 2* go 2hether or noP 2e ha4e got a capta*n 2ho
*s prett1 2*de"a2a/e-H

@ur uggage 2as transported to the dec/ of the fr*gate *mmed*ate1-
; hastened on board and as/ed for :ommander 5arragut-
@ne of the sa*ors conducted me to the poop, 2here ; found m1sef
*n the presence of a good"oo/*ng off*cer, 2ho hed out h*s
hand to me-

HAons*eur P*erre BronnaxLH sa*d he-

H9*msef,H rep*ed ;- H:ommander 5arragutLH

HMou are 2ecome, ProfessorP 1our cab*n *s read1 for 1ou-H

; bo2ed, and des*red to be conducted to the cab*n dest*ned for me-

The Bbraham L*ncon had been 2e chosen and eOu*pped
for her ne2 dest*nat*on- She 2as a fr*gate of great speed,
f*tted 2*th h*gh"pressure eng*nes 2h*ch adm*tted a pressure
of se4en atmospheres- Under th*s the Bbraham L*ncon atta*ned
the mean speed of near1 e*ghteen /nots and a th*rd an hour""
a cons*derabe speed, but, ne4ertheess, *nsuff*c*ent to grappe
2*th th*s g*gant*c cetacean-

The *nter*or arrangements of the fr*gate corresponded to *ts
naut*ca Oua*t*es- ; 2as 2e sat*sf*ed 2*th m1 cab*n,
2h*ch 2as *n the after part, open*ng upon the gunroom-

H0e sha be 2e off here,H sa*d ; to :onse*-

HBs 2e, b1 1our honourNs ea4e, as a herm*t"crab *n the she
of a 2he/,H sa*d :onse*-

; eft :onse* to sto2 our trun/s con4en*ent1 a2a1, and remounted
the poop *n order to sur4e1 the preparat*ons for departure-

Bt that moment :ommander 5arragut 2as order*ng the ast moor*ngs
to be cast oose 2h*ch hed the Bbraham L*ncon to the p*er
of 8roo/1n- So *n a Ouarter of an hour, perhaps ess,
the fr*gate 2oud ha4e sa*ed 2*thout me- ; shoud ha4e m*ssed
th*s extraord*nar1, supernatura, and *ncred*be exped*t*on,
the rec*ta of 2h*ch ma1 2e meet 2*th some susp*c*on-

8ut :ommander 5arragut 2oud not ose a da1 nor an hour
*n scour*ng the seas *n 2h*ch the an*ma had been s*ghted-
9e sent for the eng*neer-

H;s the steam fu onLH as/ed he-

HMes, s*r,H rep*ed the eng*neer-

HGo ahead,H cr*ed :ommander 5arragut-



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:apta*n 5arragut 2as a good seaman, 2orth1 of the fr*gate he commanded-
9*s 4esse and he 2ere one- 9e 2as the sou of *t- @n the Ouest*on
of the monster there 2as no doubt *n h*s m*nd, and he 2oud not ao2
the ex*stence of the an*ma to be d*sputed on board- 9e be*e4ed *n *t,
as certa*n good 2omen be*e4e *n the e4*athan""b1 fa*th, not b1 reason-
The monster d*d ex*st, and he had s2orn to r*d the seas of *t- E*ther :apta*n
5arragut 2oud /* the nar2ha, or the nar2ha 2oud /* the capta*n-
There 2as no th*rd course-

The off*cers on board shared the op*n*on of the*r ch*ef-
The1 2ere e4er chatt*ng, d*scuss*ng, and cacuat*ng the 4ar*ous
chances of a meet*ng, 2atch*ng narro21 the 4ast surface of the ocean-
Aore than one too/ up h*s Ouarters 4ountar*1 *n the cross"trees,
2ho 2oud ha4e cursed such a berth under an1 other c*rcumstances-
Bs ong as the sun descr*bed *ts da*1 course, the r*gg*ng 2as
cro2ded 2*th sa*ors, 2hose feet 2ere burnt to such an extent b1
the heat of the dec/ as to render *t unbearabeP st* the Bbraham
L*ncon had not 1et breasted the suspected 2aters of the Pac*f*c-
Bs to the sh*pNs compan1, the1 des*red noth*ng better than to meet
the un*corn, to harpoon *t, ho*st *t on board, and despatch *t-
The1 2atched the sea 2*th eager attent*on-

8es*des, :apta*n 5arragut had spo/en of a certa*n sum of t2o thousand doars,
set apart for 2hoe4er shoud f*rst s*ght the monster, 2ere he cab*n"bo1,
common seaman, or off*cer-

; ea4e 1ou to judge ho2 e1es 2ere used on board the Bbraham L*ncon-

5or m1 o2n part ; 2as not beh*nd the others, and, eft to no one m1 share
of da*1 obser4at*ons- The fr*gate m*ght ha4e been caed the Brgus,
for a hundred reasons- @n1 one amongst us, :onse*, seemed to protest
b1 h*s *nd*fference aga*nst the Ouest*on 2h*ch so *nterested us a,
and seemed to be out of /eep*ng 2*th the genera enthus*asm on board-

; ha4e sa*d that :apta*n 5arragut had carefu1 pro4*ded h*s
sh*p 2*th e4er1 apparatus for catch*ng the g*gant*c cetacean-
No 2haer had e4er been better armed- 0e possessed e4er1
/no2n eng*ne, from the harpoon thro2n b1 the hand to the barbed
arro2s of the bunderbuss, and the expos*4e bas of the duc/"gun-
@n the forecaste a1 the perfect*on of a breech"oad*ng gun,
4er1 th*c/ at the breech, and 4er1 narro2 *n the bore,
the mode of 2h*ch had been *n the Exh*b*t*on of !(,'-
Th*s prec*ous 2eapon of Bmer*can or*g*n coud thro2 2*th ease
a con*ca project*e of n*ne pounds to a mean d*stance
of ten m*es-

Thus the Bbraham L*ncon 2anted for no means of destruct*onP and, 2hat 2as
better st* she had on board Ned Land, the pr*nce of harpooners-

Ned Land 2as a :anad*an, 2*th an uncommon Ou*c/ness of hand, and 2ho /ne2
no eOua *n h*s dangerous occupat*on- S/*, cooness, audac*t1, and cunn*ng
he possessed *n a super*or degree, and *t must be a cunn*ng 2hae to escape
the stro/e of h*s harpoon-

Ned Land 2as about fort1 1ears of ageP he 2as a ta man
Cmore than s*x feet h*ghD, strong1 bu*t, gra4e and tac*turn,
occas*ona1 4*oent, and 4er1 pass*onate 2hen contrad*cted-
9*s person attracted attent*on, but abo4e a the bodness
of h*s oo/, 2h*ch ga4e a s*nguar express*on to h*s face-

0ho cas h*msef :anad*an cas h*msef 5renchP and, *tte commun*cat*4e
as Ned Land 2as, ; must adm*t that he too/ a certa*n */*ng for me-
A1 nat*ona*t1 dre2 h*m to me, no doubt- ;t 2as an opportun*t1 for h*m
to ta/, and for me to hear, that od anguage of 7abea*s, 2h*ch *s st*
*n use *n some :anad*an pro4*nces- The harpoonerNs fam*1 2as or*g*na1
from Quebec, and 2as aread1 a tr*be of hard1 f*shermen 2hen th*s to2n
beonged to 5rance-

L*tte b1 *tte, Ned Land acOu*red a taste for chatt*ng, and ;
o4ed to hear the rec*ta of h*s ad4entures *n the poar seas-
9e reated h*s f*sh*ng, and h*s combats, 2*th natura poetr1
of express*onP h*s rec*ta too/ the form of an ep*c poem,
and ; seemed to be *sten*ng to a :anad*an 9omer s*ng*ng the ;*ad
of the reg*ons of the North-

; am portra1*ng th*s hard1 compan*on as ; rea1 /ne2 h*m-
0e are od fr*ends no2, un*ted *n that unchangeabe fr*endsh*p
2h*ch *s born and cemented am*dst extreme dangers- Bh, bra4e NedG
; as/ no more than to *4e a hundred 1ears onger, that ; ma1 ha4e more
t*me to d2e the onger on 1our memor1-

No2, 2hat 2as Ned LandNs op*n*on upon the Ouest*on of the mar*ne monsterL
; must adm*t that he d*d not be*e4e *n the un*corn, and 2as
the on1 one on board 2ho d*d not share that un*4ersa con4*ct*on-
9e e4en a4o*ded the subject, 2h*ch ; one da1 thought *t m1 dut1
to press upon h*m- @ne magn*f*cent e4en*ng, the &0th <u1 Cthat *s
to sa1, three 2ee/s after our departureD, the fr*gate 2as abreast
of :ape 8anc, th*rt1 m*es to ee2ard of the coast of Patagon*a-
0e had crossed the trop*c of :apr*corn, and the Stra*ts of Aagean
opened ess than se4en hundred m*es to the south- 8efore e*ght
da1s 2ere o4er the Bbraham L*ncon 2oud be pough*ng the 2aters
of the Pac*f*c-

Seated on the poop, Ned Land and ; 2ere chatt*ng of one th*ng
and another as 2e oo/ed at th*s m1ster*ous sea, 2hose great
depths had up to th*s t*me been *naccess*be to the e1e of man-
; natura1 ed up the con4ersat*on to the g*ant un*corn, and exam*ned
the 4ar*ous chances of success or fa*ure of the exped*t*on-
8ut, see*ng that Ned Land et me spea/ 2*thout sa1*ng too much h*msef,
; pressed h*m more cose1-

H0e, Ned,H sa*d ;, H*s *t poss*be that 1ou are not con4*nced
of the ex*stence of th*s cetacean that 2e are foo2*ngL
9a4e 1ou an1 part*cuar reason for be*ng so *ncreduousLH

The harpooner oo/ed at me f*xed1 for some moments
before ans2er*ng, struc/ h*s broad forehead 2*th h*s hand
Ca hab*t of h*sD, as *f to coect h*msef, and sa*d at ast,
HPerhaps ; ha4e, Ar- Bronnax-H

H8ut, Ned, 1ou, a 2haer b1 profess*on, fam**ar*sed 2*th a
the great mar*ne mamma*a""M@U ought to be the ast to doubt
under such c*rcumstancesGH

HThat *s just 2hat dece*4es 1ou, Professor,H rep*ed Ned-
HBs a 2haer ; ha4e foo2ed man1 a cetacean, harpooned a great number,
and /*ed se4eraP but, ho2e4er strong or 2e"armed the1 ma1
ha4e been, ne*ther the*r ta*s nor the*r 2eapons 2oud ha4e been
abe e4en to scratch the *ron pates of a steamer-H

H8ut, Ned, the1 te of sh*ps 2h*ch the teeth of the nar2ha
ha4e p*erced through and through-H

H0ooden sh*ps""that *s poss*be,H rep*ed the :anad*an,
Hbut ; ha4e ne4er seen *t doneP and, unt* further proof,
; den1 that 2haes, cetaceans, or sea"un*corns coud e4er produce
the effect 1ou descr*be-H

H0e, Ned, ; repeat *t 2*th a con4*ct*on rest*ng on the og*c of facts-
; be*e4e *n the ex*stence of a mamma po2er fu1 organ*sed, beong*ng to
the branch of 4ertebrata, */e the 2haes, the cachaots, or the doph*ns,
and furn*shed 2*th a horn of defence of great penetrat*ng po2er-H

H9umGH sa*d the harpooner, sha/*ng h*s head 2*th the a*r of a man
2ho 2oud not be con4*nced-

HNot*ce one th*ng, m1 2orth1 :anad*an,H ; resumed-
H;f such an an*ma *s *n ex*stence, *f *t *nhab*ts the depths
of the ocean, *f *t freOuents the strata 1*ng m*es beo2
the surface of the 2ater, *t must necessar*1 possess an
organ*sat*on the strength of 2h*ch 2oud def1 a compar*son-H

HBnd 2h1 th*s po2erfu organ*sat*onLH demanded Ned-

H8ecause *t reOu*res *ncacuabe strength to /eep oneNs sef
*n these strata and res*st the*r pressure- L*sten to me-
Let us adm*t that the pressure of the atmosphere *s represented
b1 the 2e*ght of a coumn of 2ater th*rt1"t2o feet h*gh-
;n rea*t1 the coumn of 2ater 2oud be shorter, as 2e are
spea/*ng of sea 2ater, the dens*t1 of 2h*ch *s greater than
that of fresh 2ater- 6er1 2e, 2hen 1ou d*4e, Ned, as man1
t*mes &2 feet of 2ater as there are abo4e 1ou, so man1 t*mes
does 1our bod1 bear a pressure eOua to that of the atmosphere,
that *s to sa1, !+ b- for each sOuare *nch of *ts surface-
;t foo2s, then, that at &20 feet th*s pressure eOuas
that of !0 atmospheres, of !00 atmospheres at &,200 feet,
and of !,000 atmospheres at &2,000 feet, that *s, about , m*esP
2h*ch *s eOu*4aent to sa1*ng that *f 1ou coud atta*n th*s
depth *n the ocean, each sOuare three"e*ghths of an *nch
of the surface of 1our bod1 2oud bear a pressure of +,,00 b-
BhG m1 bra4e Ned, do 1ou /no2 ho2 man1 sOuare *nches 1ou carr1 on
the surface of 1our bod1LH

H; ha4e no *dea, Ar- Bronnax-H

HBbout ,,+00P and as *n rea*t1 the atmospher*c pressure *s about !+ b-
to the sOuare *nch, 1our ,,+00 sOuare *nches bear at th*s moment a pressure
of )',+00 b-H

H0*thout m1 perce*4*ng *tLH

H0*thout 1our perce*4*ng *t- Bnd *f 1ou are not crushed b1
such a pressure, *t *s because the a*r penetrates the *nter*or
of 1our bod1 2*th eOua pressure- 9ence perfect eOu**br*um
bet2een the *nter*or and exter*or pressure, 2h*ch thus neutra*se
each other, and 2h*ch ao2s 1ou to bear *t 2*thout *ncon4en*ence-
8ut *n the 2ater *t *s another th*ng-H

HMes, ; understand,H rep*ed Ned, becom*ng more attent*4eP
Hbecause the 2ater surrounds me, but does not penetrate-H

HPrec*se1, Ned$ so that at &2 feet beneath the surface of the sea 1ou 2oud
undergo a pressure of )',+00 b-P at &20 feet, ten t*mes that pressureP
at &,200 feet, a hundred t*mes that pressureP ast1, at &2,000 feet,
a thousand t*mes that pressure 2oud be )',+00,000 b-""that *s to sa1,
that 1ou 2oud be fattened as *f 1ou had been dra2n from the pates of
a h1drau*c mach*neGH

HThe de4*GH exca*med Ned-

H6er1 2e, m1 2orth1 harpooner, *f some 4ertebrate, se4era hundred
1ards ong, and arge *n proport*on, can ma*nta*n *tsef *n such depths""
of those 2hose surface *s represented b1 m**ons of sOuare *nches, that *s
b1 tens of m**ons of pounds, 2e must est*mate the pressure the1 undergo-
:ons*der, then, 2hat must be the res*stance of the*r bon1 structure,
and the strength of the*r organ*sat*on to 2*thstand such pressureGH

H0h1GH exca*med Ned Land, Hthe1 must be made of *ron pates
e*ght *nches th*c/, */e the armoured fr*gates-H

HBs 1ou sa1, Ned- Bnd th*n/ 2hat destruct*on such a mass 2oud cause,
*f hured 2*th the speed of an express tra*n aga*nst the hu of a 4esse-H

HMes""certa*n1""perhaps,H rep*ed the :anad*an, sha/en b1 these f*gures,
but not 1et 2**ng to g*4e *n-

H0e, ha4e ; con4*nced 1ouLH

HMou ha4e con4*nced me of one th*ng, s*r, 2h*ch *s that,
*f such an*mas do ex*st at the bottom of the seas, the1 must
necessar*1 be as strong as 1ou sa1-H

H8ut *f the1 do not ex*st, m*ne obst*nate harpooner, ho2 expa*n
the acc*dent to the Scot*aLH



:9BPTE7 6

BT B 6ENTU7E

The 4o1age of the Bbraham L*ncon 2as for a ong t*me mar/ed
b1 no spec*a *nc*dent- 8ut one c*rcumstance happened 2h*ch sho2ed
the 2onderfu dexter*t1 of Ned Land, and pro4ed 2hat conf*dence
2e m*ght pace *n h*m-

The &0th of <une, the fr*gate spo/e some Bmer*can 2haers,
from 2hom 2e earned that the1 /ne2 noth*ng about the nar2ha-
8ut one of them, the capta*n of the Aonroe, /no2*ng that Ned Land had
sh*pped on board the Bbraham L*ncon, begged for h*s hep *n chas*ng
a 2hae the1 had *n s*ght- :ommander 5arragut, des*rous of see*ng
Ned Land at 2or/, ga4e h*m perm*ss*on to go on board the Aonroe-
Bnd fate ser4ed our :anad*an so 2e that, *nstead of one 2hae,
he harpooned t2o 2*th a doube bo2, str*/*ng one stra*ght to the heart,
and catch*ng the other after some m*nutesN pursu*t-

3ec*ded1, *f the monster e4er had to do 2*th Ned LandNs harpoon,
; 2oud not bet *n *ts fa4our-

The fr*gate s/*rted the south"east coast of Bmer*ca 2*th great rap*d*t1-
The &rd of <u1 2e 2ere at the open*ng of the Stra*ts of Aagean, e4e 2*th
:ape 6*erges- 8ut :ommander 5arragut 2oud not ta/e a tortuous passage,
but doubed :ape 9orn-

The sh*pNs cre2 agreed 2*th h*m- Bnd certa*n1 *t 2as poss*be
that the1 m*ght meet the nar2ha *n th*s narro2 pass-
Aan1 of the sa*ors aff*rmed that the monster coud not pass there,
Hthat he 2as too b*g for thatGH

The ,th of <u1, about three oNcoc/ *n the afternoon, the Bbraham L*ncon,
at f*fteen m*es to the south, doubed the so*tar1 *sand,
th*s ost roc/ at the extrem*t1 of the Bmer*can cont*nent, to 2h*ch
some 3utch sa*ors ga4e the name of the*r nat*4e to2n, :ape 9orn-
The course 2as ta/en to2ards the north"2est, and the next da1 the scre2
of the fr*gate 2as at ast beat*ng the 2aters of the Pac*f*c-

HReep 1our e1es openGH caed out the sa*ors-

Bnd the1 2ere opened 2*de1- 8oth e1es and gasses, a *tte da..ed,
*t *s true, b1 the prospect of t2o thousand doars, had not
an *nstantNs repose-

; m1sef, for 2hom mone1 had no charms, 2as not the east
attent*4e on board- G*4*ng but fe2 m*nutes to m1 meas,
but a fe2 hours to seep, *nd*fferent to e*ther ra*n or sunsh*ne,
; d*d not ea4e the poop of the 4esse- No2 ean*ng on the nett*ng
of the forecaste, no2 on the taffra*, ; de4oured 2*th eagerness
the soft foam 2h*ch 2h*tened the sea as far as the e1e coud reachP
and ho2 often ha4e ; shared the emot*on of the major*t1 of the cre2,
2hen some capr*c*ous 2hae ra*sed *ts bac/ bac/ abo4e the 2a4esG
The poop of the 4esse 2as cro2ded on a moment- The cab*ns
poured forth a torrent of sa*ors and off*cers, each 2*th hea4*ng
breast and troubed e1e 2atch*ng the course of the cetacean-
; oo/ed and oo/ed t* ; 2as near1 b*nd, 2h*st :onse* /ept
repeat*ng *n a cam 4o*ce$

H;f, s*r, 1ou 2oud not sOu*nt so much, 1ou 2oud see betterGH

8ut 4a*n exc*tementG The Bbraham L*ncon chec/ed *ts speed and made
for the an*ma s*gnaed, a s*mpe 2hae, or common cachaot,
2h*ch soon d*sappeared am*dst a storm of abuse-

8ut the 2eather 2as good- The 4o1age 2as be*ng accomp*shed under
the most fa4ourabe ausp*ces- ;t 2as then the bad season *n Bustra*a,
the <u1 of that .one correspond*ng to our <anuar1 *n Europe,
but the sea 2as beaut*fu and eas*1 scanned round a 4ast c*rcumference-

The 20th of <u1, the trop*c of :apr*corn 2as cut b1 !0+d of ong*tude,
and the 2'th of the same month 2e crossed the EOuator on the !!0th mer*d*an-
Th*s passed, the fr*gate too/ a more dec*ded 2ester1 d*rect*on,
and scoured the centra 2aters of the Pac*f*c- :ommander 5arragut thought,
and 2*th reason, that *t 2as better to rema*n *n deep 2ater, and /eep
cear of cont*nents or *sands, 2h*ch the beast *tsef seemed to shun
Cperhaps because there 2as not enough 2ater for h*mG suggested
the greater part of the cre2D- The fr*gate passed at some d*stance from
the AarOuesas and the Sand2*ch ;sands, crossed the trop*c of :ancer,
and made for the :h*na Seas- 0e 2ere on the theatre of the ast d*4ers*ons
of the monster$ and, to sa1 truth, 2e no onger L;6E3 on board-
The ent*re sh*pNs cre2 2ere undergo*ng a ner4ous exc*tement, of 2h*ch ;
can g*4e no *dea$ the1 coud not eat, the1 coud not seep""t2ent1 t*mes
a da1, a m*sconcept*on or an opt*ca *us*on of some sa*or seated
on the taffra*, 2oud cause dreadfu persp*rat*ons, and these emot*ons,
t2ent1 t*mes repeated, /ept us *n a state of exc*tement so 4*oent that a
react*on 2as una4o*dabe-

Bnd tru1, react*on soon sho2ed *tsef- 5or three months,
dur*ng 2h*ch a da1 seemed an age, the Bbraham L*ncon furro2ed
a the 2aters of the Northern Pac*f*c, runn*ng at 2haes,
ma/*ng sharp de4*at*ons from her course, 4eer*ng sudden1
from one tac/ to another, stopp*ng sudden1, putt*ng on steam,
and bac/*ng e4er and anon at the r*s/ of derang*ng her mach*ner1,
and not one po*nt of the <apanese or Bmer*can coast
2as eft unexpored-

The 2armest part*sans of the enterpr*se no2 became *ts most
ardent detractors- 7eact*on mounted from the cre2 to the capta*n h*msef,
and certa*n1, had *t not been for the resoute determ*nat*on on the part
of :apta*n 5arragut, the fr*gate 2oud ha4e headed due south2ard-
Th*s useess search coud not ast much onger- The Bbraham L*ncon
had noth*ng to reproach hersef 2*th, she had done her best to succeed-
Ne4er had an Bmer*can sh*pNs cre2 sho2n more .ea or pat*enceP
*ts fa*ure coud not be paced to the*r charge""there rema*ned noth*ng
but to return-

Th*s 2as represented to the commander- The sa*ors coud
not h*de the*r d*scontent, and the ser4*ce suffered-
; 2* not sa1 there 2as a mut*n1 on board, but after a reasonabe
per*od of obst*nac1, :apta*n 5arragut Cas :oumbus d*dD
as/ed for three da1sN pat*ence- ;f *n three da1s the monster d*d
not appear, the man at the hem shoud g*4e three turns of the 2hee,
and the Bbraham L*ncon 2oud ma/e for the European seas-

Th*s prom*se 2as made on the 2nd of No4ember- ;t had the effect of
ra1*ng the sh*pNs cre2- The ocean 2as 2atched 2*th rene2ed attent*on-
Each one 2*shed for a ast gance *n 2h*ch to sum up h*s remembrance-
Gasses 2ere used 2*th fe4er*sh act*4*t1- ;t 2as a grand def*ance
g*4en to the g*ant nar2ha, and he coud scarce1 fa* to ans2er
the summons and Happear-H

T2o da1s passed, the steam 2as at haf pressureP a thousand
schemes 2ere tr*ed to attract the attent*on and st*muate
the apath1 of the an*ma *n case *t shoud be met *n those parts-
Large Ouant*t*es of bacon 2ere tra*ed *n the 2a/e of the sh*p,
to the great sat*sfact*on C; must sa1D of the shar/s-
Sma craft rad*ated *n a d*rect*ons round the Bbraham L*ncon
as she a1 to, and d*d not ea4e a spot of the sea unexpored-
8ut the n*ght of the #th of No4ember arr*4ed 2*thout the un4e**ng of
th*s submar*ne m1ster1-

The next da1, the +th of No4ember, at t2e4e, the dea1 2oud
Cmora1 spea/*ngD exp*reP after that t*me, :ommander 5arragut,
fa*thfu to h*s prom*se, 2as to turn the course to the south"east
and abandon for e4er the northern reg*ons of the Pac*f*c-

The fr*gate 2as then *n &!J !+N N- at- and !&,J #2N E- ong-
The coast of <apan st* rema*ned ess than t2o hundred m*es to ee2ard-
N*ght 2as approach*ng- The1 had just struc/ e*ght besP
arge couds 4e*ed the face of the moon, then *n *ts f*rst Ouarter-
The sea unduated peaceab1 under the stern of the 4esse-

Bt that moment ; 2as ean*ng for2ard on the starboard nett*ng-
:onse*, stand*ng near me, 2as oo/*ng stra*ght before h*m-
The cre2, perched *n the rat*nes, exam*ned the hor*.on 2h*ch
contracted and dar/ened b1 degrees- @ff*cers 2*th the*r n*ght
gasses scoured the gro2*ng dar/ness$ somet*mes the ocean spar/ed
under the ra1s of the moon, 2h*ch darted bet2een t2o couds,
then a trace of *ght 2as ost *n the dar/ness-

;n oo/*ng at :onse*, ; coud see he 2as undergo*ng a *tte
of the genera *nfuence- Bt east ; thought so- Perhaps for
the f*rst t*me h*s ner4es 4*brated to a sent*ment of cur*os*t1-

H:ome, :onse*,H sa*d ;, Hth*s *s the ast chance of poc/et*ng
the t2o thousand doars-H

HAa1 ; be perm*tted to sa1, s*r,H rep*ed :onse*, Hthat ; ne4er rec/oned
on gett*ng the pr*.eP and, had the go4ernment of the Un*on offered a hundred
thousand doars, *t 2oud ha4e been none the poorer-H

HMou are r*ght, :onse*- ;t *s a foo*sh affa*r after a, and one upon
2h*ch 2e entered too *ght1- 0hat t*me ost, 2hat useess emot*onsG
0e shoud ha4e been bac/ *n 5rance s*x months ago-H

H;n 1our *tte room, s*r,H rep*ed :onse*, Hand *n 1our museum, s*rP and ;
shoud ha4e aread1 cassed a 1our foss*s, s*r- Bnd the 8ab*roussa 2oud
ha4e been *nstaed *n *ts cage *n the <ard*n des Pantes, and ha4e dra2n
a the cur*ous peope of the cap*taGH

HBs 1ou sa1, :onse*- ; fanc1 2e sha run a fa*r chance of be*ng
aughed at for our pa*ns-H

HThatNs toerab1 certa*n,H rep*ed :onse*, Ou*et1P H; th*n/
the1 2* ma/e fun of 1ou, s*r- Bnd, must ; sa1 *t""""LH

HGo on, m1 good fr*end-H

H0e, s*r, 1ou 2* on1 get 1our deserts-H

H;ndeedGH

H0hen one has the honour of be*ng a sa4ant as 1ou are, s*r, one shoud
not expose oneNs sef to""""H

:onse* had not t*me to f*n*sh h*s comp*ment-
;n the m*dst of genera s*ence a 4o*ce had just been heard-
;t 2as the 4o*ce of Ned Land shout*ng$

HLoo/ out thereG The 4er1 th*ng 2e are oo/*ng for""
on our 2eather beamGH



:9BPTE7 6;

BT 5ULL STEBA

Bt th*s cr1 the 2hoe sh*pNs cre2 hurr*ed to2ards the harpooner""
commander, off*cers, masters, sa*ors, cab*n bo1sP e4en the eng*neers
eft the*r eng*nes, and the sto/ers the*r furnaces-

The order to stop her had been g*4en, and the fr*gate no2 s*mp1 2ent
on b1 her o2n momentum- The dar/ness 2as then profound, and, ho2e4er good
the :anad*anNs e1es 2ere, ; as/ed m1sef ho2 he had managed to see,
and 2hat he had been abe to see- A1 heart beat as *f *t 2oud brea/-
8ut Ned Land 2as not m*sta/en, and 2e a perce*4ed the object
he po*nted to- Bt t2o cabesN ength from the Bbraham L*ncon,
on the starboard Ouarter, the sea seemed to be *um*nated a o4er-
;t 2as not a mere phosphor*c phenomenon- The monster emerged some fathoms
from the 2ater, and then thre2 out that 4er1 *ntense but m1ster*ous
*ght ment*oned *n the report of se4era capta*ns- Th*s magn*f*cent
*rrad*at*on must ha4e been produced b1 an agent of great S9;N;NG po2er-
The um*nous part traced on the sea an *mmense o4a, much eongated,
the centre of 2h*ch condensed a burn*ng heat, 2hose o4erpo2er*ng br**anc1
d*ed out b1 success*4e gradat*ons-

H;t *s on1 a mass*ng of phosphor*c part*ces,H cr*ed one of the off*cers-

HNo, s*r, certa*n1 not,H ; rep*ed- HThat br*ghtness *s of an
essent*a1 eectr*ca nature- 8es*des, see, seeG *t mo4esP
*t *s mo4*ng for2ards, bac/2ardsP *t *s dart*ng to2ards usGH

B genera cr1 arose from the fr*gate-

HS*enceGH sa*d the capta*n- HUp 2*th the hem, re4erse the eng*nes-H

The steam 2as shut off, and the Bbraham L*ncon, beat*ng to port,
descr*bed a sem*c*rce-

H7*ght the hem, go ahead,H cr*ed the capta*n-

These orders 2ere executed, and the fr*gate mo4ed rap*d1
from the burn*ng *ght-

; 2as m*sta/en- She tr*ed to sheer off, but the supernatura
an*ma approached 2*th a 4eoc*t1 doube her o2n-

0e gasped for breath- Stupefact*on more than fear made us dumb
and mot*oness- The an*ma ga*ned on us, sport*ng 2*th the 2a4es-
;t made the round of the fr*gate, 2h*ch 2as then ma/*ng fourteen /nots,
and en4eoped *t 2*th *ts eectr*c r*ngs */e um*nous dust-

Then *t mo4ed a2a1 t2o or three m*es, ea4*ng a phosphorescent trac/,
*/e those 4oumes of steam that the express tra*ns ea4e beh*nd-
B at once from the dar/ *ne of the hor*.on 2h*ther *t ret*red
to ga*n *ts momentum, the monster rushed sudden1 to2ards the Bbraham
L*ncon 2*th aarm*ng rap*d*t1, stopped sudden1 about t2ent1 feet
from the hu, and d*ed out""not d*4*ng under the 2ater, for *ts
br**anc1 d*d not abate""but sudden1, and as *f the source of th*s
br**ant emanat*on 2as exhausted- Then *t reappeared on the other
s*de of the 4esse, as *f *t had turned and s*d under the hu-
Bn1 moment a co*s*on m*ght ha4e occurred 2h*ch 2oud ha4e been fata
to us- 9o2e4er, ; 2as aston*shed at the manoeu4res of the fr*gate-
She fed and d*d not attac/-

@n the capta*nNs face, genera1 so *mpass*4e, 2as an express*on
of unaccountabe aston*shment-

HAr- Bronnax,H he sa*d, H; do not /no2 2*th 2hat form*dabe
be*ng ; ha4e to dea, and ; 2* not *mprudent1 r*s/ m1
fr*gate *n the m*dst of th*s dar/ness- 8es*des, ho2 attac/
th*s un/no2n th*ng, ho2 defend oneNs sef from *tL
0a*t for da1*ght, and the scene 2* change-H

HMou ha4e no further doubt, capta*n, of the nature of the an*maLH

HNo, s*rP *t *s e4*dent1 a g*gant*c nar2ha, and an eectr*c one-H

HPerhaps,H added ;, Hone can on1 approach *t 2*th a torpedo-H

HUndoubted1,H rep*ed the capta*n, H*f *t possesses such
dreadfu po2er, *t *s the most terr*be an*ma that e4er 2as created-
That *s 2h1, s*r, ; must be on m1 guard-H

The cre2 2ere on the*r feet a n*ght- No one thought of seep-
The Bbraham L*ncon, not be*ng abe to strugge 2*th such 4eoc*t1,
had moderated *ts pace, and sa*ed at haf speed- 5or *ts part,
the nar2ha, *m*tat*ng the fr*gate, et the 2a4es roc/ *t at 2*,
and seemed dec*ded not to ea4e the scene of the strugge-
To2ards m*dn*ght, ho2e4er, *t d*sappeared, or, to use a more
appropr*ate term, *t Hd*ed outH */e a arge go2"2orm- 9ad *t fedL
@ne coud on1 fear, not hope *t- 8ut at se4en m*nutes to one oNcoc/
*n the morn*ng a deafen*ng 2h*st*ng 2as heard, */e that produced
b1 a bod1 of 2ater rush*ng 2*th great 4*oence-

The capta*n, Ned Land, and ; 2ere then on the poop, eager1 peer*ng
through the profound dar/ness-

HNed Land,H as/ed the commander, H1ou ha4e often heard the roar*ng of 2haesLH

H@ften, s*rP but ne4er such 2haes the s*ght of 2h*ch brought me
*n t2o thousand doars- ;f ; can on1 approach 2*th*n four harpoonsN
ength of *tGH

H8ut to approach *t,H sa*d the commander, H; ought to put a 2haer
at 1our d*sposaLH

H:erta*n1, s*r-H

HThat 2* be tr*f*ng 2*th the *4es of m1 men-H

HBnd m*ne too,H s*mp1 sa*d the harpooner-

To2ards t2o oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng, the burn*ng *ght reappeared,
not ess *ntense, about f*4e m*es to 2*nd2ard of the Bbraham L*ncon-
Not2*thstand*ng the d*stance, and the no*se of the 2*nd and sea,
one heard d*st*nct1 the oud stro/es of the an*maNs ta*,
and e4en *ts pant*ng breath- ;t seemed that, at the moment
that the enormous nar2ha had come to ta/e breath at the surface
of the 2ater, the a*r 2as engufed *n *ts ungs, */e the steam
*n the 4ast c1*nders of a mach*ne of t2o thousand horse"po2er-

H9umGH thought ;, Ha 2hae 2*th the strength of a ca4ar1 reg*ment
2oud be a prett1 2haeGH

0e 2ere on the Ou* 4*4e t* da1*ght, and prepared for the combat-
The f*sh*ng *mpements 2ere a*d aong the hammoc/ nett*ngs-
The second *eutenant oaded the bunder busses, 2h*ch coud thro2 harpoons
to the d*stance of a m*e, and ong duc/"guns, 2*th expos*4e buets,
2h*ch *nf*cted morta 2ounds e4en to the most terr*be an*mas-
Ned Land contented h*msef 2*th sharpen*ng h*s harpoon""a terr*be 2eapon
*n h*s hands-

Bt s*x oNcoc/ da1 began to brea/P and, 2*th the f*rst g*mmer
of *ght, the eectr*c *ght of the nar2ha d*sappeared-
Bt se4en oNcoc/ the da1 2as suff*c*ent1 ad4anced, but a 4er1 th*c/ sea
fog obscured our 4*e2, and the best sp1 gasses coud not p*erce *t-
That caused d*sappo*ntment and anger-

; c*mbed the m*..en"mast- Some off*cers 2ere aread1 perched
on the mast"heads- Bt e*ght oNcoc/ the fog a1 hea4*1
on the 2a4es, and *ts th*c/ scros rose *tte b1 *tte-
The hor*.on gre2 2*der and cearer at the same t*me-
Sudden1, just as on the da1 before, Ned LandNs 4o*ce 2as heard$

HThe th*ng *tsef on the port OuarterGH cr*ed the harpooner-

E4er1 e1e 2as turned to2ards the po*nt *nd*cated- There, a m*e and a haf
from the fr*gate, a ong bac/*sh bod1 emerged a 1ard abo4e the 2a4es-
;ts ta*, 4*oent1 ag*tated, produced a cons*derabe edd1-
Ne4er d*d a ta* beat the sea 2*th such 4*oence- Bn *mmense trac/,
of da..*ng 2h*teness, mar/ed the passage of the an*ma, and descr*bed
a ong cur4e-

The fr*gate approached the cetacean- ; exam*ned *t thorough1-

The reports of the Shannon and of the 9e4et*a had rather
exaggerated *ts s*.e, and ; est*mated *ts ength at
on1 t2o hundred and f*ft1 feet- Bs to *ts d*mens*ons,
; coud on1 conjecture them to be adm*rab1 proport*oned-
0h*e ; 2atched th*s phenomenon, t2o jets of steam and 2ater
2ere ejected from *ts 4ents, and rose to the he*ght of !20 feetP
thus ; ascerta*ned *ts 2a1 of breath*ng- ; concuded def*n*te1
that *t beonged to the 4ertebrate branch, cass mamma*a-

The cre2 2a*ted *mpat*ent1 for the*r ch*efNs orders- The atter,
after ha4*ng obser4ed the an*ma attent*4e1, caed the eng*neer-
The eng*neer ran to h*m-

HS*r,H sa*d the commander, H1ou ha4e steam upLH

HMes, s*r,H ans2ered the eng*neer-

H0e, ma/e up 1our f*res and put on a steam-H

Three hurrahs greeted th*s order- The t*me for the strugge had arr*4ed-
Some moments after, the t2o funnes of the fr*gate 4om*ted torrents of
bac/ smo/e, and the br*dge Oua/ed under the tremb*ng of the bo*ers-

The Bbraham L*ncon, propeed b1 her 2onderfu scre2,
2ent stra*ght at the an*ma- The atter ao2ed *t to come
2*th*n haf a cabeNs engthP then, as *f d*sda*n*ng to d*4e,
*t too/ a *tte turn, and stopped a short d*stance off-

Th*s pursu*t asted near1 three"Ouarters of an hour,
2*thout the fr*gate ga*n*ng t2o 1ards on the cetacean-
;t 2as Ou*te e4*dent that at that rate 2e shoud ne4er come
up 2*th *t-

H0e, Ar- Land,H as/ed the capta*n, Hdo 1ou ad4*se me to put
the boats out to seaLH

HNo, s*r,H rep*ed Ned LandP Hbecause 2e sha not ta/e that beast eas*1-H

H0hat sha 2e do thenLH

HPut on more steam *f 1ou can, s*r- 0*th 1our ea4e, ; mean to post
m1sef under the bo2spr*t, and, *f 2e get 2*th*n harpoon*ng d*stance,
; sha thro2 m1 harpoon-H

HGo, Ned,H sa*d the capta*n- HEng*neer, put on more pressure-H

Ned Land 2ent to h*s post- The f*res 2ere *ncreased, the scre2 re4o4ed
fort1"three t*mes a m*nute, and the steam poured out of the 4a4es-
0e hea4ed the og, and cacuated that the Bbraham L*ncon 2as go*ng
at the rate of !( !I2 m*es an hour-

8ut the accursed an*ma s2am at the same speed-

5or a 2hoe hour the fr*gate /ept up th*s pace, 2*thout ga*n*ng s*x feet-
;t 2as hum**at*ng for one of the s2*ftest sa*ers *n the Bmer*can na41-
B stubborn anger se*.ed the cre2P the sa*ors abused the monster, 2ho,
as before, d*sda*ned to ans2er themP the capta*n no onger contented h*msef
2*th t2*st*ng h*s beard""he gna2ed *t-

The eng*neer 2as caed aga*n-

HMou ha4e turned fu steam onLH

HMes, s*r,H rep*ed the eng*neer-

The speed of the Bbraham L*ncon *ncreased- ;ts masts trembed
do2n to the*r stepp*ng hoes, and the couds of smo/e coud hard1
f*nd 2a1 out of the narro2 funnes-

The1 hea4ed the og a second t*me-

H0eLH as/ed the capta*n of the man at the 2hee-

HN*neteen m*es and three"tenths, s*r-H

H:ap on more steam-H

The eng*neer obe1ed- The manometer sho2ed ten degrees-
8ut the cetacean gre2 2arm *tsef, no doubtP for 2*thout
stra*n*ng *tsef, *t made !) &I!0 m*es-

0hat a pursu*tG No, ; cannot descr*be the emot*on that 4*brated through me-
Ned Land /ept h*s post, harpoon *n hand- Se4era t*mes the an*ma et us
ga*n upon *t-""H0e sha catch *tG 2e sha catch *tGH cr*ed the :anad*an-
8ut just as he 2as go*ng to str*/e, the cetacean stoe a2a1 2*th a rap*d*t1
that coud not be est*mated at ess than th*rt1 m*es an hour, and e4en dur*ng
our max*mum of speed, *t bu*ed the fr*gate, go*ng round and round *t-
B cr1 of fur1 bro/e from e4er1oneG

Bt noon 2e 2ere no further ad4anced than at e*ght oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng-

The capta*n then dec*ded to ta/e more d*rect means-

HBhGH sa*d he, Hthat an*ma goes Ou*c/er than the Bbraham L*ncon-
6er1 2eG 2e 2* see 2hether *t 2* escape these con*ca buets-
Send 1our men to the forecaste, s*r-H

The forecaste gun 2as *mmed*ate1 oaded and se2ed round-
8ut the shot passed some feet abo4e the cetacean, 2h*ch 2as haf
a m*e off-

HBnother, more to the r*ght,H cr*ed the commander, Hand f*4e
doars to 2hoe4er 2* h*t that *nferna beast-H

Bn od gunner 2*th a gre1 beard""that ; can see no2""2*th stead1
e1e and gra4e face, 2ent up to the gun and too/ a ong a*m-
B oud report 2as heard, 2*th 2h*ch 2ere m*nged the cheers
of the cre2-

The buet d*d *ts 2or/P *t h*t the an*ma, and, s*d*ng off
the rounded surface, 2as ost *n t2o m*es depth of sea-

The chase began aga*n, and the capta*n, ean*ng to2ards me, sa*d$

H; 2* pursue that beast t* m1 fr*gate bursts up-H

HMes,H ans2ered ;P Hand 1ou 2* be Ou*te r*ght to do *t-H

; 2*shed the beast 2oud exhaust *tsef, and not be *nsens*be
to fat*gue */e a steam eng*ne- 8ut *t 2as of no use-
9ours passed, 2*thout *ts sho2*ng an1 s*gns of exhaust*on-

9o2e4er, *t must be sa*d *n pra*se of the Bbraham L*ncon that she
strugged on *ndefat*gab1- ; cannot rec/on the d*stance she made
under three hundred m*es dur*ng th*s unuc/1 da1, No4ember the ,th-
8ut n*ght came on, and o4ershado2ed the rough ocean-

No2 ; thought our exped*t*on 2as at an end, and that 2e shoud
ne4er aga*n see the extraord*nar1 an*ma- ; 2as m*sta/en-
Bt ten m*nutes to ee4en *n the e4en*ng, the eectr*c *ght
reappeared three m*es to 2*nd2ard of the fr*gate, as pure,
as *ntense as dur*ng the preced*ng n*ght-

The nar2ha seemed mot*onessP perhaps, t*red 2*th *ts da1Ns 2or/,
*t sept, ett*ng *tsef foat 2*th the unduat*on of the 2a4es-
No2 2as a chance of 2h*ch the capta*n reso4ed to ta/e ad4antage-

9e ga4e h*s orders- The Bbraham L*ncon /ept up haf steam,
and ad4anced caut*ous1 so as not to a2a/e *ts ad4ersar1-
;t *s no rare th*ng to meet *n the m*dde of the ocean 2haes
so sound aseep that the1 can be successfu1 attac/ed,
and Ned Land had harpooned more than one dur*ng *ts seep-
The :anad*an 2ent to ta/e h*s pace aga*n under the bo2spr*t-

The fr*gate approached no*seess1, stopped at t2o cabesN
engths from the an*ma, and foo2*ng *ts trac/-
No one breathedP a deep s*ence re*gned on the br*dge-
0e 2ere not a hundred feet from the burn*ng focus, the *ght of
2h*ch *ncreased and da..ed our e1es-

Bt th*s moment, ean*ng on the forecaste bu2ar/, ; sa2 beo2 me Ned
Land grapp*ng the mart*ngae *n one hand, brand*sh*ng h*s terr*be
harpoon *n the other, scarce1 t2ent1 feet from the mot*oness an*ma-
Sudden1 h*s arm stra*ghtened, and the harpoon 2as thro2nP ; heard
the sonorous stro/e of the 2eapon, 2h*ch seemed to ha4e struc/ a hard bod1-
The eectr*c *ght 2ent out sudden1, and t2o enormous 2aterspouts
bro/e o4er the br*dge of the fr*gate, rush*ng */e a torrent from stem
to stern, o4erthro2*ng men, and brea/*ng the ash*ngs of the spars-
B fearfu shoc/ foo2ed, and, thro2n o4er the ra* 2*thout ha4*ng
t*me to stop m1sef, ; fe *nto the sea-



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Th*s unexpected fa so stunned me that ; ha4e no
cear recoect*on of m1 sensat*ons at the t*me-
; 2as at f*rst dra2n do2n to a depth of about t2ent1 feet-
; am a good s2*mmer Cthough 2*thout pretend*ng to r*4a
81ron or Edgar Poe, 2ho 2ere masters of the artD,
and *n that punge ; d*d not ose m1 presence of m*nd-
T2o 4*gorous stro/es brought me to the surface of the 2ater-
A1 f*rst care 2as to oo/ for the fr*gate- 9ad the cre2
seen me d*sappearL 9ad the Bbraham L*ncon 4eered roundL
0oud the capta*n put out a boatL A*ght ; hope to be sa4edL

The dar/ness 2as *ntense- ; caught a g*mpse of a bac/ mass d*sappear*ng *n
the east, *ts beacon *ghts d1*ng out *n the d*stance- ;t 2as the fr*gateG
; 2as ost-

H9ep, hepGH ; shouted, s2*mm*ng to2ards the Bbraham L*ncon *n desperat*on-

A1 cothes encumbered meP the1 seemed gued to m1 bod1,
and para1sed m1 mo4ements-

; 2as s*n/*ngG ; 2as suffocat*ngG

H9epGH

Th*s 2as m1 ast cr1- A1 mouth f*ed 2*th 2aterP
; strugged aga*nst be*ng dra2n do2n the ab1ss-
Sudden1 m1 cothes 2ere se*.ed b1 a strong hand, and ;
fet m1sef Ou*c/1 dra2n up to the surface of the seaP
and ; heard, 1es, ; heard these 2ords pronounced *n m1 ear$

H;f master 2oud be so good as to ean on m1 shouder,
master 2oud s2*m 2*th much greater ease-H

; se*.ed 2*th one hand m1 fa*thfu :onse*Ns arm-

H;s *t 1ouLH sa*d ;, H1ouLH

HA1sef,H ans2ered :onse*P Hand 2a*t*ng masterNs orders-H

HThat shoc/ thre2 1ou as 2e as me *nto the seaLH

HNoP but, be*ng *n m1 masterNs ser4*ce, ; foo2ed h*m-H

The 2orth1 feo2 thought that 2as but natura-

HBnd the fr*gateLH ; as/ed-

HThe fr*gateLH rep*ed :onse*, turn*ng on h*s bac/P
H; th*n/ that master had better not count too much on her-H

HMou th*n/ soLH

H; sa1 that, at the t*me ; thre2 m1sef *nto the sea, ; heard the men
at the 2hee sa1, UThe scre2 and the rudder are bro/en-N

H8ro/enLH

HMes, bro/en b1 the monsterNs teeth- ;t *s the on1 *njur1
the Bbraham L*ncon has susta*ned- 8ut *t *s a bad oo/"out for us""
she no onger ans2ers her hem-H

HThen 2e are ostGH

HPerhaps so,H cam1 ans2ered :onse*- H9o2e4er, 2e ha4e st* se4era
hours before us, and one can do a good dea *n some hours-H

:onse*Ns *mperturbabe cooness set me up aga*n-
; s2am more 4*gorous1P but, cramped b1 m1 cothes, 2h*ch stuc/
to me */e a eaden 2e*ght, ; fet great d*ff*cut1 *n bear*ng up-
:onse* sa2 th*s-

H0* master et me ma/e a s*tLH sa*d heP and, s*pp*ng an open /n*fe
under m1 cothes, he r*pped them up from top to bottom 4er1 rap*d1-
Then he ce4er1 s*pped them off me, 2h*e ; s2am for both of us-

Then ; d*d the same for :onse*, and 2e cont*nued to s2*m near
to each other-

Ne4ertheess, our s*tuat*on 2as no ess terr*be-
Perhaps our d*sappearance had not been not*cedP and, *f *t
had been, the fr*gate coud not tac/, be*ng 2*thout *ts hem-
:onse* argued on th*s suppos*t*on, and a*d h*s pans accord*ng1-
Th*s Ou*et bo1 2as perfect1 sef"possessed- 0e then dec*ded that,
as our on1 chance of safet1 2as be*ng p*c/ed up b1 the Bbraham
L*nconNs boats, 2e ought to manage so as to 2a*t for them
as ong as poss*be- ; reso4ed then to husband our strength,
so that both shoud not be exhausted at the same t*meP
and th*s *s ho2 2e managed$ 2h*e one of us a1 on our bac/,
Ou*te st*, 2*th arms crossed, and egs stretched out,
the other 2oud s2*m and push the other on *n front-
Th*s to2*ng bus*ness d*d not ast more than ten m*nutes eachP
and re*e4*ng each other thus, 2e coud s2*m on for some hours,
perhaps t* da1"brea/- Poor chanceG but hope *s so f*rm1
rooted *n the heart of manG Aoreo4er, there 2ere t2o of us-
;ndeed ; decare Cthough *t ma1 seem *mprobabeD
*f ; sought to destro1 a hope""*f ; 2*shed to despa*r,
; coud not-

The co*s*on of the fr*gate 2*th the cetacean had
occurred about ee4en oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng before-
; rec/oned then 2e shoud ha4e e*ght hours to s2*m before sunr*se,
an operat*on Ou*te pract*cabe *f 2e re*e4ed each other-
The sea, 4er1 cam, 2as *n our fa4our- Somet*mes ; tr*ed
to p*erce the *ntense dar/ness that 2as on1 d*speed
b1 the phosphorescence caused b1 our mo4ements-
; 2atched the um*nous 2a4es that bro/e o4er m1 hand,
2hose m*rror"*/e surface 2as spotted 2*th s*4er1 r*ngs-
@ne m*ght ha4e sa*d that 2e 2ere *n a bath of Ou*c/s*4er-

Near one oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng, ; 2as se*.ed 2*th dreadfu fat*gue-
A1 *mbs st*ffened under the stra*n of 4*oent cramp- :onse* 2as
ob*ged to /eep me up, and our preser4at*on de4o4ed on h*m aone-
; heard the poor bo1 pantP h*s breath*ng became short and hurr*ed-
; found that he coud not /eep up much onger-

HLea4e meG ea4e meGH ; sa*d to h*m-

HLea4e m1 masterL Ne4erGH rep*ed he- H; 2oud dro2n f*rst-H

<ust then the moon appeared through the fr*nges of a
th*c/ coud that the 2*nd 2as dr*4*ng to the east-
The surface of the sea g*ttered 2*th *ts ra1s-
Th*s /*nd1 *ght rean*mated us- A1 head got better aga*n-
; oo/ed at a po*nts of the hor*.on- ; sa2 the fr*gateG
She 2as f*4e m*es from us, and oo/ed */e a dar/ mass,
hard1 d*scern*be- 8ut no boatsG

; 2oud ha4e cr*ed out- 8ut 2hat good 2oud *t ha4e been at such a d*stanceG
A1 s2oen *ps coud utter no sounds- :onse* coud art*cuate some 2ords,
and ; heard h*m repeat at *nter4as, H9epG hepGH

@ur mo4ements 2ere suspended for an *nstantP 2e *stened-
;t m*ght be on1 a s*ng*ng *n the ear, but *t seemed to me
as *f a cr1 ans2ered the cr1 from :onse*-

H3*d 1ou hearLH ; murmured-

HMesG MesGH

Bnd :onse* ga4e one more despa*r*ng cr1-

Th*s t*me there 2as no m*sta/eG B human 4o*ce responded to oursG
0as *t the 4o*ce of another unfortunate creature, abandoned *n the m*dde
of the ocean, some other 4*ct*m of the shoc/ susta*ned b1 the 4esseL
@r rather 2as *t a boat from the fr*gate, that 2as ha**ng us *n the dar/nessL

:onse* made a ast effort, and, ean*ng on m1 shouder, 2h*e ; struc/
out *n a desperate effort, he ra*sed h*msef haf out of the 2ater,
then fe bac/ exhausted-

H0hat d*d 1ou seeLH

H; sa2""""H murmured heP H; sa2""but do not ta/""reser4e a 1our strengthGH

0hat had he seenL Then, ; /no2 not 2h1, the thought
of the monster came *nto m1 head for the f*rst t*meG
8ut that 4o*ceG The t*me *s past for <onahs to ta/e refuge
*n 2haesN be*esG 9o2e4er, :onse* 2as to2*ng me aga*n-
9e ra*sed h*s head somet*mes, oo/ed before us, and uttered a cr1
of recogn*t*on, 2h*ch 2as responded to b1 a 4o*ce that came nearer
and nearer- ; scarce1 heard *t- A1 strength 2as exhaustedP
m1 f*ngers st*ffenedP m1 hand afforded me support no ongerP
m1 mouth, con4us*4e1 open*ng, f*ed 2*th sat 2ater-
:od crept o4er me- ; ra*sed m1 head for the ast t*me,
then ; san/-

Bt th*s moment a hard bod1 struc/ me- ; cung to *t$
then ; fet that ; 2as be*ng dra2n up, that ; 2as brought to
the surface of the 2ater, that m1 chest coapsed""; fa*nted-

;t *s certa*n that ; soon came to, than/s to the 4*gorous rubb*ngs
that ; rece*4ed- ; haf opened m1 e1es-

H:onse*GH ; murmured-

H3oes master ca meLH as/ed :onse*-

<ust then, b1 the 2an*ng *ght of the moon 2h*ch 2as s*n/*ng
do2n to the hor*.on, ; sa2 a face 2h*ch 2as not :onse*Ns
and 2h*ch ; *mmed*ate1 recogn*sed-

HNedGH ; cr*ed-

HThe same, s*r, 2ho *s see/*ng h*s pr*.eGH rep*ed the :anad*an-

H0ere 1ou thro2n *nto the sea b1 the shoc/ to the fr*gateLH

HMes, ProfessorP but more fortunate than 1ou, ; 2as abe to f*nd
a foot*ng amost d*rect1 upon a foat*ng *sand-H

HBn *sandLH

H@r, more correct1 spea/*ng, on our g*gant*c nar2ha-H

HExpa*n 1oursef, NedGH

H@n1 ; soon found out 2h1 m1 harpoon had not entered *ts s/*n
and 2as bunted-H

H0h1, Ned, 2h1LH

H8ecause, Professor, that beast *s made of sheet *ron-H

The :anad*anNs ast 2ords produced a sudden re4out*on *n m1 bra*n-
; 2r*gged m1sef Ou*c/1 to the top of the be*ng, or object,
haf out of the 2ater, 2h*ch ser4ed us for a refuge- ; /*c/ed *t-
;t 2as e4*dent1 a hard, *mpenetrabe bod1, and not the soft substance
that forms the bod*es of the great mar*ne mamma*a- 8ut th*s hard
bod1 m*ght be a bon1 co4er*ng, */e that of the anted*u4*an an*masP
and ; shoud be free to cass th*s monster among amph*b*ous rept*es,
such as torto*ses or a*gators-

0e, noG the bac/*sh bac/ that supported me 2as smooth,
po*shed, 2*thout scaes- The bo2 produced a meta*c soundP
and, *ncred*be though *t ma1 be, *t seemed, ; m*ght sa1,
as *f *t 2as made of r*4eted pates-

There 2as no doubt about *tG Th*s monster, th*s natura
phenomenon that had pu..ed the earned 2ord, and o4er thro2n
and m*sed the *mag*nat*on of seamen of both hem*spheres,
*t must be o2ned 2as a st* more aston*sh*ng phenomenon,
*nasmuch as *t 2as a s*mp1 human construct*on-

0e had no t*me to ose, ho2e4er- 0e 2ere 1*ng upon the bac/ of a
sort of submar*ne boat, 2h*ch appeared Cas far as ; coud judgeD
*/e a huge f*sh of stee- Ned LandNs m*nd 2as made up on th*s po*nt-
:onse* and ; coud on1 agree 2*th h*m-

<ust then a bubb*ng began at the bac/ of th*s strange th*ng
C2h*ch 2as e4*dent1 propeed b1 a scre2D, and *t began to mo4e-
0e had on1 just t*me to se*.e hod of the upper part,
2h*ch rose about se4en feet out of the 2ater, and happ*1 *ts speed
2as not great-

HBs ong as *t sa*s hor*.onta1,H muttered Ned Land,
H; do not m*ndP but, *f *t ta/es a fanc1 to d*4e, ; 2oud
not g*4e t2o stra2s for m1 *fe-H

The :anad*an m*ght ha4e sa*d st* ess- ;t became rea1 necessar1 to
commun*cate 2*th the be*ngs, 2hate4er the1 2ere, shut up *ns*de the mach*ne-
; searched a o4er the outs*de for an aperture, a pane, or a manhoe,
to use a techn*ca express*onP but the *nes of the *ron r*4ets,
so*d1 dr*4en *nto the jo*nts of the *ron pates, 2ere cear and un*form-
8es*des, the moon d*sappeared then, and eft us *n tota dar/ness-

Bt ast th*s ong n*ght passed- A1 *nd*st*nct remembrance
pre4ents m1 descr*b*ng a the *mpress*ons *t made-
; can on1 reca one c*rcumstance- 3ur*ng some us of
the 2*nd and sea, ; fanc*ed ; heard se4era t*mes 4ague sounds,
a sort of fug*t*4e harmon1 produced b1 2ords of command-
0hat 2as, then, the m1ster1 of th*s submar*ne craft,
of 2h*ch the 2hoe 2ord 4a*n1 sought an expanat*onL
0hat /*nd of be*ngs ex*sted *n th*s strange boatL
0hat mechan*ca agent caused *ts prod*g*ous speedL

3a1brea/ appeared- The morn*ng m*sts surrounded us,
but the1 soon ceared off- ; 2as about to exam*ne the hu,
2h*ch formed on dec/ a /*nd of hor*.onta patform, 2hen ; fet
*t gradua1 s*n/*ng-

H@hG confound *tGH cr*ed Ned Land, /*c/*ng the resound*ng pate-
H@pen, 1ou *nhosp*tabe rascasGH

9app*1 the s*n/*ng mo4ement ceased- Sudden1 a no*se, */e *ron
2or/s 4*oent1 pushed as*de, came from the *nter*or of the boat-
@ne *ron pate 2as mo4ed, a man appeared, uttered an odd cr1,
and d*sappeared *mmed*ate1-

Some moments after, e*ght strong men, 2*th mas/ed faces, appeared no*seess1,
and dre2 us do2n *nto the*r form*dabe mach*ne-



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Th*s forc*be abduct*on, so rough1 carr*ed out, 2as accomp*shed 2*th
the rap*d*t1 of *ghtn*ng- ; sh*4ered a o4er- 0hom had 2e to dea 2*thL
No doubt some ne2 sort of p*rates, 2ho expored the sea *n the*r o2n 2a1-
9ard1 had the narro2 pane cosed upon me, 2hen ; 2as en4eoped *n dar/ness-
A1 e1es, da..ed 2*th the outer *ght, coud d*st*ngu*sh noth*ng-
; fet m1 na/ed feet c*ng to the rungs of an *ron adder- Ned Land
and :onse*, f*rm1 se*.ed, foo2ed me- Bt the bottom of the adder,
a door opened, and shut after us *mmed*ate1 2*th a bang-

0e 2ere aone- 0here, ; coud not sa1, hard1 *mag*ne-
B 2as bac/, and such a dense bac/ that, after some m*nutes,
m1 e1es had not been abe to d*scern e4en the fa*ntest g*mmer-

Aean2h*e, Ned Land, fur*ous at these proceed*ngs, ga4e free
4ent to h*s *nd*gnat*on-

H:onfound *tGH cr*ed he, Hhere are peope 2ho come up to the
Scotch for hosp*ta*t1- The1 on1 just m*ss be*ng cann*bas-
; shoud not be surpr*sed at *t, but ; decare that the1 sha
not eat me 2*thout m1 protest*ng-H

H:am 1oursef, fr*end Ned, cam 1oursef,H rep*ed :onse*, Ou*et1-
H3o not cr1 out before 1ou are hurt- 0e are not Ou*te done for 1et-H

HNot Ou*te,H sharp1 rep*ed the :anad*an, Hbut prett1 near,
at a e4ents- Th*ngs oo/ bac/- 9app*1, m1 bo2*e /n*fe
; ha4e st*, and ; can a2a1s see 2e enough to use *t-
The f*rst of these p*rates 2ho a1s a hand on me""""H

H3o not exc*te 1oursef, Ned,H ; sa*d to the harpooner, Hand do not comprom*se
us b1 useess 4*oence- 0ho /no2s that the1 2* not *sten to usL
Let us rather tr1 to f*nd out 2here 2e are-H

; groped about- ;n f*4e steps ; came to an *ron 2a,
made of pates boted together- Then turn*ng bac/ ; struc/
aga*nst a 2ooden tabe, near 2h*ch 2ere ranged se4era stoos-
The boards of th*s pr*son 2ere conceaed under a th*c/ mat,
2h*ch deadened the no*se of the feet- The bare 2as
re4eaed no trace of 2*ndo2 or door- :onse*, go*ng round
the re4erse 2a1, met me, and 2e 2ent bac/ to the m*dde
of the cab*n, 2h*ch measured about t2ent1 feet b1 ten-
Bs to *ts he*ght, Ned Land, *n sp*te of h*s o2n great he*ght,
coud not measure *t-

9af an hour had aread1 passed 2*thout our s*tuat*on be*ng bettered,
2hen the dense dar/ness sudden1 ga4e 2a1 to extreme *ght-
@ur pr*son 2as sudden1 *ghted, that *s to sa1, *t became f*ed
2*th a um*nous matter, so strong that ; coud not bear *t at f*rst-
;n *ts 2h*teness and *ntens*t1 ; recogn*sed that eectr*c *ght 2h*ch pa1ed
round the submar*ne boat */e a magn*f*cent phenomenon of phosphorescence-
Bfter shutt*ng m1 e1es *n4ountar*1, ; opened them, and sa2 that th*s
um*nous agent came from a haf gobe, unpo*shed, paced *n the roof
of the cab*n-

HBt ast one can see,H cr*ed Ned Land, 2ho, /n*fe *n hand,
stood on the defens*4e-

HMes,H sa*d ;P Hbut 2e are st* *n the dar/ about ourse4es-H

HLet master ha4e pat*ence,H sa*d the *mperturbabe :onse*-

The sudden *ght*ng of the cab*n enabed me to exam*ne *t m*nute1-
;t on1 conta*ned a tabe and f*4e stoos- The *n4*s*be
door m*ght be hermet*ca1 seaed- No no*se 2as heard-
B seemed dead *n the *nter*or of th*s boat- 3*d *t mo4e, d*d *t
foat on the surface of the ocean, or d*d *t d*4e *nto *ts depthsL
; coud not guess-

B no*se of bots 2as no2 heard, the door opened, and t2o men appeared-

@ne 2as short, 4er1 muscuar, broad"shoudered, 2*th robust *mbs,
strong head, an abundance of bac/ ha*r, th*c/ moustache,
a Ou*c/ penetrat*ng oo/, and the 4*4ac*t1 2h*ch character*ses
the popuat*on of Southern 5rance-

The second stranger mer*ts a more deta*ed descr*pt*on- ; made out
h*s pre4a**ng Oua*t*es d*rect1$ sef"conf*dence""because h*s head
2as 2e set on h*s shouders, and h*s bac/ e1es oo/ed around 2*th
cod assuranceP camness""for h*s s/*n, rather pae, sho2ed h*s cooness
of boodP energ1""e4*nced b1 the rap*d contract*on of h*s oft1 bro2sP
and courage""because h*s deep breath*ng denoted great po2er of ungs-

0hether th*s person 2as th*rt1"f*4e or f*ft1 1ears of age,
; coud not sa1- 9e 2as ta, had a arge forehead,
stra*ght nose, a cear1 cut mouth, beaut*fu teeth, 2*th f*ne
taper hands, *nd*cat*4e of a h*gh1 ner4ous temperament-
Th*s man 2as certa*n1 the most adm*rabe spec*men ; had e4er met-
@ne part*cuar feature 2as h*s e1es, rather far from each other,
and 2h*ch coud ta/e *n near1 a Ouarter of the hor*.on at once-

Th*s facut1""C; 4er*f*ed *t aterD""ga4e h*m a range of 4*s*on far super*or
to Ned LandNs- 0hen th*s stranger f*xed upon an object, h*s e1ebro2s met,
h*s arge e1e*ds cosed around so as to contract the range of h*s 4*s*on,
and he oo/ed as *f he magn*f*ed the objects essened b1 d*stance, as *f
he p*erced those sheets of 2ater so opaOue to our e1es, and as *f he read
the 4er1 depths of the seas-

The t2o strangers, 2*th caps made from the fur of the sea otter,
and shod 2*th sea boots of seaNs s/*n, 2ere dressed *n cothes
of a part*cuar texture, 2h*ch ao2ed free mo4ement of the *mbs-
The taer of the t2o, e4*dent1 the ch*ef on board, exam*ned us
2*th great attent*on, 2*thout sa1*ng a 2ordP then, turn*ng to
h*s compan*on, ta/ed 2*th h*m *n an un/no2n tongue-
;t 2as a sonorous, harmon*ous, and fex*be d*aect, the 4o2es
seem*ng to adm*t of 4er1 4ar*ed accentuat*on-

The other rep*ed b1 a sha/e of the head, and added t2o or three perfect1
*ncomprehens*be 2ords- Then he seemed to Ouest*on me b1 a oo/-

; rep*ed *n good 5rench that ; d*d not /no2 h*s anguageP
but he seemed not to understand me, and m1 s*tuat*on
became more embarrass*ng-

H;f master 2ere to te our stor1,H sa*d :onse*, Hperhaps these gentemen
ma1 understand some 2ords-H

; began to te our ad4entures, art*cuat*ng each s1abe cear1,
and 2*thout om*tt*ng one s*nge deta*- ; announced our names and ran/,
*ntroduc*ng *n person Professor Bronnax, h*s ser4ant :onse*,
and master Ned Land, the harpooner-

The man 2*th the soft cam e1es *stened to me Ou*et1,
e4en po*te1, and 2*th extreme attent*onP but noth*ng *n
h*s countenance *nd*cated that he had understood m1 stor1-
0hen ; f*n*shed, he sa*d not a 2ord-

There rema*ned one resource, to spea/ Eng*sh-
Perhaps the1 2oud /no2 th*s amost un*4ersa anguage-
; /ne2 *t""as 2e as the German anguage""2e enough to read
*t fuent1, but not to spea/ *t correct1- 8ut, an1ho2, 2e must
ma/e ourse4es understood-

HGo on *n 1our turn,H ; sa*d to the harpoonerP Hspea/ 1our best
Bngo"Saxon, and tr1 to do better than ;-H

Ned d*d not beg off, and recommenced our stor1-

To h*s great d*sgust, the harpooner d*d not seem to ha4e made
h*msef more *nte*g*be than ; had- @ur 4*s*tors d*d not st*r-
The1 e4*dent1 understood ne*ther the anguage of Engand
nor of 5rance-

6er1 much embarrassed, after ha4*ng 4a*n1 exhausted our spea/*ng resources,
; /ne2 not 2hat part to ta/e, 2hen :onse* sa*d$

H;f master 2* perm*t me, ; 2* reate *t *n German-H

8ut *n sp*te of the eegant terms and good accent
of the narrator, the German anguage had no success-
Bt ast, nonpussed, ; tr*ed to remember m1 f*rst essons,
and to narrate our ad4entures *n Lat*n, but 2*th no better success-
Th*s ast attempt be*ng of no a4a*, the t2o strangers exchanged
some 2ords *n the*r un/no2n anguage, and ret*red-

The door shut-

H;t *s an *nfamous shame,H cr*ed Ned Land, 2ho bro/e out for the
t2ent*eth t*me- H0e spea/ to those rogues *n 5rench, Eng*sh, German,
and Lat*n, and not one of them has the po*teness to ans2erGH

H:am 1oursef,H ; sa*d to the *mpetuous NedP Hanger 2* do no good-H

H8ut do 1ou see, Professor,H rep*ed our *rasc*be compan*on,
Hthat 2e sha absoute1 d*e of hunger *n th*s *ron cageLH

H8ahGH sa*d :onse*, ph*osoph*ca1P H2e can hod out some t*me 1et-H

HA1 fr*ends,H ; sa*d, H2e must not despa*r- 0e ha4e been 2orse
off than th*s- 3o me the fa4our to 2a*t a *tte before form*ng
an op*n*on upon the commander and cre2 of th*s boat-H

HA1 op*n*on *s formed,H rep*ed Ned Land, sharp1- HThe1 are rascas-H

HGoodG and from 2hat countr1LH

H5rom the and of roguesGH

HA1 bra4e Ned, that countr1 *s not cear1 *nd*cated on the map of the 2ordP
but ; adm*t that the nat*ona*t1 of the t2o strangers *s hard to determ*ne-
Ne*ther Eng*sh, 5rench, nor German, that *s Ou*te certa*n- 9o2e4er, ; am
*nc*ned to th*n/ that the commander and h*s compan*on 2ere born *n
o2 at*tudes- There *s southern bood *n them- 8ut ; cannot dec*de b1
the*r appearance 2hether the1 are Span*ards, Tur/s, Brab*ans, or ;nd*ans-
Bs to the*r anguage, *t *s Ou*te *ncomprehens*be-H

HThere *s the d*sad4antage of not /no2*ng a anguages,H sa*d :onse*,
Hor the d*sad4antage of not ha4*ng one un*4ersa anguage-H

Bs he sa*d these 2ords, the door opened- B ste2ard entered-
9e brought us cothes, coats and trousers, made of a stuff ; d*d not /no2-
; hastened to dress m1sef, and m1 compan*ons foo2ed m1 exampe-
3ur*ng that t*me, the ste2ard""dumb, perhaps deaf""had arranged the tabe,
and a*d three pates-

HTh*s *s someth*ng */eGH sa*d :onse*-

H8ahGH sa*d the angr1 harpooner, H2hat do 1ou suppose the1 eat hereL
Torto*se *4er, f*eted shar/, and beef stea/s from seadogs-H

H0e sha see,H sa*d :onse*-

The d*shes, of be meta, 2ere paced on the tabe, and 2e too/
our paces- Undoubted1 2e had to do 2*th c*4**sed peope,
and, had *t not been for the eectr*c *ght 2h*ch fooded us,
; coud ha4e fanc*ed ; 2as *n the d*n*ng"room of the Bdeph*
9ote at L*4erpoo, or at the Grand 9ote *n Par*s-
; must sa1, ho2e4er, that there 2as ne*ther bread nor 2*ne-
The 2ater 2as fresh and cear, but *t 2as 2ater and d*d not su*t
Ned LandNs taste- Bmongst the d*shes 2h*ch 2ere brought to us,
; recogn*sed se4era f*sh de*cate1 dressedP but of some,
athough exceent, ; coud g*4e no op*n*on, ne*ther coud ; te
to 2hat /*ngdom the1 beonged, 2hether an*ma or 4egetabe-
Bs to the d*nner"ser4*ce, *t 2as eegant, and *n perfect taste-
Each utens*""spoon, for/, /n*fe, pate""had a etter engra4ed on *t,
2*th a motto abo4e *t, of 2h*ch th*s *s an exact facs*m*e$


A@8;L;S ;N A@8;L; N

The etter N 2as no doubt the *n*t*a of the name of the en*gmat*ca
person 2ho commanded at the bottom of the seas-

Ned and :onse* d*d not refect much- The1 de4oured the food,
and ; d*d */e2*se- ; 2as, bes*des, reassured as to our fateP
and *t seemed e4*dent that our hosts 2oud not et us d*e of 2ant-

9o2e4er, e4er1th*ng has an end, e4er1th*ng passes a2a1,
e4en the hunger of peope 2ho ha4e not eaten for f*fteen hours-
@ur appet*tes sat*sf*ed, 2e fet o4ercome 2*th seep-

H5a*thG ; sha seep 2e,H sa*d :onse*-

HSo sha ;,H rep*ed Ned Land-

A1 t2o compan*ons stretched themse4es on the cab*n carpet,
and 2ere soon sound aseep- 5or m1 o2n part, too man1 thoughts
cro2ded m1 bra*n, too man1 *nsoube Ouest*ons pressed upon me,
too man1 fanc*es /ept m1 e1es haf open- 0here 2ere 2eL
0hat strange po2er carr*ed us onL ; fet""or rather fanc*ed ; fet""
the mach*ne s*n/*ng do2n to the o2est beds of the sea-
3readfu n*ghtmares beset meP ; sa2 *n these m1ster*ous as1ums
a 2ord of un/no2n an*mas, amongst 2h*ch th*s submar*ne boat seemed
to be of the same /*nd, *4*ng, mo4*ng, and form*dabe as the1-
Then m1 bra*n gre2 camer, m1 *mag*nat*on 2andered *nto
4ague unconsc*ousness, and ; soon fe *nto a deep seep-



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9o2 ong 2e sept ; do not /no2P but our seep must ha4e asted ong,
for *t rested us compete1 from our fat*gues- ; 2o/e f*rst-
A1 compan*ons had not mo4ed, and 2ere st* stretched *n the*r corner-

9ard1 roused from m1 some2hat hard couch, ; fet m1 bra*n freed,
m1 m*nd cear- ; then began an attent*4e exam*nat*on of our ce-
Noth*ng 2as changed *ns*de- The pr*son 2as st* a pr*son""
the pr*soners, pr*soners- 9o2e4er, the ste2ard, dur*ng our seep,
had ceared the tabe- ; breathed 2*th d*ff*cut1- The hea41 a*r
seemed to oppress m1 ungs- Bthough the ce 2as arge, 2e had
e4*dent1 consumed a great part of the ox1gen that *t conta*ned-
;ndeed, each man consumes, *n one hour, the ox1gen conta*ned *n more
than !', p*nts of a*r, and th*s a*r, charged Cas thenD 2*th a near1
eOua Ouant*t1 of carbon*c ac*d, becomes unbreathabe-

;t became necessar1 to rene2 the atmosphere of our pr*son, and no doubt
the 2hoe *n the submar*ne boat- That ga4e r*se to a Ouest*on *n m1 m*nd-
9o2 2oud the commander of th*s foat*ng d2e*ng"pace proceedL
0oud he obta*n a*r b1 chem*ca means, *n gett*ng b1 heat the ox1gen conta*ned
*n chorate of potash, and *n absorb*ng carbon*c ac*d b1 caust*c potashL
@r""a more con4en*ent, econom*ca, and conseOuent1 more probabe aternat*4e""
2oud he be sat*sf*ed to r*se and ta/e breath at the surface of the 2ater,
*/e a 2hae, and so rene2 for t2ent1"four hours the atmospher*c pro4*s*onL

;n fact, ; 2as aread1 ob*ged to *ncrease m1 resp*rat*ons to e/e
out of th*s ce the *tte ox1gen *t conta*ned, 2hen sudden1 ; 2as
refreshed b1 a current of pure a*r, and perfumed 2*th sa*ne emanat*ons-
;t 2as an *n4*gorat*ng sea bree.e, charged 2*th *od*ne- ; opened m1
mouth 2*de, and m1 ungs saturated themse4es 2*th fresh part*ces-

Bt the same t*me ; fet the boat ro*ng- The *ron"pated monster
had e4*dent1 just r*sen to the surface of the ocean to breathe,
after the fash*on of 2haes- ; found out from that the mode
of 4ent*at*ng the boat-

0hen ; had *nhaed th*s a*r free1, ; sought the condu*t p*pe,
2h*ch con4e1ed to us the benef*c*a 2h*ff, and ; 2as not ong *n f*nd*ng *t-
Bbo4e the door 2as a 4ent*ator, through 2h*ch 4oumes of fresh a*r
rene2ed the *mpo4er*shed atmosphere of the ce-

; 2as ma/*ng m1 obser4at*ons, 2hen Ned and :onse* a2o/e amost
at the same t*me, under the *nfuence of th*s re4*4*ng a*r-
The1 rubbed the*r e1es, stretched themse4es, and 2ere on the*r feet
*n an *nstant-

H3*d master seep 2eLH as/ed :onse*, 2*th h*s usua po*teness-

H6er1 2e, m1 bra4e bo1- Bnd 1ou, Ar- LandLH

HSound1, Professor- 8ut, ; donNt /no2 *f ; am r*ght or not,
there seems to be a sea bree.eGH

B seaman coud not be m*sta/en, and ; tod the :anad*an a that had passed
dur*ng h*s seep-

HGoodGH sa*d he- HThat accounts for those roar*ngs 2e heard,
2hen the supposed nar2ha s*ghted the Bbraham L*ncon-H

HQu*te so, Aaster LandP *t 2as ta/*ng breath-H

H@n1, Ar- Bronnax, ; ha4e no *dea 2hat oNcoc/ *t *s,
uness *t *s d*nner"t*me-H

H3*nner"t*meG m1 good feo2L Sa1 rather brea/fast"t*me, for 2e
certa*n1 ha4e begun another da1-H

HSo,H sa*d :onse*, H2e ha4e sept t2ent1"four hoursLH

HThat *s m1 op*n*on-H

H; 2* not contrad*ct 1ou,H rep*ed Ned Land- H8ut, d*nner or brea/fast,
the ste2ard 2* be 2ecome, 2h*che4er he br*ngs-H

HAaster Land, 2e must conform to the rues on board, and ; suppose
our appet*tes are *n ad4ance of the d*nner hour-H

HThat *s just */e 1ou, fr*end :onse*,H sa*d Ned, *mpat*ent1-
HMou are ne4er out of temper, a2a1s camP 1ou 2oud return than/s
before grace, and d*e of hunger rather than compa*nGH

T*me 2as gett*ng on, and 2e 2ere fearfu1 hungr1P and th*s
t*me the ste2ard d*d not appear- ;t 2as rather too ong
to ea4e us, *f the1 rea1 had good *ntent*ons to2ards us-
Ned Land, tormented b1 the cra4*ngs of hunger, got st*
more angr1P and, not2*thstand*ng h*s prom*se, ; dreaded an
expos*on 2hen he found h*msef 2*th one of the cre2-

5or t2o hours more Ned LandNs temper *ncreasedP he cr*ed, he shouted,
but *n 4a*n- The 2as 2ere deaf- There 2as no sound to be heard
*n the boatP a 2as st* as death- ;t d*d not mo4e, for ; shoud ha4e
fet the tremb*ng mot*on of the hu under the *nfuence of the scre2-
Punged *n the depths of the 2aters, *t beonged no onger to earth$
th*s s*ence 2as dreadfu-

; fet terr*f*ed, :onse* 2as cam, Ned Land roared-

<ust then a no*se 2as heard outs*de- Steps sounded on the meta fags-
The oc/s 2ere turned, the door opened, and the ste2ard appeared-

8efore ; coud rush for2ard to stop h*m, the :anad*an had thro2n h*m do2n,
and hed h*m b1 the throat- The ste2ard 2as cho/*ng under the gr*p
of h*s po2erfu hand-

:onse* 2as aread1 tr1*ng to uncasp the harpoonerNs hand from
h*s haf"suffocated 4*ct*m, and ; 2as go*ng to f1 to the rescue,
2hen sudden1 ; 2as na*ed to the spot b1 hear*ng these 2ords *n 5rench$

H8e Ou*et, Aaster LandP and 1ou, Professor, 2* 1ou be so good
as to *sten to meLH



:9BPTE7 K

T9E ABN @5 T9E SEBS

;t 2as the commander of the 4esse 2ho thus spo/e-

Bt these 2ords, Ned Land rose sudden1- The ste2ard,
near1 stranged, tottered out on a s*gn from h*s master-
8ut such 2as the po2er of the commander on board, that not
a gesture betra1ed the resentment 2h*ch th*s man must ha4e fet
to2ards the :anad*an- :onse* *nterested *n sp*te of h*msef,
; stupef*ed, a2a*ted *n s*ence the resut of th*s scene-

The commander, ean*ng aga*nst the corner of a tabe 2*th h*s arms foded,
scanned us 2*th profound attent*on- 3*d he hes*tate to spea/L
3*d he regret the 2ords 2h*ch he had just spo/en *n 5renchL
@ne m*ght amost th*n/ so-

Bfter some moments of s*ence, 2h*ch not one of us dreamed
of brea/*ng, HGentemen,H sa*d he, *n a cam and penetrat*ng 4o*ce,
H; spea/ 5rench, Eng*sh, German, and Lat*n eOua1 2e-
; coud, therefore, ha4e ans2ered 1ou at our f*rst *nter4*e2, but ;
2*shed to /no2 1ou f*rst, then to refect- The stor1 tod b1 each one,
ent*re1 agree*ng *n the ma*n po*nts, con4*nced me of 1our *dent*t1-
; /no2 no2 that chance has brought before me A- P*erre Bronnax,
Professor of Natura 9*stor1 at the Auseum of Par*s, entrusted 2*th
a sc*ent*f*c m*ss*on abroad, :onse*, h*s ser4ant, and Ned Land,
of :anad*an or*g*n, harpooner on board the fr*gate Bbraham L*ncon
of the na41 of the Un*ted States of Bmer*ca-H

; bo2ed assent- ;t 2as not a Ouest*on that the commander put to me-
Therefore there 2as no ans2er to be made- Th*s man expressed h*msef
2*th perfect ease, 2*thout an1 accent- 9*s sentences 2ere 2e turned,
h*s 2ords cear, and h*s fuenc1 of speech remar/abe- Met, ; d*d not
recogn*se *n h*m a feo2"countr1man-

9e cont*nued the con4ersat*on *n these terms$

HMou ha4e doubtess thought, s*r, that ; ha4e dea1ed ong *n pa1*ng
1ou th*s second 4*s*t- The reason *s that, 1our *dent*t1 recogn*sed,
; 2*shed to 2e*gh mature1 2hat part to act to2ards 1ou-
; ha4e hes*tated much- Aost anno1*ng c*rcumstances ha4e brought 1ou
*nto the presence of a man 2ho has bro/en a the t*es of human*t1-
Mou ha4e come to troube m1 ex*stence-H

HUn*ntent*ona1GH sa*d ;-

HUn*ntent*ona1LH rep*ed the stranger, ra*s*ng h*s 4o*ce a *tte-
H0as *t un*ntent*ona1 that the Bbraham L*ncon pursued me a o4er
the seasL 0as *t un*ntent*ona1 that 1ou too/ passage *n th*s fr*gateL
0as *t un*ntent*ona1 that 1our cannon"bas rebounded off the pat*ng
of m1 4esseL 0as *t un*ntent*ona1 that Ar- Ned Land struc/ me
2*th h*s harpoonLH

; detected a restra*ned *rr*tat*on *n these 2ords-
8ut to these recr*m*nat*ons ; had a 4er1 natura ans2er to ma/e,
and ; made *t-

HS*r,H sa*d ;, Hno doubt 1ou are *gnorant of the d*scuss*ons
2h*ch ha4e ta/en pace concern*ng 1ou *n Bmer*ca and Europe-
Mou do not /no2 that d*4ers acc*dents, caused b1 co*s*ons 2*th 1our
submar*ne mach*ne, ha4e exc*ted pub*c fee*ng *n the t2o cont*nents-
; om*t the theor*es 2*thout number b1 2h*ch *t 2as sought
to expa*n that of 2h*ch 1ou aone possess the secret-
8ut 1ou must understand that, *n pursu*ng 1ou o4er the h*gh
seas of the Pac*f*c, the Bbraham L*ncon be*e4ed *tsef to be
chas*ng some po2erfu sea"monster, of 2h*ch *t 2as necessar1
to r*d the ocean at an1 pr*ce-H

B haf"sm*e cured the *ps of the commander$ then, *n a camer tone$

HA- Bronnax,H he rep*ed, Hdare 1ou aff*rm that 1our fr*gate
2oud not as soon ha4e pursued and cannonaded a submar*ne boat
as a monsterLH

Th*s Ouest*on embarrassed me, for certa*n1 :apta*n 5arragut m*ght
not ha4e hes*tated- 9e m*ght ha4e thought *t h*s dut1 to destro1
a contr*4ance of th*s /*nd, as he 2oud a g*gant*c nar2ha-

HMou understand then, s*r,H cont*nued the stranger, Hthat ;
ha4e the r*ght to treat 1ou as enem*esLH

; ans2ered noth*ng, purpose1- 5or 2hat good 2oud *t be to d*scuss
such a propos*t*on, 2hen force coud destro1 the best argumentsL

H; ha4e hes*tated some t*me,H cont*nued the commanderP Hnoth*ng ob*ged
me to sho2 1ou hosp*ta*t1- ;f ; chose to separate m1sef from 1ou,
; shoud ha4e no *nterest *n see*ng 1ou aga*nP ; coud pace 1ou
upon the dec/ of th*s 4esse 2h*ch has ser4ed 1ou as a refuge,
; coud s*n/ beneath the 2aters, and forget that 1ou had e4er ex*sted-
0oud not that be m1 r*ghtLH

H;t m*ght be the r*ght of a sa4age,H ; ans2ered, Hbut not
that of a c*4**sed man-H

HProfessor,H rep*ed the commander, Ou*c/1, H; am not 2hat 1ou
ca a c*4**sed manG ; ha4e done 2*th soc*et1 ent*re1,
for reasons 2h*ch ; aone ha4e the r*ght of apprec*at*ng-
; do not, therefore, obe1 *ts a2s, and ; des*re 1ou ne4er to aude
to them before me aga*nGH

Th*s 2as sa*d pa*n1- B fash of anger and d*sda*n /*nded *n the e1es of
the Un/no2n, and ; had a g*mpse of a terr*be past *n the *fe of th*s man-
Not on1 had he put h*msef be1ond the pae of human a2s, but he had made
h*msef *ndependent of them, free *n the str*ctest acceptat*on of the 2ord,
Ou*te be1ond the*r reachG 0ho then 2oud dare to pursue h*m at the bottom of
the sea, 2hen, on *ts surface, he def*ed a attempts made aga*nst h*mL

0hat 4esse coud res*st the shoc/ of h*s submar*ne mon*torL
0hat cu*rass, ho2e4er th*c/, coud 2*thstand the bo2s of h*s spurL
No man coud demand from h*m an account of h*s act*onsP
God, *f he be*e4ed *n one""h*s consc*ence, *f he had one""
2ere the soe judges to 2hom he 2as ans2erabe-

These refect*ons crossed m1 m*nd rap*d1, 2h*st the stranger
personage 2as s*ent, absorbed, and as *f 2rapped up *n h*msef-
; regarded h*m 2*th fear m*nged 2*th *nterest, as, doubtess,
@Ed*phus regarded the Sph*nx-

Bfter rather a ong s*ence, the commander resumed the con4ersat*on-

H; ha4e hes*tated,H sa*d he, Hbut ; ha4e thought that m1 *nterest m*ght
be reconc*ed 2*th that p*t1 to 2h*ch e4er1 human be*ng has a r*ght-
Mou 2* rema*n on board m1 4esse, s*nce fate has cast 1ou there-
Mou 2* be freeP and, *n exchange for th*s *bert1, ; sha on1 *mpose one
s*nge cond*t*on- Mour 2ord of honour to subm*t to *t 2* suff*ce-H

HSpea/, s*r,H ; ans2ered- H; suppose th*s cond*t*on *s one 2h*ch a man
of honour ma1 acceptLH

HMes, s*rP *t *s th*s$ ;t *s poss*be that certa*n e4ents,
unforeseen, ma1 ob*ge me to cons*gn 1ou to 1our cab*ns for some hours
or some da1s, as the case ma1 be- Bs ; des*re ne4er to use 4*oence,
; expect from 1ou, more than a the others, a pass*4e obed*ence-
;n thus act*ng, ; ta/e a the respons*b**t1$ ; acOu*t 1ou ent*re1,
for ; ma/e *t an *mposs*b**t1 for 1ou to see 2hat ought not to be seen-
3o 1ou accept th*s cond*t*onLH

Then th*ngs too/ pace on board 2h*ch, to sa1 the east,
2ere s*nguar, and 2h*ch ought not to be seen b1 peope
2ho 2ere not paced be1ond the pae of soc*a a2s-
Bmongst the surpr*ses 2h*ch the future 2as prepar*ng for me,
th*s m*ght not be the east-

H0e accept,H ; ans2eredP Hon1 ; 2* as/ 1our perm*ss*on, s*r, to address
one Ouest*on to 1ou""one on1-H

HSpea/, s*r-H

HMou sa*d that 2e shoud be free on board-H

HEnt*re1-H

H; as/ 1ou, then, 2hat 1ou mean b1 th*s *bert1LH

H<ust the *bert1 to go, to come, to see, to obser4e e4en a
that passes here sa4e under rare c*rcumstances""the *bert1,
*n short, 2h*ch 2e enjo1 ourse4es, m1 compan*ons and ;-H

;t 2as e4*dent that 2e d*d not understand one another-

HPardon me, s*r,H ; resumed, Hbut th*s *bert1 *s on1 2hat e4er1
pr*soner has of pac*ng h*s pr*son- ;t cannot suff*ce us-H

H;t must suff*ce 1ou, ho2e4er-H

H0hatG 2e must renounce for e4er see*ng our countr1, our fr*ends,
our reat*ons aga*nLH

HMes, s*r- 8ut to renounce that unendurabe 2ord1 1o/e 2h*ch men
be*e4e to be *bert1 *s not perhaps so pa*nfu as 1ou th*n/-H

H0e,H exca*med Ned Land, Hne4er 2* ; g*4e m1 2ord of honour
not to tr1 to escape-H

H; d*d not as/ 1ou for 1our 2ord of honour, Aaster Land,H
ans2ered the commander, cod1-

HS*r,H ; rep*ed, beg*nn*ng to get angr1 *n sp*te of m1 sef,
H1ou abuse 1our s*tuat*on to2ards usP *t *s cruet1-H

HNo, s*r, *t *s cemenc1- Mou are m1 pr*soners of 2ar- ; /eep 1ou,
2hen ; coud, b1 a 2ord, punge 1ou *nto the depths of the ocean-
Mou attac/ed me- Mou came to surpr*se a secret 2h*ch no man
*n the 2ord must penetrate""the secret of m1 2hoe ex*stence-
Bnd 1ou th*n/ that ; am go*ng to send 1ou bac/ to that 2ord 2h*ch must
/no2 me no moreL Ne4erG ;n reta*n*ng 1ou, *t *s not 1ou 2hom ; guard""
*t *s m1sef-H

These 2ords *nd*cated a resout*on ta/en on the part of the commander,
aga*nst 2h*ch no arguments 2oud pre4a*-

HSo, s*r,H ; rejo*ned, H1ou g*4e us s*mp1 the cho*ce bet2een *fe and deathLH

HS*mp1-H

HA1 fr*ends,H sa*d ;, Hto a Ouest*on thus put, there *s noth*ng to ans2er-
8ut no 2ord of honour b*nds us to the master of th*s 4esse-H

HNone, s*r,H ans2ered the Un/no2n-

Then, *n a genter tone, he cont*nued$

HNo2, perm*t me to f*n*sh 2hat ; ha4e to sa1 to 1ou- ; /no2 1ou,
A- Bronnax- Mou and 1our compan*ons 2* not, perhaps, ha4e so much
to compa*n of *n the chance 2h*ch has bound 1ou to m1 fate-
Mou 2* f*nd amongst the boo/s 2h*ch are m1 fa4our*te stud1 the 2or/
2h*ch 1ou ha4e pub*shed on Uthe depths of the sea-N ; ha4e often read *t-
Mou ha4e carr*ed out 1our 2or/ as far as terrestr*a sc*ence perm*tted 1ou-
8ut 1ou do not /no2 a""1ou ha4e not seen a- Let me te 1ou then,
Professor, that 1ou 2* not regret the t*me passed on board m1 4esse-
Mou are go*ng to 4*s*t the and of mar4es-H

These 2ords of the commander had a great effect upon me- ; cannot den1 *t-
A1 2ea/ po*nt 2as touchedP and ; forgot, for a moment, that the contempat*on
of these sub*me subjects 2as not 2orth the oss of *bert1-
8es*des, ; trusted to the future to dec*de th*s gra4e Ouest*on-
So ; contented m1sef 2*th sa1*ng$

H81 2hat name ought ; to address 1ouLH

HS*r,H rep*ed the commander, H; am noth*ng to 1ou but :apta*n NemoP
and 1ou and 1our compan*ons are noth*ng to me but the passengers
of the Naut*us-H

:apta*n Nemo caed- B ste2ard appeared- The capta*n ga4e h*m
h*s orders *n that strange anguage 2h*ch ; d*d not understand-
Then, turn*ng to2ards the :anad*an and :onse*$

HB repast a2a*ts 1ou *n 1our cab*n,H sa*d he- H8e so good
as to foo2 th*s man-

HBnd no2, A- Bronnax, our brea/fast *s read1- Perm*t me to ead the 2a1-H

H; am at 1our ser4*ce, :apta*n-H

; foo2ed :apta*n NemoP and as soon as ; had passed through the door,
; found m1sef *n a /*nd of passage *ghted b1 eectr*c*t1,
s*m*ar to the 2a*st of a sh*p- Bfter 2e had proceeded a do.en 1ards,
a second door opened before me-

; then entered a d*n*ng"room, decorated and furn*shed
*n se4ere taste- 9*gh oa/en s*deboards, *na*d 2*th ebon1,
stood at the t2o extrem*t*es of the room, and upon the*r she4es
g*ttered ch*na, porcea*n, and gass of *nest*mabe 4aue-
The pate on the tabe spar/ed *n the ra1s 2h*ch the um*nous
ce**ng shed around, 2h*e the *ght 2as tempered and softened
b1 exOu*s*te pa*nt*ngs-

;n the centre of the room 2as a tabe r*ch1 a*d out-
:apta*n Nemo *nd*cated the pace ; 2as to occup1-

The brea/fast cons*sted of a certa*n number of d*shes,
the contents of 2h*ch 2ere furn*shed b1 the sea aoneP
and ; 2as *gnorant of the nature and mode of preparat*on
of some of them- ; ac/no2edged that the1 2ere good, but the1
had a pecu*ar fa4our, 2h*ch ; eas*1 became accustomed to-
These d*fferent a*ments appeared to me to be r*ch *n phosphorus,
and ; thought the1 must ha4e a mar*ne or*g*n-

:apta*n Nemo oo/ed at me- ; as/ed h*m no Ouest*ons, but he guessed
m1 thoughts, and ans2ered of h*s o2n accord the Ouest*ons 2h*ch ;
2as burn*ng to address to h*m-

HThe greater part of these d*shes are un/no2n to 1ou,H
he sa*d to me- H9o2e4er, 1ou ma1 parta/e of them 2*thout fear-
The1 are 2hoesome and nour*sh*ng- 5or a ong t*me ; ha4e
renounced the food of the earth, and ; am ne4er * no2-
A1 cre2, 2ho are heath1, are fed on the same food-H

HSo,H sa*d ;, Ha these eatabes are the produce of the seaLH

HMes, Professor, the sea supp*es a m1 2ants- Somet*mes ; cast
m1 nets *n to2, and ; dra2 them *n read1 to brea/- Somet*mes ;
hunt *n the m*dst of th*s eement, 2h*ch appears to be *naccess*be
to man, and Ouarr1 the game 2h*ch d2es *n m1 submar*ne forests-
A1 foc/s, */e those of NeptuneNs od shepherds, gra.e fearess1
*n the *mmense pra*r*es of the ocean- ; ha4e a 4ast propert1 there,
2h*ch ; cut*4ate m1sef, and 2h*ch *s a2a1s so2n b1 the hand
of the :reator of a th*ngs-H

H; can understand perfect1, s*r, that 1our nets furn*sh exceent f*sh
for 1our tabeP ; can understand aso that 1ou hunt aOuat*c game *n 1our
submar*ne forestsP but ; cannot understand at a ho2 a part*ce of meat,
no matter ho2 sma, can f*gure *n 1our b* of fare-H

HTh*s, 2h*ch 1ou be*e4e to be meat, Professor, *s noth*ng ese than
f*et of turte- 9ere are aso some doph*nsN *4ers, 2h*ch 1ou
ta/e to be ragout of por/- A1 coo/ *s a ce4er feo2,
2ho exces *n dress*ng these 4ar*ous products of the ocean-
Taste a these d*shes- 9ere *s a preser4e of sea"cucumber,
2h*ch a Aaa1 2oud decare to be unr*4aed *n the 2ordP
here *s a cream, of 2h*ch the m*/ has been furn*shed b1
the cetacea, and the sugar b1 the great fucus of the North SeaP
and, ast1, perm*t me to offer 1ou some preser4e of anemones,
2h*ch *s eOua to that of the most de*c*ous fru*ts-H

; tasted, more from cur*os*t1 than as a conno*sseur, 2h*st :apta*n
Nemo enchanted me 2*th h*s extraord*nar1 stor*es-

HMou */e the sea, :apta*nLH

HMesP ; o4e *tG The sea *s e4er1th*ng- ;t co4ers se4en tenths
of the terrestr*a gobe- ;ts breath *s pure and heath1-
;t *s an *mmense desert, 2here man *s ne4er one1,
for he fees *fe st*rr*ng on a s*des- The sea *s on1
the embod*ment of a supernatura and 2onderfu ex*stence-
;t *s noth*ng but o4e and emot*onP *t *s the UL*4*ng ;nf*n*te,N
as one of 1our poets has sa*d- ;n fact, Professor, Nature man*fests
hersef *n *t b1 her three /*ngdoms""m*nera, 4egetabe, and an*ma-
The sea *s the 4ast reser4o*r of Nature- The gobe began 2*th sea,
so to spea/P and 2ho /no2s *f *t 2* not end 2*th *tL
;n *t *s supreme tranOu**t1- The sea does not beong to despots-
Upon *ts surface men can st* exerc*se unjust a2s, f*ght, tear one
another to p*eces, and be carr*ed a2a1 2*th terrestr*a horrors-
8ut at th*rt1 feet beo2 *ts e4e, the*r re*gn ceases,
the*r *nfuence *s Ouenched, and the*r po2er d*sappears-
BhG s*r, *4e""*4e *n the bosom of the 2atersG
There on1 *s *ndependenceG There ; recogn*se no mastersG
There ; am freeGH

:apta*n Nemo sudden1 became s*ent *n the m*dst of
th*s enthus*asm, b1 2h*ch he 2as Ou*te carr*ed a2a1-
5or a fe2 moments he paced up and do2n, much ag*tated-
Then he became more cam, rega*ned h*s accustomed codness
of express*on, and turn*ng to2ards me$

HNo2, Professor,H sa*d he, H*f 1ou 2*sh to go o4er the Naut*us,
; am at 1our ser4*ce-H

:apta*n Nemo rose- ; foo2ed h*m- B doube door, contr*4ed at the bac/
of the d*n*ng"room, opened, and ; entered a room eOua *n d*mens*ons
to that 2h*ch ; had just Ou*tted-

;t 2as a *brar1- 9*gh p*eces of furn*ture, of bac/ 4*oet
ebon1 *na*d 2*th brass, supported upon the*r 2*de she4es
a great number of boo/s un*form1 bound- The1 foo2ed the shape
of the room, term*nat*ng at the o2er part *n huge d*4ans,
co4ered 2*th bro2n eather, 2h*ch 2ere cur4ed, to afford
the greatest comfort- L*ght mo4abe des/s, made to s*de *n
and out at 2*, ao2ed one to rest oneNs boo/ 2h*e read*ng-
;n the centre stood an *mmense tabe, co4ered 2*th pamphets,
amongst 2h*ch 2ere some ne2spapers, aread1 of od date-
The eectr*c *ght fooded e4er1th*ngP *t 2as shed from four
unpo*shed gobes haf sun/ *n the 4outes of the ce**ng-
; oo/ed 2*th rea adm*rat*on at th*s room, so *ngen*ous1 f*tted up,
and ; coud scarce1 be*e4e m1 e1es-

H:apta*n Nemo,H sa*d ; to m1 host, 2ho had just thro2n h*msef
on one of the d*4ans, Hth*s *s a *brar1 2h*ch 2oud do honour
to more than one of the cont*nenta paaces, and ; am absoute1
astounded 2hen ; cons*der that *t can foo2 1ou to the bottom
of the seas-H

H0here coud one f*nd greater so*tude or s*ence, ProfessorLH
rep*ed :apta*n Nemo- H3*d 1our stud1 *n the Auseum afford 1ou
such perfect Ou*etLH

HNo, s*rP and ; must confess that *t *s a 4er1 poor one after 1ours-
Mou must ha4e s*x or se4en thousand 4oumes here-H

HT2e4e thousand, A- Bronnax- These are the on1 t*es 2h*ch b*nd
me to the earth- 8ut ; had done 2*th the 2ord on the da1
2hen m1 Naut*us punged for the f*rst t*me beneath the 2aters-
That da1 ; bought m1 ast 4oumes, m1 ast pamphets, m1 ast papers,
and from that t*me ; 2*sh to th*n/ that men no onger th*n/ or 2r*te-
These boo/s, Professor, are at 1our ser4*ce bes*des, and 1ou can ma/e use
of them free1-H

; than/ed :apta*n Nemo, and 2ent up to the she4es of the *brar1-
0or/s on sc*ence, moras, and *terature abounded *n e4er1 anguageP
but ; d*d not see one s*nge 2or/ on po*t*ca econom1P that subject
appeared to be str*ct1 proscr*bed- Strange to sa1, a these boo/s
2ere *rreguar1 arranged, *n 2hate4er anguage the1 2ere 2r*ttenP
and th*s mede1 pro4ed that the :apta*n of the Naut*us must ha4e read
*nd*scr*m*nate1 the boo/s 2h*ch he too/ up b1 chance-

HS*r,H sa*d ; to the :apta*n, H; than/ 1ou for ha4*ng paced
th*s *brar1 at m1 d*sposa- ;t conta*ns treasures of sc*ence,
and ; sha prof*t b1 them-H

HTh*s room *s not on1 a *brar1,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo,
H*t *s aso a smo/*ng"room-H

HB smo/*ng"roomGH ; cr*ed- HThen one ma1 smo/e on boardLH

H:erta*n1-H

HThen, s*r, ; am forced to be*e4e that 1ou ha4e /ept up
a commun*cat*on 2*th 9a4annah-H

HNot an1,H ans2ered the :apta*n- HBccept th*s c*gar,
A- BronnaxP and, though *t does not come from 9a4annah,
1ou 2* be peased 2*th *t, *f 1ou are a conno*sseur-H

; too/ the c*gar 2h*ch 2as offered meP *ts shape recaed
the London ones, but *t seemed to be made of ea4es of god-
; *ghted *t at a *tte bra.*er, 2h*ch 2as supported upon an
eegant bron.e stem, and dre2 the f*rst 2h*ffs 2*th the de*ght
of a o4er of smo/*ng 2ho has not smo/ed for t2o da1s-

H;t *s exceent, but *t *s not tobacco-H

HNoGH ans2ered the :apta*n, Hth*s tobacco comes ne*ther from 9a4annah
nor from the East- ;t *s a /*nd of sea"2eed, r*ch *n n*cot*ne,
2*th 2h*ch the sea pro4*des me, but some2hat spar*ng1-H

Bt that moment :apta*n Nemo opened a door 2h*ch stood oppos*te
to that b1 2h*ch ; had entered the *brar1, and ; passed *nto
an *mmense dra2*ng"room spend*d1 *ghted-

;t 2as a 4ast, four"s*ded room, th*rt1 feet ong, e*ghteen 2*de,
and f*fteen h*gh- B um*nous ce**ng, decorated 2*th *ght arabesOues,
shed a soft cear *ght o4er a the mar4es accumuated *n th*s museum-
5or *t 2as *n fact a museum, *n 2h*ch an *nte*gent and prod*ga hand
had gathered a the treasures of nature and art, 2*th the art*st*c
confus*on 2h*ch d*st*ngu*shes a pa*nterNs stud*o-

Vse4era sentences are m*ss*ng here *n the omn*bus ed*t*onW

Th*rt1 f*rst"rate p*ctures, un*form1 framed, separated b1 br*ght draper1,
ornamented the 2as, 2h*ch 2ere hung 2*th tapestr1 of se4ere des*gn-
; sa2 2or/s of great 4aue, the greater part of 2h*ch ; had adm*red *n the
spec*a coect*ons of Europe, and *n the exh*b*t*ons of pa*nt*ngs-

Some adm*rabe statues *n marbe and bron.e, after the f*nest ant*Oue modes,
stood upon pedestas *n the corners of th*s magn*f*cent museum-
Bma.ement, as the :apta*n of the Naut*us had pred*cted, had aread1
begun to ta/e possess*on of me-

HProfessor,H sa*d th*s strange man, H1ou must excuse the unceremon*ous
2a1 *n 2h*ch ; rece*4e 1ou, and the d*sorder of th*s room-H

HS*r,H ; ans2ered, H2*thout see/*ng to /no2 2ho 1ou are,
; recogn*se *n 1ou an art*st-H

HBn amateur, noth*ng more, s*r- 5ormer1 ; o4ed to coect
these beaut*fu 2or/s created b1 the hand of man-
; sought them greed*1, and ferreted them out *ndefat*gab1,
and ; ha4e been abe to br*ng together some objects of great 4aue-
These are m1 ast sou4en*rs of that 2ord 2h*ch *s dead to me-
;n m1 e1es, 1our modern art*sts are aread1 odP the1 ha4e t2o or
three thousand 1ears of ex*stenceP ; confound them *n m1 o2n m*nd-
Aasters ha4e no age-H

V# paragraphs seem to be m*ss*ng from th*s omn*bus text here the1
ha4e to do 2*th mus*ca composers, a p*ano, and a br*ef re4er1
on the part of NemoW

Under eegant gass cases, f*xed b1 copper r*4ets, 2ere cassed
and abeed the most prec*ous product*ons of the sea
2h*ch had e4er been presented to the e1e of a natura*st-
A1 de*ght as a professor ma1 be conce*4ed-

V2 ong paragraphs seem to be m*ss*ng from th*s omn*bus hereW

Bpart, *n separate compartments, 2ere spread out chapets of pears
of the greatest beaut1, 2h*ch refected the eectr*c *ght *n *tte
spar/s of f*reP p*n/ pears, torn from the p*nna"mar*na of the 7ed SeaP
green pears, 1eo2, bue, and bac/ pears, the cur*ous product*ons
of the d*4ers mouscs of e4er1 ocean, and certa*n musses of the 2ater
courses of the NorthP ast1, se4era spec*mens of *nest*mabe 4aue-
Some of these pears 2ere arger than a p*geonNs egg, and 2ere 2orth m**ons-

Vth*s para has been atered the ast sentence re2ordedW

Therefore, to est*mate the 4aue of th*s coect*on 2as s*mp1 *mposs*be-
:apta*n Nemo must ha4e expended m**ons *n the acOu*rement of these
4ar*ous spec*mens, and ; 2as th*n/*ng 2hat source he coud ha4e dra2n from,
to ha4e been abe thus to grat*f1 h*s fanc1 for coect*ng, 2hen ; 2as
*nterrupted b1 these 2ords$

HMou are exam*n*ng m1 shes, ProfessorL UnOuest*onab1 the1 must be
*nterest*ng to a natura*stP but for me the1 ha4e a far greater charm,
for ; ha4e coected them a 2*th m1 o2n hand, and there *s not a sea
on the face of the gobe 2h*ch has escaped m1 researches-H

H; can understand, :apta*n, the de*ght of 2ander*ng about *n the m*dst
of such r*ches- Mou are one of those 2ho ha4e coected the*r
treasures themse4es- No museum *n Europe possesses such a coect*on
of the produce of the ocean- 8ut *f ; exhaust a m1 adm*rat*on
upon *t, ; sha ha4e none eft for the 4esse 2h*ch carr*es *t-
; do not 2*sh to pr1 *nto 1our secrets$ but ; must confess
that th*s Naut*us, 2*th the mot*4e po2er 2h*ch *s conf*ned *n *t,
the contr*4ances 2h*ch enabe *t to be 2or/ed, the po2erfu agent
2h*ch propes *t, a exc*te m1 cur*os*t1 to the h*ghest p*tch-
; see suspended on the 2as of th*s room *nstruments of 2hose use
; am *gnorant-H

HMou 2* f*nd these same *nstruments *n m1 o2n room, Professor,
2here ; sha ha4e much peasure *n expa*n*ng the*r use to 1ou-
8ut f*rst come and *nspect the cab*n 2h*ch *s set apart for 1our o2n use-
Mou must see ho2 1ou 2* be accommodated on board the Naut*us-H

; foo2ed :apta*n Nemo 2ho, b1 one of the doors open*ng
from each pane of the dra2*ng"room, rega*ned the 2a*st-
9e conducted me to2ards the bo2, and there ; found, not a cab*n,
but an eegant room, 2*th a bed, dress*ng"tabe, and se4era other
p*eces of exceent furn*ture-

; coud on1 than/ m1 host-

HMour room adjo*ns m*ne,H sa*d he, open*ng a door, Hand m*ne
opens *nto the dra2*ng"room that 2e ha4e just Ou*tted-H

; entered the :apta*nNs room$ *t had a se4ere, amost a mon/*sh aspect-
B sma *ron bedstead, a tabe, some art*ces for the to*etP the 2hoe
*ghted b1 a s/1*ght- No comforts, the str*ctest necessar*es on1-

:apta*n Nemo po*nted to a seat-

H8e so good as to s*t do2n,H he sa*d- ; seated m1sef,
and he began thus$



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HS*r,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, sho2*ng me the *nstruments hang*ng on the 2as
of h*s room, Hhere are the contr*4ances reOu*red for the na4*gat*on of
the Naut*us- 9ere, as *n the dra2*ng"room, ; ha4e them a2a1s under m1 e1es,
and the1 *nd*cate m1 pos*t*on and exact d*rect*on *n the m*dde of the ocean-
Some are /no2n to 1ou, such as the thermometer, 2h*ch g*4es the *nterna
temperature of the Naut*usP the barometer, 2h*ch *nd*cates the 2e*ght
of the a*r and foretes the changes of the 2eatherP the h1grometer,
2h*ch mar/s the dr1ness of the atmosphereP the storm"gass, the contents
of 2h*ch, b1 decompos*ng, announce the approach of tempestsP the compass,
2h*ch gu*des m1 courseP the sextant, 2h*ch sho2s the at*tude b1 the at*tude
of the sunP chronometers, b1 2h*ch ; cacuate the ong*tudeP and gasses
for da1 and n*ght, 2h*ch ; use to exam*ne the po*nts of the hor*.on,
2hen the Naut*us r*ses to the surface of the 2a4es-H

HThese are the usua naut*ca *nstruments,H ; rep*ed,
Hand ; /no2 the use of them- 8ut these others, no doubt,
ans2er to the part*cuar reOu*rements of the Naut*us-
Th*s d*a 2*th mo4abe neede *s a manometer, *s *t notLH

H;t *s actua1 a manometer- 8ut b1 commun*cat*on 2*th the 2ater,
2hose externa pressure *t *nd*cates, *t g*4es our depth at the same t*me-H

HBnd these other *nstruments, the use of 2h*ch ; cannot guessLH

H9ere, Professor, ; ought to g*4e 1ou some expanat*ons-
0* 1ou be /*nd enough to *sten to meLH

9e 2as s*ent for a fe2 moments, then he sa*d$

HThere *s a po2erfu agent, obed*ent, rap*d, eas1, 2h*ch conforms to
e4er1 use, and re*gns supreme on board m1 4esse- E4er1th*ng *s done b1 means
of *t- ;t *ghts, 2arms *t, and *s the sou of m1 mechan*ca apparatus-
Th*s agent *s eectr*c*t1-H

HEectr*c*t1LH ; cr*ed *n surpr*se-

HMes, s*r-H

HNe4ertheess, :apta*n, 1ou possess an extreme rap*d*t1 of mo4ement,
2h*ch does not agree 2e 2*th the po2er of eectr*c*t1-
Unt* no2, *ts d1nam*c force has rema*ned under restra*nt, and has
on1 been abe to produce a sma amount of po2er-H

HProfessor,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, Hm1 eectr*c*t1 *s not e4er1bod1Ns-
Mou /no2 2hat sea"2ater *s composed of- ;n a thousand grammes
are found ), !I2 per cent- of 2ater, and about 2 2I& per cent-
of chor*de of sod*umP then, *n a smaer Ouant*t1, chor*des of
magnes*um and of potass*um, brom*de of magnes*um, suphate of magnes*a,
suphate and carbonate of *me- Mou see, then, that chor*de
of sod*um forms a arge part of *t- So *t *s th*s sod*um that ;
extract from the sea"2ater, and of 2h*ch ; compose m1 *ngred*ents-
; o2e a to the oceanP *t produces eectr*c*t1, and eectr*c*t1
g*4es heat, *ght, mot*on, and, *n a 2ord, *fe to the Naut*us-H

H8ut not the a*r 1ou breatheLH

H@hG ; coud manufacture the a*r necessar1 for m1 consumpt*on, but *t
*s useess, because ; go up to the surface of the 2ater 2hen ; pease-
9o2e4er, *f eectr*c*t1 does not furn*sh me 2*th a*r to breathe, *t 2or/s
at east the po2erfu pumps that are stored *n spac*ous reser4o*rs,
and 2h*ch enabe me to proong at need, and as ong as ; 2*, m1 sta1
*n the depths of the sea- ;t g*4es a un*form and un*nterm*ttent *ght,
2h*ch the sun does not- No2 oo/ at th*s coc/P *t *s eectr*ca,
and goes 2*th a reguar*t1 that def*es the best chronometers-
; ha4e d*4*ded *t *nto t2ent1"four hours, */e the ;ta*an coc/s,
because for me there *s ne*ther n*ght nor da1, sun nor moon, but on1
that fact*t*ous *ght that ; ta/e 2*th me to the bottom of the sea-
Loo/G just no2, *t *s ten oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng-H

HExact1-H

HBnother app*cat*on of eectr*c*t1- Th*s d*a hang*ng *n front of us
*nd*cates the speed of the Naut*us- Bn eectr*c thread puts *t *n
commun*cat*on 2*th the scre2, and the neede *nd*cates the rea speed-
Loo/G no2 2e are sp*nn*ng aong 2*th a un*form speed of f*fteen
m*es an hour-H

H;t *s mar4eousG Bnd ; see, :apta*n, 1ou 2ere r*ght to ma/e use
of th*s agent that ta/es the pace of 2*nd, 2ater, and steam-H

H0e ha4e not f*n*shed, A- Bronnax,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, r*s*ng-
H;f 1ou 2* ao2 me, 2e 2* exam*ne the stern of the Naut*us-H

7ea1, ; /ne2 aread1 the anter*or part of th*s submar*ne boat,
of 2h*ch th*s *s the exact d*4*s*on, start*ng from the sh*pNs head$
the d*n*ng"room, f*4e 1ards ong, separated from the *brar1
b1 a 2ater"t*ght part*t*onP the *brar1, f*4e 1ards ongP
the arge dra2*ng"room, ten 1ards ong, separated from the :apta*nNs
room b1 a second 2ater"t*ght part*t*onP the sa*d room, f*4e 1ards
*n engthP m*ne, t2o and a haf 1ardsP and, ast1 a reser4o*r
of a*r, se4en and a haf 1ards, that extended to the bo2s-
Tota ength th*rt1 f*4e 1ards, or one hundred and f*4e feet-
The part*t*ons had doors that 2ere shut hermet*ca1 b1 means of
*nd*a"rubber *nstruments, and the1 ensured the safet1 of the Naut*us
*n case of a ea/-

; foo2ed :apta*n Nemo through the 2a*st, and arr*4ed at the centre
of the boat- There 2as a sort of 2e that opened bet2een t2o part*t*ons-
Bn *ron adder, fastened 2*th an *ron hoo/ to the part*t*on, ed to
the upper end- ; as/ed the :apta*n 2hat the adder 2as used for-

H;t eads to the sma boat,H he sa*d-

H0hatG ha4e 1ou a boatLH ; exca*med, *n surpr*se-

H@f courseP an exceent 4esse, *ght and *nsubmers*be,
that ser4es e*ther as a f*sh*ng or as a peasure boat-H

H8ut then, 2hen 1ou 2*sh to embar/, 1ou are ob*ged to come to the surface
of the 2aterLH

HNot at a- Th*s boat *s attached to the upper part of
the hu of the Naut*us, and occup*es a ca4*t1 made for *t-
;t *s dec/ed, Ou*te 2ater"t*ght, and hed together b1 so*d bots-
Th*s adder eads to a man"hoe made *n the hu of the Naut*us,
that corresponds 2*th a s*m*ar hoe made *n the s*de of the boat-
81 th*s doube open*ng ; get *nto the sma 4esse- The1 shut the one
beong*ng to the Naut*usP ; shut the other b1 means of scre2 pressure-
; undo the bots, and the *tte boat goes up to the surface of the sea
2*th prod*g*ous rap*d*t1- ; then open the pane of the br*dge,
carefu1 shut t* thenP ; mast *t, ho*st m1 sa*, ta/e m1 oars,
and ;Nm off-H

H8ut ho2 do 1ou get bac/ on boardLH

H; do not come bac/, A- BronnaxP the Naut*us comes to me-H

H81 1our ordersLH

H81 m1 orders- Bn eectr*c thread connects us- ; teegraph to *t,
and that *s enough-H

H7ea1,H ; sa*d, aston*shed at these mar4es, Hnoth*ng can
be more s*mpe-H

Bfter ha4*ng passed b1 the cage of the sta*rcase that ed to the patform,
; sa2 a cab*n s*x feet ong, *n 2h*ch :onse* and Ned Land,
enchanted 2*th the*r repast, 2ere de4our*ng *t 2*th a4*d*t1-
Then a door opened *nto a /*tchen n*ne feet ong, s*tuated bet2een
the arge store"rooms- There eectr*c*t1, better than gas *tsef,
d*d a the coo/*ng- The streams under the furnaces ga4e out to the
sponges of pat*na a heat 2h*ch 2as reguar1 /ept up and d*str*buted-
The1 aso heated a d*st**ng apparatus, 2h*ch, b1 e4aporat*on,
furn*shed exceent dr*n/abe 2ater- Near th*s /*tchen 2as a bathroom
comfortab1 furn*shed, 2*th hot and cod 2ater taps-

Next to the /*tchen 2as the berth"room of the 4esse, s*xteen feet ong-
8ut the door 2as shut, and ; coud not see the management of *t,
2h*ch m*ght ha4e g*4en me an *dea of the number of men empo1ed on
board the Naut*us-

Bt the bottom 2as a fourth part*t*on that separated th*s
off*ce from the eng*ne"room- B door opened, and ; found m1sef
*n the compartment 2here :apta*n Nemo""certa*n1 an eng*neer
of a 4er1 h*gh order""had arranged h*s ocomot*4e mach*ner1-
Th*s eng*ne"room, cear1 *ghted, d*d not measure ess than
s*xt1"f*4e feet *n ength- ;t 2as d*4*ded *nto t2o partsP
the f*rst conta*ned the mater*as for produc*ng eectr*c*t1,
and the second the mach*ner1 that connected *t 2*th the scre2-
; exam*ned *t 2*th great *nterest, *n order to understand the
mach*ner1 of the Naut*us-

HMou see,H sa*d the :apta*n, H; use 8unsenNs contr*4ances,
not 7uhm/orffNs- Those 2oud not ha4e been po2erfu enough-
8unsenNs are fe2er *n number, but strong and arge, 2h*ch exper*ence
pro4es to be the best- The eectr*c*t1 produced passes for2ard,
2here *t 2or/s, b1 eectro"magnets of great s*.e, on a s1stem of e4ers
and cog"2hees that transm*t the mo4ement to the axe of the scre2-
Th*s one, the d*ameter of 2h*ch *s n*neteen feet, and the thread
t2ent1"three feet, performs about !20 re4out*ons *n a second-H

HBnd 1ou get thenLH

HB speed of f*ft1 m*es an hour-H

H; ha4e seen the Naut*us manoeu4re before the Bbraham L*ncon,
and ; ha4e m1 o2n *deas as to *ts speed- 8ut th*s *s not enough-
0e must see 2here 2e go- 0e must be abe to d*rect *t to the r*ght,
to the eft, abo4e, beo2- 9o2 do 1ou get to the great depths,
2here 1ou f*nd an *ncreas*ng res*stance, 2h*ch *s rated b1 hundreds
of atmospheresL 9o2 do 1ou return to the surface of the oceanL
Bnd ho2 do 1ou ma*nta*n 1ourse4es *n the reOu*s*te med*umL
Bm ; as/*ng too muchLH

HNot at a, Professor,H rep*ed the :apta*n, 2*th some hes*tat*onP
Hs*nce 1ou ma1 ne4er ea4e th*s submar*ne boat- :ome *nto the saoon,
*t *s our usua stud1, and there 1ou 2* earn a 1ou 2ant to /no2
about the Naut*us-H



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B moment after 2e 2ere seated on a d*4an *n the saoon smo/*ng-
The :apta*n sho2ed me a s/etch that ga4e the pan, sect*on, and ee4at*on
of the Naut*us- Then he began h*s descr*pt*on *n these 2ords$

H9ere, A- Bronnax, are the se4era d*mens*ons of the boat
1ou are *n- ;t *s an eongated c1*nder 2*th con*ca ends-
;t *s 4er1 */e a c*gar *n shape, a shape aread1 adopted
*n London *n se4era construct*ons of the same sort-
The ength of th*s c1*nder, from stem to stern, *s exact1
2&2 feet, and *ts max*mum breadth *s t2ent1"s*x feet-
;t *s not bu*t Ou*te */e 1our ong"4o1age steamers,
but *ts *nes are suff*c*ent1 ong, and *ts cur4es
proonged enough, to ao2 the 2ater to s*de off eas*1,
and oppose no obstace to *ts passage- These t2o d*mens*ons
enabe 1ou to obta*n b1 a s*mpe cacuat*on the surface and
cub*c contents of the Naut*us- ;ts area measures ,,0&2 feetP
and *ts contents about !,+00 cub*c 1ardsP that *s to sa1,
2hen compete1 *mmersed *t d*spaces +0,000 feet of 2ater,
or 2e*ghs !,+00 tons-

H0hen ; made the pans for th*s submar*ne 4esse, ; meant that n*ne"tenths
shoud be submerged$ conseOuent1 *t ought on1 to d*space n*ne"tenths
of *ts bu/, that *s to sa1, on1 to 2e*gh that number of tons-
; ought not, therefore, to ha4e exceeded that 2e*ght, construct*ng *t on
the aforesa*d d*mens*ons-

HThe Naut*us *s composed of t2o hus, one *ns*de, the other outs*de,
jo*ned b1 T"shaped *rons, 2h*ch render *t 4er1 strong- ;ndeed, o2*ng to
th*s ceuar arrangement *t res*sts */e a boc/, as *f *t 2ere so*d-
;ts s*des cannot 1*edP *t coheres spontaneous1, and not b1 the coseness
of *ts r*4etsP and *ts perfect un*on of the mater*as enabes *t to def1
the roughest seas-

HThese t2o hus are composed of stee pates, 2hose dens*t1 *s
from -' to -( that of 2ater- The f*rst *s not ess than t2o *nches
and a haf th*c/ and 2e*ghs &)# tons- The second en4eope, the /ee,
t2ent1 *nches h*gh and ten th*c/, 2e*ghs on1 s*xt1"t2o tons-
The eng*ne, the baast, the se4era accessor*es and apparatus
appendages, the part*t*ons and bu/heads, 2e*gh ),!-,2 tons-
3o 1ou foo2 a th*sLH

H; do-H

HThen, 2hen the Naut*us *s afoat under these c*rcumstances,
one"tenth *s out of the 2ater- No2, *f ; ha4e made reser4o*rs
of a s*.e eOua to th*s tenth, or capabe of hod*ng !+0 tons,
and *f ; f* them 2*th 2ater, the boat, 2e*gh*ng then !,+0' tons,
2* be compete1 *mmersed- That 2oud happen, Professor-
These reser4o*rs are *n the o2er part of the Naut*us-
; turn on taps and the1 f*, and the 4esse s*n/s that had just
been e4e 2*th the surface-H

H0e, :apta*n, but no2 2e come to the rea d*ff*cut1-
; can understand 1our r*s*ng to the surfaceP but, d*4*ng beo2
the surface, does not 1our submar*ne contr*4ance encounter a pressure,
and conseOuent1 undergo an up2ard thrust of one atmosphere
for e4er1 th*rt1 feet of 2ater, just about f*fteen pounds
per sOuare *nchLH

H<ust so, s*r-H

HThen, uness 1ou Ou*te f* the Naut*us, ; do not see ho2 1ou
can dra2 *t do2n to those depths-H

HProfessor, 1ou must not confound stat*cs 2*th d1nam*cs or 1ou 2* be
exposed to gra4e errors- There *s 4er1 *tte abour spent *n atta*n*ng
the o2er reg*ons of the ocean, for a bod*es ha4e a tendenc1 to s*n/-
0hen ; 2anted to f*nd out the necessar1 *ncrease of 2e*ght reOu*red
to s*n/ the Naut*us, ; had on1 to cacuate the reduct*on of 4oume
that sea"2ater acOu*res accord*ng to the depth-H

HThat *s e4*dent-H

HNo2, *f 2ater *s not absoute1 *ncompress*be, *t *s at east capabe
of 4er1 s*ght compress*on- ;ndeed, after the most recent cacuat*ons th*s
reduct*on *s on1 -000#&, of an atmosphere for each th*rt1 feet of depth-
;f 2e 2ant to s*n/ &,000 feet, ; shoud /eep account of the reduct*on of bu/
under a pressure eOua to that of a coumn of 2ater of a thousand feet-
The cacuat*on *s eas*1 4er*f*ed- No2, ; ha4e suppementar1
reser4o*rs capabe of hod*ng a hundred tons- Therefore ; can s*n/
to a cons*derabe depth- 0hen ; 2*sh to r*se to the e4e of the sea,
; on1 et off the 2ater, and empt1 a the reser4o*rs *f ; 2ant the Naut*us
to emerge from the tenth part of her tota capac*t1-H

; had noth*ng to object to these reason*ngs-

H; adm*t 1our cacuat*ons, :apta*n,H ; rep*edP H; shoud be
2rong to d*spute them s*nce da*1 exper*ence conf*rms themP
but ; foresee a rea d*ff*cut1 *n the 2a1-H

H0hat, s*rLH

H0hen 1ou are about !,000 feet deep, the 2as of the Naut*us
bear a pressure of !00 atmospheres- ;f, then, just no2 1ou 2ere
to empt1 the suppementar1 reser4o*rs, to *ghten the 4esse,
and to go up to the surface, the pumps must o4ercome the pressure
of !00 atmospheres, 2h*ch *s !,+00 bs- per sOuare *nch-
5rom that a po2er""""H

HThat eectr*c*t1 aone can g*4e,H sa*d the :apta*n, hast*1-
H; repeat, s*r, that the d1nam*c po2er of m1 eng*nes *s amost *nf*n*te-
The pumps of the Naut*us ha4e an enormous po2er, as 1ou must ha4e obser4ed
2hen the*r jets of 2ater burst */e a torrent upon the Bbraham L*ncon-
8es*des, ; use subs*d*ar1 reser4o*rs on1 to atta*n a mean depth of '+0
to !,000 fathoms, and that 2*th a 4*e2 of manag*ng m1 mach*nes-
Bso, 2hen ; ha4e a m*nd to 4*s*t the depths of the ocean f*4e or s*x mes
beo2 the surface, ; ma/e use of so2er but not ess *nfa*be means-H

H0hat are the1, :apta*nLH

HThat *n4o4es m1 te*ng 1ou ho2 the Naut*us *s 2or/ed-H

H; am *mpat*ent to earn-H

HTo steer th*s boat to starboard or port, to turn, *n a 2ord,
foo2*ng a hor*.onta pan, ; use an ord*nar1 rudder f*xed on the bac/
of the stern"post, and 2*th one 2hee and some tac/e to steer b1-
8ut ; can aso ma/e the Naut*us r*se and s*n/, and s*n/ and r*se,
b1 a 4ert*ca mo4ement b1 means of t2o *nc*ned panes fastened to *ts s*des,
oppos*te the centre of fotat*on, panes that mo4e *n e4er1 d*rect*on,
and that are 2or/ed b1 po2erfu e4ers from the *nter*or-
;f the panes are /ept parae 2*th the boat, *t mo4es hor*.onta1-
;f santed, the Naut*us, accord*ng to th*s *nc*nat*on, and under
the *nfuence of the scre2, e*ther s*n/s d*agona1 or r*ses d*agona1
as *t su*ts me- Bnd e4en *f ; 2*sh to r*se more Ou*c/1 to the surface,
; sh*p the scre2, and the pressure of the 2ater causes the Naut*us
to r*se 4ert*ca1 */e a baoon f*ed 2*th h1drogen-H

H8ra4o, :apta*nG 8ut ho2 can the steersman foo2 the route
*n the m*dde of the 2atersLH

HThe steersman *s paced *n a ga.ed box, that *s ra*sed about the hu
of the Naut*us, and furn*shed 2*th enses-H

HBre these enses capabe of res*st*ng such pressureLH

HPerfect1- Gass, 2h*ch brea/s at a bo2, *s, ne4ertheess, capabe of
offer*ng cons*derabe res*stance- 3ur*ng some exper*ments of f*sh*ng
b1 eectr*c *ght *n !(,# *n the Northern Seas, 2e sa2 pates ess
than a th*rd of an *nch th*c/ res*st a pressure of s*xteen atmospheres-
No2, the gass that ; use *s not ess than th*rt1 t*mes th*c/er-H

HGranted- 8ut, after a, *n order to see, the *ght must exceed
the dar/ness, and *n the m*dst of the dar/ness *n the 2ater,
ho2 can 1ou seeLH

H8eh*nd the steersmanNs cage *s paced a po2erfu eectr*c refector,
the ra1s from 2h*ch *ght up the sea for haf a m*e *n front-H

HBhG bra4o, bra4o, :apta*nG No2 ; can account for th*s
phosphorescence *n the supposed nar2ha that pu..ed us so-
; no2 as/ 1ou *f the board*ng of the Naut*us and of the Scot*a,
that has made such a no*se, has been the resut of a chance rencontreLH

HQu*te acc*denta, s*r- ; 2as sa**ng on1 one fathom
beo2 the surface of the 2ater 2hen the shoc/ came-
;t had no bad resut-H

HNone, s*r- 8ut no2, about 1our rencontre 2*th the Bbraham L*nconLH

HProfessor, ; am sorr1 for one of the best 4esses *n the Bmer*can na41P
but the1 attac/ed me, and ; 2as bound to defend m1sef-
; contented m1sef, ho2e4er, 2*th putt*ng the fr*gate hors de combatP
she 2* not ha4e an1 d*ff*cut1 *n gett*ng repa*red at the next port-H

HBh, :ommanderG 1our Naut*us *s certa*n1 a mar4eous boat-H

HMes, ProfessorP and ; o4e *t as *f *t 2ere part of m1sef-
;f danger threatens one of 1our 4esses on the ocean,
the f*rst *mpress*on *s the fee*ng of an ab1ss abo4e and beo2-
@n the Naut*us menNs hearts ne4er fa* them- No defects
to be afra*d of, for the doube she *s as f*rm as *ronP
no r*gg*ng to attend toP no sa*s for the 2*nd to carr1 a2a1P
no bo*ers to burstP no f*re to fear, for the 4esse *s made
of *ron, not of 2oodP no coa to run short, for eectr*c*t1
*s the on1 mechan*ca agentP no co*s*on to fear, for *t
aone s2*ms *n deep 2aterP no tempest to bra4e, for 2hen *t
d*4es beo2 the 2ater *t reaches absoute tranOu**t1-
There, s*rG that *s the perfect*on of 4essesG Bnd *f *t *s true
that the eng*neer has more conf*dence *n the 4esse than the bu*der,
and the bu*der than the capta*n h*msef, 1ou understand
the trust ; repose *n m1 Naut*usP for ; am at once capta*n,
bu*der, and eng*neer-H

H8ut ho2 coud 1ou construct th*s 2onderfu Naut*us *n secretLH

HEach separate port*on, A- Bronnax, 2as brought from d*fferent
parts of the gobe-H

H8ut these parts had to be put together and arrangedLH

HProfessor, ; had set up m1 2or/shops upon a desert *sand *n the ocean-
There m1 2or/men, that *s to sa1, the bra4e men that ; *nstructed
and educated, and m1sef ha4e put together our Naut*us- Then, 2hen the 2or/
2as f*n*shed, f*re destro1ed a trace of our proceed*ngs on th*s *sand,
that ; coud ha4e jumped o4er *f ; had */ed-H

HThen the cost of th*s 4esse *s greatLH

HA- Bronnax, an *ron 4esse costs L!#+ per ton- No2 the Naut*us 2e*ghed
!,+00- ;t came therefore to L,',+00, and L(0,000 more for f*tt*ng *t up,
and about L200,000, 2*th the 2or/s of art and the coect*ons *t conta*ns-H

H@ne ast Ouest*on, :apta*n Nemo-H

HBs/ *t, Professor-H

HMou are r*chLH

H;mmense1 r*ch, s*rP and ; coud, 2*thout m*ss*ng *t,
pa1 the nat*ona debt of 5rance-H

; stared at the s*nguar person 2ho spo/e thus- 0as he pa1*ng
upon m1 credu*t1L The future 2oud dec*de that-



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The port*on of the terrestr*a gobe 2h*ch *s co4ered b1
2ater *s est*mated at up2ards of e*ght1 m**ons of acres-
Th*s fu*d mass compr*ses t2o b**ons t2o hundred and f*ft1
m**ons of cub*c m*es, form*ng a spher*ca bod1 of a d*ameter
of s*xt1 eagues, the 2e*ght of 2h*ch 2oud be three Ou*nt**ons
of tons- To comprehend the mean*ng of these f*gures,
*t *s necessar1 to obser4e that a Ou*nt**on *s to a b**on
as a b**on *s to un*t1P *n other 2ords, there are as man1
b**ons *n a Ou*nt**on as there are un*ts *n a b**on-
Th*s mass of fu*d *s eOua to about the Ouant*t1 of 2ater
2h*ch 2oud be d*scharged b1 a the r*4ers of the earth *n
fort1 thousand 1ears-

3ur*ng the geoog*ca epochs the ocean or*g*na1 pre4a*ed e4er12here-
Then b1 degrees, *n the s*ur*an per*od, the tops of the mounta*ns began
to appear, the *sands emerged, then d*sappeared *n part*a deuges,
reappeared, became setted, formed cont*nents, t* at ength the earth
became geograph*ca1 arranged, as 2e see *n the present da1-
The so*d had 2rested from the *Ou*d th*rt1"se4en m**on s*x hundred
and f*ft1"se4en sOuare m*es, eOua to t2e4e b**ons n*ne hundred
and s*xt1 m**ons of acres-

The shape of cont*nents ao2s us to d*4*de the 2aters *nto f*4e
great port*ons$ the Brct*c or 5ro.en @cean, the Bntarct*c,
or 5ro.en @cean, the ;nd*an, the Btant*c, and the Pac*f*c @ceans-

The Pac*f*c @cean extends from north to south bet2een the t2o
Poar :*rces, and from east to 2est bet2een Bs*a and Bmer*ca,
o4er an extent of !#+ degrees of ong*tude- ;t *s the Ou*etest of seasP
*ts currents are broad and so2, *t has med*um t*des, and abundant ra*n-
Such 2as the ocean that m1 fate dest*ned me f*rst to tra4e o4er under
these strange cond*t*ons-

HS*r,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, H2e 2*, *f 1ou pease,
ta/e our bear*ngs and f*x the start*ng"po*nt of th*s 4o1age-
;t *s a Ouarter to t2e4eP ; 2* go up aga*n to the surface-H

The :apta*n pressed an eectr*c coc/ three t*mes-
The pumps began to dr*4e the 2ater from the tan/sP the neede
of the manometer mar/ed b1 a d*fferent pressure the ascent
of the Naut*us, then *t stopped-

H0e ha4e arr*4ed,H sa*d the :apta*n-

; 2ent to the centra sta*rcase 2h*ch opened on to the patform,
cambered up the *ron steps, and found m1sef on the upper part
of the Naut*us-

The patform 2as on1 three feet out of 2ater- The front
and bac/ of the Naut*us 2as of that sp*nde"shape 2h*ch caused
*t just1 to be compared to a c*gar- ; not*ced that *ts
*ron pates, s*ght1 o4era1*ng each other, resembed the she
2h*ch cothes the bod*es of our arge terrestr*a rept*es-
;t expa*ned to me ho2 natura *t 2as, *n sp*te of a gasses,
that th*s boat shoud ha4e been ta/en for a mar*ne an*ma-

To2ard the m*dde of the patform the ongboat, haf bur*ed
*n the hu of the 4esse, formed a s*ght excrescence-
5ore and aft rose t2o cages of med*um he*ght 2*th *nc*ned s*des,
and part1 cosed b1 th*c/ ent*cuar gassesP one dest*ned for
the steersman 2ho d*rected the Naut*us, the other conta*n*ng a
br**ant antern to g*4e *ght on the road-

The sea 2as beaut*fu, the s/1 pure- Scarce1 coud
the ong 4eh*ce fee the broad unduat*ons of the ocean-
B *ght bree.e from the east r*pped the surface of the 2aters-
The hor*.on, free from fog, made obser4at*on eas1-
Noth*ng 2as *n s*ght- Not a Ou*c/sand, not an *sand-
B 4ast desert-

:apta*n Nemo, b1 the hep of h*s sextant, too/ the at*tude
of the sun, 2h*ch ought aso to g*4e the at*tude-
9e 2a*ted for some moments t* *ts d*sc touched the hor*.on-
0h*st ta/*ng obser4at*ons not a musce mo4ed, the *nstrument
coud not ha4e been more mot*oness *n a hand of marbe-

HT2e4e oNcoc/, s*r,H sa*d he- H0hen 1ou */e""""H

; cast a ast oo/ upon the sea, s*ght1 1eo2ed b1 the <apanese coast,
and descended to the saoon-

HBnd no2, s*r, ; ea4e 1ou to 1our stud*es,H added the :apta*nP
Hour course *s E-N-E-, our depth *s t2ent1"s*x fathoms-
9ere are maps on a arge scae b1 2h*ch 1ou ma1 foo2 *t-
The saoon *s at 1our d*sposa, and, 2*th 1our perm*ss*on,
; 2* ret*re-H :apta*n Nemo bo2ed, and ; rema*ned aone,
ost *n thoughts a bear*ng on the commander of the Naut*us-

5or a 2hoe hour 2as ; deep *n these refect*ons,
see/*ng to p*erce th*s m1ster1 so *nterest*ng to me-
Then m1 e1es fe upon the 4ast pan*sphere spread upon the tabe,
and ; paced m1 f*nger on the 4er1 spot 2here the g*4en at*tude
and ong*tude crossed-

The sea has *ts arge r*4ers */e the cont*nents- The1 are
spec*a currents /no2n b1 the*r temperature and the*r coour-
The most remar/abe of these *s /no2n b1 the name of the Guf Stream-
Sc*ence has dec*ded on the gobe the d*rect*on of f*4e pr*nc*pa currents$
one *n the North Btant*c, a second *n the South, a th*rd *n the North
Pac*f*c, a fourth *n the South, and a f*fth *n the Southern ;nd*an @cean-
;t *s e4en probabe that a s*xth current ex*sted at one t*me or another
*n the Northern ;nd*an @cean, 2hen the :asp*an and Bra Seas formed but
one 4ast sheet of 2ater-

Bt th*s po*nt *nd*cated on the pan*sphere one of these currents
2as ro*ng, the Ruro"Sc*4o of the <apanese, the 8ac/ 7*4er, 2h*ch,
ea4*ng the Guf of 8enga, 2here *t *s 2armed b1 the perpend*cuar
ra1s of a trop*ca sun, crosses the Stra*ts of Aaacca aong the coast
of Bs*a, turns *nto the North Pac*f*c to the Beut*an ;sands,
carr1*ng 2*th *t trun/s of camphor"trees and other *nd*genous product*ons,
and edg*ng the 2a4es of the ocean 2*th the pure *nd*go of *ts 2arm 2ater-
;t 2as th*s current that the Naut*us 2as to foo2- ; foo2ed
*t 2*th m1 e1eP sa2 *t ose *tsef *n the 4astness of the Pac*f*c,
and fet m1sef dra2n 2*th *t, 2hen Ned Land and :onse* appeared at
the door of the saoon-

A1 t2o bra4e compan*ons rema*ned petr*f*ed at the s*ght of the 2onders
spread before them-

H0here are 2e, 2here are 2eLH exca*med the :anad*an-
H;n the museum at QuebecLH

HA1 fr*ends,H ; ans2ered, ma/*ng a s*gn for them to enter,
H1ou are not *n :anada, but on board the Naut*us, f*ft1 1ards
beo2 the e4e of the sea-H

H8ut, A- Bronnax,H sa*d Ned Land, Hcan 1ou te me ho2 man1 men
there are on boardL Ten, t2ent1, f*ft1, a hundredLH

H; cannot ans2er 1ou, Ar- LandP *t *s better to abandon for a
t*me a *dea of se*.*ng the Naut*us or escap*ng from *t-
Th*s sh*p *s a masterp*ece of modern *ndustr1, and ; shoud be
sorr1 not to ha4e seen *t- Aan1 peope 2oud accept the s*tuat*on
forced upon us, *f on1 to mo4e amongst such 2onders-
So be Ou*et and et us tr1 and see 2hat passes around us-H

HSeeGH exca*med the harpooner, Hbut 2e can see noth*ng *n th*s *ron pr*sonG
0e are 2a/*ng""2e are sa**ng""b*nd1-H

Ned Land had scarce1 pronounced these 2ords 2hen a 2as sudden1 dar/ness-
The um*nous ce**ng 2as gone, and so rap*d1 that m1 e1es rece*4ed
a pa*nfu *mpress*on-

0e rema*ned mute, not st*rr*ng, and not /no2*ng 2hat surpr*se a2a*ted us,
2hether agreeabe or d*sagreeabe- B s*d*ng no*se 2as heard$
one 2oud ha4e sa*d that panes 2ere 2or/*ng at the s*des of the Naut*us-

H;t *s the end of the endGH sa*d Ned Land-

Sudden1 *ght bro/e at each s*de of the saoon, through t2o obong open*ngs-
The *Ou*d mass appeared 4*4*d1 *t up b1 the eectr*c geam- T2o cr1sta
pates separated us from the sea- Bt f*rst ; trembed at the thought that
th*s fra* part*t*on m*ght brea/, but strong bands of copper bound them,
g*4*ng an amost *nf*n*te po2er of res*stance-

The sea 2as d*st*nct1 4*s*be for a m*e a round the Naut*us-
0hat a spectaceG 0hat pen can descr*be *tL 0ho coud pa*nt
the effects of the *ght through those transparent sheets of 2ater,
and the softness of the success*4e gradat*ons from the o2er
to the super*or strata of the oceanL

0e /no2 the transparenc1 of the sea and that *ts cearness *s far
be1ond that of roc/"2ater- The m*nera and organ*c substances
2h*ch *t hods *n suspens*on he*ghtens *ts transparenc1-
;n certa*n parts of the ocean at the Bnt*es, under se4ent1"f*4e
fathoms of 2ater, can be seen 2*th surpr*s*ng cearness a bed
of sand- The penetrat*ng po2er of the soar ra1s does not
seem to cease for a depth of one hundred and f*ft1 fathoms-
8ut *n th*s m*dde fu*d tra4eed o4er b1 the Naut*us,
the eectr*c br*ghtness 2as produced e4en *n the bosom of the 2a4es-
;t 2as no onger um*nous 2ater, but *Ou*d *ght-

@n each s*de a 2*ndo2 opened *nto th*s unexpored ab1ss-
The obscur*t1 of the saoon sho2ed to ad4antage the br*ghtness outs*de,
and 2e oo/ed out as *f th*s pure cr1sta had been the gass of
an *mmense aOuar*um-

HMou 2*shed to see, fr*end NedP 2e, 1ou see no2-H

H:ur*ousG cur*ousGH muttered the :anad*an, 2ho, forgett*ng h*s
*"temper, seemed to subm*t to some *rres*st*be attract*onP
Hand one 2oud come further than th*s to adm*re such a s*ghtGH

HBhGH thought ; to m1sef, H; understand the *fe of th*s manP
he has made a 2ord apart for h*msef, *n 2h*ch he treasures a
h*s greatest 2onders-H

5or t2o 2hoe hours an aOuat*c arm1 escorted the Naut*us-
3ur*ng the*r games, the*r bounds, 2h*e r*4a*ng each other
*n beaut1, br*ghtness, and 4eoc*t1, ; d*st*ngu*shed the green abreP
the banded muet, mar/ed b1 a doube *ne of bac/P the round"ta*ed gob1,
of a 2h*te coour, 2*th 4*oet spots on the bac/P the <apanese scombrus,
a beaut*fu mac/ere of these seas, 2*th a bue bod1 and s*4er1 headP
the br**ant a.urors, 2hose name aone def*es descr*pt*onP
some banded spares, 2*th 4ar*egated f*ns of bue and 1eo2P
the 2oodcoc/s of the seas, some spec*mens of 2h*ch atta*n a 1ard *n engthP
<apanese saamanders, sp*der ampre1s, serpents s*x feet ong,
2*th e1es sma and *4e1, and a huge mouth br*st*ng 2*th teethP
2*th man1 other spec*es-

@ur *mag*nat*on 2as /ept at *ts he*ght, *nterject*ons foo2ed Ou*c/1
on each other- Ned named the f*sh, and :onse* cassed them-
; 2as *n ecstas*es 2*th the 4*4ac*t1 of the*r mo4ements and the
beaut1 of the*r forms- Ne4er had *t been g*4en to me to surpr*se
these an*mas, a*4e and at *bert1, *n the*r natura eement-
; 2* not ment*on a the 4ar*et*es 2h*ch passed before m1 da..ed e1es,
a the coect*on of the seas of :h*na and <apan- These f*sh,
more numerous than the b*rds of the a*r, came, attracted, no doubt,
b1 the br**ant focus of the eectr*c *ght-

Sudden1 there 2as da1*ght *n the saoon, the *ron panes cosed aga*n,
and the enchant*ng 4*s*on d*sappeared- 8ut for a ong t*me ; dreamt on,
t* m1 e1es fe on the *nstruments hang*ng on the part*t*on-
The compass st* sho2ed the course to be E-N-E-, the manometer
*nd*cated a pressure of f*4e atmospheres, eOu*4aent to a depth
of t2ent1 f*4e fathoms, and the eectr*c og ga4e a speed of f*fteen
m*es an hour- ; expected :apta*n Nemo, but he d*d not appear-
The coc/ mar/ed the hour of f*4e-

Ned Land and :onse* returned to the*r cab*n, and ; ret*red to m1 chamber-
A1 d*nner 2as read1- ;t 2as composed of turte soup made of the
most de*cate ha2/s b*s, of a surmuet ser4ed 2*th puff paste
Cthe *4er of 2h*ch, prepared b1 *tsef, 2as most de*c*ousD, and f*ets
of the emperor"hoocanthus, the sa4our of 2h*ch seemed to me super*or
e4en to samon-

; passed the e4en*ng read*ng, 2r*t*ng, and th*n/*ng-
Then seep o4erpo2ered me, and ; stretched m1sef on m1 couch
of .ostera, and sept profound1, 2h*st the Naut*us 2as g*d*ng
rap*d1 through the current of the 8ac/ 7*4er-



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The next da1 2as the )th of No4ember- ; a2o/e after a ong
seep of t2e4e hours- :onse* came, accord*ng to custom,
to /no2 Hho2 ; passed the n*ght,H and to offer h*s ser4*ces-
9e had eft h*s fr*end the :anad*an seep*ng */e a man 2ho
had ne4er done an1th*ng ese a h*s *fe- ; et the 2orth1
feo2 chatter as he peased, 2*thout car*ng to ans2er h*m-
; 2as preoccup*ed b1 the absence of the :apta*n dur*ng our s*tt*ng
of the da1 before, and hop*ng to see h*m to"da1-

Bs soon as ; 2as dressed ; 2ent *nto the saoon- ;t 2as deserted-
; punged *nto the stud1 of the she treasures h*dden beh*nd the gasses-

The 2hoe da1 passed 2*thout m1 be*ng honoured b1 a 4*s*t from :apta*n Nemo-
The panes of the saoon d*d not open- Perhaps the1 d*d not 2*sh us to t*re
of these beaut*fu th*ngs-

The course of the Naut*us 2as E-N-E-, her speed t2e4e /nots,
the depth beo2 the surface bet2een t2ent1"f*4e and th*rt1 fathoms-

The next da1, !0th of No4ember, the same desert*on,
the same so*tude- ; d*d not see one of the sh*pNs cre2$
Ned and :onse* spent the greater part of the da1 2*th me-
The1 2ere aston*shed at the pu..*ng absence of the :apta*n-
0as th*s s*nguar man *L""had he atered h*s *ntent*ons 2*th
regard to usL

Bfter a, as :onse* sa*d, 2e enjo1ed perfect *bert1, 2e 2ere de*cate1
and abundant1 fed- @ur host /ept to h*s terms of the treat1-
0e coud not compa*n, and, *ndeed, the s*nguar*t1 of our fate reser4ed
such 2onderfu compensat*on for us that 2e had no r*ght to accuse
*t as 1et-

That da1 ; commenced the journa of these ad4entures 2h*ch has enabed
me to reate them 2*th more scrupuous exact*tude and m*nute deta*-

!!th No4ember, ear1 *n the morn*ng- The fresh a*r spread*ng
o4er the *nter*or of the Naut*us tod me that 2e had come
to the surface of the ocean to rene2 our supp1 of ox1gen-
; d*rected m1 steps to the centra sta*rcase, and mounted the patform-

;t 2as s*x oNcoc/, the 2eather 2as coud1, the sea gre1, but cam-
Scarce1 a b*o2- :apta*n Nemo, 2hom ; hoped to meet, 2oud he be thereL
; sa2 no one but the steersman *mpr*soned *n h*s gass cage-
Seated upon the project*on formed b1 the hu of the p*nnace,
; *nhaed the sat bree.e 2*th de*ght-

81 degrees the fog d*sappeared under the act*on of the sunNs ra1s,
the rad*ant orb rose from beh*nd the eastern hor*.on-
The sea famed under *ts gance */e a tra*n of gunpo2der-
The couds scattered *n the he*ghts 2ere cooured 2*th *4e1 t*nts
of beaut*fu shades, and numerous HmareNs ta*s,H 2h*ch beto/ened
2*nd for that da1- 8ut 2hat 2as 2*nd to th*s Naut*us,
2h*ch tempests coud not fr*ghtenG

; 2as adm*r*ng th*s jo1ous r*s*ng of the sun, so ga1,
and so *fe"g*4*ng, 2hen ; heard steps approach*ng the patform-
; 2as prepared to saute :apta*n Nemo, but *t 2as h*s second
C2hom ; had aread1 seen on the :apta*nNs f*rst 4*s*tD 2ho appeared-
9e ad4anced on the patform, not seem*ng to see me-
0*th h*s po2erfu gass to h*s e1e, he scanned e4er1 po*nt
of the hor*.on 2*th great attent*on- Th*s exam*nat*on o4er,
he approached the pane and pronounced a sentence *n exact1
these terms- ; ha4e remembered *t, for e4er1 morn*ng
*t 2as repeated under exact1 the same cond*t*ons-
;t 2as thus 2orded$

HNautron respoc orn* 4*rch-H

0hat *t meant ; coud not sa1-

These 2ords pronounced, the second descended- ; thought that
the Naut*us 2as about to return to *ts submar*ne na4*gat*on-
; rega*ned the pane and returned to m1 chamber-

5*4e da1s sped thus, 2*thout an1 change *n our s*tuat*on- E4er1 morn*ng ;
mounted the patform- The same phrase 2as pronounced b1 the same *nd*4*dua-
8ut :apta*n Nemo d*d not appear-

; had made up m1 m*nd that ; shoud ne4er see h*m aga*n,
2hen, on the !,th No4ember, on return*ng to m1 room 2*th Ned
and :onse*, ; found upon m1 tabe a note addressed to me-
; opened *t *mpat*ent1- ;t 2as 2r*tten *n a bod, cear hand,
the characters rather po*nted, reca*ng the German t1pe-
The note 2as 2orded as foo2s$


T@ P7@5ESS@7 B7@NNBK, @n board the Naut*us- !,th of No4ember, !(,'-

:apta*n Nemo *n4*tes Professor Bronnax to a hunt*ng"part1, 2h*ch 2*
ta/e pace to"morro2 morn*ng *n the forests of the ;sand of :respo-
9e hopes that noth*ng 2* pre4ent the Professor from be*ng present,
and he 2* 2*th peasure see h*m jo*ned b1 h*s compan*ons-

:BPTB;N NEA@, :ommander of the Naut*us-


HB huntGH exca*med Ned-

HBnd *n the forests of the ;sand of :respoGH added :onse*-

H@hG then the genteman *s go*ng on terra f*rmaLH rep*ed Ned Land-

HThat seems to me to be cear1 *nd*cated,H sa*d ;,
read*ng the etter once more-

H0e, 2e must accept,H sa*d the :anad*an- H8ut once more on dr1 ground,
2e sha /no2 2hat to do- ;ndeed, ; sha not be sorr1 to eat a p*ece
of fresh 4en*son-H

0*thout see/*ng to reconc*e 2hat 2as contrad*ctor1 bet2een :apta*n
NemoNs man*fest a4ers*on to *sands and cont*nents, and h*s *n4*tat*on
to hunt *n a forest, ; contented m1sef 2*th rep1*ng$

HLet us f*rst see 2here the ;sand of :respo *s-H

; consuted the pan*sphere, and *n &2J #0N N- at-
and !+'J +0N 0- ong-, ; found a sma *sand, recogn*sed *n !(0!
b1 :apta*n :respo, and mar/ed *n the anc*ent Span*sh maps
as 7occa de a Pata, the mean*ng of 2h*ch *s The S*4er 7oc/-
0e 2ere then about e*ghteen hundred m*es from our start*ng"po*nt,
and the course of the Naut*us, a *tte changed, 2as br*ng*ng
*t bac/ to2ards the southeast-

; sho2ed th*s *tte roc/, ost *n the m*dst of the North Pac*f*c,
to m1 compan*ons-

H;f :apta*n Nemo does somet*mes go on dr1 ground,H sa*d ;,
Hhe at east chooses desert *sands-H

Ned Land shrugged h*s shouders 2*thout spea/*ng, and :onse*
and he eft me-

Bfter supper, 2h*ch 2as ser4ed b1 the ste2ard, mute and *mpass*4e,
; 2ent to bed, not 2*thout some anx*et1-

The next morn*ng, the !'th of No4ember, on a2a/en*ng, ; fet
that the Naut*us 2as perfect1 st*- ; dressed Ou*c/1
and entered the saoon-

:apta*n Nemo 2as there, 2a*t*ng for me- 9e rose, bo2ed,
and as/ed me *f *t 2as con4en*ent for me to accompan1 h*m-
Bs he made no aus*on to h*s absence dur*ng the ast e*ght da1s,
; d*d not ment*on *t, and s*mp1 ans2ered that m1 compan*ons and
m1sef 2ere read1 to foo2 h*m-

0e entered the d*n*ng"room, 2here brea/fast 2as ser4ed-

HA- Bronnax,H sa*d the :apta*n, Hpra1, share m1 brea/fast 2*thout ceremon1P
2e 2* chat as 2e eat- 5or, though ; prom*sed 1ou a 2a/ *n the forest,
; d*d not underta/e to f*nd hotes there- So brea/fast as a man 2ho 2* most
*/e1 not ha4e h*s d*nner t* 4er1 ate-H

; d*d honour to the repast- ;t 2as composed of se4era /*nds of f*sh,
and s*ces of sea"cucumber, and d*fferent sorts of sea2eed-
@ur dr*n/ cons*sted of pure 2ater, to 2h*ch the :apta*n added
some drops of a fermented *Ouor, extracted b1 the Ramschatcha
method from a sea2eed /no2n under the name of 7hodomen*a pamata-
:apta*n Nemo ate at f*rst 2*thout sa1*ng a 2ord- Then he began$

HS*r, 2hen ; proposed to 1ou to hunt *n m1 submar*ne forest of :respo,
1ou e4*dent1 thought me mad- S*r, 1ou shoud ne4er judge *ght1
of an1 man-H

H8ut :apta*n, be*e4e me""""H

H8e /*nd enough to *sten, and 1ou 2* then see 2hether 1ou
ha4e an1 cause to accuse me of fo1 and contrad*ct*on-H

H; *sten-H

HMou /no2 as 2e as ; do, Professor, that man can *4e under 2ater,
pro4*d*ng he carr*es 2*th h*m a suff*c*ent supp1 of breathabe a*r-
;n submar*ne 2or/s, the 2or/man, cad *n an *mper4*ous dress,
2*th h*s head *n a meta hemet, rece*4es a*r from abo4e b1 means
of forc*ng pumps and reguators-H

HThat *s a d*4*ng apparatus,H sa*d ;-

H<ust so, but under these cond*t*ons the man *s not at *bert1P
he *s attached to the pump 2h*ch sends h*m a*r through an
*nd*a"rubber tube, and *f 2e 2ere ob*ged to be thus hed
to the Naut*us, 2e coud not go far-H

HBnd the means of gett*ng freeLH ; as/ed-

H;t *s to use the 7ouOua1ro apparatus, *n4ented b1 t2o of 1our
o2n countr1men, 2h*ch ; ha4e brought to perfect*on for m1 o2n use,
and 2h*ch 2* ao2 1ou to r*s/ 1oursef under these ne2
ph1s*oog*ca cond*t*ons 2*thout an1 organ 2hate4er suffer*ng-
;t cons*sts of a reser4o*r of th*c/ *ron pates, *n 2h*ch ; store
the a*r under a pressure of f*ft1 atmospheres- Th*s reser4o*r *s
f*xed on the bac/ b1 means of braces, */e a sod*erNs /napsac/-
;ts upper part forms a box *n 2h*ch the a*r *s /ept b1 means of
a beo2s, and therefore cannot escape uness at *ts norma tens*on-
;n the 7ouOua1ro apparatus such as 2e use, t2o *nd*a rubber p*pes
ea4e th*s box and jo*n a sort of tent 2h*ch hods the nose and mouthP
one *s to *ntroduce fresh a*r, the other to et out the fou, and the tongue
coses one or the other accord*ng to the 2ants of the resp*rator-
8ut ;, *n encounter*ng great pressures at the bottom of the sea,
2as ob*ged to shut m1 head, */e that of a d*4er *n a ba of copperP
and *t *s to th*s ba of copper that the t2o p*pes, the *nsp*rator and
the exp*rator, open-H

HPerfect1, :apta*n NemoP but the a*r that 1ou carr1 2*th 1ou
must soon be usedP 2hen *t on1 conta*ns f*fteen per cent-
of ox1gen *t *s no onger f*t to breathe-H

H7*ghtG 8ut ; tod 1ou, A- Bronnax, that the pumps of the Naut*us ao2
me to store the a*r under cons*derabe pressure, and on those cond*t*ons
the reser4o*r of the apparatus can furn*sh breathabe a*r for n*ne
or ten hours-H

H; ha4e no further object*ons to ma/e,H ; ans2ered-
H; 2* on1 as/ 1ou one th*ng, :apta*n""ho2 can 1ou *ght 1our
road at the bottom of the seaLH

H0*th the 7uhm/orff apparatus, A- BronnaxP one *s carr*ed on the bac/,
the other *s fastened to the 2a*st- ;t *s composed of a 8unsen p*e,
2h*ch ; do not 2or/ 2*th b*chromate of potash, but 2*th sod*um-
B 2*re *s *ntroduced 2h*ch coects the eectr*c*t1 produced, and d*rects
*t to2ards a part*cuar1 made antern- ;n th*s antern *s a sp*ra gass
2h*ch conta*ns a sma Ouant*t1 of carbon*c gas- 0hen the apparatus *s at
2or/ th*s gas becomes um*nous, g*4*ng out a 2h*te and cont*nuous *ght-
Thus pro4*ded, ; can breathe and ; can see-H

H:apta*n Nemo, to a m1 object*ons 1ou ma/e such crush*ng ans2ers that ;
dare no onger doubt- 8ut, *f ; am forced to adm*t the 7ouOua1ro
and 7uhm/orff apparatus, ; must be ao2ed some reser4at*ons 2*th regard
to the gun ; am to carr1-H

H8ut *t *s not a gun for po2der,H ans2ered the :apta*n-

HThen *t *s an a*r"gun-H

H3oubtessG 9o2 2oud 1ou ha4e me manufacture gun po2der on board,
2*thout e*ther satpetre, suphur, or charcoaLH

H8es*des,H ; added, Hto f*re under 2ater *n a med*um e*ght
hundred and f*ft1"f*4e t*mes denser than the a*r, 2e must
conOuer 4er1 cons*derabe res*stance-H

HThat 2oud be no d*ff*cut1- There ex*st guns, accord*ng to 5uton,
perfected *n Engand b1 Ph**p :oes and 8ure1, *n 5rance b1 5urc1,
and *n ;ta1 b1 Land*, 2h*ch are furn*shed 2*th a pecu*ar
s1stem of cos*ng, 2h*ch can f*re under these cond*t*ons-
8ut ; repeat, ha4*ng no po2der, ; use a*r under great pressure,
2h*ch the pumps of the Naut*us furn*sh abundant1-H

H8ut th*s a*r must be rap*d1 usedLH

H0e, ha4e ; not m1 7ouOua1ro reser4o*r, 2h*ch can furn*sh *t at needL
B tap *s a that *s reOu*red- 8es*des A- Bronnax, 1ou must see
1oursef that, dur*ng our submar*ne hunt, 2e can spend but *tte a*r
and but fe2 bas-H

H8ut *t seems to me that *n th*s t2**ght, and *n the m*dst of th*s fu*d,
2h*ch *s 4er1 dense compared 2*th the atmosphere, shots coud not go far,
nor eas*1 pro4e morta-H

HS*r, on the contrar1, 2*th th*s gun e4er1 bo2 *s mortaP
and, ho2e4er *ght1 the an*ma *s touched, *t fas as *f struc/
b1 a thunderbot-H

H0h1LH

H8ecause the bas sent b1 th*s gun are not ord*nar1 bas, but *tte
cases of gass- These gass cases are co4ered 2*th a case of stee,
and 2e*ghted 2*th a peet of eadP the1 are rea Le1den bottes,
*nto 2h*ch the eectr*c*t1 *s forced to a 4er1 h*gh tens*on-
0*th the s*ghtest shoc/ the1 are d*scharged, and the an*ma,
ho2e4er strong *t ma1 be, fas dead- ; must te 1ou that these
cases are s*.e number four, and that the charge for an ord*nar1 gun
2oud be ten-H

H; 2* argue no onger,H ; rep*ed, r*s*ng from the tabe-
H; ha4e noth*ng eft me but to ta/e m1 gun- Bt a e4ents,
; 2* go 2here 1ou go-H

:apta*n Nemo then ed me aftP and *n pass*ng before NedNs and
:onse*Ns cab*n, ; caed m1 t2o compan*ons, 2ho foo2ed prompt1-
0e then came to a ce near the mach*ner1"room, *n 2h*ch 2e put
on our 2a/*ng"dress-



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B 0BLR @N T9E 8@TT@A @5 T9E SEB

Th*s ce 2as, to spea/ correct1, the arsena and 2ardrobe of the Naut*us-
B do.en d*4*ng apparatuses hung from the part*t*on 2a*t*ng our use-

Ned Land, on see*ng them, sho2ed e4*dent repugnance to dress
h*msef *n one-

H8ut, m1 2orth1 Ned, the forests of the ;sand of :respo are noth*ng
but submar*ne forests-H

HGoodGH sa*d the d*sappo*nted harpooner, 2ho sa2 h*s dreams
of fresh meat fade a2a1- HBnd 1ou, A- Bronnax, are 1ou go*ng
to dress 1oursef *n those cothesLH

HThere *s no aternat*4e, Aaster Ned-H

HBs 1ou pease, s*r,H rep*ed the harpooner, shrugg*ng h*s shoudersP
Hbut, as for me, uness ; am forced, ; 2* ne4er get *nto one-H

HNo one 2* force 1ou, Aaster Ned,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo-

H;s :onse* go*ng to r*s/ *tLH as/ed Ned-

H; foo2 m1 master 2here4er he goes,H rep*ed :onse*-

Bt the :apta*nNs ca t2o of the sh*pNs cre2 came to hep us dress
*n these hea41 and *mper4*ous cothes, made of *nd*a"rubber 2*thout seam,
and constructed express1 to res*st cons*derabe pressure-
@ne 2oud ha4e thought *t a su*t of armour, both suppe and res*st*ng-
Th*s su*t formed trousers and 2a*stcoat- The trousers 2ere
f*n*shed off 2*th th*c/ boots, 2e*ghted 2*th hea41 eaden soes-
The texture of the 2a*stcoat 2as hed together b1 bands of copper,
2h*ch crossed the chest, protect*ng *t from the great pressure
of the 2ater, and ea4*ng the ungs free to actP the see4es ended
*n go4es, 2h*ch *n no 2a1 restra*ned the mo4ement of the hands-
There 2as a 4ast d*fference not*ceabe bet2een these consummate
apparatuses and the od cor/ breastpates, jac/ets, and other
contr*4ances *n 4ogue dur*ng the e*ghteenth centur1-

:apta*n Nemo and one of h*s compan*ons Ca sort of 9ercues,
2ho must ha4e possessed great strengthD, :onse* and m1sef
2ere soon en4eoped *n the dresses- There rema*ned noth*ng
more to be done but to encose our heads *n the meta box-
8ut, before proceed*ng to th*s operat*on, ; as/ed the :apta*nNs
perm*ss*on to exam*ne the guns-

@ne of the Naut*us men ga4e me a s*mpe gun, the butt end
of 2h*ch, made of stee, hoo2 *n the centre, 2as rather arge-
;t ser4ed as a reser4o*r for compressed a*r, 2h*ch a 4a4e,
2or/ed b1 a spr*ng, ao2ed to escape *nto a meta tube-
B box of project*es *n a groo4e *n the th*c/ness of the butt
end conta*ned about t2ent1 of these eectr*c bas, 2h*ch,
b1 means of a spr*ng, 2ere forced *nto the barre of the gun-
Bs soon as one shot 2as f*red, another 2as read1-

H:apta*n Nemo,H sa*d ;, Hth*s arm *s perfect, and eas*1 handed$
; on1 as/ to be ao2ed to tr1 *t- 8ut ho2 sha 2e ga*n the bottom
of the seaLH

HBt th*s moment, Professor, the Naut*us *s stranded *n f*4e fathoms,
and 2e ha4e noth*ng to do but to start-H

H8ut ho2 sha 2e get offLH

HMou sha see-H

:apta*n Nemo thrust h*s head *nto the hemet, :onse* and ; d*d the same,
not 2*thout hear*ng an *ron*ca HGood sportGH from the :anad*an-
The upper part of our dress term*nated *n a copper coar upon 2h*ch
2as scre2ed the meta hemet- Three hoes, protected b1 th*c/ gass,
ao2ed us to see *n a d*rect*ons, b1 s*mp1 turn*ng our head
*n the *nter*or of the head"dress- Bs soon as *t 2as *n pos*t*on,
the 7ouOua1ro apparatus on our bac/s began to actP and, for m1 part,
; coud breathe 2*th ease-

0*th the 7uhm/orff amp hang*ng from m1 bet, and the gun *n m1 hand,
; 2as read1 to set out- 8ut to spea/ the truth, *mpr*soned *n
these hea41 garments, and gued to the dec/ b1 m1 eaden soes,
*t 2as *mposs*be for me to ta/e a step-

8ut th*s state of th*ngs 2as pro4*ded for- ; fet m1sef be*ng
pushed *nto a *tte room cont*guous to the 2ardrobe room-
A1 compan*ons foo2ed, to2ed aong *n the same 2a1- ; heard
a 2ater"t*ght door, furn*shed 2*th stopper pates, cose upon us,
and 2e 2ere 2rapped *n profound dar/ness-

Bfter some m*nutes, a oud h*ss*ng 2as heard- ; fet the cod
mount from m1 feet to m1 chest- E4*dent1 from some part of the
4esse the1 had, b1 means of a tap, g*4en entrance to the 2ater,
2h*ch 2as *n4ad*ng us, and 2*th 2h*ch the room 2as soon f*ed-
B second door cut *n the s*de of the Naut*us then opened-
0e sa2 a fa*nt *ght- ;n another *nstant our feet trod the bottom
of the sea-

Bnd no2, ho2 can ; retrace the *mpress*on eft upon me b1 that 2a/
under the 2atersL 0ords are *mpotent to reate such 2ondersG
:apta*n Nemo 2a/ed *n front, h*s compan*on foo2ed some steps beh*nd-
:onse* and ; rema*ned near each other, as *f an exchange of 2ords
had been poss*be through our meta*c cases- ; no onger fet
the 2e*ght of m1 coth*ng, or of m1 shoes, of m1 reser4o*r of a*r,
or m1 th*c/ hemet, *n the m*dst of 2h*ch m1 head ratted */e an amond
*n *ts she-

The *ght, 2h*ch *t the so* th*rt1 feet beo2 the surface of
the ocean, aston*shed me b1 *ts po2er- The soar ra1s shone through
the 2ater1 mass eas*1, and d*ss*pated a coour, and ; cear1
d*st*ngu*shed objects at a d*stance of a hundred and f*ft1 1ards-
8e1ond that the t*nts dar/ened *nto f*ne gradat*ons of utramar*ne,
and faded *nto 4ague obscur*t1- Tru1 th*s 2ater 2h*ch surrounded
me 2as but another a*r denser than the terrestr*a atmosphere,
but amost as transparent- Bbo4e me 2as the cam surface of the sea-
0e 2ere 2a/*ng on f*ne, e4en sand, not 2r*n/ed, as on a fat shore,
2h*ch reta*ns the *mpress*on of the b*o2s- Th*s da..*ng carpet,
rea1 a refector, repeed the ra1s of the sun 2*th 2onderfu *ntens*t1,
2h*ch accounted for the 4*brat*on 2h*ch penetrated e4er1 atom of *Ou*d-
Sha ; be be*e4ed 2hen ; sa1 that, at the depth of th*rt1 feet,
; coud see as *f ; 2as *n broad da1*ghtL

5or a Ouarter of an hour ; trod on th*s sand, so2n 2*th the *mpapabe
dust of shes- The hu of the Naut*us, resemb*ng a ong shoa,
d*sappeared b1 degreesP but *ts antern, 2hen dar/ness shoud o4erta/e us
*n the 2aters, 2oud hep to gu*de us on board b1 *ts d*st*nct ra1s-

Soon forms of objects out*ned *n the d*stance 2ere d*scern*be-
; recogn*sed magn*f*cent roc/s, hung 2*th a tapestr1 of .ooph1tes
of the most beaut*fu /*nd, and ; 2as at f*rst struc/ b1 the pecu*ar
effect of th*s med*um-

;t 2as then ten *n the morn*ngP the ra1s of the sun struc/ the surface
of the 2a4es at rather an ob*Oue ange, and at the touch of the*r *ght,
decomposed b1 refract*on as through a pr*sm, fo2ers, roc/s, pants, shes,
and po1p* 2ere shaded at the edges b1 the se4en soar coours-
;t 2as mar4eous, a feast for the e1es, th*s comp*cat*on of cooured t*nts,
a perfect /ae*doscope of green, 1eo2, orange, 4*oet, *nd*go, and bueP
*n one 2ord, the 2hoe paette of an enthus*ast*c coour*stG
0h1 coud ; not commun*cate to :onse* the *4e1 sensat*ons 2h*ch 2ere
mount*ng to m1 bra*n, and r*4a h*m *n express*ons of adm*rat*onL
5or aught ; /ne2, :apta*n Nemo and h*s compan*on m*ght be abe to exchange
thoughts b1 means of s*gns pre4*ous1 agreed upon- So, for 2ant of better,
; ta/ed to m1sefP ; deca*med *n the copper box 2h*ch co4ered m1 head,
thereb1 expend*ng more a*r *n 4a*n 2ords than 2as perhaps 2*se-

6ar*ous /*nds of *s*s, custers of pure tuft"cora, pr*c/1 fung*,
and anemones formed a br**ant garden of fo2ers, dec/ed 2*th the*r
coarettes of bue tentaces, sea"stars studd*ng the sand1 bottom-
;t 2as a rea gr*ef to me to crush under m1 feet the br**ant
spec*mens of mouscs 2h*ch stre2ed the ground b1 thousands,
of hammerheads, donac*ae C4er*tabe bound*ng shesD, of sta*rcases,
and red hemet"shes, ange"2*ngs, and man1 others produced b1 th*s
*nexhaust*be ocean- 8ut 2e 2ere bound to 2a/, so 2e 2ent on,
2h*st abo4e our heads 2a4ed medusae 2hose umbreas of opa
or rose"p*n/, escaoped 2*th a band of bue, shetered us from
the ra1s of the sun and f*er1 peag*ae, 2h*ch, *n the dar/ness,
2oud ha4e stre2n our path 2*th phosphorescent *ght-

B these 2onders ; sa2 *n the space of a Ouarter of a m*e,
scarce1 stopp*ng, and foo2*ng :apta*n Nemo, 2ho bec/oned me on
b1 s*gns- Soon the nature of the so* changedP to the sand1 pa*n
succeeded an extent of s*m1 mud 2h*ch the Bmer*cans ca Hoo.e,H
composed of eOua parts of s**c*ous and cacareous shes- 0e then
tra4eed o4er a pa*n of sea2eed of 2*d and uxur*ant 4egetat*on-
Th*s s2ard 2as of cose texture, and soft to the feet,
and r*4aed the softest carpet 2o4en b1 the hand of man-
8ut 2h*st 4erdure 2as spread at our feet, *t d*d not abandon our heads-
B *ght net2or/ of mar*ne pants, of that *nexhaust*be fam*1
of sea2eeds of 2h*ch more than t2o thousand /*nds are /no2n,
gre2 on the surface of the 2ater-

; not*ced that the green pants /ept nearer the top of the sea,
2h*st the red 2ere at a greater depth, ea4*ng to the bac/
or bro2n the care of form*ng gardens and parterres *n the remote
beds of the ocean-

0e had Ou*tted the Naut*us about an hour and a haf-
;t 2as near noonP ; /ne2 b1 the perpend*cuar*t1 of the sunNs ra1s,
2h*ch 2ere no onger refracted- The mag*ca coours d*sappeared
b1 degrees, and the shades of emerad and sapph*re 2ere effaced-
0e 2a/ed 2*th a reguar step, 2h*ch rang upon the ground 2*th
aston*sh*ng *ntens*t1P the s*ghtest no*se 2as transm*tted 2*th a
Ou*c/ness to 2h*ch the ear *s unaccustomed on the earthP *ndeed, 2ater *s
a better conductor of sound than a*r, *n the rat*o of four to one-
Bt th*s per*od the earth soped do2n2ardsP the *ght too/ a un*form t*nt-
0e 2ere at a depth of a hundred and f*4e 1ards and t2ent1 *nches,
undergo*ng a pressure of s*x atmospheres-

Bt th*s depth ; coud st* see the ra1s of the sun, though feeb1P
to the*r *ntense br**anc1 had succeeded a redd*sh t2**ght, the o2est
state bet2een da1 and n*ghtP but 2e coud st* see 2e enoughP
*t 2as not necessar1 to resort to the 7uhm/orff apparatus as 1et-
Bt th*s moment :apta*n Nemo stoppedP he 2a*ted t* ; jo*ned h*m,
and then po*nted to an obscure mass, oom*ng *n the shado2,
at a short d*stance-

H;t *s the forest of the ;sand of :respo,H thought ;P
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0e had at ast arr*4ed on the borders of th*s forest,
doubtess one of the f*nest of :apta*n NemoNs *mmense doma*ns-
9e oo/ed upon *t as h*s o2n, and cons*dered he had the same r*ght
o4er *t that the f*rst men had *n the f*rst da1s of the 2ord-
Bnd, *ndeed, 2ho 2oud ha4e d*sputed 2*th h*m the possess*on
of th*s submar*ne propert1L 0hat other hard*er p*oneer 2oud come,
hatchet *n hand, to cut do2n the dar/ copsesL

Th*s forest 2as composed of arge tree"pantsP and the moment 2e
penetrated under *ts 4ast arcades, ; 2as struc/ b1 the s*nguar
pos*t*on of the*r branches""a pos*t*on ; had not 1et obser4ed-

Not an herb 2h*ch carpeted the ground, not a branch 2h*ch cothed
the trees, 2as e*ther bro/en or bent, nor d*d the1 extend hor*.onta1P
a stretched up to the surface of the ocean- Not a f*ament, not a r*bbon,
ho2e4er th*n the1 m*ght be, but /ept as stra*ght as a rod of *ron-
The fuc* and *anas gre2 *n r*g*d perpend*cuar *nes, due to the dens*t1
of the eement 2h*ch had produced them- Aot*oness 1et, 2hen bent
to one s*de b1 the hand, the1 d*rect1 resumed the*r former pos*t*on-
Tru1 *t 2as the reg*on of perpend*cuar*t1G

; soon accustomed m1sef to th*s fantast*c pos*t*on,
as 2e as to the comparat*4e dar/ness 2h*ch surrounded us-
The so* of the forest seemed co4ered 2*th sharp boc/s,
d*ff*cut to a4o*d- The submar*ne fora struc/ me as be*ng
4er1 perfect, and r*cher e4en than *t 2oud ha4e been *n the arct*c
or trop*ca .ones, 2here these product*ons are not so pent*fu-
8ut for some m*nutes ; *n4ountar*1 confounded the genera,
ta/*ng an*mas for pantsP and 2ho 2oud not ha4e been m*sta/enL
The fauna and the fora are too cose1 a*ed *n th*s submar*ne 2ord-

These pants are sef"propagated, and the pr*nc*pe of the*r
ex*stence *s *n the 2ater, 2h*ch uphods and nour*shes them-
The greater number, *nstead of ea4es, shoot forth bades
of capr*c*ous shapes, compr*sed 2*th*n a scae of coours p*n/,
carm*ne, green, o*4e, fa2n, and bro2n-

H:ur*ous anoma1, fantast*c eementGH sa*d an *ngen*ous natura*st,
H*n 2h*ch the an*ma /*ngdom bossoms, and the 4egetabe does notGH

;n about an hour :apta*n Nemo ga4e the s*gna to hatP ;, for m1 part,
2as not sorr1, and 2e stretched ourse4es under an arbour of aar*ae,
the ong th*n bades of 2h*ch stood up */e arro2s-

Th*s short rest seemed de*c*ous to meP there 2as noth*ng
2ant*ng but the charm of con4ersat*onP but, *mposs*be to spea/,
*mposs*be to ans2er, ; on1 put m1 great copper head to :onse*Ns-
; sa2 the 2orth1 feo2Ns e1es g*sten*ng 2*th de*ght, and, to sho2
h*s sat*sfact*on, he shoo/ h*msef *n h*s breastpate of a*r,
*n the most com*ca 2a1 *n the 2ord-

Bfter four hours of th*s 2a/*ng, ; 2as surpr*sed not to f*nd
m1sef dreadfu1 hungr1- 9o2 to account for th*s state
of the stomach ; coud not te- 8ut *nstead ; fet an
*nsurmountabe des*re to seep, 2h*ch happens to a d*4ers-
Bnd m1 e1es soon cosed beh*nd the th*c/ gasses, and ; fe *nto
a hea41 sumber, 2h*ch the mo4ement aone had pre4ented before-
:apta*n Nemo and h*s robust compan*on, stretched *n the cear cr1sta,
set us the exampe-

9o2 ong ; rema*ned bur*ed *n th*s dro2s*ness ; cannot judge,
but, 2hen ; 2o/e, the sun seemed s*n/*ng to2ards the hor*.on-
:apta*n Nemo had aread1 r*sen, and ; 2as beg*nn*ng to stretch
m1 *mbs, 2hen an unexpected appar*t*on brought me br*s/1
to m1 feet-

B fe2 steps off, a monstrous sea"sp*der, about th*rt1"e*ght *nches
h*gh, 2as 2atch*ng me 2*th sOu*nt*ng e1es, read1 to spr*ng upon me-
Though m1 d*4erNs dress 2as th*c/ enough to defend me from
the b*te of th*s an*ma, ; coud not hep shudder*ng 2*th horror-
:onse* and the sa*or of the Naut*us a2o/e at th*s moment-
:apta*n Nemo po*nted out the h*deous crustacean, 2h*ch a bo2
from the butt end of the gun /noc/ed o4er, and ; sa2 the horr*be
ca2s of the monster 2r*the *n terr*be con4us*ons-
Th*s *nc*dent rem*nded me that other an*mas more to be feared
m*ght haunt these obscure depths, aga*nst 2hose attac/s m1
d*4*ng"dress 2oud not protect me- ; had ne4er thought of *t before,
but ; no2 reso4ed to be upon m1 guard- ;ndeed, ; thought
that th*s hat 2oud mar/ the term*nat*on of our 2a/P
but ; 2as m*sta/en, for, *nstead of return*ng to the Naut*us,
:apta*n Nemo cont*nued h*s bod excurs*on- The ground 2as st*
on the *nc*ne, *ts dec*4*t1 seemed to be gett*ng greater,
and to be ead*ng us to greater depths- ;t must ha4e been
about three oNcoc/ 2hen 2e reached a narro2 4ae1, bet2een h*gh
perpend*cuar 2as, s*tuated about se4ent1"f*4e fathoms deep-
Than/s to the perfect*on of our apparatus, 2e 2ere fort1"f*4e
fathoms beo2 the *m*t 2h*ch nature seems to ha4e *mposed on man
as to h*s submar*ne excurs*ons-

; sa1 se4ent1"f*4e fathoms, though ; had no *nstrument b1 2h*ch to
judge the d*stance- 8ut ; /ne2 that e4en *n the cearest 2aters
the soar ra1s coud not penetrate further- Bnd accord*ng1
the dar/ness deepened- Bt ten paces not an object 2as 4*s*be-
; 2as grop*ng m1 2a1, 2hen ; sudden1 sa2 a br**ant 2h*te *ght-
:apta*n Nemo had just put h*s eectr*c apparatus *nto useP
h*s compan*on d*d the same, and :onse* and ; foo2ed the*r exampe-
81 turn*ng a scre2 ; estab*shed a commun*cat*on bet2een the 2*re
and the sp*ra gass, and the sea, *t b1 our four anterns,
2as *um*nated for a c*rce of th*rt1"s*x 1ards-

Bs 2e 2a/ed ; thought the *ght of our 7uhm/orff apparatus
coud not fa* to dra2 some *nhab*tant from *ts dar/ couch-
8ut *f the1 d*d approach us, the1 at east /ept at
a respectfu d*stance from the hunters- Se4era t*mes
; sa2 :apta*n Nemo stop, put h*s gun to h*s shouder,
and after some moments drop *t and 2a/ on- Bt ast,
after about four hours, th*s mar4eous excurs*on came to an end-
B 2a of superb roc/s, *n an *mpos*ng mass, rose before us,
a heap of g*gant*c boc/s, an enormous, steep gran*te shore,
form*ng dar/ grottos, but 2h*ch presented no pract*cabe sopeP
*t 2as the prop of the ;sand of :respo- ;t 2as the earthG
:apta*n Nemo stopped sudden1- B gesture of h*s brought us a
to a hatP and, ho2e4er des*rous ; m*ght be to scae the 2a,
; 2as ob*ged to stop- 9ere ended :apta*n NemoNs doma*ns-
Bnd he 2oud not go be1ond them- 5urther on 2as a port*on of the
gobe he m*ght not trampe upon-

The return began- :apta*n Nemo had returned to the head of h*s *tte band,
d*rect*ng the*r course 2*thout hes*tat*on- ; thought 2e 2ere not foo2*ng
the same road to return to the Naut*us- The ne2 road 2as 4er1 steep,
and conseOuent1 4er1 pa*nfu- 0e approached the surface of the sea rap*d1-
8ut th*s return to the upper strata 2as not so sudden as to cause re*ef
from the pressure too rap*d1, 2h*ch m*ght ha4e produced ser*ous d*sorder
*n our organ*sat*on, and brought on *nterna es*ons, so fata to d*4ers-
6er1 soon *ght reappeared and gre2, and, the sun be*ng o2 on the hor*.on,
the refract*on edged the d*fferent objects 2*th a spectra r*ng-
Bt ten 1ards and a haf deep, 2e 2a/ed am*dst a shoa of *tte f*shes
of a /*nds, more numerous than the b*rds of the a*r, and aso more ag*eP
but no aOuat*c game 2orth1 of a shot had as 1et met our ga.e, 2hen at
that moment ; sa2 the :apta*n shouder h*s gun Ou*c/1, and foo2
a mo4*ng object *nto the shrubs- 9e f*redP ; heard a s*ght h*ss*ng,
and a creature fe stunned at some d*stance from us- ;t 2as a magn*f*cent
sea"otter, an enh1drus, the on1 excus*4e1 mar*ne Ouadruped-
Th*s otter 2as f*4e feet ong, and must ha4e been 4er1 4auabe-
;ts s/*n, chestnut"bro2n abo4e and s*4er1 underneath, 2oud ha4e made one
of those beaut*fu furs so sought after *n the 7uss*an and :h*nese mar/ets$
the f*neness and the ustre of *ts coat 2oud certa*n1 fetch L(0-
; adm*red th*s cur*ous mamma, 2*th *ts rounded head ornamented 2*th
short ears, *ts round e1es, and 2h*te 2h*s/ers */e those of a cat,
2*th 2ebbed feet and na*s, and tufted ta*- Th*s prec*ous an*ma,
hunted and trac/ed b1 f*shermen, has no2 become 4er1 rare, and ta/en refuge
ch*ef1 *n the northern parts of the Pac*f*c, or probab1 *ts race 2oud
soon become ext*nct-

:apta*n NemoNs compan*on too/ the beast, thre2 *t o4er h*s shouder, and 2e
cont*nued our journe1- 5or one hour a pa*n of sand a1 stretched before us-
Somet*mes *t rose to 2*th*n t2o 1ards and some *nches of the surface of
the 2ater- ; then sa2 our *mage cear1 refected, dra2n *n4erse1, and abo4e
us appeared an *dent*ca group refect*ng our mo4ements and our act*onsP
*n a 2ord, */e us *n e4er1 po*nt, except that the1 2a/ed 2*th the*r heads
do2n2ard and the*r feet *n the a*r-

Bnother effect ; not*ced, 2h*ch 2as the passage of th*c/ couds 2h*ch formed
and 4an*shed rap*d1P but on refect*on ; understood that these seem*ng
couds 2ere due to the 4ar1*ng th*c/ness of the reeds at the bottom,
and ; coud e4en see the feec1 foam 2h*ch the*r bro/en tops mut*p*ed
on the 2ater, and the shado2s of arge b*rds pass*ng abo4e our heads,
2hose rap*d f*ght ; coud d*scern on the surface of the sea-

@n th*s occas*on ; 2as 2*tness to one of the f*nest gun
shots 2h*ch e4er made the ner4es of a hunter thr*-
B arge b*rd of great breadth of 2*ng, cear1 4*s*be, approached,
ho4er*ng o4er us- :apta*n NemoNs compan*on shoudered h*s gun
and f*red, 2hen *t 2as on1 a fe2 1ards abo4e the 2a4es-
The creature fe stunned, and the force of *ts fa
brought *t 2*th*n the reach of dexterous hunterNs grasp-
;t 2as an abatross of the f*nest /*nd-

@ur march had not been *nterrupted b1 th*s *nc*dent-
5or t2o hours 2e foo2ed these sand1 pa*ns, then f*eds of agae
4er1 d*sagreeabe to cross- :and*d1, ; coud do no more 2hen ;
sa2 a g*mmer of *ght, 2h*ch, for a haf m*e, bro/e the
dar/ness of the 2aters- ;t 2as the antern of the Naut*us-
8efore t2ent1 m*nutes 2ere o4er 2e shoud be on board,
and ; shoud be abe to breathe 2*th ease, for *t seemed
that m1 reser4o*r supp*ed a*r 4er1 def*c*ent *n ox1gen-
8ut ; d*d not rec/on on an acc*denta meet*ng 2h*ch dea1ed our
arr*4a for some t*me-

; had rema*ned some steps beh*nd, 2hen ; present1 sa2 :apta*n
Nemo com*ng hurr*ed1 to2ards me- 0*th h*s strong hand he bent
me to the ground, h*s compan*on do*ng the same to :onse*-
Bt f*rst ; /ne2 not 2hat to th*n/ of th*s sudden attac/, but ;
2as soon reassured b1 see*ng the :apta*n *e do2n bes*de me,
and rema*n *mmo4abe-

; 2as stretched on the ground, just under the sheter of a bush
of agae, 2hen, ra*s*ng m1 head, ; sa2 some enormous mass,
cast*ng phosphorescent geams, pass buster*ng1 b1-

A1 bood fro.e *n m1 4e*ns as ; recogn*sed t2o form*dabe
shar/s 2h*ch threatened us- ;t 2as a coupe of t*ntoreas,
terr*be creatures, 2*th enormous ta*s and a du gass1 stare,
the phosphorescent matter ejected from hoes p*erced around the mu..e-
Aonstrous brutesG 2h*ch 2oud crush a 2hoe man *n the*r *ron ja2s-
; d*d not /no2 2hether :onse* stopped to cass*f1 themP for m1 part,
; not*ced the*r s*4er be*es, and the*r huge mouths br*st*ng
2*th teeth, from a 4er1 unsc*ent*f*c po*nt of 4*e2, and more as a
poss*be 4*ct*m than as a natura*st-

9app*1 the 4orac*ous creatures do not see 2e- The1 passed 2*thout
see*ng us, brush*ng us 2*th the*r bro2n*sh f*ns, and 2e escaped b1 a m*race
from a danger certa*n1 greater than meet*ng a t*ger fu"face *n the forest-
9af an hour after, gu*ded b1 the eectr*c *ght 2e reached the Naut*us-
The outs*de door had been eft open, and :apta*n Nemo cosed *t
as soon as 2e had entered the f*rst ce- 9e then pressed a /nob-
; heard the pumps 2or/*ng *n the m*dst of the 4esse, ; fet the 2ater
s*n/*ng from around me, and *n a fe2 moments the ce 2as ent*re1 empt1-
The *ns*de door then opened, and 2e entered the 4estr1-

There our d*4*ng"dress 2as ta/en off, not 2*thout some troube, and,
fa*r1 2orn out from 2ant of food and seep, ; returned to m1 room,
*n great 2onder at th*s surpr*s*ng excurs*on at the bottom of the sea-



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The next morn*ng, the !(th of No4ember, ; had Ou*te reco4ered from
m1 fat*gues of the da1 before, and ; 2ent up on to the patform,
just as the second *eutenant 2as utter*ng h*s da*1 phrase-

; 2as adm*r*ng the magn*f*cent aspect of the ocean 2hen :apta*n
Nemo appeared- 9e d*d not seem to be a2are of m1 presence,
and began a ser*es of astronom*ca obser4at*ons-
Then, 2hen he had f*n*shed, he 2ent and eant on the cage
of the 2atch"*ght, and ga.ed abstracted1 on the ocean-
;n the meant*me, a number of the sa*ors of the Naut*us,
a strong and heath1 men, had come up onto the patform-
The1 came to dra2 up the nets that had been a*d a n*ght-
These sa*ors 2ere e4*dent1 of d*fferent nat*ons,
athough the European t1pe 2as 4*s*be *n a of them-
; recogn*sed some unm*sta/abe ;r*shmen, 5renchmen, some Sca4es,
and a Gree/, or a :and*ote- The1 2ere c*4*, and on1 used that odd
anguage among themse4es, the or*g*n of 2h*ch ; coud not guess,
ne*ther coud ; Ouest*on them-

The nets 2ere haued *n- The1 2ere a arge /*nd of Hchauts,H */e those
on the Normand1 coasts, great poc/ets that the 2a4es and a cha*n f*xed
*n the smaer meshes /ept open- These poc/ets, dra2n b1 *ron poes,
s2ept through the 2ater, and gathered *n e4er1th*ng *n the*r 2a1-
That da1 the1 brought up cur*ous spec*mens from those product*4e coasts-

; rec/oned that the hau had brought *n more than n*ne hundred2e*ght of f*sh-
;t 2as a f*ne hau, but not to be 2ondered at- ;ndeed, the nets are et
do2n for se4era hours, and encose *n the*r meshes an *nf*n*te 4ar*et1-
0e had no ac/ of exceent food, and the rap*d*t1 of the Naut*us
and the attract*on of the eectr*c *ght coud a2a1s rene2 our supp1-
These se4era product*ons of the sea 2ere *mmed*ate1 o2ered through the
pane to the ste2ardNs room, some to be eaten fresh, and others p*c/ed-

The f*sh*ng ended, the pro4*s*on of a*r rene2ed, ; thought
that the Naut*us 2as about to cont*nue *ts submar*ne excurs*on,
and 2as prepar*ng to return to m1 room, 2hen, 2*thout further preambe,
the :apta*n turned to me, sa1*ng$

HProfessor, *s not th*s ocean g*fted 2*th rea *feL ;t has *ts
tempers and *ts gente moods- Mesterda1 *t sept as 2e d*d, and no2 *t
has 2o/e after a Ou*et n*ght- Loo/GH he cont*nued, H*t 2a/es under
the caresses of the sun- ;t *s go*ng to rene2 *ts d*urna ex*stence-
;t *s an *nterest*ng stud1 to 2atch the pa1 of *ts organ*sat*on-
;t has a puse, arter*es, spasmsP and ; agree 2*th the earned Aaur1,
2ho d*sco4ered *n *t a c*rcuat*on as rea as the c*rcuat*on of
bood *n an*mas-

HMes, the ocean has *ndeed c*rcuat*on, and to promote *t, the :reator
has caused th*ngs to mut*p1 *n *t""caor*c, sat, and an*macuae-H

0hen :apta*n Nemo spo/e thus, he seemed atogether changed,
and aroused an extraord*nar1 emot*on *n me-

HBso,H he added, Htrue ex*stence *s thereP and ; can *mag*ne
the foundat*ons of naut*ca to2ns, custers of submar*ne houses,
2h*ch, */e the Naut*us, 2oud ascend e4er1 morn*ng to breathe
at the surface of the 2ater, free to2ns, *ndependent c*t*es-
Met 2ho /no2s 2hether some despot""""H

:apta*n Nemo f*n*shed h*s sentence 2*th a 4*oent gesture-
Then, address*ng me as *f to chase a2a1 some sorro2fu thought$

HA- Bronnax,H he as/ed- Hdo 1ou /no2 the depth of the oceanLH

H; on1 /no2, :apta*n, 2hat the pr*nc*pa sound*ngs ha4e taught us-H

H:oud 1ou te me them, so that ; can su*t them to m1 purposeLH

HThese are some,H ; rep*ed, Hthat ; remember- ;f ; am not m*sta/en,
a depth of (,000 1ards has been found *n the North Btant*c,
and 2,+00 1ards *n the Aed*terranean- The most remar/abe sound*ngs
ha4e been made *n the South Btant*c, near the th*rt1"f*fth parae,
and the1 ga4e !2,000 1ards, !#,000 1ards, and !+,000 1ards-
To sum up a, *t *s rec/oned that *f the bottom of the sea 2ere e4eed,
*ts mean depth 2oud be about one and three"Ouarter eagues-H

H0e, Professor,H rep*ed the :apta*n, H2e sha sho2 1ou better
than that ; hope- Bs to the mean depth of th*s part of the Pac*f*c,
; te 1ou *t *s on1 #,000 1ards-H

9a4*ng sa*d th*s, :apta*n Nemo 2ent to2ards the pane,
and d*sappeared do2n the adder- ; foo2ed h*m, and 2ent *nto
the arge dra2*ng"room- The scre2 2as *mmed*ate1 put *n mot*on,
and the og ga4e t2ent1 m*es an hour-

3ur*ng the da1s and 2ee/s that passed, :apta*n Nemo
2as 4er1 spar*ng of h*s 4*s*ts- ; sedom sa2 h*m-
The *eutenant pr*c/ed the sh*pNs course reguar1 on the chart,
so ; coud a2a1s te exact1 the route of the Naut*us-

Near1 e4er1 da1, for some t*me, the panes of the dra2*ng"room 2ere opened,
and 2e 2ere ne4er t*red of penetrat*ng the m1ster*es of the submar*ne 2ord-

The genera d*rect*on of the Naut*us 2as south"east, and *t /ept bet2een !00
and !+0 1ards of depth- @ne da1, ho2e4er, ; do not /no2 2h1, be*ng dra2n
d*agona1 b1 means of the *nc*ned panes, *t touched the bed of the sea-
The thermometer *nd*cated a temperature of #-2+ Ccent-D$ a temperature that at
th*s depth seemed common to a at*tudes-

Bt three oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng of the 2,th of No4ember the Naut*us
crossed the trop*c of :ancer at !'2J ong- @n 2'th *nstant *t
s*ghted the Sand2*ch ;sands, 2here :oo/ d*ed, 5ebruar1 !#, !'')-
0e had then gone #,(,0 eagues from our start*ng"po*nt- ;n the morn*ng,
2hen ; 2ent on the patform, ; sa2 t2o m*es to 2*nd2ard,
9a2a**, the argest of the se4en *sands that form the group-
; sa2 cear1 the cut*4ated ranges, and the se4era mounta*n"cha*ns
that run parae 2*th the s*de, and the 4ocanoes that o4ertop
Aouna"7ea, 2h*ch r*se +,000 1ards abo4e the e4e of the sea-
8es*des other th*ngs the nets brought up, 2ere se4era fabear*ae
and gracefu po1p*, that are pecu*ar to that part of the ocean-
The d*rect*on of the Naut*us 2as st* to the south"east- ;t crossed
the eOuator 3ecember !, *n !#2J ong-P and on the #th of the same month,
after cross*ng rap*d1 and 2*thout an1th*ng *n part*cuar occurr*ng,
2e s*ghted the AarOuesas group- ; sa2, three m*es off, Aart*nNs pea/
*n Nou/a"9*4a, the argest of the group that beongs to 5rance-
; on1 sa2 the 2ood1 mounta*ns aga*nst the hor*.on, because :apta*n Nemo
d*d not 2*sh to br*ng the sh*p to the 2*nd- There the nets brought up
beaut*fu spec*mens of f*sh$ some 2*th a.ure f*ns and ta*s */e god,
the fesh of 2h*ch *s unr*4aedP some near1 dest*tute of scaes,
but of exOu*s*te fa4ourP others, 2*th bon1 ja2s, and 1eo2"t*nged
g*s, as good as bon*tosP a f*sh that 2oud be of use to us-
Bfter ea4*ng these charm*ng *sands protected b1 the 5rench fag,
from the #th to the !!th of 3ecember the Naut*us sa*ed o4er about
2,000 m*es-

3ur*ng the da1t*me of the !!th of 3ecember ; 2as bus1 read*ng
*n the arge dra2*ng"room- Ned Land and :onse* 2atched the um*nous
2ater through the haf"open panes- The Naut*us 2as *mmo4abe-
0h*e *ts reser4o*rs 2ere f*ed, *t /ept at a depth of !,000 1ards,
a reg*on rare1 4*s*ted *n the ocean, and *n 2h*ch arge f*sh
2ere sedom seen-

; 2as then read*ng a charm*ng boo/ b1 <ean Aace, The Sa4es of the Stomach,
and ; 2as earn*ng some 4auabe essons from *t, 2hen :onse* *nterrupted me-

H0* master come here a momentLH he sa*d, *n a cur*ous 4o*ce-

H0hat *s the matter, :onse*LH

H; 2ant master to oo/-H

; rose, 2ent, and eaned on m1 ebo2s before the panes and 2atched-

;n a fu eectr*c *ght, an enormous bac/ mass, Ou*te *mmo4abe,
2as suspended *n the m*dst of the 2aters- ; 2atched *t attent*4e1,
see/*ng to f*nd out the nature of th*s g*gant*c cetacean-
8ut a sudden thought crossed m1 m*nd- HB 4esseGH
; sa*d, haf aoud-

HMes,H rep*ed the :anad*an, Ha d*sabed sh*p that has sun/ perpend*cuar1-H

Ned Land 2as r*ghtP 2e 2ere cose to a 4esse of 2h*ch the tattered
shrouds st* hung from the*r cha*ns- The /ee seemed to be
*n good order, and *t had been 2rec/ed at most some fe2 hours-
Three stumps of masts, bro/en off about t2o feet abo4e the br*dge,
sho2ed that the 4esse had had to sacr*f*ce *ts masts- 8ut, 1*ng on
*ts s*de, *t had f*ed, and *t 2as hee*ng o4er to port-
Th*s s/eeton of 2hat *t had once been 2as a sad spectace as *t a1
ost under the 2a4es, but sadder st* 2as the s*ght of the br*dge,
2here some corpses, bound 2*th ropes, 2ere st* 1*ng-
; counted f*4e""four men, one of 2hom 2as stand*ng at the hem,
and a 2oman stand*ng b1 the poop, hod*ng an *nfant *n her arms-
She 2as Ou*te 1oung- ; coud d*st*ngu*sh her features, 2h*ch the 2ater
had not decomposed, b1 the br**ant *ght from the Naut*us-
;n one despa*r*ng effort, she had ra*sed her *nfant abo4e her head""
poor *tte th*ngG""2hose arms enc*rced *ts motherNs nec/-
The att*tude of the four sa*ors 2as fr*ghtfu, d*storted as the1
2ere b1 the*r con4us*4e mo4ements, 2h*st ma/*ng a ast effort
to free themse4es from the cords that bound them to the 4esse-
The steersman aone, cam, 2*th a gra4e, cear face, h*s gre1 ha*r
gued to h*s forehead, and h*s hand cutch*ng the 2hee of the hem,
seemed e4en then to be gu*d*ng the three bro/en masts through the depths
of the ocean-

0hat a sceneG 0e 2ere dumbP our hearts beat fast before th*s sh*p2rec/,
ta/en as *t 2ere from *fe and photographed *n *ts ast moments-
Bnd ; sa2 aread1, com*ng to2ards *t 2*th hungr1 e1es, enormous shar/s,
attracted b1 the human fesh-

9o2e4er, the Naut*us, turn*ng, 2ent round the submerged 4esse,
and *n one *nstant ; read on the stern""HThe 5or*da, Sunderand-H



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Th*s terr*be spectace 2as the forerunner of the ser*es of mar*t*me
catastrophes that the Naut*us 2as dest*ned to meet 2*th *n *ts route-
Bs ong as *t 2ent through more freOuented 2aters, 2e often sa2
the hus of sh*p2rec/ed 4esses that 2ere rott*ng *n the depths,
and deeper do2n cannons, buets, anchors, cha*ns, and a thousand
other *ron mater*as eaten up b1 rust- 9o2e4er, on the !!th of
3ecember 2e s*ghted the Pomotou ;sands, the od Hdangerous groupH
of 8ouga*n4*e, that extend o4er a space of +00 eagues at
E-S-E- to 0-N-0-, from the ;sand 3uc*e to that of La.areff-
Th*s group co4ers an area of &'0 sOuare eagues, and *t *s formed
of s*xt1 groups of *sands, among 2h*ch the Gamb*er group *s remar/abe,
o4er 2h*ch 5rance exerc*ses s2a1- These are cora *sands,
so21 ra*sed, but cont*nuous, created b1 the da*1 2or/ of po1p*-
Then th*s ne2 *sand 2* be jo*ned ater on to the ne*ghbor*ng groups,
and a f*fth cont*nent 2* stretch from Ne2 %eaand and Ne2 :aedon*a,
and from thence to the AarOuesas-

@ne da1, 2hen ; 2as suggest*ng th*s theor1 to :apta*n Nemo,
he rep*ed cod1$

HThe earth does not 2ant ne2 cont*nents, but ne2 men-H

V+ paragraphs ha4e been str*pped from th*s ed*t*onW

@n !+th of 3ecember, 2e eft to the east the be2*tch*ng group
of the Soc*et*es and the gracefu Tah*t*, Oueen of the Pac*f*c-
; sa2 *n the morn*ng, some m*es to the 2*nd2ard, the ee4ated
summ*ts of the *sand- These 2aters furn*shed our tabe
2*th exceent f*sh, mac/ere, bon*tos, and some 4ar*et*es
of a sea"serpent-

@n the 2+th of 3ecember the Naut*us sa*ed *nto the m*dst of the
Ne2 9ebr*des, d*sco4ered b1 Qu*ros *n !,0,, and that 8ouga*n4*e
expored *n !',(, and to 2h*ch :oo/ ga4e *ts present name *n !''&-
Th*s group *s composed pr*nc*pa1 of n*ne arge *sands, that form
a band of !20 eagues N-N-S- to S-S-0-, bet2een !+J and 2J S- at-,
and !,#J and !,(J ong- 0e passed toerab1 near to the ;sand of Burou,
that at noon oo/ed */e a mass of green 2oods, surmounted b1 a pea/
of great he*ght-

That da1 be*ng :hr*stmas 3a1, Ned Land seemed to regret sore1
the non"ceebrat*on of H:hr*stmas,H the fam*1 fete of 2h*ch
Protestants are so fond- ; had not seen :apta*n Nemo for a 2ee/,
2hen, on the morn*ng of the 2'th, he came *nto the arge dra2*ng"room,
a2a1s seem*ng as *f he had seen 1ou f*4e m*nutes before-
; 2as bus*1 trac*ng the route of the Naut*us on the pan*sphere-
The :apta*n came up to me, put h*s f*nger on one spot on the chart,
and sa*d th*s s*nge 2ord-

H6an*/oro-H

The effect 2as mag*caG ;t 2as the name of the *sands on 2h*ch La
Perouse had been ostG ; rose sudden1-

HThe Naut*us has brought us to 6an*/oroLH ; as/ed-

HMes, Professor,H sa*d the :apta*n-

HBnd ; can 4*s*t the ceebrated *sands 2here the 8oussoe
and the Bstroabe struc/LH

H;f 1ou */e, Professor-H

H0hen sha 2e be thereLH

H0e are there no2-H

5oo2ed b1 :apta*n Nemo, ; 2ent up on to the patform,
and greed*1 scanned the hor*.on-

To the N-E- t2o 4ocan*c *sands emerged of uneOua s*.e,
surrounded b1 a cora reef that measured fort1 m*es *n c*rcumference-
0e 2ere cose to 6an*/oro, rea1 the one to 2h*ch 3umont dNUr4*e
ga4e the name of ;se de a 7echerche, and exact1 fac*ng the *tte
harbour of 6anou, s*tuated *n !,J #N S- at-, and !,#J &2N E- ong-
The earth seemed co4ered 2*th 4erdure from the shore to the summ*ts
*n the *nter*or, that 2ere cro2ned b1 Aount Rapogo, #', feet h*gh-
The Naut*us, ha4*ng passed the outer bet of roc/s b1 a narro2 stra*t,
found *tsef among brea/ers 2here the sea 2as from th*rt1 to fort1
fathoms deep- Under the 4erdant shade of some mangro4es ; perce*4ed
some sa4ages, 2ho appeared great1 surpr*sed at our approach-
;n the ong bac/ bod1, mo4*ng bet2een 2*nd and 2ater, d*d the1 not see
some form*dabe cetacean that the1 regarded 2*th susp*c*onL

<ust then :apta*n Nemo as/ed me 2hat ; /ne2 about the 2rec/ of La Perouse-

H@n1 2hat e4er1one /no2s, :apta*n,H ; rep*ed-

HBnd coud 1ou te me 2hat e4er1one /no2s about *tLH
he *nOu*red, *ron*ca1-

HEas*1-H

; reated to h*m a that the ast 2or/s of 3umont dNUr4*e had made /no2n""
2or/s from 2h*ch the foo2*ng *s a br*ef account-

La Perouse, and h*s second, :apta*n de Lange, 2ere sent
b1 Lou*s K6;, *n !'(+, on a 4o1age of c*rcumna4*gat*on-
The1 embar/ed *n the cor4ettes 8oussoe and the Bstroabe,
ne*ther of 2h*ch 2ere aga*n heard of- ;n !')!, the 5rench
Go4ernment, just1 uneas1 as to the fate of these t2o soops,
manned t2o arge merchantmen, the 7echerche and the Esperance,
2h*ch eft 8rest the 2(th of September under the command
of 8run* dNEntrecasteaux-

T2o months after, the1 earned from 8o2en, commander of the Bbemare,
that the debr*s of sh*p2rec/ed 4esses had been seen on the coasts
of Ne2 Georg*a- 8ut 3NEntrecasteaux, *gnor*ng th*s commun*cat*on""
rather uncerta*n, bes*des""d*rected h*s course to2ards the Bdm*rat1 ;sands,
ment*oned *n a report of :apta*n 9unterNs as be*ng the pace 2here La
Perouse 2as 2rec/ed-

The1 sought *n 4a*n- The Esperance and the 7echerche passed before 6an*/oro
2*thout stopp*ng there, and, *n fact, th*s 4o1age 2as most d*sastrous,
as *t cost 3NEntrecasteaux h*s *fe, and those of t2o of h*s *eutenants,
bes*des se4era of h*s cre2-

:apta*n 3*on, a shre2d od Pac*f*c sa*or, 2as the f*rst to f*nd
unm*sta/abe traces of the 2rec/s- @n the !+th of Aa1, !(2#, h*s 4esse,
the St- Patr*c/, passed cose to T*/op*a, one of the Ne2 9ebr*des-
There a Lascar came aongs*de *n a canoe, sod h*m the hande of a s2ord
*n s*4er that bore the pr*nt of characters engra4ed on the h*t-
The Lascar pretended that s*x 1ears before, dur*ng a sta1 at 6an*/oro,
he had seen t2o Europeans that beonged to some 4esses that had run
aground on the reefs some 1ears ago-

3*on guessed that he meant La Perouse, 2hose d*sappearance had
troubed the 2hoe 2ord- 9e tr*ed to get on to 6an*/oro, 2here,
accord*ng to the Lascar, he 2oud f*nd numerous debr*s of the 2rec/,
but 2*nds and t*des pre4ented h*m-

3*on returned to :acutta- There he *nterested the Bs*at*c Soc*et1
and the ;nd*an :ompan1 *n h*s d*sco4er1- B 4esse, to 2h*ch 2as g*4en
the name of the 7echerche, 2as put at h*s d*sposa, and he set out,
2&rd <anuar1, !(2', accompan*ed b1 a 5rench agent-

The 7echerche, after touch*ng at se4era po*nts *n the Pac*f*c,
cast anchor before 6an*/oro, 'th <u1, !(2', *n that same harbour
of 6anou 2here the Naut*us 2as at th*s t*me-

There *t coected numerous re*cs of the 2rec/""
*ron utens*s, anchors, pue1"strops, s2*4e"guns, an !( b-
shot, fragments of astronom*ca *nstruments, a p*ece of cro2n 2or/,
and a bron.e coc/, bear*ng th*s *nscr*pt*on""H8a.*n mNa fa*t,H
the mar/ of the foundr1 of the arsena at 8rest about !'(+-
There coud be no further doubt-

3*on, ha4*ng made a *nOu*r*es, sta1ed *n the unuc/1 pace t* @ctober-
Then he Ou*tted 6an*/oro, and d*rected h*s course to2ards Ne2 %eaandP
put *nto :acutta, 'th Bpr*, !(2(, and returned to 5rance, 2here he 2as
2arm1 2ecomed b1 :hares K-

8ut at the same t*me, 2*thout /no2*ng 3*onNs mo4ements,
3umont dNUr4*e had aread1 set out to f*nd the scene of the 2rec/-
Bnd the1 had earned from a 2haer that some medas and a cross of St- Lou*s
had been found *n the hands of some sa4ages of Lou*s*ade and Ne2 :aedon*a-
3umont dNUr4*e, commander of the Bstroabe, had then sa*ed,
and t2o months after 3*on had eft 6an*/oro he put *nto 9obart To2n-
There he earned the resuts of 3*onNs *nOu*r*es, and found that a certa*n
<ames 9obbs, second *eutenant of the Un*on of :acutta, after and*ng
on an *sand s*tuated (J !(N S- at-, and !+,J &0N E- ong-, had seen
some *ron bars and red stuffs used b1 the nat*4es of these parts-
3umont dNUr4*e, much perpexed, and not /no2*ng ho2 to cred*t the reports
of o2"cass journas, dec*ded to foo2 3*onNs trac/-

@n the !0th of 5ebruar1, !(2(, the Bstroabe appeared off T*/op*a,
and too/ as gu*de and *nterpreter a deserter found on the *sandP
made h*s 2a1 to 6an*/oro, s*ghted *t on the !2th *nst-, a1 among
the reefs unt* the !#th, and not unt* the 20th d*d he cast anchor
2*th*n the barr*er *n the harbour of 6anou-

@n the 2&rd, se4era off*cers 2ent round the *sand and brought
bac/ some un*mportant tr*fes- The nat*4es, adopt*ng a s1stem
of den*as and e4as*ons, refused to ta/e them to the unuc/1 pace-
Th*s amb*guous conduct ed them to be*e4e that the nat*4es had
*"treated the casta2a1s, and *ndeed the1 seemed to fear that 3umont
dNUr4*e had come to a4enge La Perouse and h*s unfortunate cre2-

9o2e4er, on the 2,th, appeased b1 some presents, and understand*ng that the1
had no repr*sas to fear, the1 ed A- <acOu*reot to the scene of the 2rec/-

There, *n three or four fathoms of 2ater, bet2een the reefs
of Pacou and 6anou, a1 anchors, cannons, p*gs of ead and *ron,
embedded *n the *m1 concret*ons- The arge boat and the 2haer
beong*ng to the Bstroabe 2ere sent to th*s pace, and, not 2*thout
some d*ff*cut1, the*r cre2s haued up an anchor 2e*gh*ng !,(00
bs-, a brass gun, some p*gs of *ron, and t2o copper s2*4e"guns-

3umont dNUr4*e, Ouest*on*ng the nat*4es, earned too that La Perouse,
after os*ng both h*s 4esses on the reefs of th*s *sand,
had constructed a smaer boat, on1 to be ost a second t*me-
0here, no one /ne2-

8ut the 5rench Go4ernment, fear*ng that 3umont dNUr4*e 2as
not acOua*nted 2*th 3*onNs mo4ements, had sent the soop
8a1onna*se, commanded b1 Legoarant de Trome*n, to 6an*/oro,
2h*ch had been stat*oned on the 2est coast of Bmer*ca-
The 8a1onna*se cast her anchor before 6an*/oro some months
after the departure of the Bstroabe, but found no ne2 documentP
but stated that the sa4ages had respected the monument to La Perouse-
That *s the substance of 2hat ; tod :apta*n Nemo-

HSo,H he sa*d, Hno one /no2s no2 2here the th*rd 4esse per*shed
that 2as constructed b1 the casta2a1s on the *sand of 6an*/oroLH

HNo one /no2s-H

:apta*n Nemo sa*d noth*ng, but s*gned to me to foo2 h*m *nto
the arge saoon- The Naut*us san/ se4era 1ards beo2 the 2a4es,
and the panes 2ere opened-

; hastened to the aperture, and under the crustat*ons of cora,
co4ered 2*th fung*, ; recogn*sed certa*n debr*s that the drags had
not been abe to tear up""*ron st*rrups, anchors, cannons, buets,
capstan f*tt*ngs, the stem of a sh*p, a objects cear1 pro4*ng
the 2rec/ of some 4esse, and no2 carpeted 2*th *4*ng fo2ers-
0h*e ; 2as oo/*ng on th*s desoate scene, :apta*n Nemo sa*d,
*n a sad 4o*ce$

Vth*s abo4e para 2as ed*tedW

H:ommander La Perouse set out 'th 3ecember, !'(+, 2*th h*s 4esses
La 8oussoe and the Bstroabe- 9e f*rst cast anchor at 8otan1 8a1,
4*s*ted the 5r*end1 ;ses, Ne2 :aedon*a, then d*rected h*s course
to2ards Santa :ru., and put *nto Namou/a, one of the 9apa* group-
Then h*s 4esses struc/ on the un/no2n reefs of 6an*/oro-
The 8oussoe, 2h*ch 2ent f*rst, ran aground on the souther1 coast-
The Bstroabe 2ent to *ts hep, and ran aground too- The f*rst 4esse
2as destro1ed amost *mmed*ate1- The second, stranded under the 2*nd,
res*sted some da1s- The nat*4es made the casta2a1s 2ecome-
The1 *nstaed themse4es *n the *sand, and constructed a smaer boat
2*th the debr*s of the t2o arge ones- Some sa*ors sta1ed 2**ng1
at 6an*/oroP the others, 2ea/ and *, set out 2*th La Perouse-
The1 d*rected the*r course to2ards the Soomon ;sands, and there per*shed,
2*th e4er1th*ng, on the 2ester1 coast of the ch*ef *sand of the group,
bet2een :apes 3ecept*on and Sat*sfact*on-H

H9o2 do 1ou /no2 thatLH

H81 th*s, that ; found on the spot 2here 2as the ast 2rec/-H

:apta*n Nemo sho2ed me a t*n"pate box, stamped 2*th the 5rench arms,
and corroded b1 the sat 2ater- 9e opened *t, and ; sa2 a bunde of papers,
1eo2 but st* readabe-

The1 2ere the *nstruct*ons of the na4a m*n*ster to :ommander La Perouse,
annotated *n the marg*n *n Lou*s K6;Ns hand2r*t*ng-

HBhG *t *s a f*ne death for a sa*orGH sa*d :apta*n Nemo, at ast-
HB cora tomb ma/es a Ou*et gra4eP and ; trust that ; and m1 comrades
2* f*nd no other-H



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3ur*ng the n*ght of the 2'th or 2(th of 3ecember,
the Naut*us eft the shores of 6an*/oro 2*th great speed-
9er course 2as south"2ester1, and *n three da1s she had gone
o4er the '+0 eagues that separated *t from La PerouseNs group
and the south"east po*nt of Papua-

Ear1 on the !st of <anuar1, !(,&, :onse* jo*ned me on the patform-

HAaster, 2* 1ou perm*t me to 2*sh 1ou a happ1 Ne2 MearLH

H0hatG :onse*P exact1 as *f ; 2as at Par*s *n m1 stud1
at the <ard*n des PantesL 0e, ; accept 1our good 2*shes,
and than/ 1ou for them- @n1, ; 2* as/ 1ou 2hat 1ou mean
b1 a U9app1 Ne2 MearN under our c*rcumstancesL 3o 1ou mean
the 1ear that 2* br*ng us to the end of our *mpr*sonment,
or the 1ear that sees us cont*nue th*s strange 4o1ageLH

H7ea1, ; do not /no2 ho2 to ans2er, master- 0e are sure to see
cur*ous th*ngs, and for the ast t2o months 2e ha4e not had t*me
for duness- The ast mar4e *s a2a1s the most aston*sh*ngP
and, *f 2e cont*nue th*s progress*on, ; do not /no2 ho2 *t 2* end-
;t *s m1 op*n*on that 2e sha ne4er aga*n see the */e-
; th*n/ then, 2*th no offence to master, that a happ1 1ear 2oud be
one *n 2h*ch 2e coud see e4er1th*ng-H

@n 2nd <anuar1 2e had made !!,&#0 m*es, or +,2+0
5rench eagues, s*nce our start*ng"po*nt *n the <apan Seas-
8efore the sh*pNs head stretched the dangerous shores
of the cora sea, on the north"east coast of Bustra*a-
@ur boat a1 aong some m*es from the redoubtabe ban/
on 2h*ch :oo/Ns 4esse 2as ost, !0th <une, !''0- The boat
*n 2h*ch :oo/ 2as struc/ on a roc/, and, *f *t d*d not s*n/,
*t 2as o2*ng to a p*ece of cora that 2as bro/en b1 the shoc/,
and f*xed *tsef *n the bro/en /ee-

; had 2*shed to 4*s*t the reef, &,0 eagues ong, aga*nst 2h*ch the sea,
a2a1s rough, bro/e 2*th great 4*oence, 2*th a no*se */e thunder-
8ut just then the *nc*ned panes dre2 the Naut*us do2n to a great depth,
and ; coud see noth*ng of the h*gh cora 2as- ; had to content
m1sef 2*th the d*fferent spec*mens of f*sh brought up b1 the nets-
; remar/ed, among others, some germons, a spec*es of mac/ere as arge
as a tunn1, 2*th bu*sh s*des, and str*ped 2*th trans4erse bands,
that d*sappear 2*th the an*maNs *fe- These f*sh foo2ed us *n shoas,
and furn*shed us 2*th 4er1 de*cate food- 0e too/ aso a arge number
of g*theads, about one and a haf *nches ong, tast*ng */e dor1sP
and f1*ng f*re"f*sh */e submar*ne s2ao2s, 2h*ch, *n dar/ n*ghts,
*ght aternate1 the a*r and 2ater 2*th the*r phosphorescent *ght-V2
sentences m*ss*ng hereW

T2o da1s after cross*ng the cora sea, #th <anuar1, 2e s*ghted
the Papuan coasts- @n th*s occas*on, :apta*n Nemo *nformed me that h*s
*ntent*on 2as to get *nto the ;nd*an @cean b1 the Stra*t of Torres-
9*s commun*cat*on ended there-

The Torres Stra*ts are near1 th*rt1"four eagues 2*deP but the1 are
obstructed b1 an *nnumerabe Ouant*t1 of *sands, *sets, brea/ers,
and roc/s, that ma/e *ts na4*gat*on amost *mpract*cabeP
so that :apta*n Nemo too/ a needfu precaut*ons to cross them-
The Naut*us, foat*ng bet2*xt 2*nd and 2ater, 2ent at a moderate pace-
9er scre2, */e a cetaceanNs ta*, beat the 2a4es so21-

Prof*t*ng b1 th*s, ; and m1 t2o compan*ons 2ent up on to the
deserted patform- 8efore us 2as the steersmanNs cage, and ; expected
that :apta*n Nemo 2as there d*rect*ng the course of the Naut*us-
; had before me the exceent charts of the Stra*ts of Torres, and ;
consuted them attent*4e1- 7ound the Naut*us the sea dashed fur*ous1-
The course of the 2a4es, that 2ent from south"east to north"2est at
the rate of t2o and a haf m*es, bro/e on the cora that sho2ed *tsef
here and there-

HTh*s *s a bad seaGH remar/ed Ned Land-

H3etestabe *ndeed, and one that does not su*t a boat */e the Naut*us-H

HThe :apta*n must be 4er1 sure of h*s route, for ; see there p*eces of cora
that 2oud do for *ts /ee *f *t on1 touched them s*ght1-H

;ndeed the s*tuat*on 2as dangerous, but the Naut*us seemed to s*de
*/e mag*c off these roc/s- ;t d*d not foo2 the routes of the
Bstroabe and the %eee exact1, for the1 pro4ed fata to 3umont
dNUr4*e- ;t bore more north2ards, coasted the ;sands of Aurra1,
and came bac/ to the south"2est to2ards :umberand Passage-
; thought *t 2as go*ng to pass *t b1, 2hen, go*ng bac/ to north"2est,
*t 2ent through a arge Ouant*t1 of *sands and *sets *tte /no2n,
to2ards the ;sand Sound and :ana Aau4a*s-

; 2ondered *f :apta*n Nemo, foo*sh1 *mprudent, 2oud steer h*s
4esse *nto that pass 2here 3umont dNUr4*eNs t2o cor4ettes touchedP
2hen, s2er4*ng aga*n, and cutt*ng stra*ght through to the 2est,
he steered for the ;sand of G*boa-

;t 2as then three *n the afternoon- The t*de began to recede,
be*ng Ou*te fu- The Naut*us approached the *sand, that ;
st* sa2, 2*th *ts remar/abe border of scre2"p*nes- 9e stood off
*t at about t2o m*es d*stant- Sudden1 a shoc/ o4erthre2 me-
The Naut*us just touched a roc/, and sta1ed *mmo4abe,
a1*ng *ght1 to port s*de-

0hen ; rose, ; perce*4ed :apta*n Nemo and h*s *eutenant on the patform-
The1 2ere exam*n*ng the s*tuat*on of the 4esse, and exchang*ng 2ords *n
the*r *ncomprehens*be d*aect-

She 2as s*tuated thus$ T2o m*es, on the starboard s*de,
appeared G*boa, stretch*ng from north to 2est */e an *mmense arm-
To2ards the south and east some cora sho2ed *tsef, eft b1 the ebb-
0e had run aground, and *n one of those seas 2here the t*des
are m*dd*ng""a sorr1 matter for the foat*ng of the Naut*us-
9o2e4er, the 4esse had not suffered, for her /ee 2as so*d1 jo*ned-
8ut, *f she coud ne*ther g*de off nor mo4e, she ran the r*s/
of be*ng for e4er fastened to these roc/s, and then :apta*n NemoNs
submar*ne 4esse 2oud be done for-

; 2as refect*ng thus, 2hen the :apta*n, coo and cam,
a2a1s master of h*msef, approached me-

HBn acc*dentLH ; as/ed-

HNoP an *nc*dent-H

H8ut an *nc*dent that 2* ob*ge 1ou perhaps to become an *nhab*tant
of th*s and from 2h*ch 1ou feeLH

:apta*n Nemo oo/ed at me cur*ous1, and made a negat*4e gesture, as much
as to sa1 that noth*ng 2oud force h*m to set foot on terra f*rma aga*n-
Then he sa*d$

H8es*des, A- Bronnax, the Naut*us *s not ostP *t 2*
carr1 1ou 1et *nto the m*dst of the mar4es of the ocean-
@ur 4o1age *s on1 begun, and ; do not 2*sh to be depr*4ed so soon
of the honour of 1our compan1-H

H9o2e4er, :apta*n Nemo,H ; rep*ed, 2*thout not*c*ng the *ron*ca
turn of h*s phrase, Hthe Naut*us ran aground *n open sea-
No2 the t*des are not strong *n the Pac*f*cP and, *f 1ou cannot
*ghten the Naut*us, ; do not see ho2 *t 2* be re*nfated-H

HThe t*des are not strong *n the Pac*f*c$ 1ou are r*ght there,
ProfessorP but *n Torres Stra*ts one f*nds st* a d*fference
of a 1ard and a haf bet2een the e4e of h*gh and o2 seas-
To"da1 *s #th <anuar1, and *n f*4e da1s the moon 2* be fu-
No2, ; sha be 4er1 much aston*shed *f that sate*te does
not ra*se these masses of 2ater suff*c*ent1, and render me
a ser4*ce that ; shoud be *ndebted to her for-H

9a4*ng sa*d th*s, :apta*n Nemo, foo2ed b1 h*s *eutenant,
redescended to the *nter*or of the Naut*us- Bs to the 4esse,
*t mo4ed not, and 2as *mmo4abe, as *f the cora*ne po1p* had
aread1 2aed *t up 2*th the*r *n destruct*be cement-

H0e, s*rLH sa*d Ned Land, 2ho came up to me after the departure
of the :apta*n-

H0e, fr*end Ned, 2e 2* 2a*t pat*ent1 for the t*de on the )th *nstantP
for *t appears that the moon 2* ha4e the goodness to put *t off aga*n-H

H7ea1LH

H7ea1-H

HBnd th*s :apta*n *s not go*ng to cast anchor at a s*nce the t*de
2* suff*ceLH sa*d :onse*, s*mp1-

The :anad*an oo/ed at :onse*, then shrugged h*s shouders-

HS*r, 1ou ma1 be*e4e me 2hen ; te 1ou that th*s p*ece of *ron 2* na4*gate
ne*ther on nor under the sea aga*nP *t *s on1 f*t to be sod for *ts 2e*ght-
; th*n/, therefore, that the t*me has come to part compan1 2*th :apta*n Nemo-H

H5r*end Ned, ; do not despa*r of th*s stout Naut*us, as 1ou doP
and *n four da1s 2e sha /no2 2hat to hod to on the Pac*f*c t*des-
8es*des, f*ght m*ght be poss*be *f 2e 2ere *n s*ght of the Eng*sh
or Pro4enca coastP but on the Papuan shores, *t *s another th*ngP
and *t 2* be t*me enough to come to that extrem*t1 *f the Naut*us
does not reco4er *tsef aga*n, 2h*ch ; oo/ upon as a gra4e e4ent-H

H8ut do the1 /no2, at east, ho2 to act c*rcumspect1L There *s an *sandP
on that *sand there are treesP under those trees, terrestr*a an*mas,
bearers of cutets and roast beef, to 2h*ch ; 2oud 2**ng1 g*4e a tr*a-H

H;n th*s, fr*end Ned *s r*ght,H sa*d :onse*, Hand ; agree 2*th h*m-
:oud not master obta*n perm*ss*on from h*s fr*end :apta*n Nemo to put us
on and, *f on1 so as not to ose the hab*t of tread*ng on the so*d parts
of our panetLH

H; can as/ h*m, but he 2* refuse-H

H0* master r*s/ *tLH as/ed :onse*, Hand 2e sha /no2 ho2 to re1
upon the :apta*nNs am*ab**t1-H

To m1 great surpr*se, :apta*n Nemo ga4e me the perm*ss*on ; as/ed for,
and he ga4e *t 4er1 agreeab1, 2*thout e4en exact*ng from me a prom*se
to return to the 4esseP but f*ght across Ne2 Gu*nea m*ght be
4er1 per*ous, and ; shoud not ha4e counseed Ned Land to attempt *t-
8etter to be a pr*soner on board the Naut*us than to fa *nto the hands
of the nat*4es-

Bt e*ght oNcoc/, armed 2*th guns and hatchets, 2e got off the Naut*us-
The sea 2as prett1 camP a s*ght bree.e be2 on and-
:onse* and ; ro2*ng, 2e sped aong Ou*c/1, and Ned steered
*n the stra*ght passage that the brea/ers eft bet2een them-
The boat 2as 2e handed, and mo4ed rap*d1-

Ned Land coud not restra*n h*s jo1- 9e 2as */e a pr*soner that had escaped
from pr*son, and /ne2 not that *t 2as necessar1 to re"enter *t-

HAeatG 0e are go*ng to eat some meatP and 2hat meatGH he rep*ed-
H7ea gameG no, bread, *ndeed-H

H; do not sa1 that f*sh *s not goodP 2e must not abuse *tP
but a p*ece of fresh 4en*son, gr*ed on *4e coas,
2* agreeab1 4ar1 our ord*nar1 course-H

HGuttonGH sa*d :onse*, Hhe ma/es m1 mouth 2ater-H

H;t rema*ns to be seen,H ; sa*d, H*f these forests are fu of game,
and *f the game *s not such as 2* hunt the hunter h*msef-H

H0e sa*d, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed the :anad*an, 2hose teeth seemed
sharpened */e the edge of a hatchetP Hbut ; 2* eat t*ger""
o*n of t*ger""*f there *s no other Ouadruped on th*s *sand-H

H5r*end Ned *s uneas1 about *t,H sa*d :onse*-

H0hate4er *t ma1 be,H cont*nued Ned Land, He4er1 an*ma 2*th four
pa2s 2*thout feathers, or 2*th t2o pa2s 2*thout feathers,
2* be sauted b1 m1 f*rst shot-H

H6er1 2eG Aaster LandNs *mprudences are beg*nn*ng-H

HNe4er fear, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed the :anad*anP H; do not 2ant
t2ent1"f*4e m*nutes to offer 1ou a d*sh, of m1 sort-H

Bt haf"past e*ght the Naut*us boat ran soft1 aground
on a hea41 sand, after ha4*ng happ*1 passed the cora reef
that surrounds the ;sand of G*boa-



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; 2as much *mpressed on touch*ng and- Ned Land tr*ed
the so* 2*th h*s feet, as *f to ta/e possess*on of *t-
9o2e4er, *t 2as on1 t2o months before that 2e had become,
accord*ng to :apta*n Nemo, Hpassengers on board the Naut*us,H
but, *n rea*t1, pr*soners of *ts commander-

;n a fe2 m*nutes 2e 2ere 2*th*n mus/et"shot of the coast-
The 2hoe hor*.on 2as h*dden beh*nd a beaut*fu curta*n of forests-
Enormous trees, the trun/s of 2h*ch atta*ned a he*ght of 200 feet,
2ere t*ed to each other b1 garands of b*nd2eed, rea natura
hammoc/s, 2h*ch a *ght bree.e roc/ed- The1 2ere m*mosas,
f*gs, h*b*sc*, and pam trees, m*nged together *n profus*onP
and under the sheter of the*r 4erdant 4aut gre2 orch*ds,
egum*nous pants, and ferns-

8ut, 2*thout not*c*ng a these beaut*fu spec*mens of Papuan fora,
the :anad*an abandoned the agreeabe for the usefu-
9e d*sco4ered a coco"tree, beat do2n some of the fru*t, bro/e them,
and 2e drun/ the m*/ and ate the nut 2*th a sat*sfact*on that
protested aga*nst the ord*nar1 food on the Naut*us-

HExceentGH sa*d Ned Land-

HExOu*s*teGH rep*ed :onse*-

HBnd ; do not th*n/,H sa*d the :anad*an, Hthat he 2oud object
to our *ntroduc*ng a cargo of coco"nuts on board-H

H; do not th*n/ he 2oud, but he 2oud not taste them-H

HSo much the 2orse for h*m,H sa*d :onse*-

HBnd so much the better for us,H rep*ed Ned Land-
HThere 2* be more for us-H

H@ne 2ord on1, Aaster Land,H ; sa*d to the harpooner, 2ho 2as
beg*nn*ng to ra4age another coco"nut tree- H:oco"nuts are good th*ngs,
but before f**ng the canoe 2*th them *t 2oud be 2*se to reconno*tre
and see *f the *sand does not produce some substance not ess usefu-
5resh 4egetabes 2oud be 2ecome on board the Naut*us-H

HAaster *s r*ght,H rep*ed :onse*P Hand ; propose to reser4e three paces
*n our 4esse, one for fru*ts, the other for 4egetabes, and the th*rd
for the 4en*son, of 2h*ch ; ha4e not 1et seen the smaest spec*men-H

H:onse*, 2e must not despa*r,H sa*d the :anad*an-

HLet us cont*nue,H ; returned, Hand *e *n 2a*t- Bthough the *sand
seems un*nhab*ted, *t m*ght st* conta*n some *nd*4*duas that 2oud
be ess hard than 2e on the nature of game-H

H9oG hoGH sa*d Ned Land, mo4*ng h*s ja2s s*gn*f*cant1-

H0e, NedGH sa*d :onse*-

HA1 2ordGH returned the :anad*an, H; beg*n to understand
the charms of anthropophag1-H

HNedG NedG 2hat are 1ou sa1*ngL Mou, a man"eaterL ; shoud
not fee safe 2*th 1ou, espec*a1 as ; share 1our cab*n-
; m*ght perhaps 2a/e one da1 to f*nd m1sef haf de4oured-H

H5r*end :onse*, ; */e 1ou much, but not enough to eat 1ou unnecessar*1-H

H; 2oud not trust 1ou,H rep*ed :onse*- H8ut enough-
0e must absoute1 br*ng do2n some game to sat*sf1 th*s cann*ba,
or ese one of these f*ne morn*ngs, master 2* f*nd on1 p*eces
of h*s ser4ant to ser4e h*m-H

0h*e 2e 2ere ta/*ng thus, 2e 2ere penetrat*ng the sombre arches
of the forest, and for t2o hours 2e sur4e1ed *t *n a d*rect*ons-

:hance re2arded our search for eatabe 4egetabes,
and one of the most usefu products of the trop*ca .ones
furn*shed us 2*th prec*ous food that 2e m*ssed on board-
; 2oud spea/ of the bread"fru*t tree, 4er1 abundant *n the *sand
of G*boaP and ; remar/ed ch*ef1 the 4ar*et1 dest*tute of seeds,
2h*ch bears *n Aaa1a the name of Hr*ma-H

Ned Land /ne2 these fru*ts 2e- 9e had aread1 eaten man1 dur*ng h*s
numerous 4o1ages, and he /ne2 ho2 to prepare the eatabe substance-
Aoreo4er, the s*ght of them exc*ted h*m, and he coud conta*n
h*msef no onger-

HAaster,H he sa*d, H; sha d*e *f ; do not taste a *tte
of th*s bread"fru*t p*e-H

HTaste *t, fr*end Ned""taste *t as 1ou 2ant- 0e are here
to ma/e exper*ments""ma/e them-H

H;t 2onNt ta/e ong,H sa*d the :anad*an-

Bnd, pro4*ded 2*th a ent*, he *ghted a f*re of dead 2ood that
crac/ed jo1ous1- 3ur*ng th*s t*me, :onse* and ; chose the best
fru*ts of the bread"fru*t- Some had not then atta*ned a suff*c*ent
degree of matur*t1P and the*r th*c/ s/*n co4ered a 2h*te but rather
f*brous pup- @thers, the greater number 1eo2 and geat*nous,
2a*ted on1 to be p*c/ed-

These fru*ts encosed no /erne- :onse* brought a do.en to Ned Land,
2ho paced them on a coa f*re, after ha4*ng cut them *n th*c/ s*ces,
and 2h*e do*ng th*s repeat*ng$

HMou 2* see, master, ho2 good th*s bread *s-
Aore so 2hen one has been depr*4ed of *t so ong-
;t *s not e4en bread,H added he, Hbut a de*cate pastr1-
Mou ha4e eaten none, masterLH

HNo, Ned-H

H6er1 2e, prepare 1oursef for a ju*c1 th*ng- ;f 1ou do not come for more,
; am no onger the /*ng of harpooners-H

Bfter some m*nutes, the part of the fru*ts that 2as exposed to the f*re
2as compete1 roasted- The *nter*or oo/ed */e a 2h*te past1,
a sort of soft crumb, the fa4our of 2h*ch 2as */e that of an art*cho/e-

;t must be confessed th*s bread 2as exceent, and ; ate of *t
2*th great re*sh-

H0hat t*me *s *t no2LH as/ed the :anad*an-

HT2o oNcoc/ at east,H rep*ed :onse*-

H9o2 t*me f*es on f*rm groundGH s*ghed Ned Land-

HLet us be off,H rep*ed :onse*-

0e returned through the forest, and competed our coect*on b1 a ra*d
upon the cabbage"pams, that 2e gathered from the tops of the trees,
*tte beans that ; recogn*sed as the HabrouH of the Aaa1s, and 1ams
of a super*or Oua*t1-

0e 2ere oaded 2hen 2e reached the boat- 8ut Ned Land d*d not
f*nd h*s pro4*s*ons suff*c*ent- 5ate, ho2e4er, fa4oured us-
<ust as 2e 2ere push*ng off, he perce*4ed se4era trees,
from t2ent1"f*4e to th*rt1 feet h*gh, a spec*es of pam"tree-

Bt ast, at f*4e oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng, oaded 2*th our r*ches,
2e Ou*tted the shore, and haf an hour after 2e ha*ed the Naut*us-
No one appeared on our arr*4a- The enormous *ron"pated c1*nder
seemed deserted- The pro4*s*ons embar/ed, ; descended to m1 chamber,
and after supper sept sound1-

The next da1, ,th <anuar1, noth*ng ne2 on board-
Not a sound *ns*de, not a s*gn of *fe- The boat rested
aong the edge, *n the same pace *n 2h*ch 2e had eft *t-
0e reso4ed to return to the *sand- Ned Land hoped to be
more fortunate than on the da1 before 2*th regard to the hunt,
and 2*shed to 4*s*t another part of the forest-

Bt da2n 2e set off- The boat, carr*ed on b1 the 2a4es that fo2ed to shore,
reached the *sand *n a fe2 m*nutes-

0e anded, and, th*n/*ng that *t 2as better to g*4e *n to the :anad*an,
2e foo2ed Ned Land, 2hose ong *mbs threatened to d*stance us-
9e 2ound up the coast to2ards the 2est$ then, ford*ng some torrents,
he ga*ned the h*gh pa*n that 2as bordered 2*th adm*rabe forests-
Some /*ngf*shers 2ere ramb*ng aong the 2ater"courses, but the1 2oud
not et themse4es be approached- The*r c*rcumspect*on pro4ed to me
that these b*rds /ne2 2hat to expect from b*peds of our spec*es, and ;
concuded that, *f the *sand 2as not *nhab*ted, at east human be*ngs
occas*ona1 freOuented *t-

Bfter cross*ng a rather arge pra*r*e, 2e arr*4ed at the s/*rts of a *tte
2ood that 2as en*4ened b1 the songs and f*ght of a arge number of b*rds-

HThere are on1 b*rds,H sa*d :onse*-

H8ut the1 are eatabe,H rep*ed the harpooner-

H; do not agree 2*th 1ou, fr*end Ned, for ; see on1 parrots there-H

H5r*end :onse*,H sa*d Ned, gra4e1, Hthe parrot *s */e pheasant
to those 2ho ha4e noth*ng ese-H

HBnd,H ; added, Hth*s b*rd, su*tab1 prepared, *s 2orth /n*fe and for/-H

;ndeed, under the th*c/ fo*age of th*s 2ood, a 2ord of parrots
2ere f1*ng from branch to branch, on1 need*ng a carefu
educat*on to spea/ the human anguage- 5or the moment, the1 2ere
chatter*ng 2*th parrots of a coours, and gra4e coc/atoos,
2ho seemed to med*tate upon some ph*osoph*ca probem,
2h*st br**ant red or*es passed */e a p*ece of bunt*ng carr*ed
a2a1 b1 the bree.e, papuans, 2*th the f*nest a.ure coours,
and *n a a 4ar*et1 of 2*nged th*ngs most charm*ng to behod,
but fe2 eatabe-

9o2e4er, a b*rd pecu*ar to these ands, and 2h*ch has ne4er passed
the *m*ts of the Brro2 and Papuan *sands, 2as 2ant*ng *n th*s coect*on-
8ut fortune reser4ed *t for me before ong-

Bfter pass*ng through a moderate1 th*c/ copse, 2e found a pa*n
obstructed 2*th bushes- ; sa2 then those magn*f*cent b*rds,
the d*spos*t*on of 2hose ong feathers ob*ges them to f1 aga*nst
the 2*nd- The*r unduat*ng f*ght, gracefu aer*a cur4es,
and the shad*ng of the*r coours, attracted and charmed oneNs oo/s-
; had no troube *n recogn*s*ng them-

H8*rds of parad*seGH ; exca*med-

The Aaa1s, 2ho carr1 on a great trade *n these b*rds 2*th the :h*nese,
ha4e se4era means that 2e coud not empo1 for ta/*ng them-
Somet*mes the1 put snares on the top of h*gh trees that the b*rds
of parad*se prefer to freOuent- Somet*mes the1 catch them 2*th a
4*scous b*rd*me that para1ses the*r mo4ements- The1 e4en go so far
as to po*son the founta*ns that the b*rds genera1 dr*n/ from-
8ut 2e 2ere ob*ged to f*re at them dur*ng f*ght, 2h*ch ga4e us fe2
chances to br*ng them do2nP and, *ndeed, 2e 4a*n1 exhausted one
haf our ammun*t*on-

Bbout ee4en oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng, the f*rst range of mounta*ns that form
the centre of the *sand 2as tra4ersed, and 2e had /*ed noth*ng-
9unger dro4e us on- The hunters had re*ed on the products of the chase,
and the1 2ere 2rong- 9app*1 :onse*, to h*s great surpr*se,
made a doube shot and secured brea/fast- 9e brought do2n a 2h*te p*geon
and a 2ood"p*geon, 2h*ch, ce4er1 puc/ed and suspended from a s/e2er,
2as roasted before a red f*re of dead 2ood- 0h*e these *nterest*ng
b*rds 2ere coo/*ng, Ned prepared the fru*t of the bread"tree- Then
the 2ood"p*geons 2ere de4oured to the bones, and decared exceent-
The nutmeg, 2*th 2h*ch the1 are *n the hab*t of stuff*ng the*r crops,
fa4ours the*r fesh and renders *t de*c*ous eat*ng-

HNo2, Ned, 2hat do 1ou m*ss no2LH

HSome four"footed game, A- Bronnax- B these p*geons are on1
s*de"d*shes and tr*fesP and unt* ; ha4e /*ed an an*ma
2*th cutets ; sha not be content-H

HNor ;, Ned, *f ; do not catch a b*rd of parad*se-H

HLet us cont*nue hunt*ng,H rep*ed :onse*- HLet us go to2ards the sea-
0e ha4e arr*4ed at the f*rst dec*4*t*es of the mounta*ns, and ; th*n/ 2e had
better rega*n the reg*on of forests-H

That 2as sens*be ad4*ce, and 2as foo2ed out-
Bfter 2a/*ng for one hour 2e had atta*ned a forest of
sago"trees- Some *noffens*4e serpents g*ded a2a1 from us-
The b*rds of parad*se fed at our approach, and tru1 ; despa*red
of gett*ng near one 2hen :onse*, 2ho 2as 2a/*ng *n front,
sudden1 bent do2n, uttered a tr*umpha cr1, and came bac/ to me
br*ng*ng a magn*f*cent spec*men-

HBhG bra4o, :onse*GH

HAaster *s 4er1 good-H

HNo, m1 bo1P 1ou ha4e made an exceent stro/e-
Ta/e one of these *4*ng b*rds, and carr1 *t *n 1our hand-H

H;f master 2* exam*ne *t, he 2* see that ; ha4e not deser4ed great mer*t-H

H0h1, :onse*LH

H8ecause th*s b*rd *s as drun/ as a Oua*-H

H3run/GH

HMes, s*rP drun/ 2*th the nutmegs that *t de4oured under
the nutmeg"tree, under 2h*ch ; found *t- See, fr*end Ned,
see the monstrous effects of *ntemperanceGH

H81 <o4eGH exca*med the :anad*an, Hbecause ; ha4e drun/ g*n for t2o months,
1ou must needs reproach meGH

9o2e4er, ; exam*ned the cur*ous b*rd- :onse* 2as r*ght-
The b*rd, drun/ 2*th the ju*ce, 2as Ou*te po2eress- ;t coud
not f1P *t coud hard1 2a/-

Th*s b*rd beonged to the most beaut*fu of the e*ght spec*es
that are found *n Papua and *n the ne*ghbour*ng *sands-
;t 2as the Harge emerad b*rd, the most rare /*nd-H
;t measured three feet *n ength- ;ts head 2as comparat*4e1 sma,
*ts e1es paced near the open*ng of the bea/, and aso sma-
8ut the shades of coour 2ere beaut*fu, ha4*ng a 1eo2 bea/,
bro2n feet and ca2s, nut"cooured 2*ngs 2*th purpe t*ps,
pae 1eo2 at the bac/ of the nec/ and head, and emerad
coour at the throat, chestnut on the breast and be1-
T2o horned, do2n1 nets rose from beo2 the ta*, that proonged
the ong *ght feathers of adm*rabe f*neness, and the1
competed the 2hoe of th*s mar4eous b*rd, that the nat*4es
ha4e poet*ca1 named the Hb*rd of the sun-H

8ut *f m1 2*shes 2ere sat*sf*ed b1 the possess*on of the b*rd
of parad*se, the :anad*anNs 2ere not 1et- 9app*1, about t2o
oNcoc/, Ned Land brought do2n a magn*f*cent hogP from the brood
of those the nat*4es ca Hbar*"outang-H The an*ma came *n t*me
for us to procure rea Ouadruped meat, and he 2as 2e rece*4ed-
Ned Land 2as 4er1 proud of h*s shot- The hog, h*t b1 the eectr*c ba,
fe stone dead- The :anad*an s/*nned and ceaned *t proper1,
after ha4*ng ta/en haf a do.en cutets, dest*ned to furn*sh us
2*th a gr*ed repast *n the e4en*ng- Then the hunt 2as resumed,
2h*ch 2as st* more mar/ed b1 Ned and :onse*Ns expo*ts-

;ndeed, the t2o fr*ends, beat*ng the bushes, roused a herd
of /angaroos that fed and bounded aong on the*r east*c pa2s-
8ut these an*mas d*d not ta/e to f*ght so rap*d1 but 2hat
the eectr*c capsue coud stop the*r course-

HBh, ProfessorGH cr*ed Ned Land, 2ho 2as carr*ed a2a1 b1 the
de*ghts of the chase, H2hat exceent game, and ste2ed, tooG
0hat a supp1 for the Naut*usG T2oG threeG f*4e do2nG
Bnd to th*n/ that 2e sha eat that fesh, and that the *d*ots on
board sha not ha4e a crumbGH

; th*n/ that, *n the excess of h*s jo1, the :anad*an,
*f he had not ta/ed so much, 2oud ha4e /*ed them a-
8ut he contented h*msef 2*th a s*nge do.en of these
*nterest*ng marsup*ans- These an*mas 2ere sma-
The1 2ere a spec*es of those H/angaroo rabb*tsH that *4e
hab*tua1 *n the hoo2s of trees, and 2hose speed *s extremeP
but the1 are moderate1 fat, and furn*sh, at east, est*mabe food-
0e 2ere 4er1 sat*sf*ed 2*th the resuts of the hunt-
9app1 Ned proposed to return to th*s enchant*ng *sand the next da1,
for he 2*shed to depopuate *t of a the eatabe Ouadrupeds-
8ut he had rec/oned 2*thout h*s host-

Bt s*x oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng 2e had rega*ned the shoreP
our boat 2as moored to the usua pace- The Naut*us, */e a
ong roc/, emerged from the 2a4es t2o m*es from the beach-
Ned Land, 2*thout 2a*t*ng, occup*ed h*msef about the *mportant
d*nner bus*ness- 9e understood a about coo/*ng 2e-
The Hbar*"outang,H gr*ed on the coas, soon scented the a*r 2*th
a de*c*ous odour-

;ndeed, the d*nner 2as exceent- T2o 2ood"p*geons
competed th*s extraord*nar1 menu- The sago past1,
the artocarpus bread, some mangoes, haf a do.en p*neappes,
and the *Ouor fermented from some coco"nuts, o4erjo1ed us-
; e4en th*n/ that m1 2orth1 compan*onsN *deas had not a
the pa*nness des*rabe-

HSuppose 2e do not return to the Naut*us th*s e4en*ngLH sa*d :onse*-

HSuppose 2e ne4er returnLH added Ned Land-

<ust then a stone fe at our feet and cut short the harpoonerNs propos*t*on-



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0e oo/ed at the edge of the forest 2*thout r*s*ng,
m1 hand stopp*ng *n the act*on of putt*ng *t to m1 mouth,
Ned LandNs compet*ng *ts off*ce-

HStones do not fa from the s/1,H remar/ed :onse*, Hor the1
2oud mer*t the name aero*tes-H

B second stone, carefu1 a*med, that made a sa4our1 p*geonNs eg
fa from :onse*Ns hand, ga4e st* more 2e*ght to h*s obser4at*on-
0e a three arose, shoudered our guns, and 2ere read1 to rep1
to an1 attac/-

HBre the1 apesLH cr*ed Ned Land-

H6er1 near1""the1 are sa4ages-H

HTo the boatGH ; sa*d, hurr1*ng to the sea-

;t 2as *ndeed necessar1 to beat a retreat, for about t2ent1 nat*4es
armed 2*th bo2s and s*ngs appeared on the s/*rts of a copse that mas/ed
the hor*.on to the r*ght, hard1 a hundred steps from us-

@ur boat 2as moored about s*xt1 feet from us- The sa4ages
approached us, not runn*ng, but ma/*ng host*e demonstrat*ons-
Stones and arro2s fe th*c/1-

Ned Land had not 2*shed to ea4e h*s pro4*s*onsP and, *n sp*te of h*s
*mm*nent danger, h*s p*g on one s*de and /angaroos on the other,
he 2ent toerab1 fast- ;n t2o m*nutes 2e 2ere on the shore-
To oad the boat 2*th pro4*s*ons and arms, to push *t out
to sea, and sh*p the oars, 2as the 2or/ of an *nstant-
0e had not gone t2o cabe"engths, 2hen a hundred sa4ages,
ho2*ng and gest*cuat*ng, entered the 2ater up to the*r 2a*sts-
; 2atched to see *f the*r appar*t*on 2oud attract some men from
the Naut*us on to the patform- 8ut no- The enormous mach*ne,
1*ng off, 2as absoute1 deserted-

T2ent1 m*nutes ater 2e 2ere on board- The panes 2ere open-
Bfter ma/*ng the boat fast, 2e entered *nto the *nter*or
of the Naut*us-

; descended to the dra2*ng"room, from 2hence ; heard some chords-
:apta*n Nemo 2as there, bend*ng o4er h*s organ, and punged *n
a mus*ca ecstas1-

H:apta*nGH

9e d*d not hear me-

H:apta*nGH ; sa*d, touch*ng h*s hand-

9e shuddered, and, turn*ng round, sa*d, HBhG *t *s 1ou, ProfessorL
0e, ha4e 1ou had a good hunt, ha4e 1ou botan*sed successfu1LH

HMes :apta*nP but 2e ha4e unfortunate1 brought a troop of b*peds,
2hose 4*c*n*t1 troubes me-H

H0hat b*pedsLH

HSa4ages-H

HSa4agesGH he echoed, *ron*ca1- HSo 1ou are aston*shed, Professor,
at ha4*ng set foot on a strange and and f*nd*ng sa4agesL
Sa4agesG 2here are there not an1L 8es*des, are the1 2orse than others,
these 2hom 1ou ca sa4agesLH

H8ut :apta*n""""H

H9o2 man1 ha4e 1ou countedLH

HB hundred at east-H

HA- Bronnax,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo, pac*ng h*s f*ngers on the organ stops,
H2hen a the nat*4es of Papua are assembed on th*s shore, the Naut*us
2* ha4e noth*ng to fear from the*r attac/s-H

The :apta*nNs f*ngers 2ere then runn*ng o4er the /e1s of
the *nstrument, and ; remar/ed that he touched on1 the bac/ /e1s,
2h*ch ga4e h*s meod*es an essent*a1 Scotch character-
Soon he had forgotten m1 presence, and had punged *nto a re4er*e
that ; d*d not d*sturb- ; 2ent up aga*n on to the patform$
n*ght had aread1 faenP for, *n th*s o2 at*tude,
the sun sets rap*d1 and 2*thout t2**ght- ; coud on1 see
the *sand *nd*st*nct1P but the numerous f*res, *ghted on
the beach, sho2ed that the nat*4es d*d not th*n/ of ea4*ng *t-
; 2as aone for se4era hours, somet*mes th*n/*ng of the nat*4es""
but 2*thout an1 dread of them, for the *mperturbabe
conf*dence of the :apta*n 2as catch*ng""somet*mes forgett*ng
them to adm*re the spendours of the n*ght *n the trop*cs-
A1 remembrances 2ent to 5rance *n the tra*n of those .od*aca
stars that 2oud sh*ne *n some hoursN t*me- The moon shone *n
the m*dst of the consteat*ons of the .en*th-

The n*ght s*pped a2a1 2*thout an1 m*schance, the *sanders
fr*ghtened no doubt at the s*ght of a monster aground *n the ba1-
The panes 2ere open, and 2oud ha4e offered an eas1 access
to the *nter*or of the Naut*us-

Bt s*x oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng of the (th <anuar1 ; 2ent up
on to the patform- The da2n 2as brea/*ng- The *sand soon
sho2ed *tsef through the d*ss*pat*ng fogs, f*rst the shore,
then the summ*ts-

The nat*4es 2ere there, more numerous than on the da1 before""
f*4e or s*x hundred perhaps""some of them, prof*t*ng b1 the o2 2ater,
had come on to the cora, at ess than t2o cabe"engths from the Naut*us-
; d*st*ngu*shed them eas*1P the1 2ere true Papuans, 2*th athet*c f*gures,
men of good race, arge h*gh foreheads, arge, but not broad and fat,
and 2h*te teeth- The*r 2oo1 ha*r, 2*th a redd*sh t*nge, sho2ed off on the*r
bac/ sh*n*ng bod*es */e those of the Nub*ans- 5rom the obes of the*r ears,
cut and d*stended, hung chapets of bones- Aost of these sa4ages 2ere na/ed-
Bmongst them, ; remar/ed some 2omen, dressed from the h*ps to /nees
*n Ou*te a cr*no*ne of herbs, that susta*ned a 4egetabe 2a*stband-
Some ch*efs had ornamented the*r nec/s 2*th a crescent and coars
of gass beads, red and 2h*teP near1 a 2ere armed 2*th bo2s, arro2s,
and sh*eds and carr*ed on the*r shouders a sort of net conta*n*ng
those round stones 2h*ch the1 cast from the*r s*ngs 2*th great s/*-
@ne of these ch*efs, rather near to the Naut*us, exam*ned *t attent*4e1-
9e 2as, perhaps, a HmadoH of h*gh ran/, for he 2as draped *n a mat of
banana"ea4es, notched round the edges, and set off 2*th br**ant coours-

; coud eas*1 ha4e /noc/ed do2n th*s nat*4e, 2ho 2as 2*th*n a short engthP
but ; thought that *t 2as better to 2a*t for rea host*e demonstrat*ons-
8et2een Europeans and sa4ages, *t *s proper for the Europeans to parr1
sharp1, not to attac/-

3ur*ng o2 2ater the nat*4es roamed about near the Naut*us,
but 2ere not troubesomeP ; heard them freOuent1 repeat the 2ord
HBssa*,H and b1 the*r gestures ; understood that the1 *n4*ted me
to go on and, an *n4*tat*on that ; dec*ned-

So that, on that da1, the boat d*d not push off, to the great d*speasure
of Aaster Land, 2ho coud not compete h*s pro4*s*ons-

Th*s adro*t :anad*an empo1ed h*s t*me *n prepar*ng the 4*ands
and meat that he had brought off the *sand- Bs for the sa4ages,
the1 returned to the shore about ee4en oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng,
as soon as the cora tops began to d*sappear under the r*s*ng t*deP
but ; sa2 the*r numbers had *ncreased cons*derab1 on the shore-
Probab1 the1 came from the ne*ghbour*ng *sands, or 4er1 */e1
from Papua- 9o2e4er, ; had not seen a s*nge nat*4e canoe-
9a4*ng noth*ng better to do, ; thought of dragg*ng these beaut*fu
*mp*d 2aters, under 2h*ch ; sa2 a profus*on of shes, .ooph1tes,
and mar*ne pants- Aoreo4er, *t 2as the ast da1 that the Naut*us
2oud pass *n these parts, *f *t foat *n open sea the next da1,
accord*ng to :apta*n NemoNs prom*se-

; therefore caed :onse*, 2ho brought me a *tte *ght drag,
4er1 */e those for the o1ster f*sher1- No2 to 2or/G
5or t2o hours 2e f*shed unceas*ng1, but 2*thout br*ng*ng up
an1 rar*t*es- The drag 2as f*ed 2*th m*das"ears, harps, meames,
and part*cuar1 the most beaut*fu hammers ; ha4e e4er seen-
0e aso brought up some sea"sugs, pear"o1sters, and a do.en *tte
turtes that 2ere reser4ed for the pantr1 on board-

8ut just 2hen ; expected *t east, ; put m1 hand on a 2onder,
; m*ght sa1 a natura deform*t1, 4er1 rare1 met 2*th-
:onse* 2as just dragg*ng, and h*s net came up f*ed 2*th
d*4ers ord*nar1 shes, 2hen, a at once, he sa2 me punge
m1 arm Ou*c/1 *nto the net, to dra2 out a she, and heard me
utter a cr1-

H0hat *s the matter, s*rLH he as/ed *n surpr*se-
H9as master been b*ttenLH

HNo, m1 bo1P but ; 2oud 2**ng1 ha4e g*4en a f*nger for m1 d*sco4er1-H

H0hat d*sco4er1LH

HTh*s she,H ; sa*d, hod*ng up the object of m1 tr*umph-

H;t *s s*mp1 an o*4e porph1r1-H Vgenus spec*es m*ss*ngW

HMes, :onse*P but, *nstead of be*ng roed from r*ght to eft,
th*s o*4e turns from eft to r*ght-H

H;s *t poss*beLH

HMes, m1 bo1P *t *s a eft she-H

Shes are a r*ght"handed, 2*th rare except*onsP and, 2hen b1 chance
the*r sp*ra *s eft, amateurs are read1 to pa1 the*r 2e*ght *n god-

:onse* and ; 2ere absorbed *n the contempat*on of our treasure,
and ; 2as prom*s*ng m1sef to enr*ch the museum 2*th *t,
2hen a stone unfortunate1 thro2n b1 a nat*4e struc/ aga*nst,
and bro/e, the prec*ous object *n :onse*Ns hand-
; uttered a cr1 of despa*rG :onse* too/ up h*s gun, and a*med
at a sa4age 2ho 2as po*s*ng h*s s*ng at ten 1ards from h*m-
; 2oud ha4e stopped h*m, but h*s bo2 too/ effect and bro/e
the braceet of amuets 2h*ch enc*rced the arm of the sa4age-

H:onse*GH cr*ed ;- H:onse*GH

H0e, s*rG do 1ou not see that the cann*ba has commenced the attac/LH

HB she *s not 2orth the *fe of a man,H sa*d ;-

HBhG the scoundreGH cr*ed :onse*P H; 2oud rather he had
bro/en m1 shouderGH

:onse* 2as *n earnest, but ; 2as not of h*s op*n*on- 9o2e4er, the s*tuat*on
had changed some m*nutes before, and 2e had not perce*4ed- B score of canoes
surrounded the Naut*us- These canoes, scooped out of the trun/ of a tree,
ong, narro2, 2e adapted for speed, 2ere baanced b1 means of a ong
bamboo poe, 2h*ch foated on the 2ater- The1 2ere managed b1 s/*fu,
haf"na/ed padders, and ; 2atched the*r ad4ance 2*th some uneas*ness-
;t 2as e4*dent that these Papuans had aread1 had dea*ngs 2*th the Europeans
and /ne2 the*r sh*ps- 8ut th*s ong *ron c1*nder anchored *n the ba1,
2*thout masts or ch*mne1s, 2hat coud the1 th*n/ of *tL Noth*ng good, for at
f*rst the1 /ept at a respectfu d*stance- 9o2e4er, see*ng *t mot*oness,
b1 degrees the1 too/ courage, and sought to fam**ar*se themse4es 2*th *t-
No2 th*s fam**ar*t1 2as prec*se1 2hat *t 2as necessar1 to a4o*d-
@ur arms, 2h*ch 2ere no*seess, coud on1 produce a moderate effect
on the sa4ages, 2ho ha4e *tte respect for aught but buster*ng th*ngs-
The thunderbot 2*thout the re4erberat*ons of thunder 2oud fr*ghten man
but *tte, though the danger *es *n the *ghtn*ng, not *n the no*se-

Bt th*s moment the canoes approached the Naut*us, and a sho2er
of arro2s a*ghted on her-

; 2ent do2n to the saoon, but found no one there- ; 4entured
to /noc/ at the door that opened *nto the :apta*nNs room-
H:ome *n,H 2as the ans2er-

; entered, and found :apta*n Nemo deep *n agebra*ca cacuat*ons
of TxT and other Ouant*t*es-

H; am d*sturb*ng 1ou,H sa*d ;, for courtes1Ns sa/e-

HThat *s true, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed the :apta*nP Hbut ; th*n/
1ou ha4e ser*ous reasons for 2*sh*ng to see meLH

H6er1 gra4e onesP the nat*4es are surround*ng us *n the*r canoes,
and *n a fe2 m*nutes 2e sha certa*n1 be attac/ed b1 man1
hundreds of sa4ages-H

HBhG,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo Ou*et1, Hthe1 are come 2*th the*r canoesLH

HMes, s*r-H

H0e, s*r, 2e must cose the hatches-H

HExact1, and ; came to sa1 to 1ou""""H

HNoth*ng can be more s*mpe,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo- Bnd, press*ng an
eectr*c button, he transm*tted an order to the sh*pNs cre2-

H;t *s a done, s*r,H sa*d he, after some moments-
HThe p*nnace *s read1, and the hatches are cosed-
Mou do not fear, ; *mag*ne, that these gentemen coud sta4e *n
2as on 2h*ch the bas of 1our fr*gate ha4e had no effectLH

HNo, :apta*nP but a danger st* ex*sts-H

H0hat *s that, s*rLH

H;t *s that to"morro2, at about th*s hour, 2e must open the hatches
to rene2 the a*r of the Naut*us- No2, *f, at th*s moment,
the Papuans shoud occup1 the patform, ; do not see ho2 1ou
coud pre4ent them from enter*ng-H

HThen, s*r, 1ou suppose that the1 2* board usLH

H; am certa*n of *t-H

H0e, s*r, et them come- ; see no reason for h*nder*ng them-
Bfter a, these Papuans are poor creatures, and ; am un2**ng
that m1 4*s*t to the *sand shoud cost the *fe of a s*nge one
of these 2retches-H

Upon that ; 2as go*ng a2a1P 8ut :apta*n Nemo deta*ned me,
and as/ed me to s*t do2n b1 h*m- 9e Ouest*oned me 2*th *nterest
about our excurs*ons on shore, and our hunt*ngP and seemed not
to understand the cra4*ng for meat that possessed the :anad*an-
Then the con4ersat*on turned on 4ar*ous subjects, and, 2*thout be*ng
more commun*cat*4e, :apta*n Nemo sho2ed h*msef more am*abe-

Bmongst other th*ngs, 2e happened to spea/ of the s*tuat*on
of the Naut*us, run aground *n exact1 the same spot
*n th*s stra*t 2here 3umont dNUr4*e 2as near1 ost-
Bpropos of th*s$

HTh*s 3NUr4*e 2as one of 1our great sa*ors,H sa*d the :apta*n
to me, Hone of 1our most *nte*gent na4*gators- 9e *s the :apta*n
:oo/ of 1ou 5renchmen- Unfortunate man of sc*ence, after ha4*ng
bra4ed the *cebergs of the South Poe, the cora reefs of @cean*a,
the cann*bas of the Pac*f*c, to per*sh m*serab1 *n a ra*2a1 tra*nG
;f th*s energet*c man coud ha4e refected dur*ng the ast moments
of h*s *fe, 2hat must ha4e been uppermost *n h*s ast thoughts,
do 1ou supposeLH

So spea/*ng, :apta*n Nemo seemed mo4ed, and h*s emot*on
ga4e me a better op*n*on of h*m- Then, chart *n hand,
2e re4*e2ed the tra4es of the 5rench na4*gator, h*s 4o1ages
of c*rcumna4*gat*on, h*s doube detent*on at the South Poe,
2h*ch ed to the d*sco4er1 of Bdea*de and Lou*s Ph**ppe,
and f*x*ng the h1drograph*ca bear*ngs of the pr*nc*pa
*sands of @cean*a-

HThat 2h*ch 1our 3NUr4*e has done on the surface of the seas,H sa*d :apta*n
Nemo, Hthat ha4e ; done under them, and more eas*1, more compete1 than he-
The Bstroabe and the %eee, *ncessant1 tossed about b1 the hurr*cane,
coud not be 2orth the Naut*us, Ou*et repos*tor1 of abour that she *s,
tru1 mot*oness *n the m*dst of the 2aters-

HTo"morro2,H added the :apta*n, r*s*ng, Hto"morro2, at t2ent1
m*nutes to three p-m-, the Naut*us sha foat, and ea4e
the Stra*t of Torres un*njured-H

9a4*ng curt1 pronounced these 2ords, :apta*n Nemo bo2ed s*ght1-
Th*s 2as to d*sm*ss me, and ; 2ent bac/ to m1 room-

There ; found :onse*, 2ho 2*shed to /no2 the resut of m1 *nter4*e2
2*th the :apta*n-

HA1 bo1,H sa*d ;, H2hen ; fe*gned to be*e4e that h*s Naut*us
2as threatened b1 the nat*4es of Papua, the :apta*n ans2ered
me 4er1 sarcast*ca1- ; ha4e but one th*ng to sa1 to 1ou$
9a4e conf*dence *n h*m, and go to seep *n peace-H

H9a4e 1ou no need of m1 ser4*ces, s*rLH

HNo, m1 fr*end- 0hat *s Ned Land do*ngLH

H;f 1ou 2* excuse me, s*r,H ans2ered :onse*, Hfr*end Ned *s bus1
ma/*ng a /angaroo"p*e 2h*ch 2* be a mar4e-H

; rema*ned aone and 2ent to bed, but sept *nd*fferent1- ; heard the no*se
of the sa4ages, 2ho stamped on the patform, utter*ng deafen*ng cr*es-
The n*ght passed thus, 2*thout d*sturb*ng the ord*nar1 repose of the cre2-
The presence of these cann*bas affected them no more than the sod*ers of a
mas/ed batter1 care for the ants that cra2 o4er *ts front-

Bt s*x *n the morn*ng ; rose- The hatches had not been opened-
The *nner a*r 2as not rene2ed, but the reser4o*rs, f*ed read1
for an1 emergenc1, 2ere no2 resorted to, and d*scharged se4era
cub*c feet of ox1gen *nto the exhausted atmosphere of the Naut*us-

; 2or/ed *n m1 room t* noon, 2*thout ha4*ng seen :apta*n Nemo,
e4en for an *nstant- @n board no preparat*ons for departure 2ere 4*s*be-

; 2a*ted st* some t*me, then 2ent *nto the arge saoon-
The coc/ mar/ed haf"past t2o- ;n ten m*nutes *t 2oud be
h*gh"t*de$ and, *f :apta*n Nemo had not made a rash prom*se,
the Naut*us 2oud be *mmed*ate1 detached- ;f not, man1 months
2oud pass ere she coud ea4e her bed of cora-

9o2e4er, some 2arn*ng 4*brat*ons began to be fet *n the 4esse-
; heard the /ee grat*ng aga*nst the rough cacareous bottom of
the cora reef-

Bt f*4e"and"t2ent1 m*nutes to three, :apta*n Nemo appeared *n the saoon-

H0e are go*ng to start,H sa*d he-

HBhGH rep*ed ;-

H; ha4e g*4en the order to open the hatches-H

HBnd the PapuansLH

HThe PapuansLH ans2ered :apta*n Nemo, s*ght1 shrugg*ng h*s shouders-

H0* the1 not come *ns*de the Naut*usLH

H9o2LH

H@n1 b1 eap*ng o4er the hatches 1ou ha4e opened-H

HA- Bronnax,H Ou*et1 ans2ered :apta*n Nemo, Hthe1 2* not enter
the hatches of the Naut*us *n that 2a1, e4en *f the1 2ere open-H

; oo/ed at the :apta*n-

HMou do not understandLH sa*d he-

H9ard1-H

H0e, come and 1ou 2* see-H

; d*rected m1 steps to2ards the centra sta*rcase- There Ned
Land and :onse* 2ere s11 2atch*ng some of the sh*pNs cre2,
2ho 2ere open*ng the hatches, 2h*e cr*es of rage and fearfu
4oc*ferat*ons resounded outs*de-

The port *ds 2ere pued do2n outs*de- T2ent1 horr*be faces appeared-
8ut the f*rst nat*4e 2ho paced h*s hand on the sta*r"ra*, struc/ from beh*nd
b1 some *n4*s*be force, ; /no2 not 2hat, fed, utter*ng the most fearfu
cr*es and ma/*ng the 2*dest contort*ons-

Ten of h*s compan*ons foo2ed h*m- The1 met 2*th the same fate-

:onse* 2as *n ecstas1- Ned Land, carr*ed a2a1 b1 h*s 4*oent *nst*ncts,
rushed on to the sta*rcase- 8ut the moment he se*.ed the ra* 2*th
both hands, he, *n h*s turn, 2as o4erthro2n-

H; am struc/ b1 a thunderbot,H cr*ed he, 2*th an oath-

Th*s expa*ned a- ;t 2as no ra*P but a meta*c cabe
charged 2*th eectr*c*t1 from the dec/ commun*cat*ng 2*th
the patform- 0hoe4er touched *t fet a po2erfu shoc/""
and th*s shoc/ 2oud ha4e been morta *f :apta*n Nemo had
d*scharged *nto the conductor the 2hoe force of the current-
;t m*ght tru1 be sa*d that bet2een h*s assa*ants and h*msef
he had stretched a net2or/ of eectr*c*t1 2h*ch none coud
pass 2*th *mpun*t1-

Aean2h*e, the exasperated Papuans had beaten a retreat para1sed
2*th terror- Bs for us, haf augh*ng, 2e consoed and rubbed
the unfortunate Ned Land, 2ho s2ore */e one possessed-

8ut at th*s moment the Naut*us, ra*sed b1 the ast 2a4es of the t*de,
Ou*tted her cora bed exact1 at the fort*eth m*nute f*xed b1
the :apta*n- 9er scre2 s2ept the 2aters so21 and majest*ca1-
9er speed *ncreased gradua1, and, sa**ng on the surface of the ocean,
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The foo2*ng da1 !0th <anuar1, the Naut*us cont*nued her
course bet2een t2o seas, but 2*th such remar/abe speed that ;
coud not est*mate *t at ess than th*rt1"f*4e m*es an hour-
The rap*d*t1 of her scre2 2as such that ; coud ne*ther foo2
nor count *ts re4out*ons- 0hen ; refected that th*s mar4eous
eectr*c agent, after ha4*ng afforded mot*on, heat, and *ght
to the Naut*us, st* protected her from out2ard attac/,
and transformed her *nto an ar/ of safet1 2h*ch no profane
hand m*ght touch 2*thout be*ng thunderstr*c/en, m1 adm*rat*on
2as unbounded, and from the structure *t extended to the eng*neer
2ho had caed *t *nto ex*stence-

@ur course 2as d*rected to the 2est, and on the !!th of <anuar1 2e doubed
:ape 0esse, s*tuat*on *n !&+J ong- and !0J S- at-, 2h*ch forms
the east po*nt of the Guf of :arpentar*a- The reefs 2ere st* numerous,
but more eOua*sed, and mar/ed on the chart 2*th extreme prec*s*on-
The Naut*us eas*1 a4o*ded the brea/ers of Aone1 to port and the 6*ctor*a
reefs to starboard, paced at !&0J ong- and on the !0th parae,
2h*ch 2e str*ct1 foo2ed-

@n the !&th of <anuar1, :apta*n Nemo arr*4ed *n the Sea of T*mor,
and recogn*sed the *sand of that name *n !22J ong-

5rom th*s po*nt the d*rect*on of the Naut*us *nc*ned to2ards
the south"2est- 9er head 2as set for the ;nd*an @cean-
0here 2oud the fanc1 of :apta*n Nemo carr1 us nextL
0oud he return to the coast of Bs*a or 2oud he approach
aga*n the shores of EuropeL ;mprobabe conjectures both,
to a man 2ho fed from *nhab*ted cont*nents- Then 2oud
he descend to the southL 0as he go*ng to doube the :ape
of Good 9ope, then :ape 9orn, and f*na1 go as far as the
Bntarct*c poeL 0oud he come bac/ at ast to the Pac*f*c,
2here h*s Naut*us coud sa* free and *ndependent1L
T*me 2oud sho2-

Bfter ha4*ng s/*rted the sands of :art*er, of 9*bern*a, Ser*ngapatam,
and Scott, ast efforts of the so*d aga*nst the *Ou*d eement,
on the !#th of <anuar1 2e ost s*ght of and atogether-
The speed of the Naut*us 2as cons*derab1 abated, and 2*th
*rreguar course she somet*mes s2am *n the bosom of the 2aters,
somet*mes foated on the*r surface-

3ur*ng th*s per*od of the 4o1age, :apta*n Nemo made some *nterest*ng
exper*ments on the 4ar*ed temperature of the sea, *n d*fferent beds-
Under ord*nar1 cond*t*ons these obser4at*ons are made b1 means of
rather comp*cated *nstruments, and 2*th some2hat doubtfu resuts,
b1 means of thermometr*ca sound*ng"eads, the gasses often brea/*ng
under the pressure of the 2ater, or an apparatus grounded on
the 4ar*at*ons of the res*stance of metas to the eectr*c currents-
7esuts so obta*ned coud not be correct1 cacuated- @n the contrar1,
:apta*n Nemo 2ent h*msef to test the temperature *n the depths of the sea,
and h*s thermometer, paced *n commun*cat*on 2*th the d*fferent sheets
of 2ater, ga4e h*m the reOu*red degree *mmed*ate1 and accurate1-

;t 2as thus that, e*ther b1 o4eroad*ng her reser4o*rs or b1 descend*ng
ob*Oue1 b1 means of her *nc*ned panes, the Naut*us success*4e1 atta*ned
the depth of three, four, f*4e, se4en, n*ne, and ten thousand 1ards,
and the def*n*te resut of th*s exper*ence 2as that the sea preser4ed
an a4erage temperature of four degrees and a haf at a depth of f*4e
thousand fathoms under a at*tudes-

@n the !,th of <anuar1, the Naut*us seemed becamed
on1 a fe2 1ards beneath the surface of the 2a4es-
9er eectr*c apparatus rema*ned *nact*4e and her mot*oness
scre2 eft her to dr*ft at the merc1 of the currents-
; supposed that the cre2 2as occup*ed 2*th *nter*or repa*rs,
rendered necessar1 b1 the 4*oence of the mechan*ca mo4ements
of the mach*ne-

A1 compan*ons and ; then 2*tnessed a cur*ous spectace-
The hatches of the saoon 2ere open, and, as the beacon *ght
of the Naut*us 2as not *n act*on, a d*m obscur*t1 re*gned
*n the m*dst of the 2aters- ; obser4ed the state of the sea,
under these cond*t*ons, and the argest f*sh appeared to me
no more than scarce1 def*ned shado2s, 2hen the Naut*us
found hersef sudden1 transported *nto fu *ght-
; thought at f*rst that the beacon had been *ghted,
and 2as cast*ng *ts eectr*c rad*ance *nto the *Ou*d mass-
; 2as m*sta/en, and after a rap*d sur4e1 perce*4ed m1 error-

The Naut*us foated *n the m*dst of a phosphorescent bed 2h*ch,
*n th*s obscur*t1, became Ou*te da..*ng- ;t 2as produced
b1 m1r*ads of um*nous an*macuae, 2hose br**anc1 2as
*ncreased as the1 g*ded o4er the meta*c hu of the 4esse-
; 2as surpr*sed b1 *ghtn*ng *n the m*dst of these um*nous sheets,
as though the1 bad been r*4uets of ead meted *n an ardent
furnace or meta*c masses brought to a 2h*te heat, so that,
b1 force of contrast, certa*n port*ons of *ght appeared to cast
a shade *n the m*dst of the genera *gn*t*on, from 2h*ch a
shade seemed ban*shed- NoP th*s 2as not the cam *rrad*at*on
of our ord*nar1 *ghtn*ng- There 2as unusua *fe and 4*gour$
th*s 2as tru1 *4*ng *ghtG

;n rea*t1, *t 2as an *nf*n*te aggomerat*on of cooured *nfusor*a,
of 4er*tabe gobues of je1, pro4*ded 2*th a thread*/e tentace,
and of 2h*ch as man1 as t2ent1"f*4e thousand ha4e been counted *n ess
than t2o cub*c haf"*nches of 2ater-

3ur*ng se4era hours the Naut*us foated *n these br**ant 2a4es,
and our adm*rat*on *ncreased as 2e 2atched the mar*ne monsters
d*sport*ng themse4es */e saamanders- ; sa2 there *n the m*dst
of th*s f*re that burns not the s2*ft and eegant porpo*se
Cthe *ndefat*gabe co2n of the oceanD, and some s2ordf*sh
ten feet ong, those prophet*c herads of the hurr*cane 2hose
form*dabe s2ord 2oud no2 and then str*/e the gass of the saoon-
Then appeared the smaer f*sh, the ba*sta, the eap*ng mac/ere,
2of"thorn"ta*s, and a hundred others 2h*ch str*ped the um*nous
atmosphere as the1 s2am- Th*s da..*ng spectace 2as enchant*ngG
Perhaps some atmospher*c cond*t*on *ncreased the *ntens*t1 of
th*s phenomenon- Perhaps some storm ag*tated the surface of the 2a4es-
8ut at th*s depth of some 1ards, the Naut*us 2as unmo4ed b1 *ts fur1
and reposed peacefu1 *n st* 2ater-

So 2e progressed, *ncessant1 charmed b1 some ne2 mar4e-
The da1s passed rap*d1 a2a1, and ; too/ no account of them-
Ned, accord*ng to hab*t, tr*ed to 4ar1 the d*et on board-
L*/e sna*s, 2e 2ere f*xed to our shes, and ; decare *t *s eas1
to ead a sna*Ns *fe-

Thus th*s *fe seemed eas1 and natura, and 2e thought no onger
of the *fe 2e ed on andP but someth*ng happened to reca us
to the strangeness of our s*tuat*on-

@n the !(th of <anuar1, the Naut*us 2as *n !0+J ong-
and !+J S- at- The 2eather 2as threaten*ng, the sea rough
and ro*ng- There 2as a strong east 2*nd- The barometer,
2h*ch had been go*ng do2n for some da1s, foreboded a com*ng storm-
; 2ent up on to the patform just as the second *eutenant
2as ta/*ng the measure of the horar1 anges, and 2a*ted,
accord*ng to hab*t t* the da*1 phrase 2as sa*d- 8ut on th*s da1
*t 2as exchanged for another phrase not ess *ncomprehens*be-
Bmost d*rect1, ; sa2 :apta*n Nemo appear 2*th a gass, oo/*ng
to2ards the hor*.on-

5or some m*nutes he 2as *mmo4abe, 2*thout ta/*ng h*s e1e off
the po*nt of obser4at*on- Then he o2ered h*s gass and exchanged
a fe2 2ords 2*th h*s *eutenant- The atter seemed to be
a 4*ct*m to some emot*on that he tr*ed *n 4a*n to repress-
:apta*n Nemo, ha4*ng more command o4er h*msef, 2as coo-
9e seemed, too, to be ma/*ng some object*ons to 2h*ch the *eutenant
rep*ed b1 forma assurances- Bt east ; concuded so b1 the
d*fference of the*r tones and gestures- 5or m1sef, ; had oo/ed
carefu1 *n the d*rect*on *nd*cated 2*thout see*ng an1th*ng-
The s/1 and 2ater 2ere ost *n the cear *ne of the hor*.on-

9o2e4er, :apta*n Nemo 2a/ed from one end of the patform
to the other, 2*thout oo/*ng at me, perhaps 2*thout see*ng me-
9*s step 2as f*rm, but ess reguar than usua-
9e stopped somet*mes, crossed h*s arms, and obser4ed the sea-
0hat coud he be oo/*ng for on that *mmense expanseL

The Naut*us 2as then some hundreds of m*es from the nearest coast-

The *eutenant had ta/en up the gass and exam*ned the hor*.on steadfast1,
go*ng and com*ng, stamp*ng h*s foot and sho2*ng more ner4ous ag*tat*on than
h*s super*or off*cer- 8es*des, th*s m1ster1 must necessar*1 be so4ed,
and before ongP for, upon an order from :apta*n Nemo, the eng*ne,
*ncreas*ng *ts prope*ng po2er, made the scre2 turn more rap*d1-

<ust then the *eutenant dre2 the :apta*nNs attent*on aga*n-
The atter stopped 2a/*ng and d*rected h*s gass to2ards
the pace *nd*cated- 9e oo/ed ong- ; fet 4er1 much pu..ed,
and descended to the dra2*ng"room, and too/ out an exceent
teescope that ; genera1 used- Then, ean*ng on the cage
of the 2atch"*ght that jutted out from the front of the patform,
set m1sef to oo/ o4er a the *ne of the s/1 and sea-

8ut m1 e1e 2as no sooner app*ed to the gass than *t 2as Ou*c/1
snatched out of m1 hands-

; turned round- :apta*n Nemo 2as before me, but ; d*d not /no2 h*m-
9*s face 2as transf*gured- 9*s e1es fashed suen1P h*s teeth 2ere setP
h*s st*ff bod1, cenched f*sts, and head shrun/ bet2een h*s shouders,
betra1ed the 4*oent ag*tat*on that per4aded h*s 2hoe frame-
9e d*d not mo4e- A1 gass, faen from h*s hands, had roed at h*s feet-

9ad ; un2*tt*ng1 pro4o/ed th*s f*t of angerL 3*d th*s *ncomprehens*be
person *mag*ne that ; had d*sco4ered some forb*dden secretL
NoP ; 2as not the object of th*s hatred, for he 2as not oo/*ng at meP
h*s e1e 2as stead*1 f*xed upon the *mpenetrabe po*nt of the hor*.on-
Bt ast :apta*n Nemo reco4ered h*msef- 9*s ag*tat*on subs*ded-
9e addressed some 2ords *n a fore*gn anguage to h*s *eutenant,
then turned to me- HA- Bronnax,H he sa*d, *n rather an *mper*ous tone,
H; reOu*re 1ou to /eep one of the cond*t*ons that b*nd 1ou to me-H

H0hat *s *t, :apta*nLH

HMou must be conf*ned, 2*th 1our compan*ons, unt* ; th*n/ f*t
to reease 1ou-H

HMou are the master,H ; rep*ed, oo/*ng stead*1 at h*m-
H8ut ma1 ; as/ 1ou one Ouest*onLH

HNone, s*r-H

There 2as no res*st*ng th*s *mper*ous command, *t 2oud ha4e been useess-
; 2ent do2n to the cab*n occup*ed b1 Ned Land and :onse*, and tod them
the :apta*nNs determ*nat*on- Mou ma1 judge ho2 th*s commun*cat*on 2as
rece*4ed b1 the :anad*an-

8ut there 2as not t*me for atercat*on- 5our of the cre2 2a*ted
at the door, and conducted us to that ce 2here 2e had passed
our f*rst n*ght on board the Naut*us-

Ned Land 2oud ha4e remonstrated, but the door 2as shut upon h*m-

H0* master te me 2hat th*s meansLH as/ed :onse*-

; tod m1 compan*ons 2hat had passed- The1 2ere as much aston*shed as ;,
and eOua1 at a oss ho2 to account for *t-

Aean2h*e, ; 2as absorbed *n m1 o2n refect*ons, and coud th*n/
of noth*ng but the strange fear dep*cted *n the :apta*nNs countenance-
; 2as utter1 at a oss to account for *t, 2hen m1 cog*tat*ons 2ere
d*sturbed b1 these 2ords from Ned Land$

H9aoG brea/fast *s read1-H

Bnd *ndeed the tabe 2as a*d- E4*dent1 :apta*n Nemo had g*4en th*s order
at the same t*me that he had hastened the speed of the Naut*us-

H0* master perm*t me to ma/e a recommendat*onLH as/ed :onse*-

HMes, m1 bo1-H

H0e, *t *s that master brea/fasts- ;t *s prudent, for 2e do not /no2
2hat ma1 happen-H

HMou are r*ght, :onse*-H

HUnfortunate1,H sa*d Ned Land, Hthe1 ha4e on1 g*4en us the sh*pNs fare-H

H5r*end Ned,H as/ed :onse*, H2hat 2oud 1ou ha4e sa*d *f the brea/fast
had been ent*re1 forgottenLH

Th*s argument cut short the harpoonerNs recr*m*nat*ons-

0e sat do2n to tabe- The mea 2as eaten *n s*ence-

<ust then the um*nous gobe that *ghted the ce 2ent out, and eft us
*n tota dar/ness- Ned Land 2as soon aseep, and 2hat aston*shed me 2as
that :onse* 2ent off *nto a hea41 sumber- ; 2as th*n/*ng 2hat coud ha4e
caused h*s *rres*st*be dro2s*ness, 2hen ; fet m1 bra*n becom*ng stupef*ed-
;n sp*te of m1 efforts to /eep m1 e1es open, the1 2oud cose-
B pa*nfu susp*c*on se*.ed me- E4*dent1 sopor*f*c substances had been
m*xed 2*th the food 2e had just ta/en- ;mpr*sonment 2as not enough
to concea :apta*n NemoNs projects from us, seep 2as more necessar1-
; then heard the panes shut- The unduat*ons of the sea, 2h*ch caused
a s*ght ro*ng mot*on, ceased- 9ad the Naut*us Ou*tted the surface
of the oceanL 9ad *t gone bac/ to the mot*oness bed of 2aterL
; tr*ed to res*st seep- ;t 2as *mposs*be- A1 breath*ng gre2 2ea/-
; fet a morta cod free.e m1 st*ffened and haf"para1sed *mbs-
A1 e1e *ds, */e eaden caps, fe o4er m1 e1es- ; coud not ra*se themP
a morb*d seep, fu of hauc*nat*ons, bereft me of m1 be*ng-
Then the 4*s*ons d*sappeared, and eft me *n compete *nsens*b**t1-



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The next da1 ; 2o/e 2*th m1 head s*nguar1 cear-
To m1 great surpr*se, ; 2as *n m1 o2n room- A1 compan*ons,
no doubt, had been re*nstated *n the*r cab*n, 2*thout ha4*ng
perce*4ed *t an1 more than ;- @f 2hat had passed dur*ng the n*ght
the1 2ere as *gnorant as ; 2as, and to penetrate th*s m1ster1 ;
on1 rec/oned upon the chances of the future-

; then thought of Ou*tt*ng m1 room- 0as ; free aga*n or a pr*sonerL
Qu*te free- ; opened the door, 2ent to the haf"dec/, 2ent up
the centra sta*rs- The panes, shut the e4en*ng before, 2ere open-
; 2ent on to the patform-

Ned Land and :onse* 2a*ted there for me- ; Ouest*oned themP
the1 /ne2 noth*ng- Lost *n a hea41 seep *n 2h*ch the1 had
been tota1 unconsc*ous, the1 had been aston*shed at f*nd*ng
themse4es *n the*r cab*n-

Bs for the Naut*us, *t seemed Ou*et and m1ster*ous as e4er-
;t foated on the surface of the 2a4es at a moderate pace-
Noth*ng seemed changed on board-

The second *eutenant then came on to the patform, and ga4e
the usua order beo2-

Bs for :apta*n Nemo, he d*d not appear-

@f the peope on board, ; on1 sa2 the *mpass*4e ste2ard,
2ho ser4ed me 2*th h*s usua dumb reguar*t1-

Bbout t2o oNcoc/, ; 2as *n the dra2*ng"room, bus*ed *n arrang*ng
m1 notes, 2hen the :apta*n opened the door and appeared- ; bo2ed-
9e made a s*ght *nc*nat*on *n return, 2*thout spea/*ng-
; resumed m1 2or/, hop*ng that he 2oud perhaps g*4e me some
expanat*on of the e4ents of the preced*ng n*ght- 9e made none-
; oo/ed at h*m- 9e seemed fat*guedP h*s hea41 e1es had not
been refreshed b1 seepP h*s face oo/ed 4er1 sorro2fu-
9e 2a/ed to and fro, sat do2n and got up aga*n, too/ a
chance boo/, put *t do2n, consuted h*s *nstruments 2*thout
ta/*ng h*s hab*tua notes, and seemed restess and uneas1-
Bt ast, he came up to me, and sa*d$

HBre 1ou a doctor, A- BronnaxLH

; so *tte expected such a Ouest*on that ; stared some t*me
at h*m 2*thout ans2er*ng-

HBre 1ou a doctorLH he repeated- HSe4era of 1our coeagues
ha4e stud*ed med*c*ne-H

H0e,H sa*d ;, H; am a doctor and res*dent surgeon to the hosp*ta-
; pract*sed se4era 1ears before enter*ng the museum-H

H6er1 2e, s*r-H

A1 ans2er had e4*dent1 sat*sf*ed the :apta*n- 8ut, not /no2*ng
2hat he 2oud sa1 next, ; 2a*ted for other Ouest*ons, reser4*ng m1
ans2ers accord*ng to c*rcumstances-

HA- Bronnax, 2* 1ou consent to prescr*be for one of m1 menLH be as/ed-

H;s he *LH

HMes-H

H; am read1 to foo2 1ou-H

H:ome, then-H

; o2n m1 heart beat, ; do not /no2 2h1- ; sa2 certa*n connect*on
bet2een the *ness of one of the cre2 and the e4ents of the da1 beforeP
and th*s m1ster1 *nterested me at east as much as the s*c/ man-

:apta*n Nemo conducted me to the poop of the Naut*us,
and too/ me *nto a cab*n s*tuated near the sa*orsN Ouarters-

There, on a bed, a1 a man about fort1 1ears of age, 2*th a resoute
express*on of countenance, a true t1pe of an Bngo"Saxon-

; eant o4er h*m- 9e 2as not on1 *, he 2as 2ounded-
9*s head, s2athed *n bandages co4ered 2*th bood, a1 on a p*o2-
; und*d the bandages, and the 2ounded man oo/ed at me 2*th h*s arge
e1es and ga4e no s*gn of pa*n as ; d*d *t- ;t 2as a horr*be 2ound-
The s/u, shattered b1 some dead1 2eapon, eft the bra*n exposed,
2h*ch 2as much *njured- :ots of bood had formed *n the bru*sed
and bro/en mass, *n coour */e the dregs of 2*ne-

There 2as both contus*on and suffus*on of the bra*n- 9*s breath*ng
2as so2, and some spasmod*c mo4ements of the musces ag*tated h*s face-
; fet h*s puse- ;t 2as *nterm*ttent- The extrem*t*es of the bod1
2ere gro2*ng cod aread1, and ; sa2 death must *ne4*tab1 ensue-
Bfter dress*ng the unfortunate manNs 2ounds, ; readjusted the bandages
on h*s head, and turned to :apta*n Nemo-

H0hat caused th*s 2oundLH ; as/ed-

H0hat does *t s*gn*f1LH he rep*ed, e4as*4e1- HB shoc/ has
bro/en one of the e4ers of the eng*ne, 2h*ch struc/ m1sef-
8ut 1our op*n*on as to h*s stateLH

; hes*tated before g*4*ng *t-

HMou ma1 spea/,H sa*d the :apta*n- HTh*s man does not understand 5rench-H

; ga4e a ast oo/ at the 2ounded man-

H9e 2* be dead *n t2o hours-H

H:an noth*ng sa4e h*mLH

HNoth*ng-H

:apta*n NemoNs hand contracted, and some tears g*stened *n h*s e1es,
2h*ch ; thought *ncapabe of shedd*ng an1-

5or some moments ; st* 2atched the d1*ng man, 2hose *fe ebbed so21-
9*s paor *ncreased under the eectr*c *ght that 2as shed o4er
h*s death"bed- ; oo/ed at h*s *nte*gent forehead, furro2ed 2*th
premature 2r*n/es, produced probab1 b1 m*sfortune and sorro2-
; tr*ed to earn the secret of h*s *fe from the ast 2ords that
escaped h*s *ps-

HMou can go no2, A- Bronnax,H sa*d the :apta*n-

; eft h*m *n the d1*ng manNs cab*n, and returned to m1
room much affected b1 th*s scene- 3ur*ng the 2hoe da1,
; 2as haunted b1 uncomfortabe susp*c*ons, and at n*ght
; sept bad1, and bet2een m1 bro/en dreams ; fanc*ed ;
heard d*stant s*ghs */e the notes of a funera psam-
0ere the1 the pra1ers of the dead, murmured *n that anguage
that ; coud not understandL

The next morn*ng ; 2ent on to the br*dge- :apta*n Nemo 2as there before me-
Bs soon as he perce*4ed me he came to me-

HProfessor, 2* *t be con4en*ent to 1ou to ma/e a submar*ne excurs*on to"da1LH

H0*th m1 compan*onsLH ; as/ed-

H;f the1 */e-H

H0e obe1 1our orders, :apta*n-H

H0* 1ou be so good then as to put on 1our cor/ jac/etsLH

;t 2as not a Ouest*on of dead or d1*ng- ; rejo*ned Ned Land
and :onse*, and tod them of :apta*n NemoNs propos*t*on-
:onse* hastened to accept *t, and th*s t*me the :anad*an seemed
Ou*te 2**ng to foo2 our exampe-

;t 2as e*ght oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng- Bt haf"past e*ght 2e 2ere eOu*pped
for th*s ne2 excurs*on, and pro4*ded 2*th t2o contr*4ances for *ght
and breath*ng- The doube door 2as openP and, accompan*ed b1 :apta*n Nemo,
2ho 2as foo2ed b1 a do.en of the cre2, 2e set foot, at a depth of about
th*rt1 feet, on the so*d bottom on 2h*ch the Naut*us rested-

B s*ght dec*4*t1 ended *n an une4en bottom, at f*fteen fathoms depth-
Th*s bottom d*ffered ent*re1 from the one ; had 4*s*ted on m1 f*rst excurs*on
under the 2aters of the Pac*f*c @cean- 9ere, there 2as no f*ne sand,
no submar*ne pra*r*es, no sea"forest- ; *mmed*ate1 recogn*sed that
mar4eous reg*on *n 2h*ch, on that da1, the :apta*n d*d the honours to us-
;t 2as the cora /*ngdom-

The *ght produced a thousand charm*ng 4ar*et*es, pa1*ng *n
the m*dst of the branches that 2ere so 4*4*d1 cooured-
; seemed to see the membraneous and c1*ndr*ca tubes trembe
beneath the unduat*on of the 2aters- ; 2as tempted to gather
the*r fresh petas, ornamented 2*th de*cate tentaces,
some just bo2n, the others budd*ng, 2h*e a sma f*sh,
s2*mm*ng s2*ft1, touched them s*ght1, */e f*ghts of b*rds-
8ut *f m1 hand approached these *4*ng fo2ers, these an*mated,
sens*t*4e pants, the 2hoe coon1 too/ aarm- The 2h*te petas
re"entered the*r red cases, the fo2ers faded as ; oo/ed,
and the bush changed *nto a boc/ of ston1 /nobs-

:hance had thro2n me just b1 the most prec*ous spec*mens of the .ooph1te-
Th*s cora 2as more 4auabe than that found *n the Aed*terranean,
on the coasts of 5rance, ;ta1 and 8arbar1- ;ts t*nts just*f*ed
the poet*ca names of H5o2er of 8ood,H and H5roth of 8ood,H
that trade has g*4en to *ts most beaut*fu product*ons-
:ora *s sod for L20 per ounceP and *n th*s pace the 2ater1 beds 2oud
ma/e the fortunes of a compan1 of cora"d*4ers- Th*s prec*ous matter,
often confused 2*th other po1p*, formed then the *nextr*cabe pots
caed Hmacc*ota,H and on 2h*ch ; not*ced se4era beaut*fu spec*mens
of p*n/ cora-

Vopen*ng sentence m*ss*ngW 7ea petr*f*ed th*c/ets, ong jo*nts
of fantast*c arch*tecture, 2ere d*scosed before us-
:apta*n Nemo paced h*msef under a dar/ gaer1, 2here b1
a s*ght dec*4*t1 2e reached a depth of a hundred 1ards-
The *ght from our amps produced somet*mes mag*ca effects,
foo2*ng the rough out*nes of the natura arches and pendants
d*sposed */e ustres, that 2ere t*pped 2*th po*nts of f*re-

Bt ast, after 2a/*ng t2o hours, 2e had atta*ned a depth
of about three hundred 1ards, that *s to sa1, the extreme *m*t
on 2h*ch cora beg*ns to form- 8ut there 2as no *soated bush,
nor modest brush2ood, at the bottom of oft1 trees-
;t 2as an *mmense forest of arge m*nera 4egetat*ons,
enormous petr*f*ed trees, un*ted b1 garands of eegant
sea"b*nd2eed, a adorned 2*th couds and refect*ons-
0e passed free1 under the*r h*gh branches, ost *n the shade
of the 2a4es-

:apta*n Nemo had stopped- ; and m1 compan*ons hated, and, turn*ng round,
; sa2 h*s men 2ere form*ng a sem*"c*rce round the*r ch*ef-
0atch*ng attent*4e1, ; obser4ed that four of them carr*ed on the*r
shouders an object of an obong shape-

0e occup*ed, *n th*s pace, the centre of a 4ast gade
surrounded b1 the oft1 fo*age of the submar*ne forest-
@ur amps thre2 o4er th*s pace a sort of cear t2**ght
that s*nguar1 eongated the shado2s on the ground-
Bt the end of the gade the dar/ness *ncreased, and 2as on1 re*e4ed
b1 *tte spar/s refected b1 the po*nts of cora-

Ned Land and :onse* 2ere near me- 0e 2atched,
and ; thought ; 2as go*ng to 2*tness a strange scene-
@n obser4*ng the ground, ; sa2 that *t 2as ra*sed *n certa*n
paces b1 s*ght excrescences encrusted 2*th *m1 depos*ts,
and d*sposed 2*th a reguar*t1 that betra1ed the hand of man-

;n the m*dst of the gade, on a pedesta of roc/s rough1
p*ed up, stood a cross of cora that extended *ts ong arms
that one m*ght ha4e thought 2ere made of petr*f*ed bood-
Upon a s*gn from :apta*n Nemo one of the men ad4ancedP
and at some feet from the cross he began to d*g a hoe 2*th
a p*c/axe that he too/ from h*s bet- ; understood aG
Th*s gade 2as a cemeter1, th*s hoe a tomb, th*s obong
object the bod1 of the man 2ho had d*ed *n the n*ghtG
The :apta*n and h*s men had come to bur1 the*r compan*on *n th*s
genera rest*ng"pace, at the bottom of th*s *naccess*be oceanG

The gra4e 2as be*ng dug so21P the f*sh fed on a s*des 2h*e the*r
retreat 2as be*ng thus d*sturbedP ; heard the stro/es of the p*c/axe,
2h*ch spar/ed 2hen *t h*t upon some f*nt ost at the bottom of the 2aters-
The hoe 2as soon arge and deep enough to rece*4e the bod1-
Then the bearers approachedP the bod1, en4eoped *n a t*ssue of 2h*te *nen,
2as o2ered *nto the damp gra4e- :apta*n Nemo, 2*th h*s arms crossed
on h*s breast, and a the fr*ends of h*m 2ho had o4ed them,
/net *n pra1er-

The gra4e 2as then f*ed *n 2*th the rubb*sh ta/en from the ground,
2h*ch formed a s*ght mound- 0hen th*s 2as done, :apta*n Nemo
and h*s men roseP then, approach*ng the gra4e, the1 /net aga*n,
and a extended the*r hands *n s*gn of a ast ad*eu-
Then the funera process*on returned to the Naut*us,
pass*ng under the arches of the forest, *n the m*dst
of th*c/ets, aong the cora bushes, and st* on the ascent-
Bt ast the *ght of the sh*p appeared, and *ts um*nous trac/
gu*ded us to the Naut*us- Bt one oNcoc/ 2e had returned-

Bs soon as ; had changed m1 cothes ; 2ent up on to the patform,
and, a pre1 to conf*ct*ng emot*ons, ; sat do2n near the b*nnace-
:apta*n Nemo jo*ned me- ; rose and sa*d to h*m$

HSo, as ; sa*d he 2oud, th*s man d*ed *n the n*ghtLH

HMes, A- Bronnax-H

HBnd he rests no2, near h*s compan*ons, *n the cora cemeter1LH

HMes, forgotten b1 a ese, but not b1 us- 0e dug the gra4e,
and the po1p* underta/e to sea our dead for etern*t1-H
Bnd, bur1*ng h*s face Ou*c/1 *n h*s hands, he tr*ed *n 4a*n to
suppress a sob- Then he added$ H@ur peacefu cemeter1 *s there,
some hundred feet beo2 the surface of the 2a4es-H

HMour dead seep Ou*et1, at east, :apta*n, out of the reach of shar/s-H

HMes, s*r, of shar/s and men,H gra4e1 rep*ed the :apta*n-



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0e no2 come to the second part of our journe1 under the sea-
The f*rst ended 2*th the mo4*ng scene *n the cora cemeter1 2h*ch eft
such a deep *mpress*on on m1 m*nd- Thus, *n the m*dst of th*s great sea,
:apta*n NemoNs *fe 2as pass*ng, e4en to h*s gra4e, 2h*ch he had
prepared *n one of *ts deepest ab1sses- There, not one of the oceanNs
monsters coud troube the ast seep of the cre2 of the Naut*us,
of those fr*ends r*4eted to each other *n death as *n *fe-
HNor an1 man, e*ther,H had added the :apta*n- St* the same f*erce,
*mpacabe def*ance to2ards human soc*et1G

; coud no onger content m1sef 2*th the theor1 2h*ch sat*sf*ed :onse*-

That 2orth1 feo2 pers*sted *n see*ng *n the :ommander of
the Naut*us one of those un/no2n ser4ants 2ho return man/*nd
contempt for *nd*fference- 5or h*m, he 2as a m*sunderstood
gen*us 2ho, t*red of earthNs decept*ons, had ta/en refuge *n th*s
*naccess*be med*um, 2here he m*ght foo2 h*s *nst*ncts free1-
To m1 m*nd, th*s expa*ns but one s*de of :apta*n NemoNs character-
;ndeed, the m1ster1 of that ast n*ght dur*ng 2h*ch 2e had been
cha*ned *n pr*son, the seep, and the precaut*on so 4*oent1
ta/en b1 the :apta*n of snatch*ng from m1 e1es the gass ;
had ra*sed to s2eep the hor*.on, the morta 2ound of the man,
due to an unaccountabe shoc/ of the Naut*us, a put me on a
ne2 trac/- NoP :apta*n Nemo 2as not sat*sf*ed 2*th shunn*ng man-
9*s form*dabe apparatus not on1 su*ted h*s *nst*nct of freedom,
but perhaps aso the des*gn of some terr*be reta*at*on-

Bt th*s moment noth*ng *s cear to meP ; catch but a g*mpse
of *ght am*dst a the dar/ness, and ; must conf*ne m1sef
to 2r*t*ng as e4ents sha d*ctate-

That da1, the 2#th of <anuar1, !(,(, at noon, the second off*cer came to ta/e
the at*tude of the sun- ; mounted the patform, *t a c*gar, and 2atched
the operat*on- ;t seemed to me that the man d*d not understand 5renchP
for se4era t*mes ; made remar/s *n a oud 4o*ce, 2h*ch must ha4e dra2n
from h*m some *n4ountar1 s*gn of attent*on, *f he had understood themP
but he rema*ned und*sturbed and dumb-

Bs he 2as ta/*ng obser4at*ons 2*th the sextant, one of the
sa*ors of the Naut*us Cthe strong man 2ho had accompan*ed
us on our f*rst submar*ne excurs*on to the ;sand of :respoD
came to cean the gasses of the antern- ; exam*ned the f*tt*ngs
of the apparatus, the strength of 2h*ch 2as *ncreased a hundredfod
b1 ent*cuar r*ngs, paced s*m*ar to those *n a *ghthouse,
and 2h*ch projected the*r br**ance *n a hor*.onta pane-
The eectr*c amp 2as comb*ned *n such a 2a1 as to g*4e
*ts most po2erfu *ght- ;ndeed, *t 2as produced *n 4acuo,
2h*ch *nsured both *ts stead*ness and *ts *ntens*t1-
Th*s 4acuum econom*sed the graph*te po*nts bet2een 2h*ch
the um*nous arc 2as de4eoped""an *mportant po*nt of econom1
for :apta*n Nemo, 2ho coud not eas*1 ha4e repaced themP
and under these cond*t*ons the*r 2aste 2as *mpercept*be-
0hen the Naut*us 2as read1 to cont*nue *ts submar*ne journe1,
; 2ent do2n to the saoon- The pane 2as cosed, and the course
mar/ed d*rect 2est-

0e 2ere furro2*ng the 2aters of the ;nd*an @cean, a 4ast *Ou*d pa*n,
2*th a surface of !,200,000,000 of acres, and 2hose 2aters are so cear
and transparent that an1 one ean*ng o4er them 2oud turn g*dd1-
The Naut*us usua1 foated bet2een f*ft1 and a hundred fathoms deep-
0e 2ent on so for some da1s- To an1one but m1sef, 2ho had a great
o4e for the sea, the hours 2oud ha4e seemed ong and monotonousP
but the da*1 2a/s on the patform, 2hen ; steeped m1sef *n the re4*4*ng
a*r of the ocean, the s*ght of the r*ch 2aters through the 2*ndo2s
of the saoon, the boo/s *n the *brar1, the comp**ng of m1 memo*rs,
too/ up a m1 t*me, and eft me not a moment of ennu* or 2ear*ness-

5or some da1s 2e sa2 a great number of aOuat*c b*rds, sea"me2s or gus-
Some 2ere ce4er1 /*ed and, prepared *n a certa*n 2a1, made 4er1 acceptabe
2ater"game- Bmongst arge"2*nged b*rds, carr*ed a ong d*stance from a ands
and rest*ng upon the 2a4es from the fat*gue of the*r f*ght, ; sa2 some
magn*f*cent abatrosses, utter*ng d*scordant cr*es */e the bra1*ng of an ass,
and b*rds beong*ng to the fam*1 of the ong"2*ngs-

Bs to the f*sh, the1 a2a1s pro4o/ed our adm*rat*on 2hen 2e surpr*sed
the secrets of the*r aOuat*c *fe through the open panes-
; sa2 man1 /*nds 2h*ch ; ne4er before had a chance of obser4*ng-

V& paragraphs are m*ss*ngW

5rom the 2!st to the 2&rd of <anuar1 the Naut*us 2ent at
the rate of t2o hundred and f*ft1 eagues *n t2ent1"four hours,
be*ng f*4e hundred and fort1 m*es, or t2ent1"t2o m*es an hour-
;f 2e recogn*sed so man1 d*fferent 4ar*et*es of f*sh, *t 2as because,
attracted b1 the eectr*c *ght, the1 tr*ed to foo2 usP
the greater part, ho2e4er, 2ere soon d*stanced b1 our speed,
though some /ept the*r pace *n the 2aters of the Naut*us for a t*me-
The morn*ng of the 2#th, *n !2J +N S- at-, and )#J &&N
ong-, 2e obser4ed Ree*ng ;sand, a cora format*on,
panted 2*th magn*f*cent cocos, and 2h*ch had been 4*s*ted b1
Ar- 3ar2*n and :apta*n 5*t.ro1- The Naut*us s/*rted the shores
of th*s desert *sand for a *tte d*stance- ;ts nets brought
up numerous spec*mens of po1p* and cur*ous shes of mousca-
Vone sentence str*pped hereW

Soon Ree*ng ;sand d*sappeared from the hor*.on, and our course 2as d*rected
to the north"2est *n the d*rect*on of the ;nd*an Pen*nsua-

5rom Ree*ng ;sand our course 2as so2er and more 4ar*abe,
often ta/*ng us *nto great depths- Se4era t*mes the1 made use
of the *nc*ned panes, 2h*ch certa*n *nterna e4ers paced
ob*Oue1 to the 2ater*ne- ;n that 2a1 2e 2ent about t2o m*es,
but 2*thout e4er obta*n*ng the greatest depths of the ;nd*an Sea,
2h*ch sound*ngs of se4en thousand fathoms ha4e ne4er reached-
Bs to the temperature of the o2er strata, the thermometer *n4ar*ab1
*nd*cated #J abo4e .ero- ; on1 obser4ed that *n the upper reg*ons
the 2ater 2as a2a1s coder *n the h*gh e4es than at the surface
of the sea-

@n the 2+th of <anuar1 the ocean 2as ent*re1 desertedP the Naut*us
passed the da1 on the surface, beat*ng the 2a4es 2*th *ts po2erfu
scre2 and ma/*ng them rebound to a great he*ght- 0ho under such
c*rcumstances 2oud not ha4e ta/en *t for a g*gant*c cetaceanL
Three parts of th*s da1 ; spent on the patform- ; 2atched the sea-
Noth*ng on the hor*.on, t* about four oNcoc/ a steamer runn*ng
2est on our counter- 9er masts 2ere 4*s*be for an *nstant,
but she coud not see the Naut*us, be*ng too o2 *n the 2ater-
; fanc*ed th*s steamboat beonged to the P-@- :ompan1, 2h*ch runs
from :e1on to S1dne1, touch*ng at R*ng GeorgeNs Po*nt and Aebourne-

Bt f*4e oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng, before that feet*ng t2**ght
2h*ch b*nds n*ght to da1 *n trop*ca .ones, :onse* and ;
2ere aston*shed b1 a cur*ous spectace-

;t 2as a shoa of argonauts tra4e*ng aong on the surface of the ocean-
0e coud count se4era hundreds- The1 beonged to the tuberce /*nd
2h*ch are pecu*ar to the ;nd*an seas-

These gracefu mouscs mo4ed bac/2ards b1 means of the*r
ocomot*4e tube, through 2h*ch the1 propeed the 2ater aread1
dra2n *n- @f the*r e*ght tentaces, s*x 2ere eongated,
and stretched out foat*ng on the 2ater, 2h*st the other t2o,
roed up fat, 2ere spread to the 2*ng */e a *ght sa*-
; sa2 the*r sp*ra"shaped and futed shes, 2h*ch :u4*er
just1 compares to an eegant s/*ff- B boat *ndeedG
;t bears the creature 2h*ch secretes *t 2*thout *ts adher*ng to *t-

5or near1 an hour the Naut*us foated *n the m*dst of th*s shoa
of mouscs- Then ; /no2 not 2hat sudden fr*ght the1 too/-
8ut as *f at a s*gna e4er1 sa* 2as fured, the arms foded,
the bod1 dra2n *n, the shes turned o4er, chang*ng the*r centre
of gra4*t1, and the 2hoe feet d*sappeared under the 2a4es-
Ne4er d*d the sh*ps of a sOuadron manoeu4re 2*th more un*t1-

Bt that moment n*ght fe sudden1, and the reeds, scarce1 ra*sed
b1 the bree.e, a1 peaceab1 under the s*des of the Naut*us-

The next da1, 2,th of <anuar1, 2e cut the eOuator at the
e*ght1"second mer*d*an and entered the northern hem*sphere-
3ur*ng the da1 a form*dabe troop of shar/s accompan*ed us,
terr*be creatures, 2h*ch mut*p1 *n these seas and ma/e them
4er1 dangerous- The1 2ere Hcestrac*o ph**pp*H shar/s, 2*th bro2n
bac/s and 2h*t*sh be*es, armed 2*th ee4en ro2s of teeth""
e1ed shar/s""the*r throat be*ng mar/ed 2*th a arge bac/
spot surrounded 2*th 2h*te */e an e1e- There 2ere aso some
;sabea shar/s, 2*th rounded snouts mar/ed 2*th dar/ spots-
These po2erfu creatures often hured themse4es at the 2*ndo2s
of the saoon 2*th such 4*oence as to ma/e us fee 4er1 *nsecure-
Bt such t*mes Ned Land 2as no onger master of h*msef-
9e 2anted to go to the surface and harpoon the monsters,
part*cuar1 certa*n smooth"hound shar/s, 2hose mouth *s studded 2*th
teeth */e a mosa*cP and arge t*ger"shar/s near1 s*x 1ards ong,
the ast named of 2h*ch seemed to exc*te h*m more part*cuar1-
8ut the Naut*us, acceerat*ng her speed, eas*1 eft the most rap*d
of them beh*nd-

The 2'th of <anuar1, at the entrance of the 4ast 8a1 of 8enga,
2e met repeated1 a forb*dd*ng spectace, dead bod*es foat*ng on
the surface of the 2ater- The1 2ere the dead of the ;nd*an 4*ages,
carr*ed b1 the Ganges to the e4e of the sea, and 2h*ch the 4utures,
the on1 underta/ers of the countr1, had not been abe to de4our-
8ut the shar/s d*d not fa* to hep them at the*r funera 2or/-

Bbout se4en oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng, the Naut*us, haf"*mmersed, 2as
sa**ng *n a sea of m*/- Bt f*rst s*ght the ocean seemed act*f*ed-
0as *t the effect of the unar ra1sL NoP for the moon, scarce1 t2o
da1s od, 2as st* 1*ng h*dden under the hor*.on *n the ra1s of the sun-
The 2hoe s/1, though *t b1 the s*derea ra1s, seemed bac/ b1 contrast
2*th the 2h*teness of the 2aters-

:onse* coud not be*e4e h*s e1es, and Ouest*oned me as to the cause
of th*s strange phenomenon- 9app*1 ; 2as abe to ans2er h*m-

H;t *s caed a m*/ sea,H ; expa*ned- HB arge extent
of 2h*te 2a4eets often to be seen on the coasts of Bmbo1na,
and *n these parts of the sea-H

H8ut, s*r,H sa*d :onse*, Hcan 1ou te me 2hat causes such an effectL
for ; suppose the 2ater *s not rea1 turned *nto m*/-H

HNo, m1 bo1P and the 2h*teness 2h*ch surpr*ses 1ou *s caused on1 b1
the presence of m1r*ads of *nfusor*a, a sort of um*nous *tte 2orm,
geat*nous and 2*thout coour, of the th*c/ness of a ha*r,
and 2hose ength *s not more than se4en"thousandths of an *nch-
These *nsects adhere to one another somet*mes for se4era eagues-H

HSe4era eaguesGH exca*med :onse*-

HMes, m1 bo1P and 1ou need not tr1 to compute the number of these *nfusor*a-
Mou 2* not be abe, for, *f ; am not m*sta/en, sh*ps ha4e foated on these
m*/ seas for more than fort1 m*es-H

To2ards m*dn*ght the sea sudden1 resumed *ts usua coourP
but beh*nd us, e4en to the *m*ts of the hor*.on, the s/1
refected the 2h*tened 2a4es, and for a ong t*me seemed
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@n the 2(th of 5ebruar1, 2hen at noon the Naut*us came to the surface
of the sea, *n )J #N N- at-, there 2as and *n s*ght about e*ght
m*es to 2est2ard- The f*rst th*ng ; not*ced 2as a range of mounta*ns
about t2o thousand feet h*gh, the shapes of 2h*ch 2ere most capr*c*ous-
@n ta/*ng the bear*ngs, ; /ne2 that 2e 2ere near*ng the *sand of :e1on,
the pear 2h*ch hangs from the obe of the ;nd*an Pen*nsua-

:apta*n Nemo and h*s second appeared at th*s moment-
The :apta*n ganced at the map- Then turn*ng to me, sa*d$

HThe ;sand of :e1on, noted for *ts pear"f*sher*es- 0oud 1ou
*/e to 4*s*t one of them, A- BronnaxLH

H:erta*n1, :apta*n-H

H0e, the th*ng *s eas1- Though, *f 2e see the f*sher*es, 2e sha
not see the f*shermen- The annua exportat*on has not 1et begun-
Ne4er m*nd, ; 2* g*4e orders to ma/e for the Guf of Aanaar,
2here 2e sha arr*4e *n the n*ght-H

The :apta*n sa*d someth*ng to h*s second, 2ho *mmed*ate1 2ent out-
Soon the Naut*us returned to her nat*4e eement, and the manometer
sho2ed that she 2as about th*rt1 feet deep-

H0e, s*r,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, H1ou and 1our compan*ons sha 4*s*t
the 8an/ of Aanaar, and *f b1 chance some f*sherman shoud be there,
2e sha see h*m at 2or/-H

HBgreed, :apta*nGH

H81 the b1e, A- Bronnax 1ou are not afra*d of shar/sLH

HShar/sGH exca*med ;-

Th*s Ouest*on seemed a 4er1 hard one-

H0eLH cont*nued :apta*n Nemo-

H; adm*t, :apta*n, that ; am not 1et 4er1 fam**ar 2*th that /*nd of f*sh-H

H0e are accustomed to them,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo,
Hand *n t*me 1ou 2* be too- 9o2e4er, 2e sha be armed,
and on the road 2e ma1 be abe to hunt some of the tr*be-
;t *s *nterest*ng- So, t* to"morro2, s*r, and ear1-H

Th*s sa*d *n a careess tone, :apta*n Nemo eft the saoon-
No2, *f 1ou 2ere *n4*ted to hunt the bear *n the mounta*ns
of S2*t.erand, 2hat 2oud 1ou sa1L

H6er1 2eG to"morro2 2e 2* go and hunt the bear-H
;f 1ou 2ere as/ed to hunt the *on *n the pa*ns of Btas,
or the t*ger *n the ;nd*an junges, 2hat 2oud 1ou sa1L

H9aG haG *t seems 2e are go*ng to hunt the t*ger or the *onGH
8ut 2hen 1ou are *n4*ted to hunt the shar/ *n *ts natura eement,
1ou 2oud perhaps refect before accept*ng the *n4*tat*on-
Bs for m1sef, ; passed m1 hand o4er m1 forehead, on 2h*ch stood arge
drops of cod persp*rat*on- HLet us refect,H sa*d ;, Hand ta/e our t*me-
9unt*ng otters *n submar*ne forests, as 2e d*d *n the ;sand of :respo,
2* passP but go*ng up and do2n at the bottom of the sea,
2here one *s amost certa*n to meet shar/s, *s Ou*te another th*ngG
; /no2 2e that *n certa*n countr*es, part*cuar1 *n the Bndaman ;sands,
the negroes ne4er hes*tate to attac/ them 2*th a dagger *n one hand
and a runn*ng noose *n the otherP but ; aso /no2 that fe2 2ho affront
those creatures e4er return a*4e- 9o2e4er, ; am not a negro,
and *f ; 2ere ; th*n/ a *tte hes*tat*on *n th*s case 2oud
not be *"t*med-H

Bt th*s moment :onse* and the :anad*an entered, Ou*te composed,
and e4en jo1ous- The1 /ne2 not 2hat a2a*ted them-

H5a*th, s*r,H sa*d Ned Land, H1our :apta*n Nemo""the de4* ta/e h*mG""
has just made us a 4er1 peasant offer-H

HBhGH sa*d ;, H1ou /no2LH

H;f agreeabe to 1ou, s*r,H *nterrupted :onse*, Hthe commander
of the Naut*us has *n4*ted us to 4*s*t the magn*f*cent :e1on
f*sher*es to"morro2, *n 1our compan1P he d*d *t /*nd1,
and beha4ed */e a rea genteman-H

H9e sa*d noth*ng moreLH

HNoth*ng more, s*r, except that he had aread1 spo/en to 1ou
of th*s *tte 2a/-H

HS*r,H sa*d :onse*, H2oud 1ou g*4e us some deta*s of the pear f*sher1LH

HBs to the f*sh*ng *tsef,H ; as/ed, Hor the *nc*dents, 2h*chLH

H@n the f*sh*ng,H rep*ed the :anad*anP Hbefore enter*ng upon the ground,
*t *s as 2e to /no2 someth*ng about *t-H

H6er1 2eP s*t do2n, m1 fr*ends, and ; 2* teach 1ou-H

Ned and :onse* seated themse4es on an ottoman, and the f*rst th*ng
the :anad*an as/ed 2as$

HS*r, 2hat *s a pearLH

HA1 2orth1 Ned,H ; ans2ered, Hto the poet, a pear *s a tear of the seaP
to the @r*entas, *t *s a drop of de2 so*d*f*edP to the ad*es, *t *s
a je2e of an obong shape, of a br**anc1 of mother"of"pear substance,
2h*ch the1 2ear on the*r f*ngers, the*r nec/s, or the*r earsP for the chem*st
*t *s a m*xture of phosphate and carbonate of *me, 2*th a *tte geat*neP
and ast1, for natura*sts, *t *s s*mp1 a morb*d secret*on of the organ
that produces the mother"of"pear amongst certa*n b*4a4es-H

H8ranch of mouscs,H sa*d :onse*-

HPrec*se1 so, m1 earned :onse*P and, amongst these testacea
the earshe, the tr*dacnae, the turbots, *n a 2ord, a those
2h*ch secrete mother"of"pear, that *s, the bue, bu*sh, 4*oet,
or 2h*te substance 2h*ch *nes the *nter*or of the*r shes,
are capabe of produc*ng pears-H

HAusses tooLH as/ed the :anad*an-

HMes, musses of certa*n 2aters *n Scotand, 0aes, ;reand,
Saxon1, 8ohem*a, and 5rance-H

HGoodG 5or the future ; sha pa1 attent*on,H rep*ed the :anad*an-

H8ut,H ; cont*nued, Hthe part*cuar mousc 2h*ch secretes
the pear *s the pear"o1ster- The pear *s noth*ng but a
format*on depos*ted *n a gobuar form, e*ther adher*ng
to the o1ster"she or bur*ed *n the fods of the creature-
@n the she *t *s fast$ *n the fesh *t *s ooseP but a2a1s
has for a /erne a sma hard substance, ma1be a barren egg,
ma1be a gra*n of sand, around 2h*ch the pear1 matter depos*ts *tsef
1ear after 1ear success*4e1, and b1 th*n concentr*c a1ers-H
Vth*s paragraph *s ed*tedW

HBre man1 pears found *n the same o1sterLH as/ed :onse*-

HMes, m1 bo1- Some are a perfect cas/et- @ne o1ster has been ment*oned,
though ; ao2 m1sef to doubt *t, as ha4*ng conta*ned no ess than a hundred
and f*ft1 shar/s-H

HB hundred and f*ft1 shar/sGH exca*med Ned Land-

H3*d ; sa1 shar/sLH sa*d ; hurr*ed1- H; meant to sa1 a hundred
and f*ft1 pears- Shar/s 2oud not be sense-H

H:erta*n1 not,H sa*d :onse*P Hbut 2* 1ou te us no2 b1 2hat means
the1 extract these pearsLH

HThe1 proceed *n 4ar*ous 2a1s- 0hen the1 adhere to the she,
the f*shermen often pu them off 2*th p*ncersP but the most common
2a1 *s to a1 the o1sters on mats of the sea2eed 2h*ch co4ers
the ban/s- Thus the1 d*e *n the open a*rP and at the end
of ten da1s the1 are *n a for2ard state of decompos*t*on-
The1 are then punged *nto arge reser4o*rs of sea"2aterP
then the1 are opened and 2ashed-H

HThe pr*ce of these pears 4ar*es accord*ng to the*r s*.eLH as/ed :onse*-

HNot on1 accord*ng to the*r s*.e,H ; ans2ered, Hbut aso accord*ng
to the*r shape, the*r 2ater Cthat *s, the*r coourD, and the*r ustre$
that *s, that br*ght and d*apered spar/e 2h*ch ma/es them so charm*ng
to the e1e- The most beaut*fu are caed 4*rg*n pears, or paragons-
The1 are formed aone *n the t*ssue of the mousc, are 2h*te,
often opaOue, and somet*mes ha4e the transparenc1 of an opaP
the1 are genera1 round or o4a- The round are made *nto braceets,
the o4a *nto pendants, and, be*ng more prec*ous, are sod s*ng1-
Those adher*ng to the she of the o1ster are more *rreguar *n shape,
and are sod b1 2e*ght- Last1, *n a o2er order are cassed those sma
pears /no2n under the name of seed"pearsP the1 are sod b1 measure,
and are espec*a1 used *n embro*der1 for church ornaments-H

H8ut,H sa*d :onse*, H*s th*s pear"f*sher1 dangerousLH

HNo,H ; ans2ered, Ou*c/1P Hpart*cuar1 *f certa*n precaut*ons are ta/en-H

H0hat does one r*s/ *n such a ca*ngLH sa*d Ned Land,
Hthe s2ao2*ng of some mouthfus of sea"2aterLH

HBs 1ou sa1, Ned- 81 the b1e,H sa*d ;, tr1*ng to ta/e :apta*n
NemoNs careess tone, Hare 1ou afra*d of shar/s, bra4e NedLH

H;GH rep*ed the :anad*anP Ha harpooner b1 profess*onL
;t *s m1 trade to ma/e *ght of them-H

H8ut,H sa*d ;, H*t *s not a Ouest*on of f*sh*ng for them
2*th an *ron"s2*4e, ho*st*ng them *nto the 4esse, cutt*ng off
the*r ta*s 2*th a bo2 of a chopper, r*pp*ng them up,
and thro2*ng the*r heart *nto the seaGH

HThen, *t *s a Ouest*on of""""H

HPrec*se1-H

H;n the 2aterLH

H;n the 2ater-H

H5a*th, 2*th a good harpoonG Mou /no2, s*r, these shar/s are
*"fash*oned beasts- The1 turn on the*r be*es to se*.e 1ou,
and *n that t*me""""H

Ned Land had a 2a1 of sa1*ng Hse*.eH 2h*ch made m1 bood run cod-

H0e, and 1ou, :onse*, 2hat do 1ou th*n/ of shar/sLH

HAeGH sa*d :onse*- H; 2* be fran/, s*r-H

HSo much the better,H thought ;-

H;f 1ou, s*r, mean to face the shar/s, ; do not see 2h1 1our fa*thfu
ser4ant shoud not face them 2*th 1ou-H



:9BPTE7 ;;;

B PEB7L @5 TEN A;LL;@NS

The next morn*ng at four oNcoc/ ; 2as a2a/ened b1
the ste2ard 2hom :apta*n Nemo had paced at m1 ser4*ce-
; rose hurr*ed1, dressed, and 2ent *nto the saoon-

:apta*n Nemo 2as a2a*t*ng me-

HA- Bronnax,H sa*d he, Hare 1ou read1 to startLH

H; am read1-H

HThen pease to foo2 me-H

HBnd m1 compan*ons, :apta*nLH

HThe1 ha4e been tod and are 2a*t*ng-H

HBre 2e not to put on our d*4erNs dressesLH as/ed ;-

HNot 1et- ; ha4e not ao2ed the Naut*us to come too near th*s coast,
and 2e are some d*stance from the Aanaar 8an/P but the boat *s read1, and 2*
ta/e us to the exact po*nt of d*sembar/*ng, 2h*ch 2* sa4e us a ong 2a1-
;t carr*es our d*4*ng apparatus, 2h*ch 2e 2* put on 2hen 2e beg*n
our submar*ne journe1-H

:apta*n Nemo conducted me to the centra sta*rcase,
2h*ch ed on the patform- Ned and :onse* 2ere aread1 there,
de*ghted at the *dea of the Hpeasure part1H 2h*ch 2as prepar*ng-
5*4e sa*ors from the Naut*us, 2*th the*r oars, 2a*ted *n the boat,
2h*ch had been made fast aga*nst the s*de-

The n*ght 2as st* dar/- La1ers of couds co4ered the s/1,
ao2*ng but fe2 stars to be seen- ; oo/ed on the s*de
2here the and a1, and sa2 noth*ng but a dar/ *ne encos*ng
three parts of the hor*.on, from south"2est to north 2est-
The Naut*us, ha4*ng returned dur*ng the n*ght up the 2estern
coast of :e1on, 2as no2 2est of the ba1, or rather guf,
formed b1 the ma*nand and the ;sand of Aanaar-
There, under the dar/ 2aters, stretched the p*ntad*ne ban/,
an *nexhaust*be f*ed of pears, the ength of 2h*ch *s more
than t2ent1 m*es-

:apta*n Nemo, Ned Land, :onse*, and ; too/ our paces
*n the stern of the boat- The master 2ent to the t*erP
h*s four compan*ons eaned on the*r oars, the pa*nter 2as cast off,
and 2e sheered off-

The boat 2ent to2ards the southP the oarsmen d*d not hurr1- ; not*ced
that the*r stro/es, strong *n the 2ater, on1 foo2ed each other e4er1
ten seconds, accord*ng to the method genera1 adopted *n the na41-
0h*st the craft 2as runn*ng b1 *ts o2n 4eoc*t1, the *Ou*d drops
struc/ the dar/ depths of the 2a4es cr*sp1 */e spats of meted ead-
B *tte b*o2, spread*ng 2*de, ga4e a s*ght ro to the boat, and some
samph*re reeds fapped before *t-

0e 2ere s*ent- 0hat 2as :apta*n Nemo th*n/*ng ofL Perhaps of
the and he 2as approach*ng, and 2h*ch he found too near to h*m,
contrar1 to the :anad*anNs op*n*on, 2ho thought *t too far off-
Bs to :onse*, he 2as mere1 there from cur*os*t1-

Bbout haf"past f*4e the f*rst t*nts on the hor*.on sho2ed
the upper *ne of coast more d*st*nct1- 5at enough *n the east,
*t rose a *tte to the south- 5*4e m*es st* a1 bet2een us,
and *t 2as *nd*st*nct o2*ng to the m*st on the 2ater-
Bt s*x oNcoc/ *t became sudden1 da1*ght, 2*th that rap*d*t1
pecu*ar to trop*ca reg*ons, 2h*ch /no2 ne*ther da2n nor t2**ght-
The soar ra1s p*erced the curta*n of couds, p*ed up
on the eastern hor*.on, and the rad*ant orb rose rap*d1-
; sa2 and d*st*nct1, 2*th a fe2 trees scattered here and there-
The boat neared Aanaar ;sand, 2h*ch 2as rounded to the south-
:apta*n Nemo rose from h*s seat and 2atched the sea-

Bt a s*gn from h*m the anchor 2as dropped, but the cha*n scarce1 ran,
for *t 2as *tte more than a 1ard deep, and th*s spot 2as one of the h*ghest
po*nts of the ban/ of p*ntad*nes-

H9ere 2e are, A- Bronnax,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo-
HMou see that encosed ba1L 9ere, *n a month 2* be
assembed the numerous f*sh*ng boats of the exporters,
and these are the 2aters the*r d*4ers 2* ransac/ so bod1-
9app*1, th*s ba1 *s 2e s*tuated for that /*nd of f*sh*ng-
;t *s shetered from the strongest 2*ndsP the sea *s ne4er 4er1
rough here, 2h*ch ma/es *t fa4ourabe for the d*4erNs 2or/-
0e 2* no2 put on our dresses, and beg*n our 2a/-H

; d*d not ans2er, and, 2h*e 2atch*ng the suspected 2a4es,
began 2*th the hep of the sa*ors to put on m1 hea41
sea"dress- :apta*n Nemo and m1 compan*ons 2ere aso dress*ng-
None of the Naut*us men 2ere to accompan1 us on th*s ne2 excurs*on-

Soon 2e 2ere en4eoped to the throat *n *nd*a"rubber coth*ngP
the a*r apparatus f*xed to our bac/s b1 braces-
Bs to the 7uhm/orff apparatus, there 2as no necess*t1 for *t-
8efore putt*ng m1 head *nto the copper cap, ; had as/ed the Ouest*on
of the :apta*n-

HThe1 2oud be useess,H he rep*ed- H0e are go*ng to no great depth,
and the soar ra1s 2* be enough to *ght our 2a/- 8es*des, *t 2oud
not be prudent to carr1 the eectr*c *ght *n these 2atersP
*ts br**anc1 m*ght attract some of the dangerous *nhab*tants
of the coast most *nopportune1-H

Bs :apta*n Nemo pronounced these 2ords, ; turned to :onse* and Ned Land-
8ut m1 t2o fr*ends had aread1 encased the*r heads *n the meta cap,
and the1 coud ne*ther hear nor ans2er-

@ne ast Ouest*on rema*ned to as/ of :apta*n Nemo-

HBnd our armsLH as/ed ;P Hour gunsLH

HGunsG 0hat forL 3o not mounta*neers attac/ the bear 2*th
a dagger *n the*r hand, and *s not stee surer than eadL
9ere *s a strong badeP put *t *n 1our bet, and 2e start-H

; oo/ed at m1 compan*onsP the1 2ere armed */e us, and, more than that,
Ned Land 2as brand*sh*ng an enormous harpoon, 2h*ch he had paced *n the boat
before ea4*ng the Naut*us-

Then, foo2*ng the :apta*nNs exampe, ; ao2ed m1sef to be
dressed *n the hea41 copper hemet, and our reser4o*rs of a*r
2ere at once *n act*4*t1- Bn *nstant after 2e 2ere anded,
one after the other, *n about t2o 1ards of 2ater upon an e4en sand-
:apta*n Nemo made a s*gn 2*th h*s hand, and 2e foo2ed h*m
b1 a gente dec*4*t1 t* 2e d*sappeared under the 2a4es-

V& paragraphs m*ss*ngW

Bt about se4en oNcoc/ 2e found ourse4es at ast sur4e1*ng the o1ster"ban/s
on 2h*ch the pear"o1sters are reproduced b1 m**ons-

:apta*n Nemo po*nted 2*th h*s hand to the enormous heap of o1stersP
and ; coud 2e understand that th*s m*ne 2as *nexhaust*be, for
NatureNs creat*4e po2er *s far be1ond manNs *nst*nct of destruct*on-
Ned Land, fa*thfu to h*s *nst*nct, hastened to f* a net
2h*ch he carr*ed b1 h*s s*de 2*th some of the f*nest spec*mens-
8ut 2e coud not stop- 0e must foo2 the :apta*n,
2ho seemed to gu*de h*m sef b1 paths /no2n on1 to h*msef-
The ground 2as sens*b1 r*s*ng, and somet*mes,
on hod*ng up m1 arm, *t 2as abo4e the surface of the sea-
Then the e4e of the ban/ 2oud s*n/ capr*c*ous1-
@ften 2e rounded h*gh roc/s scarped *nto p1ram*ds-
;n the*r dar/ fractures huge crustacea, perched upon the*r
h*gh ca2s */e some 2ar"mach*ne, 2atched us 2*th f*xed e1es,
and under our feet cra2ed 4ar*ous /*nds of anne*des-

Bt th*s moment there opened before us a arge grotto dug *n a p*cturesOue
heap of roc/s and carpeted 2*th a the th*c/ 2arp of the submar*ne fora-
Bt f*rst *t seemed 4er1 dar/ to me- The soar ra1s seemed to be
ext*ngu*shed b1 success*4e gradat*ons, unt* *ts 4ague transparenc1 became
noth*ng more than dro2ned *ght- :apta*n Nemo enteredP 2e foo2ed-
A1 e1es soon accustomed themse4es to th*s reat*4e state of dar/ness-
; coud d*st*ngu*sh the arches spr*ng*ng capr*c*ous1 from natura p*ars,
stand*ng broad upon the*r gran*te base, */e the hea41 coumns of
Tuscan arch*tecture- 0h1 had our *ncomprehens*be gu*de ed us to the bottom
of th*s submar*ne cr1ptL ; 2as soon to /no2- Bfter descend*ng a rather
sharp dec*4*t1, our feet trod the bottom of a /*nd of c*rcuar p*t-
There :apta*n Nemo stopped, and 2*th h*s hand *nd*cated an object ;
had not 1et perce*4ed- ;t 2as an o1ster of extraord*nar1 d*mens*ons,
a g*gant*c tr*dacne, a gobet 2h*ch coud ha4e conta*ned a 2hoe a/e of
ho1"2ater, a bas*n the breadth of 2h*ch 2as more than t2o 1ards and a haf,
and conseOuent1 arger than that ornament*ng the saoon of the Naut*us-
; approached th*s extraord*nar1 mousc- ;t adhered b1 *ts f*aments
to a tabe of gran*te, and there, *soated, *t de4eoped *tsef *n the cam
2aters of the grotto- ; est*mated the 2e*ght of th*s tr*dacne at ,00 b-
Such an o1ster 2oud conta*n &0 b- of meatP and one must ha4e the stomach of
a Gargantua to demo*sh some do.ens of them-

:apta*n Nemo 2as e4*dent1 acOua*nted 2*th the ex*stence of th*s b*4a4e,
and seemed to ha4e a part*cuar mot*4e *n 4er*f1*ng the actua state
of th*s tr*dacne- The shes 2ere a *tte openP the :apta*n came near
and put h*s dagger bet2een to pre4ent them from cos*ngP then 2*th h*s
hand he ra*sed the membrane 2*th *ts fr*nged edges, 2h*ch formed a coa/
for the creature- There, bet2een the foded pa*ts, ; sa2 a oose pear,
2hose s*.e eOuaed that of a coco"nut- ;ts gobuar shape, perfect cearness,
and adm*rabe ustre made *t atogether a je2e of *nest*mabe 4aue-
:arr*ed a2a1 b1 m1 cur*os*t1, ; stretched out m1 hand to se*.e *t,
2e*gh *t, and touch *tP but the :apta*n stopped me, made a s*gn of refusa,
and Ou*c/1 2*thdre2 h*s dagger, and the t2o shes cosed sudden1-
; then understood :apta*n NemoNs *ntent*on- ;n ea4*ng th*s pear
h*dden *n the mante of the tr*dacne he 2as ao2*ng *t to gro2 so21-
Each 1ear the secret*ons of the mousc 2oud add ne2 concentr*c c*rces-
; est*mated *ts 4aue at L+00,000 at east-

Bfter ten m*nutes :apta*n Nemo stopped sudden1-
; thought he had hated pre4*ous1 to return*ng- NoP b1 a
gesture he bade us crouch bes*de h*m *n a deep fracture
of the roc/, h*s hand po*nted to one part of the *Ou*d mass,
2h*ch ; 2atched attent*4e1-

Bbout f*4e 1ards from me a shado2 appeared, and san/ to the ground-
The d*sOu*et*ng *dea of shar/s shot through m1 m*nd, but ; 2as m*sta/enP
and once aga*n *t 2as not a monster of the ocean that 2e had an1th*ng
to do 2*th-

;t 2as a man, a *4*ng man, an ;nd*an, a f*sherman, a poor
de4* 2ho, ; suppose, had come to gean before the har4est-
; coud see the bottom of h*s canoe anchored some feet abo4e h*s head-
9e d*4ed and 2ent up success*4e1- B stone hed bet2een h*s feet,
cut *n the shape of a sugar oaf, 2h*st a rope fastened h*m to h*s boat,
heped h*m to descend more rap*d1- Th*s 2as a h*s apparatus-
7each*ng the bottom, about f*4e 1ards deep, he 2ent on h*s /nees
and f*ed h*s bag 2*th o1sters p*c/ed up at random- Then he 2ent up,
empt*ed *t, pued up h*s stone, and began the operat*on once more,
2h*ch asted th*rt1 seconds-

The d*4er d*d not see us- The shado2 of the roc/ h*d us from s*ght-
Bnd ho2 shoud th*s poor ;nd*an e4er dream that men, be*ngs */e h*msef,
shoud be there under the 2ater 2atch*ng h*s mo4ements and os*ng no deta*
of the f*sh*ngL Se4era t*mes he 2ent up *n th*s 2a1, and d*4ed aga*n-
9e d*d not carr1 a2a1 more than ten at each punge, for he 2as ob*ged to pu
them from the ban/ to 2h*ch the1 adhered b1 means of the*r strong b1ssus-
Bnd ho2 man1 of those o1sters for 2h*ch he r*s/ed h*s *fe had no pear
*n themG ; 2atched h*m cose1P h*s manoeu4res 2ere reguarP and for the
space of haf an hour no danger appeared to threaten h*m-

; 2as beg*nn*ng to accustom m1sef to the s*ght of th*s *nterest*ng f*sh*ng,
2hen sudden1, as the ;nd*an 2as on the ground, ; sa2 h*m ma/e a gesture
of terror, r*se, and ma/e a spr*ng to return to the surface of the sea-

; understood h*s dread- B g*gant*c shado2 appeared just abo4e
the unfortunate d*4er- ;t 2as a shar/ of enormous s*.e
ad4anc*ng d*agona1, h*s e1es on f*re, and h*s ja2s open-
; 2as mute 2*th horror and unabe to mo4e-

The 4orac*ous creature shot to2ards the ;nd*an, 2ho thre2
h*msef on one s*de to a4o*d the shar/Ns f*nsP but not *ts ta*,
for *t struc/ h*s chest and stretched h*m on the ground-

Th*s scene asted but a fe2 seconds$ the shar/ returned, and,
turn*ng on h*s bac/, prepared h*msef for cutt*ng the ;nd*an *n t2o,
2hen ; sa2 :apta*n Nemo r*se sudden1, and then, dagger *n hand,
2a/ stra*ght to the monster, read1 to f*ght face to face 2*th h*m-
The 4er1 moment the shar/ 2as go*ng to snap the unhapp1 f*sherman
*n t2o, he perce*4ed h*s ne2 ad4ersar1, and, turn*ng o4er,
made stra*ght to2ards h*m-

; can st* see :apta*n NemoNs pos*t*on- 9od*ng h*msef 2e together,
he 2a*ted for the shar/ 2*th adm*rabe coonessP and, 2hen *t rushed at h*m,
thre2 h*msef on one s*de 2*th 2onderfu Ou*c/ness, a4o*d*ng the shoc/,
and bur1*ng h*s dagger deep *nto *ts s*de- 8ut *t 2as not a o4er-
B terr*be combat ensued-

The shar/ had seemed to roar, *f ; m*ght sa1 so- The bood
rushed *n torrents from *ts 2ound- The sea 2as d1ed red,
and through the opaOue *Ou*d ; coud d*st*ngu*sh noth*ng more-
Noth*ng more unt* the moment 2hen, */e *ghtn*ng, ; sa2
the undaunted :apta*n hang*ng on to one of the creatureNs f*ns,
strugg*ng, as *t 2ere, hand to hand 2*th the monster,
and dea*ng success*4e bo2s at h*s enem1, 1et st* unabe to g*4e
a dec*s*4e one-

The shar/Ns strugges ag*tated the 2ater 2*th such fur1 that the roc/*ng
threatened to upset me-

; 2anted to go to the :apta*nNs ass*stance, but, na*ed to the spot
2*th horror, ; coud not st*r-

; sa2 the haggard e1eP ; sa2 the d*fferent phases of the f*ght-
The :apta*n fe to the earth, upset b1 the enormous mass 2h*ch eant
upon h*m- The shar/Ns ja2s opened 2*de, */e a pa*r of factor1 shears,
and *t 2oud ha4e been a o4er 2*th the :apta*nP but, Ou*c/ as thought,
harpoon *n hand, Ned Land rushed to2ards the shar/ and struc/ *t 2*th
*ts sharp po*nt-

The 2a4es 2ere *mpregnated 2*th a mass of bood- The1 roc/ed under
the shar/Ns mo4ements, 2h*ch beat them 2*th *ndescr*babe fur1-
Ned Land had not m*ssed h*s a*m- ;t 2as the monsterNs death"ratte-
Struc/ to the heart, *t strugged *n dreadfu con4us*ons, the shoc/
of 2h*ch o4erthre2 :onse*-

8ut Ned Land had d*sentanged the :apta*n, 2ho, gett*ng up 2*thout an1 2ound,
2ent stra*ght to the ;nd*an, Ou*c/1 cut the cord 2h*ch hed h*m
to h*s stone, too/ h*m *n h*s arms, and, 2*th a sharp bo2 of h*s hee,
mounted to the surface-

0e a three foo2ed *n a fe2 seconds, sa4ed b1 a m*race,
and reached the f*shermanNs boat-

:apta*n NemoNs f*rst care 2as to reca the unfortunate
man to *fe aga*n- ; d*d not th*n/ he coud succeed-
; hoped so, for the poor creatureNs *mmers*on 2as not ongP
but the bo2 from the shar/Ns ta* m*ght ha4e been h*s death"bo2-

9app*1, 2*th the :apta*nNs and :onse*Ns sharp fr*ct*on,
; sa2 consc*ousness return b1 degrees- 9e opened h*s e1es-
0hat 2as h*s surpr*se, h*s terror e4en, at see*ng four great
copper heads ean*ng o4er h*mG Bnd, abo4e a, 2hat must
he ha4e thought 2hen :apta*n Nemo, dra2*ng from the poc/et
of h*s dress a bag of pears, paced *t *n h*s handG
Th*s mun*f*cent char*t1 from the man of the 2aters to the poor
:*ngaese 2as accepted 2*th a tremb*ng hand- 9*s 2onder*ng e1es
sho2ed that he /ne2 not to 2hat super"human be*ngs he o2ed both
fortune and *fe-

Bt a s*gn from the :apta*n 2e rega*ned the ban/, and, foo2*ng the road
aread1 tra4ersed, came *n about haf an hour to the anchor 2h*ch hed
the canoe of the Naut*us to the earth-

@nce on board, 2e each, 2*th the hep of the sa*ors, got r*d
of the hea41 copper hemet-

:apta*n NemoNs f*rst 2ord 2as to the :anad*an-

HThan/ 1ou, Aaster Land,H sa*d he-

H;t 2as *n re4enge, :apta*n,H rep*ed Ned Land-
H; o2ed 1ou that-H

B ghast1 sm*e passed across the :apta*nNs *ps, and that 2as a-

HTo the Naut*us,H sa*d he-

The boat fe2 o4er the 2a4es- Some m*nutes after 2e met the shar/Ns
dead bod1 foat*ng- 81 the bac/ mar/*ng of the extrem*t1 of *ts f*ns,
; recogn*sed the terr*be meanopteron of the ;nd*an Seas, of the spec*es
of shar/ so proper1 caed- ;t 2as more than t2ent1"f*4e feet ongP
*ts enormous mouth occup*ed one"th*rd of *ts bod1- ;t 2as an adut,
as 2as /no2n b1 *ts s*x ro2s of teeth paced *n an *soscees tr*ange *n
the upper ja2-

0h*st ; 2as contempat*ng th*s *nert mass, a do.en of these 4orac*ous
beasts appeared round the boatP and, 2*thout not*c*ng us, thre2 themse4es
upon the dead bod1 and fought 2*th one another for the p*eces-

Bt haf"past e*ght 2e 2ere aga*n on board the Naut*us-
There ; refected on the *nc*dents 2h*ch had ta/en pace *n our
excurs*on to the Aanaar 8an/-

T2o concus*ons ; must *ne4*tab1 dra2 from *t""one bear*ng
upon the unparaeed courage of :apta*n Nemo, the other upon
h*s de4ot*on to a human be*ng, a representat*4e of that race
from 2h*ch he fed beneath the sea- 0hate4er he m*ght sa1,
th*s strange man had not 1et succeeded *n ent*re1 crush*ng h*s heart-

0hen ; made th*s obser4at*on to h*m, he ans2ered *n a s*ght1 mo4ed tone$

HThat ;nd*an, s*r, *s an *nhab*tant of an oppressed countr1P
and ; am st*, and sha be, to m1 ast breath, one of themGH



:9BPTE7 ;6

T9E 7E3 SEB

;n the course of the da1 of the 2)th of <anuar1, the *sand
of :e1on d*sappeared under the hor*.on, and the Naut*us,
at a speed of t2ent1 m*es an hour, s*d *nto the ab1r*nth
of canas 2h*ch separate the Aad*4es from the Laccad*4es-
;t coasted e4en the ;sand of R*tan, a and or*g*na1 cora*ne,
d*sco4ered b1 6asco da Gama *n !#)), and one of the n*neteen
pr*nc*pa *sands of the Laccad*4e Brch*peago, s*tuated bet2een
!0J and !#J &0N N- at-, and ,)J +0N '2H E- ong-

0e had made !,,220 m*es, or ',+00 C5renchD eagues from our start*ng"po*nt
*n the <apanese Seas-

The next da1 C&0th <anuar1D, 2hen the Naut*us 2ent
to the surface of the ocean there 2as no and *n s*ght-
;ts course 2as N-N-E-, *n the d*rect*on of the Sea of @man,
bet2een Brab*a and the ;nd*an Pen*nsua, 2h*ch ser4es as an
outet to the Pers*an Guf- ;t 2as e4*dent1 a boc/ 2*thout
an1 poss*be egress- 0here 2as :apta*n Nemo ta/*ng us toL
; coud not sa1- Th*s, ho2e4er, d*d not sat*sf1 the :anad*an,
2ho that da1 came to me as/*ng 2here 2e 2ere go*ng-

H0e are go*ng 2here our :apta*nNs fanc1 ta/es us, Aaster Ned-H

H9*s fanc1 cannot ta/e us far, then,H sa*d the :anad*an-
HThe Pers*an Guf has no outet$ and, *f 2e do go *n, *t 2*
not be ong before 2e are out aga*n-H

H6er1 2e, then, 2e 2* come out aga*n, Aaster LandP and *f,
after the Pers*an Guf, the Naut*us 2oud */e to 4*s*t the 7ed Sea,
the Stra*ts of 8ab"e"mandeb are there to g*4e us entrance-H

H; need not te 1ou, s*r,H sa*d Ned Land, Hthat the 7ed Sea *s as much cosed
as the Guf, as the ;sthmus of Sue. *s not 1et cutP and, *f *t 2as, a boat
as m1ster*ous as ours 2oud not r*s/ *tsef *n a cana cut 2*th su*ces-
Bnd aga*n, the 7ed Sea *s not the road to ta/e us bac/ to Europe-H

H8ut ; ne4er sa*d 2e 2ere go*ng bac/ to Europe-H

H0hat do 1ou suppose, thenLH

H; suppose that, after 4*s*t*ng the cur*ous coasts of Brab*a
and Eg1pt, the Naut*us 2* go do2n the ;nd*an @cean aga*n,
perhaps cross the :hanne of Ao.amb*Oue, perhaps off the Aascarenhas,
so as to ga*n the :ape of Good 9ope-H

HBnd once at the :ape of Good 9opeLH as/ed the :anad*an,
2*th pecu*ar emphas*s-

H0e, 2e sha penetrate *nto that Btant*c 2h*ch 2e do not 1et /no2-
BhG fr*end Ned, 1ou are gett*ng t*red of th*s journe1 under the seaP 1ou are
surfe*ted 2*th the *ncessant1 4ar1*ng spectace of submar*ne 2onders-
5or m1 part, ; sha be sorr1 to see the end of a 4o1age 2h*ch *t *s g*4en to
so fe2 men to ma/e-H

5or four da1s, t* the &rd of 5ebruar1, the Naut*us scoured
the Sea of @man, at 4ar*ous speeds and at 4ar*ous depths-
;t seemed to go at random, as *f hes*tat*ng as to 2h*ch road *t
shoud foo2, but 2e ne4er passed the Trop*c of :ancer-

;n Ou*tt*ng th*s sea 2e s*ghted Auscat for an *nstant,
one of the most *mportant to2ns of the countr1 of @man-
; adm*red *ts strange aspect, surrounded b1 bac/ roc/s
upon 2h*ch *ts 2h*te houses and forts stood *n re*ef-
; sa2 the rounded domes of *ts mosOues, the eegant po*nts
of *ts m*narets, *ts fresh and 4erdant terraces- 8ut *t 2as on1
a 4*s*onG The Naut*us soon san/ under the 2a4es of that part
of the sea-

0e passed aong the Brab*an coast of Aahrah and 9adramaut,
for a d*stance of s*x m*es, *ts unduat*ng *ne of mounta*ns
be*ng occas*ona1 re*e4ed b1 some anc*ent ru*n-
The +th of 5ebruar1 2e at ast entered the Guf of Bden,
a perfect funne *ntroduced *nto the nec/ of 8ab"e"mandeb,
through 2h*ch the ;nd*an 2aters entered the 7ed Sea-

The ,th of 5ebruar1, the Naut*us foated *n s*ght of Bden,
perched upon a promontor1 2h*ch a narro2 *sthmus jo*ns to the ma*nand,
a /*nd of *naccess*be G*bratar, the fort*f*cat*ons of 2h*ch
2ere rebu*t b1 the Eng*sh after ta/*ng possess*on *n !(&)-
; caught a g*mpse of the octagon m*narets of th*s to2n, 2h*ch 2as at
one t*me the r*chest commerc*a maga.*ne on the coast-

; certa*n1 thought that :apta*n Nemo, arr*4ed at th*s po*nt,
2oud bac/ out aga*nP but ; 2as m*sta/en, for he d*d no such th*ng,
much to m1 surpr*se-

The next da1, the 'th of 5ebruar1, 2e entered the Stra*ts
of 8ab"e"mandeb, the name of 2h*ch, *n the Brab tongue,
means The Gate of Tears-

To t2ent1 m*es *n breadth, *t *s on1 th*rt1"t2o *n ength-
Bnd for the Naut*us, start*ng at fu speed, the cross*ng 2as scarce1
the 2or/ of an hour- 8ut ; sa2 noth*ng, not e4en the ;sand of Per*m,
2*th 2h*ch the 8r*t*sh Go4ernment has fort*f*ed the pos*t*on of Bden-
There 2ere too man1 Eng*sh or 5rench steamers of the *ne of Sue.
to 8omba1, :acutta to Aebourne, and from 8ourbon to the Aaur*t*us,
furro2*ng th*s narro2 passage, for the Naut*us to 4enture to sho2 *tsef-
So *t rema*ned prudent1 beo2- Bt ast about noon, 2e 2ere *n the 2aters of
the 7ed Sea-

; 2oud not e4en see/ to understand the capr*ce 2h*ch had dec*ded :apta*n Nemo
upon enter*ng the guf- 8ut ; Ou*te appro4ed of the Naut*us enter*ng *t-
;ts speed 2as essened$ somet*mes *t /ept on the surface, somet*mes *t d*4ed
to a4o*d a 4esse, and thus ; 2as abe to obser4e the upper and o2er parts
of th*s cur*ous sea-

The (th of 5ebruar1, from the f*rst da2n of da1, Aocha came
*n s*ght, no2 a ru*ned to2n, 2hose 2as 2oud fa at a gunshot,
1et 2h*ch sheters here and there some 4erdant date"treesP
once an *mportant c*t1, conta*n*ng s*x pub*c mar/ets,
and t2ent1"s*x mosOues, and 2hose 2as, defended b1 fourteen forts,
formed a g*rde of t2o m*es *n c*rcumference-

The Naut*us then approached the Bfr*can shore, 2here the depth of the sea
2as greater- There, bet2een t2o 2aters cear as cr1sta, through the open
panes 2e 2ere ao2ed to contempate the beaut*fu bushes of br**ant
cora and arge boc/s of roc/ cothed 2*th a spend*d fur of green
4ar*et1 of s*tes and andscapes aong these sandban/s and agae and fuc*-
0hat an *ndescr*babe spectace, and 2hat 4ar*et1 of s*tes and andscapes
aong these sandban/s and 4ocan*c *sands 2h*ch bound the L*b1an coastG
8ut 2here these shrubs appeared *n a the*r beaut1 2as on the eastern coast,
2h*ch the Naut*us soon ga*ned- ;t 2as on the coast of Tehama, for there
not on1 d*d th*s d*spa1 of .ooph1tes four*sh beneath the e4e of the sea,
but the1 aso formed p*cturesOue *nterac*ngs 2h*ch unfoded themse4es about
s*xt1 feet abo4e the surface, more capr*c*ous but ess h*gh1 cooured than
those 2hose freshness 2as /ept up b1 the 4*ta po2er of the 2aters-

0hat charm*ng hours ; passed thus at the 2*ndo2 of the saoonG
0hat ne2 spec*mens of submar*ne fora and fauna d*d ; adm*re under
the br*ghtness of our eectr*c anternG

The )th of 5ebruar1 the Naut*us foated *n the broadest part of the 7ed Sea,
2h*ch *s compr*sed bet2een Soua/*n, on the 2est coast, and Romf*dah,
on the east coast, 2*th a d*ameter of n*net1 m*es-

That da1 at noon, after the bear*ngs 2ere ta/en, :apta*n Nemo mounted
the patform, 2here ; happened to be, and ; 2as determ*ned not to et h*m go
do2n aga*n 2*thout at east press*ng h*m regard*ng h*s uter*or projects-
Bs soon as he sa2 me he approached and grac*ous1 offered me a c*gar-

H0e, s*r, does th*s 7ed Sea pease 1ouL 9a4e 1ou suff*c*ent1
obser4ed the 2onders *t co4ers, *ts f*shes, *ts .ooph1tes,
*ts parterres of sponges, and *ts forests of coraL
3*d 1ou catch a g*mpse of the to2ns on *ts bordersLH

HMes, :apta*n Nemo,H ; rep*edP Hand the Naut*us *s 2onderfu1
f*tted for such a stud1- BhG *t *s an *nte*gent boatGH

HMes, s*r, *nte*gent and *n4unerabe- ;t fears ne*ther
the terr*be tempests of the 7ed Sea, nor *ts currents,
nor *ts sandban/s-H

H:erta*n1,H sa*d ;, Hth*s sea *s Ouoted as one of the 2orst,
and *n the t*me of the anc*ents, *f ; am not m*sta/en,
*ts reputat*on 2as detestabe-H

H3etestabe, A- Bronnax- The Gree/ and Lat*n h*stor*ans
do not spea/ fa4ourab1 of *t, and Strabo sa1s *t *s 4er1
dangerous dur*ng the Etes*an 2*nds and *n the ra*n1 season-
The Brab*an Edr*s* portra1s *t under the name of the Guf of :o.oum,
and reates that 4esses per*shed there *n great numbers on
the sandban/s and that no one 2oud r*s/ sa**ng *n the n*ght-
;t *s, he pretends, a sea subject to fearfu hurr*canes,
stre2n 2*th *nhosp*tabe *sands, and U2h*ch offers noth*ng good
e*ther on *ts surface or *n *ts depths-NH

H@ne ma1 see,H ; rep*ed, Hthat these h*stor*ans ne4er sa*ed
on board the Naut*us-H

H<ust so,H rep*ed the :apta*n, sm**ngP Hand *n that respect
moderns are not more ad4anced than the anc*ents- ;t reOu*red
man1 ages to f*nd out the mechan*ca po2er of steam- 0ho /no2s *f,
*n another hundred 1ears, 2e ma1 not see a second Naut*usL
Progress *s so2, A- Bronnax-H

H;t *s true,H ; ans2eredP H1our boat *s at east a centur1 before *ts t*me,
perhaps an era- 0hat a m*sfortune that the secret of such an *n4ent*on
shoud d*e 2*th *ts *n4entorGH

:apta*n Nemo d*d not rep1- Bfter some m*nutesN s*ence he cont*nued$

HMou 2ere spea/*ng of the op*n*ons of anc*ent h*stor*ans upon
the dangerous na4*gat*on of the 7ed Sea-H

H;t *s true,H sa*d ;P Hbut 2ere not the*r fears exaggeratedLH

HMes and no, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo, 2ho seemed to /no2 the 7ed
Sea b1 heart- HThat 2h*ch *s no onger dangerous for a modern 4esse,
2e r*gged, strong1 bu*t, and master of *ts o2n course, than/s to
obed*ent steam, offered a sorts of per*s to the sh*ps of the anc*ents-
P*cture to 1oursef those f*rst na4*gators 4entur*ng *n sh*ps made
of pan/s se2n 2*th the cords of the pamtree, saturated 2*th
the grease of the seadog, and co4ered 2*th po2dered res*nG
The1 had not e4en *nstruments 2here2*th to ta/e the*r bear*ngs, and the1
2ent b1 guess amongst currents of 2h*ch the1 scarce1 /ne2 an1th*ng-
Under such cond*t*ons sh*p2rec/s 2ere, and must ha4e been, numerous-
8ut *n our t*me, steamers runn*ng bet2een Sue. and the South Seas ha4e
noth*ng more to fear from the fur1 of th*s guf, *n sp*te of contrar1
trade"2*nds- The capta*n and passengers do not prepare for the*r
departure b1 offer*ng prop*t*ator1 sacr*f*cesP and, on the*r return,
the1 no onger go ornamented 2*th 2reaths and g*t f*ets to than/
the gods *n the ne*ghbour*ng tempe-H

H; agree 2*th 1ou,H sa*d ;P Hand steam seems to ha4e /*ed a grat*tude
*n the hearts of sa*ors- 8ut, :apta*n, s*nce 1ou seem to ha4e espec*a1
stud*ed th*s sea, can 1ou te me the or*g*n of *ts nameLH

HThere ex*st se4era expanat*ons on the subject, A- Bronnax-
0oud 1ou */e to /no2 the op*n*on of a chron*cer of
the fourteenth centur1LH

H0**ng1-H

HTh*s fanc*fu 2r*ter pretends that *ts name 2as g*4en to *t
after the passage of the ;srae*tes, 2hen Pharaoh per*shed
*n the 2a4es 2h*ch cosed at the 4o*ce of Aoses-H

HB poetNs expanat*on, :apta*n Nemo,H ; rep*edP Hbut ; cannot content
m1sef 2*th that- ; as/ 1ou for 1our persona op*n*on-H

H9ere *t *s, A- Bronnax- Bccord*ng to m1 *dea, 2e must see
*n th*s appeat*on of the 7ed Sea a transat*on of the 9ebre2
2ord UEdomNP and *f the anc*ents ga4e *t that name, *t 2as
on account of the part*cuar coour of *ts 2aters-H

H8ut up to th*s t*me ; ha4e seen noth*ng but transparent 2a4es
and 2*thout an1 part*cuar coour-H

H6er1 */e1P but as 2e ad4ance to the bottom of the guf, 1ou 2* see
th*s s*nguar appearance- ; remember see*ng the 8a1 of Tor ent*re1 red,
*/e a sea of bood-H

HBnd 1ou attr*bute th*s coour to the presence of a m*croscop*c sea2eedLH

HMes-H

HSo, :apta*n Nemo, *t *s not the f*rst t*me 1ou ha4e o4errun
the 7ed Sea on board the Naut*usLH

HNo, s*r-H

HBs 1ou spo/e a 2h*e ago of the passage of the ;srae*tes and of
the catastrophe to the Eg1pt*ans, ; 2* as/ 2hether 1ou ha4e met
2*th the traces under the 2ater of th*s great h*stor*ca factLH

HNo, s*rP and for a good reason-H

H0hat *s *tLH

H;t *s that the spot 2here Aoses and h*s peope passed *s no2 so boc/ed
up 2*th sand that the cames can bare1 bathe the*r egs there-
Mou can 2e understand that there 2oud not be 2ater enough
for m1 Naut*us-H

HBnd the spotLH ; as/ed-

HThe spot *s s*tuated a *tte abo4e the ;sthmus of Sue., *n the arm
2h*ch former1 made a deep estuar1, 2hen the 7ed Sea extended to
the Sat La/es- No2, 2hether th*s passage 2ere m*racuous or not,
the ;srae*tes, ne4ertheess, crossed there to reach the Prom*sed Land,
and PharaohNs arm1 per*shed prec*se1 on that spotP and ; th*n/
that exca4at*ons made *n the m*dde of the sand 2oud br*ng to *ght
a arge number of arms and *nstruments of Eg1pt*an or*g*n-H

HThat *s e4*dent,H ; rep*edP Hand for the sa/e of archaeoog*sts et us
hope that these exca4at*ons 2* be made sooner or ater, 2hen ne2 to2ns
are estab*shed on the *sthmus, after the construct*on of the Sue. :anaP
a cana, ho2e4er, 4er1 useess to a 4esse */e the Naut*us-H

H6er1 */e1P but usefu to the 2hoe 2ord,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo-
HThe anc*ents 2e understood the ut**t1 of a commun*cat*on bet2een
the 7ed Sea and the Aed*terranean for the*r commerc*a affa*rs$
but the1 d*d not th*n/ of d*gg*ng a cana d*rect, and too/ the N*e
as an *ntermed*ate- 6er1 probab1 the cana 2h*ch un*ted the N*e
to the 7ed Sea 2as begun b1 Sesostr*s, *f 2e ma1 be*e4e trad*t*on-
@ne th*ng *s certa*n, that *n the 1ear ,!+ before <esus :hr*st,
Necos undertoo/ the 2or/s of an a*mentar1 cana to the 2aters
of the N*e across the pa*n of Eg1pt, oo/*ng to2ards Brab*a-
;t too/ four da1s to go up th*s cana, and *t 2as so 2*de that
t2o tr*remes coud go abreast- ;t 2as carr*ed on b1 3ar*us,
the son of 91staspes, and probab1 f*n*shed b1 Ptoem1 ;;-
Strabo sa2 *t na4*gated$ but *ts dec*ne from the po*nt
of departure, near 8ubastes, to the 7ed Sea 2as so s*ght
that *t 2as on1 na4*gabe for a fe2 months *n the 1ear-
Th*s cana ans2ered a commerc*a purposes to the age
of Bnton*us, 2hen *t 2as abandoned and boc/ed up 2*th sand-
7estored b1 order of the :a*ph @mar, *t 2as def*n*te1 destro1ed
*n ',! or ',2 b1 :a*ph B"Aansor, 2ho 2*shed to pre4ent the arr*4a
of pro4*s*ons to Aohammed"ben"Bbdaah, 2ho had re4oted aga*nst h*m-
3ur*ng the exped*t*on *nto Eg1pt, 1our Genera 8onaparte d*sco4ered
traces of the 2or/s *n the 3esert of Sue.P and, surpr*sed b1
the t*de, he near1 per*shed before rega*n*ng 9adjaroth,
at the 4er1 pace 2here Aoses had encamped three thousand
1ears before h*m-H

H0e, :apta*n, 2hat the anc*ents dared not underta/e, th*s junct*on
bet2een the t2o seas, 2h*ch 2* shorten the road from :ad*. to ;nd*a,
A- Lesseps has succeeded *n do*ngP and before ong he 2* ha4e changed
Bfr*ca *nto an *mmense *sand-H

HMes, A- BronnaxP 1ou ha4e the r*ght to be proud of 1our countr1man-
Such a man br*ngs more honour to a nat*on than great capta*ns-
9e began, */e so man1 others, 2*th d*sgust and rebuffsP
but he has tr*umphed, for he has the gen*us of 2*-
Bnd *t *s sad to th*n/ that a 2or/ */e that, 2h*ch ought to ha4e
been an *nternat*ona 2or/ and 2h*ch 2oud ha4e suff*ced to ma/e
a re*gn *ustr*ous, shoud ha4e succeeded b1 the energ1 of one man-
B honour to A- LessepsGH

HMesG honour to the great c*t*.en,H ; rep*ed, surpr*sed b1 the manner
*n 2h*ch :apta*n Nemo had just spo/en-

HUnfortunate1,H he cont*nued, H; cannot ta/e 1ou through the Sue. :anaP
but 1ou 2* be abe to see the ong jett1 of Port Sa*d after to"morro2,
2hen 2e sha be *n the Aed*terranean-H

HThe Aed*terraneanGH ; exca*med-

HMes, s*rP does that aston*sh 1ouLH

H0hat aston*shes me *s to th*n/ that 2e sha be there
the da1 after to"morro2-H

H;ndeedLH

HMes, :apta*n, athough b1 th*s t*me ; ought to ha4e accustomed m1sef
to be surpr*sed at noth*ng s*nce ; ha4e been on board 1our boat-H

H8ut the cause of th*s surpr*seLH

H0eG *t *s the fearfu speed 1ou 2* ha4e to put on the Naut*us,
*f the da1 after to"morro2 she *s to be *n the Aed*terranean,
ha4*ng made the round of Bfr*ca, and doubed the :ape of Good 9opeGH

H0ho tod 1ou that she 2oud ma/e the round of Bfr*ca and doube
the :ape of Good 9ope, s*rLH

H0e, uness the Naut*us sa*s on dr1 and, and passes abo4e the *sthmus""""H

H@r beneath *t, A- Bronnax-H

H8eneath *tLH

H:erta*n1,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo Ou*et1- HB ong t*me ago Nature made
under th*s tongue of and 2hat man has th*s da1 made on *ts surface-H

H0hatG such a passage ex*stsLH

HMesP a subterranean passage, 2h*ch ; ha4e named the Brab*an Tunne-
;t ta/es us beneath Sue. and opens *nto the Guf of Peus*um-H

H8ut th*s *sthmus *s composed of noth*ng but Ou*c/ sandsLH

HTo a certa*n depth- 8ut at f*ft1"f*4e 1ards on1 there *s a so*d
a1er of roc/-H

H3*d 1ou d*sco4er th*s passage b1 chanceLH ; as/ed more and more surpr*sed-

H:hance and reason*ng, s*rP and b1 reason*ng e4en more than b1 chance-
Not on1 does th*s passage ex*st, but ; ha4e prof*ted b1 *t se4era t*mes-
0*thout that ; shoud not ha4e 4entured th*s da1 *nto the *mpassabe 7ed Sea-
; not*ced that *n the 7ed Sea and *n the Aed*terranean there ex*sted a certa*n
number of f*shes of a /*nd perfect1 *dent*ca- :erta*n of the fact, ; as/ed
m1sef 2as *t poss*be that there 2as no commun*cat*on bet2een the t2o seasL
;f there 2as, the subterranean current must necessar*1 run from the 7ed
Sea to the Aed*terranean, from the soe cause of d*fference of e4e-
; caught a arge number of f*shes *n the ne*ghbourhood of Sue.-
; passed a copper r*ng through the*r ta*s, and thre2 them bac/ *nto the sea-
Some months ater, on the coast of S1r*a, ; caught some of m1 f*sh ornamented
2*th the r*ng- Thus the commun*cat*on bet2een the t2o 2as pro4ed-
; then sought for *t 2*th m1 Naut*usP ; d*sco4ered *t, 4entured *nto *t,
and before ong, s*r, 1ou too 2* ha4e passed through m1 Brab*an tunneGH



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That same e4en*ng, *n 2!J &0N N- at-, the Naut*us foated
on the surface of the sea, approach*ng the Brab*an coast-
; sa2 3jeddah, the most *mportant count*ng"house of Eg1pt,
S1r*a, Tur/e1, and ;nd*a- ; d*st*ngu*shed cear1 enough
*ts bu*d*ngs, the 4esses anchored at the Oua1s, and those 2hose
draught of 2ater ob*ged them to anchor *n the roads- The sun,
rather o2 on the hor*.on, struc/ fu on the houses of the to2n,
br*ng*ng out the*r 2h*teness- @uts*de, some 2ooden cab*ns,
and some made of reeds, sho2ed the Ouarter *nhab*ted b1 the 8edou*ns-
Soon 3jeddah 2as shut out from 4*e2 b1 the shado2s of n*ght,
and the Naut*us found hersef under 2ater s*ght1 phosphorescent-

The next da1, the !0th of 5ebruar1, 2e s*ghted se4era sh*ps runn*ng
to 2*nd2ard- The Naut*us returned to *ts submar*ne na4*gat*onP
but at noon, 2hen her bear*ngs 2ere ta/en, the sea be*ng deserted,
she rose aga*n to her 2ater*ne-

Bccompan*ed b1 Ned and :onse*, ; seated m1sef on the patform-
The coast on the eastern s*de oo/ed */e a mass fa*nt1 pr*nted upon
a damp fog-

0e 2ere ean*ng on the s*des of the p*nnace, ta/*ng of one th*ng and another,
2hen Ned Land, stretch*ng out h*s hand to2ards a spot on the sea, sa*d$

H3o 1ou see an1th*ng there, s*rLH

HNo, Ned,H ; rep*edP Hbut ; ha4e not 1our e1es, 1ou /no2-H

HLoo/ 2e,H sa*d Ned, Hthere, on the starboard beam, about the he*ght
of the anternG 3o 1ou not see a mass 2h*ch seems to mo4eLH

H:erta*n1,H sa*d ;, after cose attent*onP H; see someth*ng
*/e a ong bac/ bod1 on the top of the 2ater-H

Bnd certa*n1 before ong the bac/ object 2as not more than a m*e
from us- ;t oo/ed */e a great sandban/ depos*ted *n the open sea-
;t 2as a g*gant*c dugongG

Ned Land oo/ed eager1- 9*s e1es shone 2*th co4etousness at
the s*ght of the an*ma- 9*s hand seemed read1 to harpoon *t-
@ne 2oud ha4e thought he 2as a2a*t*ng the moment to thro2 h*msef
*nto the sea and attac/ *t *n *ts eement-

Bt th*s *nstant :apta*n Nemo appeared on the patform-
9e sa2 the dugong, understood the :anad*anNs att*tude, and,
address*ng h*m, sa*d$

H;f 1ou hed a harpoon just no2, Aaster Land, 2oud *t not burn 1our handLH

H<ust so, s*r-H

HBnd 1ou 2oud not be sorr1 to go bac/, for one da1, to 1our trade
of a f*sherman and to add th*s cetacean to the *st of those 1ou
ha4e aread1 /*edLH

H; shoud not, s*r-H

H0e, 1ou can tr1-H

HThan/ 1ou, s*r,H sa*d Ned Land, h*s e1es fam*ng-

H@n1,H cont*nued the :apta*n, H; ad4*se 1ou for 1our o2n sa/e
not to m*ss the creature-H

H;s the dugong dangerous to attac/LH ; as/ed, *n sp*te of the :anad*anNs
shrug of the shouders-

HMes,H rep*ed the :apta*nP Hsomet*mes the an*ma
turns upon *ts assa*ants and o4erturns the*r boat-
8ut for Aaster Land th*s danger *s not to be feared-
9*s e1e *s prompt, h*s arm sure-H

Bt th*s moment se4en men of the cre2, mute and *mmo4abe as e4er,
mounted the patform- @ne carr*ed a harpoon and a *ne s*m*ar
to those empo1ed *n catch*ng 2haes- The p*nnace 2as *fted from
the br*dge, pued from *ts soc/et, and et do2n *nto the sea-
S*x oarsmen too/ the*r seats, and the coxs2a*n 2ent to the t*er-
Ned, :onse*, and ; 2ent to the bac/ of the boat-

HMou are not com*ng, :apta*nLH ; as/ed-

HNo, s*rP but ; 2*sh 1ou good sport-H

The boat put off, and, *fted b1 the s*x ro2ers, dre2 rap*d1 to2ards
the dugong, 2h*ch foated about t2o m*es from the Naut*us-

Brr*4ed some cabes"ength from the cetacean, the speed sac/ened,
and the oars d*pped no*seess1 *nto the Ou*et 2aters-
Ned Land, harpoon *n hand, stood *n the fore part of the boat-
The harpoon used for str*/*ng the 2hae *s genera1 attached to a
4er1 ong cord 2h*ch runs out rap*d1 as the 2ounded creature dra2s
*t after h*m- 8ut here the cord 2as not more than ten fathoms ong,
and the extrem*t1 2as attached to a sma barre 2h*ch, b1 foat*ng,
2as to sho2 the course the dugong too/ under the 2ater-

; stood and carefu1 2atched the :anad*anNs ad4ersar1-
Th*s dugong, 2h*ch aso bears the name of the ha*core,
cose1 resembes the manateeP *ts obong bod1 term*nated
*n a engthened ta*, and *ts atera f*ns *n perfect f*ngers-
;ts d*fference from the manatee cons*sted *n *ts upper ja2,
2h*ch 2as armed 2*th t2o ong and po*nted teeth 2h*ch formed on each
s*de d*4erg*ng tus/s-

Th*s dugong 2h*ch Ned Land 2as prepar*ng to attac/ 2as
of coossa d*mens*onsP *t 2as more than se4en 1ards ong-
;t d*d not mo4e, and seemed to be seep*ng on the 2a4es,
2h*ch c*rcumstance made *t eas*er to capture-

The boat approached 2*th*n s*x 1ards of the an*ma-
The oars rested on the ro2oc/s- ; haf rose- Ned Land,
h*s bod1 thro2n a *tte bac/, brand*shed the harpoon *n
h*s exper*enced hand-

Sudden1 a h*ss*ng no*se 2as heard, and the dugong d*sappeared-
The harpoon, athough thro2n 2*th great forceP had apparent1 on1
struc/ the 2ater-

H:urse *tGH exca*med the :anad*an fur*ous1P H; ha4e m*ssed *tGH

HNo,H sa*d ;P Hthe creature *s 2ounded""oo/ at the boodP
but 1our 2eapon has not stuc/ *n h*s bod1-H

HA1 harpoonG m1 harpoonGH cr*ed Ned Land-

The sa*ors ro2ed on, and the coxs2a*n made for the foat*ng barre-
The harpoon rega*ned, 2e foo2ed *n pursu*t of the an*ma-

The atter came no2 and then to the surface to breathe-
;ts 2ound had not 2ea/ened *t, for *t shot on2ards 2*th great rap*d*t1-

The boat, ro2ed b1 strong arms, fe2 on *ts trac/- Se4era t*mes *t
approached 2*th*n some fe2 1ards, and the :anad*an 2as read1 to str*/e,
but the dugong made off 2*th a sudden punge, and *t 2as *mposs*be
to reach *t-

;mag*ne the pass*on 2h*ch exc*ted *mpat*ent Ned LandG 9e hured at the
unfortunate creature the most energet*c expet*4es *n the Eng*sh tongue-
5or m1 part, ; 2as on1 4exed to see the dugong escape a our attac/s-

0e pursued *t 2*thout reaxat*on for an hour, and ; began to th*n/
*t 2oud pro4e d*ff*cut to capture, 2hen the an*ma, possessed 2*th
the per4erse *dea of 4engeance of 2h*ch he had cause to repent,
turned upon the p*nnace and assa*ed us *n *ts turn-

Th*s manoeu4re d*d not escape the :anad*an-

HLoo/ outGH he cr*ed-

The coxs2a*n sa*d some 2ords *n h*s outand*sh tongue,
doubtess 2arn*ng the men to /eep on the*r guard-

The dugong came 2*th*n t2ent1 feet of the boat, stopped, sn*ffed the a*r
br*s/1 2*th *ts arge nostr*s Cnot p*erced at the extrem*t1,
but *n the upper part of *ts mu..eD- Then, ta/*ng a spr*ng,
he thre2 h*msef upon us-

The p*nnace coud not a4o*d the shoc/, and haf upset, sh*pped at east
t2o tons of 2ater, 2h*ch had to be empt*edP but, than/s to the coxs2a*n,
2e caught *t s*de2a1s, not fu front, so 2e 2ere not Ou*te o4erturned-
0h*e Ned Land, c*ng*ng to the bo2s, beaboured the g*gant*c an*ma 2*th
bo2s from h*s harpoon, the creatureNs teeth 2ere bur*ed *n the gun2ae,
and *t *fted the 2hoe th*ng out of the 2ater, as a *on does a roebuc/-
0e 2ere upset o4er one another, and ; /no2 not ho2 the ad4enture 2oud
ha4e ended, *f the :anad*an, st* enraged 2*th the beast, had not struc/ *t
to the heart-

; heard *ts teeth gr*nd on the *ron pate, and the dugong d*sappeared,
carr1*ng the harpoon 2*th h*m- 8ut the barre soon returned to the surface,
and short1 after the bod1 of the an*ma, turned on *ts bac/-
The boat came up 2*th *t, too/ *t *n to2, and made stra*ght for the Naut*us-

;t reOu*red tac/e of enormous strength to ho*st the dugong
on to the patform- ;t 2e*ghed !0,000 b-

The next da1, !!th 5ebruar1, the arder of the Naut*us 2as enr*ched b1 some
more de*cate game- B f*ght of sea"s2ao2s rested on the Naut*us-
;t 2as a spec*es of the Sterna n*ot*ca, pecu*ar to Eg1ptP *ts bea/ *s bac/,
head gre1 and po*nted, the e1e surrounded b1 2h*te spots, the bac/, 2*ngs,
and ta* of a gre1*sh coour, the be1 and throat 2h*te, and ca2s red-
The1 aso too/ some do.en of N*e duc/s, a 2*d b*rd of h*gh fa4our,
*ts throat and upper part of the head 2h*te 2*th bac/ spots-

Bbout f*4e oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng 2e s*ghted to the north the :ape
of 7as"Aohammed- Th*s cape forms the extrem*t1 of Brab*a Petraea,
compr*sed bet2een the Guf of Sue. and the Guf of Bcabah-

The Naut*us penetrated *nto the Stra*ts of <uba, 2h*ch eads
to the Guf of Sue.- ; d*st*nct1 sa2 a h*gh mounta*n,
to2er*ng bet2een the t2o gufs of 7as"Aohammed- ;t 2as Aount 9oreb,
that S*na* at the top of 2h*ch Aoses sa2 God face to face-

Bt s*x oNcoc/ the Naut*us, somet*mes foat*ng, somet*mes *mmersed,
passed some d*stance from Tor, s*tuated at the end of the ba1, the 2aters
of 2h*ch seemed t*nted 2*th red, an obser4at*on aread1 made b1 :apta*n Nemo-
Then n*ght fe *n the m*dst of a hea41 s*ence, somet*mes bro/en b1 the cr*es
of the pe*can and other n*ght"b*rds, and the no*se of the 2a4es brea/*ng upon
the shore, chaf*ng aga*nst the roc/s, or the pant*ng of some far"off steamer
beat*ng the 2aters of the Guf 2*th *ts no*s1 paddes-

5rom e*ght to n*ne oNcoc/ the Naut*us rema*ned some fathoms
under the 2ater- Bccord*ng to m1 cacuat*on 2e must ha4e
been 4er1 near Sue.- Through the pane of the saoon ; sa2
the bottom of the roc/s br**ant1 *t up b1 our eectr*c amp-
0e seemed to be ea4*ng the Stra*ts beh*nd us more and more-

Bt a Ouarter"past n*ne, the 4esse ha4*ng returned to the surface,
; mounted the patform- Aost *mpat*ent to pass through :apta*n
NemoNs tunne, ; coud not sta1 *n one pace, so came to breathe
the fresh n*ght a*r-

Soon *n the shado2 ; sa2 a pae *ght, haf d*scooured b1 the fog,
sh*n*ng about a m*e from us-

HB foat*ng *ghthouseGH sa*d someone near me-

; turned, and sa2 the :apta*n-

H;t *s the foat*ng *ght of Sue.,H he cont*nued-
H;t 2* not be ong before 2e ga*n the entrance of the tunne-H

HThe entrance cannot be eas1LH

HNo, s*rP for that reason ; am accustomed to go *nto the steersmanNs cage
and m1sef d*rect our course- Bnd no2, *f 1ou 2* go do2n, A- Bronnax,
the Naut*us *s go*ng under the 2a4es, and 2* not return to the surface
unt* 2e ha4e passed through the Brab*an Tunne-H

:apta*n Nemo ed me to2ards the centra sta*rcaseP haf 2a1 do2n he opened
a door, tra4ersed the upper dec/, and anded *n the p*otNs cage,
2h*ch *t ma1 be remembered rose at the extrem*t1 of the patform-
;t 2as a cab*n measur*ng s*x feet sOuare, 4er1 much */e that occup*ed
b1 the p*ot on the steamboats of the A*ss*ss*pp* or 9udson-
;n the m*dst 2or/ed a 2hee, paced 4ert*ca1, and caught
to the t*er"rope, 2h*ch ran to the bac/ of the Naut*us-
5our *ght"ports 2*th ent*cuar gasses, et *n a groo4e *n
the part*t*on of the cab*n, ao2ed the man at the 2hee to see
*n a d*rect*ons-

Th*s cab*n 2as dar/P but soon m1 e1es accustomed themse4es to the obscur*t1,
and ; perce*4ed the p*ot, a strong man, 2*th h*s hands rest*ng on the spo/es
of the 2hee- @uts*de, the sea appeared 4*4*d1 *t up b1 the antern,
2h*ch shed *ts ra1s from the bac/ of the cab*n to the other extrem*t1
of the patform-

HNo2,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, Het us tr1 to ma/e our passage-H

Eectr*c 2*res connected the p*otNs cage 2*th the mach*ner1 room,
and from there the :apta*n coud commun*cate s*mutaneous1 to h*s
Naut*us the d*rect*on and the speed- 9e pressed a meta /nob,
and at once the speed of the scre2 d*m*n*shed-

; oo/ed *n s*ence at the h*gh stra*ght 2a 2e 2ere runn*ng
b1 at th*s moment, the *mmo4abe base of a mass*4e sand1 coast-
0e foo2ed *t thus for an hour on1 some fe2 1ards off-

:apta*n Nemo d*d not ta/e h*s e1e from the /nob, suspended b1
*ts t2o concentr*c c*rces *n the cab*n- Bt a s*mpe gesture,
the p*ot mod*f*ed the course of the Naut*us e4er1 *nstant-

; had paced m1sef at the port"scutte, and sa2 some magn*f*cent
substructures of cora, .ooph1tes, sea2eed, and fucus, ag*tat*ng the*r
enormous ca2s, 2h*ch stretched out from the f*ssures of the roc/-

Bt a Ouarter"past ten, the :apta*n h*msef too/ the hem-
B arge gaer1, bac/ and deep, opened before us- The Naut*us
2ent bod1 *nto *t- B strange roar*ng 2as heard round *ts s*des-
;t 2as the 2aters of the 7ed Sea, 2h*ch the *nc*ne of
the tunne prec*p*tated 4*oent1 to2ards the Aed*terranean-
The Naut*us 2ent 2*th the torrent, rap*d as an arro2, *n sp*te
of the efforts of the mach*ner1, 2h*ch, *n order to offer more
effect*4e res*stance, beat the 2a4es 2*th re4ersed scre2-

@n the 2as of the narro2 passage ; coud see noth*ng
but br**ant ra1s, stra*ght *nes, furro2s of f*re,
traced b1 the great speed, under the br**ant eectr*c *ght-
A1 heart beat fast-

Bt th*rt1"f*4e m*nutes past ten, :apta*n Nemo Ou*tted the hem,
and, turn*ng to me, sa*d$

HThe Aed*terraneanGH

;n ess than t2ent1 m*nutes, the Naut*us, carr*ed aong b1 the torrent,
had passed through the ;sthmus of Sue.-



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The next da1, the !2th of 5ebruar1, at the da2n of da1,
the Naut*us rose to the surface- ; hastened on to the patform-
Three m*es to the south the d*m out*ne of Peus*um 2as to be seen-
B torrent had carr*ed us from one sea to another-
Bbout se4en oNcoc/ Ned and :onse* jo*ned me-

H0e, S*r Natura*st,H sa*d the :anad*an, *n a s*ght1 jo4*a tone,
Hand the Aed*terraneanLH

H0e are foat*ng on *ts surface, fr*end Ned-H

H0hatGH sa*d :onse*, Hth*s 4er1 n*ght-H

HMes, th*s 4er1 n*ghtP *n a fe2 m*nutes 2e ha4e passed
th*s *mpassabe *sthmus-H

H; do not be*e4e *t,H rep*ed the :anad*an-

HThen 1ou are 2rong, Aaster Land,H ; cont*nuedP Hth*s o2
coast 2h*ch rounds off to the south *s the Eg1pt*an coast-
Bnd 1ou 2ho ha4e such good e1es, Ned, 1ou can see the jett1 of Port
Sa*d stretch*ng *nto the sea-H

The :anad*an oo/ed attent*4e1-

H:erta*n1 1ou are r*ght, s*r, and 1our :apta*n *s a f*rst"rate man-
0e are *n the Aed*terranean- GoodG No2, *f 1ou pease, et us ta/
of our o2n *tte affa*r, but so that no one hears us-H

; sa2 2hat the :anad*an 2anted, and, *n an1 case, ; thought *t better to et
h*m ta/, as he 2*shed *tP so 2e a three 2ent and sat do2n near the antern,
2here 2e 2ere ess exposed to the spra1 of the bades-

HNo2, Ned, 2e *stenP 2hat ha4e 1ou to te usLH

H0hat ; ha4e to te 1ou *s 4er1 s*mpe- 0e are *n EuropeP and before
:apta*n NemoNs capr*ces drag us once more to the bottom of the Poar Seas,
or ead us *nto @cean*a, ; as/ to ea4e the Naut*us-H

; 2*shed *n no 2a1 to shac/e the *bert1 of m1 compan*ons,
but ; certa*n1 fet no des*re to ea4e :apta*n Nemo-

Than/s to h*m, and than/s to h*s apparatus, ; 2as each da1
nearer the compet*on of m1 submar*ne stud*esP and ; 2as
re2r*t*ng m1 boo/ of submar*ne depths *n *ts 4er1 eement-
Shoud ; e4er aga*n ha4e such an opportun*t1 of obser4*ng
the 2onders of the oceanL No, certa*n1 notG Bnd ; coud
not br*ng m1sef to the *dea of abandon*ng the Naut*us before
the c1ce of *n4est*gat*on 2as accomp*shed-

H5r*end Ned, ans2er me fran/1, are 1ou t*red of be*ng on boardL
Bre 1ou sorr1 that dest*n1 has thro2n us *nto :apta*n NemoNs handsLH

The :anad*an rema*ned some moments 2*thout ans2er*ng-
Then, cross*ng h*s arms, he sa*d$

H5ran/1, ; do not regret th*s journe1 under the seas- ; sha be gad
to ha4e made *tP but, no2 that *t *s made, et us ha4e done 2*th *t-
That *s m1 *dea-H

H;t 2* come to an end, Ned-H

H0here and 2henLH

H0here ; do not /no2""2hen ; cannot sa1P or, rather, ; suppose
*t 2* end 2hen these seas ha4e noth*ng more to teach us-H

HThen 2hat do 1ou hope forLH demanded the :anad*an-

HThat c*rcumstances ma1 occur as 2e s*x months hence as no2 b1 2h*ch 2e
ma1 and ought to prof*t-H

H@hGH sa*d Ned Land, Hand 2here sha 2e be *n s*x months,
*f 1ou pease, S*r Natura*stLH

HPerhaps *n :h*naP 1ou /no2 the Naut*us *s a rap*d tra4eer-
;t goes through 2ater as s2ao2s through the a*r, or as an express
on the and- ;t does not fear freOuented seasP 2ho can sa1
that *t ma1 not beat the coasts of 5rance, Engand, or Bmer*ca,
on 2h*ch f*ght ma1 be attempted as ad4antageous1 as here-H

HA- Bronnax,H rep*ed the :anad*an, H1our arguments are rotten
at the foundat*on- Mou spea/ *n the future, U0e sha be thereG
2e sha be hereGN ; spea/ *n the present, U0e are here,
and 2e must prof*t b1 *t-NH

Ned LandNs og*c pressed me hard, and ; fet m1sef beaten on that ground-
; /ne2 not 2hat argument 2oud no2 te *n m1 fa4our-

HS*r,H cont*nued Ned, Het us suppose an *mposs*b**t1$
*f :apta*n Nemo shoud th*s da1 offer 1ou 1our *bert1P
2oud 1ou accept *tLH

H; do not /no2,H ; ans2ered-

HBnd *f,H he added, Hthe offer made 1ou th*s da1 2as ne4er to be rene2ed,
2oud 1ou accept *tLH

H5r*end Ned, th*s *s m1 ans2er- Mour reason*ng *s aga*nst me-
0e must not re1 on :apta*n NemoNs good"2*- :ommon prudence
forb*ds h*m to set us at *bert1- @n the other s*de, prudence b*ds
us prof*t b1 the f*rst opportun*t1 to ea4e the Naut*us-H

H0e, A- Bronnax, that *s 2*se1 sa*d-H

H@n1 one obser4at*on""just one- The occas*on must be ser*ous,
and our f*rst attempt must succeedP *f *t fa*s, 2e sha ne4er
f*nd another, and :apta*n Nemo 2* ne4er forg*4e us-H

HB that *s true,H rep*ed the :anad*an- H8ut 1our obser4at*on
app*es eOua1 to a attempts at f*ght, 2hether *n t2o 1earsN
t*me, or *n t2o da1sN- 8ut the Ouest*on *s st* th*s$
;f a fa4ourabe opportun*t1 presents *tsef, *t must be se*.ed-H

HBgreedG Bnd no2, Ned, 2* 1ou te me 2hat 1ou mean
b1 a fa4ourabe opportun*t1LH

H;t 2* be that 2h*ch, on a dar/ n*ght, 2* br*ng the Naut*us
a short d*stance from some European coast-H

HBnd 1ou 2* tr1 and sa4e 1oursef b1 s2*mm*ngLH

HMes, *f 2e 2ere near enough to the ban/, and *f the 4esse
2as foat*ng at the t*me- Not *f the ban/ 2as far a2a1,
and the boat 2as under the 2ater-H

HBnd *n that caseLH

H;n that case, ; shoud see/ to ma/e m1sef master of the p*nnace-
; /no2 ho2 *t *s 2or/ed- 0e must get *ns*de, and the bots once dra2n,
2e sha come to the surface of the 2ater, 2*thout e4en the p*ot,
2ho *s *n the bo2s, perce*4*ng our f*ght-H

H0e, Ned, 2atch for the opportun*t1P but do not forget that a h*tch
2* ru*n us-H

H; 2* not forget, s*r-H

HBnd no2, Ned, 2oud 1ou */e to /no2 2hat ; th*n/ of 1our projectLH

H:erta*n1, A- Bronnax-H

H0e, ; th*n/""; do not sa1 ; hope""; th*n/ that th*s fa4ourabe
opportun*t1 2* ne4er present *tsef-H

H0h1 notLH

H8ecause :apta*n Nemo cannot h*de from h*msef that 2e ha4e not g*4en up
a hope of rega*n*ng our *bert1, and he 2* be on h*s guard, abo4e a,
*n the seas and *n the s*ght of European coasts-H

H0e sha see,H rep*ed Ned Land, sha/*ng h*s head determ*ned1-

HBnd no2, Ned Land,H ; added, Het us stop here-
Not another 2ord on the subject- The da1 that 1ou
are read1, come and et us /no2, and 2e 2* foo2 1ou-
; re1 ent*re1 upon 1ou-H

Thus ended a con4ersat*on 2h*ch, at no 4er1 d*stant t*me,
ed to such gra4e resuts- ; must sa1 here that facts seemed
to conf*rm m1 fores*ght, to the :anad*anNs great despa*r-
3*d :apta*n Nemo d*strust us *n these freOuented seasL or d*d
he on1 2*sh to h*de h*msef from the numerous 4esses,
of a nat*ons, 2h*ch poughed the Aed*terraneanL
; coud not teP but 2e 2ere oftener bet2een 2aters
and far from the coast- @r, *f the Naut*us d*d emerge,
noth*ng 2as to be seen but the p*otNs cageP and somet*mes *t
2ent to great depths, for, bet2een the Grec*an Brch*peago
and Bs*a A*nor 2e coud not touch the bottom b1 more than
a thousand fathoms-

Thus ; on1 /ne2 2e 2ere near the ;sand of :arpathos, one of the Sporades,
b1 :apta*n Nemo rec*t*ng these *nes from 6*rg*$

HEst :arpath*o Neptun* gurg*te 4ates, :aerueus Proteus,H

as he po*nted to a spot on the pan*sphere-

;t 2as *ndeed the anc*ent abode of Proteus, the od shepherd of NeptuneNs
foc/s, no2 the ;sand of Scarpanto, s*tuated bet2een 7hodes and :rete-
; sa2 noth*ng but the gran*te base through the gass panes of the saoon-

The next da1, the !#th of 5ebruar1, ; reso4ed to empo1 some hours *n
stud1*ng the f*shes of the Brch*peagoP but for some reason or other the
panes rema*ned hermet*ca1 seaed- Upon ta/*ng the course of the Naut*us,
; found that 2e 2ere go*ng to2ards :and*a, the anc*ent ;se of :rete-
Bt the t*me ; embar/ed on the Bbraham L*ncon, the 2hoe of th*s
*sand had r*sen *n *nsurrect*on aga*nst the despot*sm of the Tur/s-
8ut ho2 the *nsurgents had fared s*nce that t*me ; 2as absoute1 *gnorant,
and *t 2as not :apta*n Nemo, depr*4ed of a and commun*cat*ons,
2ho coud te me-

; made no aus*on to th*s e4ent 2hen that n*ght ; found m1sef aone
2*th h*m *n the saoon- 8es*des, he seemed to be tac*turn and preoccup*ed-
Then, contrar1 to h*s custom, he ordered both panes to be opened, and,
go*ng from one to the other, obser4ed the mass of 2aters attent*4e1-
To 2hat end ; coud not guessP so, on m1 s*de, ; empo1ed m1 t*me *n stud1*ng
the f*sh pass*ng before m1 e1es-

;n the m*dst of the 2aters a man appeared, a d*4er, carr1*ng at h*s
bet a eathern purse- ;t 2as not a bod1 abandoned to the 2a4esP
*t 2as a *4*ng man, s2*mm*ng 2*th a strong hand, d*sappear*ng occas*ona1
to ta/e breath at the surface-

; turned to2ards :apta*n Nemo, and *n an ag*tated 4o*ce exca*med$

HB man sh*p2rec/edG 9e must be sa4ed at an1 pr*ceGH

The :apta*n d*d not ans2er me, but came and eaned aga*nst the pane-

The man had approached, and, 2*th h*s face fattened aga*nst the gass,
2as oo/*ng at us-

To m1 great ama.ement, :apta*n Nemo s*gned to h*m-
The d*4er ans2ered 2*th h*s hand, mounted *mmed*ate1 to
the surface of the 2ater, and d*d not appear aga*n-

H3o not be uncomfortabe,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo- H;t *s N*choas of
:ape Aatapan, surnamed Pesca- 9e *s 2e /no2n *n a the :1cades-
B bod d*4erG 2ater *s h*s eement, and he *4es more *n *t than on and,
go*ng cont*nua1 from one *sand to another, e4en as far as :rete-H

HMou /no2 h*m, :apta*nLH

H0h1 not, A- BronnaxLH

Sa1*ng 2h*ch, :apta*n Nemo 2ent to2ards a p*ece of furn*ture stand*ng
near the eft pane of the saoon- Near th*s p*ece of furn*ture,
; sa2 a chest bound 2*th *ron, on the co4er of 2h*ch 2as a copper pate,
bear*ng the c1pher of the Naut*us 2*th *ts de4*ce-

Bt that moment, the :apta*n, 2*thout not*c*ng m1 presence,
opened the p*ece of furn*ture, a sort of strong box, 2h*ch hed
a great man1 *ngots-

The1 2ere *ngots of god- 5rom 2hence came th*s prec*ous meta,
2h*ch represented an enormous sumL 0here d*d the :apta*n gather
th*s god fromL and 2hat 2as he go*ng to do 2*th *tL

; d*d not sa1 one 2ord- ; oo/ed- :apta*n Nemo too/ the *ngots one b1 one,
and arranged them method*ca1 *n the chest, 2h*ch he f*ed ent*re1-
; est*mated the contents at more than #,000 b- 2e*ght of god, that *s
to sa1, near1 L200,000-

The chest 2as secure1 fastened, and the :apta*n 2rote an address on the *d,
*n characters 2h*ch must ha4e beonged to Aodern Greece-

Th*s done, :apta*n Nemo pressed a /nob, the 2*re of 2h*ch commun*cated 2*th
the Ouarters of the cre2- 5our men appeared, and, not 2*thout some troube,
pushed the chest out of the saoon- Then ; heard them ho*st*ng *t up the *ron
sta*rcase b1 means of pue1s-

Bt that moment, :apta*n Nemo turned to me-

HBnd 1ou 2ere sa1*ng, s*rLH sa*d he-

H; 2as sa1*ng noth*ng, :apta*n-H

HThen, s*r, *f 1ou 2* ao2 me, ; 2* 2*sh 1ou good n*ght-H

0hereupon he turned and eft the saoon-

; returned to m1 room much troubed, as one ma1 be*e4e-
; 4a*n1 tr*ed to seep""; sought the connect*ng *n/ bet2een
the appar*t*on of the d*4er and the chest f*ed 2*th god-
Soon, ; fet b1 certa*n mo4ements of p*tch*ng and toss*ng
that the Naut*us 2as ea4*ng the depths and return*ng
to the surface-

Then ; heard steps upon the patformP and ; /ne2 the1 2ere
unfasten*ng the p*nnace and aunch*ng *t upon the 2a4es-
5or one *nstant *t struc/ the s*de of the Naut*us,
then a no*se ceased-

T2o hours after, the same no*se, the same go*ng and com*ng 2as rene2edP
the boat 2as ho*sted on board, repaced *n *ts soc/et, and the Naut*us
aga*n punged under the 2a4es-

So these m**ons had been transported to the*r address-
To 2hat po*nt of the cont*nentL 0ho 2as :apta*n NemoNs correspondentL

The next da1 ; reated to :onse* and the :anad*an the e4ents
of the n*ght, 2h*ch had exc*ted m1 cur*os*t1 to the h*ghest degree-
A1 compan*ons 2ere not ess surpr*sed than m1sef-

H8ut 2here does he ta/e h*s m**ons toLH as/ed Ned Land-

To that there 2as no poss*be ans2er- ; returned to the saoon
after ha4*ng brea/fast and set to 2or/- T* f*4e oNcoc/
*n the e4en*ng ; empo1ed m1sef *n arrang*ng m1 notes-
Bt that moment""Cought ; to attr*bute *t to some pecu*ar *d*os1ncras1D""
; fet so great a heat that ; 2as ob*ged to ta/e off m1 coat-
;t 2as strange, for 2e 2ere under o2 at*tudesP and e4en then the Naut*us,
submerged as *t 2as, ought to exper*ence no change of temperature-
; oo/ed at the manometerP *t sho2ed a depth of s*xt1 feet, to 2h*ch
atmospher*c heat coud ne4er atta*n-

; cont*nued m1 2or/, but the temperature rose to such a p*tch
as to be *ntoerabe-

H:oud there be f*re on boardLH ; as/ed m1sef-

; 2as ea4*ng the saoon, 2hen :apta*n Nemo enteredP he approached
the thermometer, consuted *t, and, turn*ng to me, sa*d$

H5ort1"t2o degrees-H

H; ha4e not*ced *t, :apta*n,H ; rep*edP Hand *f *t gets much
hotter 2e cannot bear *t-H

H@h, s*r, *t 2* not get better *f 2e do not 2*sh *t-H

HMou can reduce *t as 1ou pease, thenLH

HNoP but ; can go farther from the sto4e 2h*ch produces *t-H

H;t *s out2ard, thenGH

H:erta*n1P 2e are foat*ng *n a current of bo**ng 2ater-H

H;s *t poss*beGH ; exca*med-

HLoo/-H

The panes opened, and ; sa2 the sea ent*re1 2h*te a round-
B suphurous smo/e 2as cur*ng am*d the 2a4es, 2h*ch bo*ed */e
2ater *n a copper- ; paced m1 hand on one of the panes of gass,
but the heat 2as so great that ; Ou*c/1 too/ *t off aga*n-

H0here are 2eLH ; as/ed-

HNear the ;sand of Santor*n, s*r,H rep*ed the :apta*n-
H; 2*shed to g*4e 1ou a s*ght of the cur*ous spectace of
a submar*ne erupt*on-H

H; thought,H sa*d ;, Hthat the format*on of these ne2 *sands 2as ended-H

HNoth*ng *s e4er ended *n the 4ocan*c parts of the sea,H
rep*ed :apta*n NemoP Hand the gobe *s a2a1s be*ng 2or/ed b1
subterranean f*res- Bread1, *n the n*neteenth 1ear of our era,
accord*ng to :ass*odorus and P*n1, a ne2 *sand, The*a
Cthe d*4*neD, appeared *n the 4er1 pace 2here these *sets
ha4e recent1 been formed- Then the1 san/ under the 2a4es,
to r*se aga*n *n the 1ear ,), 2hen the1 aga*n subs*ded-
S*nce that t*me to our da1s the Puton*an 2or/ has been suspended-
8ut on the &rd of 5ebruar1, !(,,, a ne2 *sand, 2h*ch the1 named
George ;sand, emerged from the m*dst of the suphurous 4apour
near Nea Ramenn*, and setted aga*n the ,th of the same month-
Se4en da1s after, the !&th of 5ebruar1, the ;sand of Bphroessa
appeared, ea4*ng bet2een Nea Ramenn* and *tsef a cana ten
1ards broad- ; 2as *n these seas 2hen the phenomenon occurred,
and ; 2as abe therefore to obser4e a the d*fferent phases-
The ;sand of Bphroessa, of round form, measured &00 feet
*n d*ameter, and &0 feet *n he*ght- ;t 2as composed of
bac/ and 4*treous a4a, m*xed 2*th fragments of fespar-
Bnd ast1, on the !0th of Aarch, a smaer *sand, caed 7e/a,
sho2ed *tsef near Nea Ramenn*, and s*nce then these three ha4e
jo*ned together, form*ng but one and the same *sand-H

HBnd the cana *n 2h*ch 2e are at th*s momentLH ; as/ed-

H9ere *t *s,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo, sho2*ng me a map of the Brch*peago-
HMou see, ; ha4e mar/ed the ne2 *sands-H

; returned to the gass- The Naut*us 2as no onger mo4*ng,
the heat 2as becom*ng unbearabe- The sea, 2h*ch t* no2 had
been 2h*te, 2as red, o2*ng to the presence of sats of *ron-
;n sp*te of the sh*pNs be*ng hermet*ca1 seaed, an *nsupportabe
sme of suphur f*ed the saoon, and the br**anc1 of the
eectr*c*t1 2as ent*re1 ext*ngu*shed b1 br*ght scaret fames-
; 2as *n a bath, ; 2as cho/*ng, ; 2as bro*ed-

H0e can rema*n no onger *n th*s bo**ng 2ater,H sa*d ; to the :apta*n-

H;t 2oud not be prudent,H rep*ed the *mpass*4e :apta*n Nemo-

Bn order 2as g*4enP the Naut*us tac/ed about and eft
the furnace *t coud not bra4e 2*th *mpun*t1- B Ouarter
of an hour after 2e 2ere breath*ng fresh a*r on the surface-
The thought then struc/ me that, *f Ned Land had chosen th*s part
of the sea for our f*ght, 2e shoud ne4er ha4e come a*4e out
of th*s sea of f*re-

The next da1, the !,th of 5ebruar1, 2e eft the bas*n 2h*ch,
bet2een 7hodes and Bexandr*a, *s rec/oned about !,+00 fathoms
*n depth, and the Naut*us, pass*ng some d*stance from :er*go,
Ou*tted the Grec*an Brch*peago after ha4*ng doubed :ape Aatapan-



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The Aed*terranean, the bue sea par exceence, Hthe great seaH
of the 9ebre2s, Hthe seaH of the Gree/s, the Hmare nostrumH
of the 7omans, bordered b1 orange"trees, aoes, cact*, and sea"p*nesP
embamed 2*th the perfume of the m1rte, surrounded b1 rude mounta*ns,
saturated 2*th pure and transparent a*r, but *ncessant1 2or/ed
b1 underground f*resP a perfect battef*ed *n 2h*ch Neptune and Puto
st* d*spute the emp*re of the 2ordG

;t *s upon these ban/s, and on these 2aters, sa1s A*cheet, that man
*s rene2ed *n one of the most po2erfu c*mates of the gobe-
8ut, beaut*fu as *t 2as, ; coud on1 ta/e a rap*d gance at
the bas*n 2hose superf*c*a area *s t2o m**on of sOuare 1ards-
E4en :apta*n NemoNs /no2edge 2as ost to me, for th*s pu..*ng
person d*d not appear once dur*ng our passage at fu speed-
; est*mated the course 2h*ch the Naut*us too/ under the 2a4es
of the sea at about s*x hundred eagues, and *t 2as accomp*shed
*n fort1"e*ght hours- Start*ng on the morn*ng of the !,th
of 5ebruar1 from the shores of Greece, 2e had crossed the Stra*ts
of G*bratar b1 sunr*se on the !(th-

;t 2as pa*n to me that th*s Aed*terranean, encosed *n the m*dst of those
countr*es 2h*ch he 2*shed to a4o*d, 2as d*stastefu to :apta*n Nemo-
Those 2a4es and those bree.es brought bac/ too man1 remembrances, *f not
too man1 regrets- 9ere he had no onger that *ndependence and that *bert1
of ga*t 2h*ch he had 2hen *n the open seas, and h*s Naut*us fet *tsef
cramped bet2een the cose shores of Bfr*ca and Europe-

@ur speed 2as no2 t2ent1"f*4e m*es an hour- ;t ma1 be 2e
understood that Ned Land, to h*s great d*sgust, 2as ob*ged
to renounce h*s *ntended f*ght- 9e coud not aunch the p*nnace,
go*ng at the rate of t2e4e or th*rteen 1ards e4er1 second-
To Ou*t the Naut*us under such cond*t*ons 2oud be as bad
as jump*ng from a tra*n go*ng at fu speed""an *mprudent th*ng,
to sa1 the east of *t- 8es*des, our 4esse on1 mounted
to the surface of the 2a4es at n*ght to rene2 *ts stoc/ of a*rP
*t 2as steered ent*re1 b1 the compass and the og-

; sa2 no more of the *nter*or of th*s Aed*terranean than a tra4eer
b1 express tra*n perce*4es of the andscape 2h*ch f*es before h*s e1esP
that *s to sa1, the d*stant hor*.on, and not the nearer objects 2h*ch pass
*/e a fash of *ghtn*ng-

0e 2ere then pass*ng bet2een S*c*1 and the coast of Tun*s-
;n the narro2 space bet2een :ape 8on and the Stra*ts
of Aess*na the bottom of the sea rose amost sudden1-
There 2as a perfect ban/, on 2h*ch there 2as not more than
n*ne fathoms of 2ater, 2h*st on e*ther s*de the depth
2as n*net1 fathoms-

The Naut*us had to manoeu4re 4er1 carefu1 so as not to str*/e
aga*nst th*s submar*ne barr*er-

; sho2ed :onse*, on the map of the Aed*terranean, the spot occup*ed
b1 th*s reef-

H8ut *f 1ou pease, s*r,H obser4ed :onse*, H*t *s */e a rea
*sthmus jo*n*ng Europe to Bfr*ca-H

HMes, m1 bo1, *t forms a perfect bar to the Stra*ts of L1b*a,
and the sound*ngs of Sm*th ha4e pro4ed that *n former t*mes
the cont*nents bet2een :ape 8oco and :ape 5ur*na 2ere jo*ned-H

H; can 2e be*e4e *t,H sa*d :onse*-

H; 2* add,H ; cont*nued, Hthat a s*m*ar barr*er ex*sts bet2een G*bratar
and :euta, 2h*ch *n geoog*ca t*mes formed the ent*re Aed*terranean-H

H0hat *f some 4ocan*c burst shoud one da1 ra*se these t2o barr*ers
abo4e the 2a4esLH

H;t *s not probabe, :onse*-H

H0e, but ao2 me to f*n*sh, pease, s*rP *f th*s phenomenon
shoud ta/e pace, *t 2* be troubesome for A- Lesseps,
2ho has ta/en so much pa*ns to p*erce the *sthmus-H

H; agree 2*th 1ouP but ; repeat, :onse*, th*s phenomenon 2*
ne4er happen- The 4*oence of subterranean force *s e4er d*m*n*sh*ng-
6ocanoes, so pent*fu *n the f*rst da1s of the 2ord,
are be*ng ext*ngu*shed b1 degreesP the *nterna heat *s 2ea/ened,
the temperature of the o2er strata of the gobe *s o2ered b1 a
percept*be Ouant*t1 e4er1 centur1 to the detr*ment of our gobe,
for *ts heat *s *ts *fe-H

H8ut the sunLH

HThe sun *s not suff*c*ent, :onse*- :an *t g*4e heat to a dead bod1LH

HNot that ; /no2 of-H

H0e, m1 fr*end, th*s earth 2* one da1 be that cod corpseP
*t 2* become un*nhab*tabe and un*nhab*ted */e the moon,
2h*ch has ong s*nce ost a *ts 4*ta heat-H

H;n ho2 man1 centur*esLH

H;n some hundreds of thousands of 1ears, m1 bo1-H

HThen,H sa*d :onse*, H2e sha ha4e t*me to f*n*sh our journe1""
that *s, *f Ned Land does not *nterfere 2*th *t-H

Bnd :onse*, reassured, returned to the stud1 of the ban/,
2h*ch the Naut*us 2as s/*rt*ng at a moderate speed-

3ur*ng the n*ght of the !,th and !'th 5ebruar1 2e had entered the second
Aed*terranean bas*n, the greatest depth of 2h*ch 2as !,#+0 fathoms-
The Naut*us, b1 the act*on of *ts cre2, s*d do2n the *nc*ned panes
and bur*ed *tsef *n the o2est depths of the sea-

@n the !(th of 5ebruar1, about three oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng, 2e 2ere at
the entrance of the Stra*ts of G*bratar- There once ex*sted t2o currents$
an upper one, ong s*nce recogn*sed, 2h*ch con4e1s the 2aters of the ocean
*nto the bas*n of the Aed*terraneanP and a o2er counter"current,
2h*ch reason*ng has no2 sho2n to ex*st- ;ndeed, the 4oume of 2ater
*n the Aed*terranean, *ncessant1 added to b1 the 2a4es of the Btant*c
and b1 r*4ers fa*ng *nto *t, 2oud each 1ear ra*se the e4e of th*s sea,
for *ts e4aporat*on *s not suff*c*ent to restore the eOu**br*um-
Bs *t *s not so, 2e must necessar*1 adm*t the ex*stence of an under"current,
2h*ch empt*es *nto the bas*n of the Btant*c through the Stra*ts
of G*bratar the surpus 2aters of the Aed*terranean- B fact *ndeedP
and *t 2as th*s counter"current b1 2h*ch the Naut*us prof*ted-
;t ad4anced rap*d1 b1 the narro2 pass- 5or one *nstant ; caught a g*mpse
of the beaut*fu ru*ns of the tempe of 9ercues, bur*ed *n the ground,
accord*ng to P*n1, and 2*th the o2 *sand 2h*ch supports *tP and a fe2
m*nutes ater 2e 2ere foat*ng on the Btant*c-



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The Btant*cG a 4ast sheet of 2ater 2hose superf*c*a area co4ers
t2ent1"f*4e m**ons of sOuare m*es, the ength of 2h*ch *s n*ne
thousand m*es, 2*th a mean breadth of t2o thousand se4en hundred""
an ocean 2hose parae 2*nd*ng shores embrace an *mmense c*rcumference,
2atered b1 the argest r*4ers of the 2ord, the St- La2rence,
the A*ss*ss*pp*, the Bma.on, the Pata, the @r*noco, the N*ger,
the Senega, the Ebe, the Lo*re, and the 7h*ne, 2h*ch carr1 2ater
from the most c*4**sed, as 2e as from the most sa4age, countr*esG
Aagn*f*cent f*ed of 2ater, *ncessant1 poughed b1 4esses
of e4er1 nat*on, shetered b1 the fags of e4er1 nat*on, and 2h*ch
term*nates *n those t2o terr*be po*nts so dreaded b1 mar*ners,
:ape 9orn and the :ape of Tempests-

The Naut*us 2as p*erc*ng the 2ater 2*th *ts sharp spur,
after ha4*ng accomp*shed near1 ten thousand eagues *n three months
and a haf, a d*stance greater than the great c*rce of the earth-
0here 2ere 2e go*ng no2, and 2hat 2as reser4ed for the futureL
The Naut*us, ea4*ng the Stra*ts of G*bratar, had gone far out-
;t returned to the surface of the 2a4es, and our da*1 2a/s on the
patform 2ere restored to us-

; mounted at once, accompan*ed b1 Ned Land and :onse*-
Bt a d*stance of about t2e4e m*es, :ape St- 6*ncent
2as d*m1 to be seen, form*ng the south"2estern po*nt of
the Span*sh pen*nsua- B strong souther1 gae 2as bo2*ng-
The sea 2as s2oen and b*o21P *t made the Naut*us roc/ 4*oent1-
;t 2as amost *mposs*be to /eep oneNs foot on the patform,
2h*ch the hea41 ros of the sea beat o4er e4er1 *nstant-
So 2e descended after *nha*ng some mouthfus of fresh a*r-

; returned to m1 room, :onse* to h*s cab*nP but the :anad*an,
2*th a preoccup*ed a*r, foo2ed me- @ur rap*d passage across
the Aed*terranean had not ao2ed h*m to put h*s project
*nto execut*on, and he coud not hep sho2*ng h*s d*sappo*ntment-
0hen the door of m1 room 2as shut, he sat do2n and oo/ed
at me s*ent1-

H5r*end Ned,H sa*d ;, H; understand 1ouP but 1ou cannot reproach 1oursef-
To ha4e attempted to ea4e the Naut*us under the c*rcumstances 2oud
ha4e been fo1-H

Ned Land d*d not ans2erP h*s compressed *ps and fro2n*ng bro2 sho2ed
2*th h*m the 4*oent possess*on th*s f*xed *dea had ta/en of h*s m*nd-

HLet us see,H ; cont*nuedP H2e need not despa*r 1et-
0e are go*ng up the coast of Portuga aga*nP 5rance and
Engand are not far off, 2here 2e can eas*1 f*nd refuge-
No2 *f the Naut*us, on ea4*ng the Stra*ts of G*bratar,
had gone to the south, *f *t had carr*ed us to2ards reg*ons
2here there 2ere no cont*nents, ; shoud share 1our uneas*ness-
8ut 2e /no2 no2 that :apta*n Nemo does not f1 from c*4**sed seas,
and *n some da1s ; th*n/ 1ou can act 2*th secur*t1-H

Ned Land st* oo/ed at me f*xed1P at ength h*s f*xed *ps parted,
and he sa*d, H;t *s for to"n*ght-H

; dre2 m1sef up sudden1- ; 2as, ; adm*t, *tte prepared
for th*s commun*cat*on- ; 2anted to ans2er the :anad*an,
but 2ords 2oud not come-

H0e agreed to 2a*t for an opportun*t1,H cont*nued Ned Land,
Hand the opportun*t1 has arr*4ed- Th*s n*ght 2e sha
be but a fe2 m*es from the Span*sh coast- ;t *s coud1-
The 2*nd bo2s free1- ; ha4e 1our 2ord, A- Bronnax, and ;
re1 upon 1ou-H

Bs ; 2as s*ent, the :anad*an approached me-

HTo"n*ght, at n*ne oNcoc/,H sa*d he- H; ha4e 2arned :onse*-
Bt that moment :apta*n Nemo 2* be shut up *n h*s room, probab1 *n bed-
Ne*ther the eng*neers nor the sh*pNs cre2 can see us-
:onse* and ; 2* ga*n the centra sta*rcase, and 1ou, A- Bronnax,
2* rema*n *n the *brar1, t2o steps from us, 2a*t*ng m1 s*gna-
The oars, the mast, and the sa* are *n the canoe- ; ha4e e4en succeeded
*n gett*ng some pro4*s*ons- ; ha4e procured an Eng*sh 2rench,
to unfasten the bots 2h*ch attach *t to the she of the Naut*us-
So a *s read1, t* to"n*ght-H

HThe sea *s bad-H

HThat ; ao2,H rep*ed the :anad*anP Hbut 2e must r*s/ that-
L*bert1 *s 2orth pa1*ng forP bes*des, the boat *s strong,
and a fe2 m*es 2*th a fa*r 2*nd to carr1 us *s no great th*ng-
0ho /no2s but b1 to"morro2 2e ma1 be a hundred eagues a2a1L
Let c*rcumstances on1 fa4our us, and b1 ten or ee4en oNcoc/ 2e
sha ha4e anded on some spot of terra f*rma, a*4e or dead-
8ut ad*eu no2 t* to"n*ght-H

0*th these 2ords the :anad*an 2*thdre2, ea4*ng me amost dumb-
; had *mag*ned that, the chance gone, ; shoud ha4e t*me to
refect and d*scuss the matter- A1 obst*nate compan*on had g*4en
me no t*meP and, after a, 2hat coud ; ha4e sa*d to h*mL
Ned Land 2as perfect1 r*ght- There 2as amost the opportun*t1
to prof*t b1- :oud ; retract m1 2ord, and ta/e upon m1sef
the respons*b**t1 of comprom*s*ng the future of m1 compan*onsL
To"morro2 :apta*n Nemo m*ght ta/e us far from a and-

Bt that moment a rather oud h*ss*ng no*se tod me that the reser4o*rs
2ere f**ng, and that the Naut*us 2as s*n/*ng under the 2a4es
of the Btant*c-

B sad da1 ; passed, bet2een the des*re of rega*n*ng m1 *bert1
of act*on and of abandon*ng the 2onderfu Naut*us, and ea4*ng
m1 submar*ne stud*es *ncompete-

0hat dreadfu hours ; passed thusG Somet*mes see*ng m1sef and
compan*ons safe1 anded, somet*mes 2*sh*ng, *n sp*te of m1 reason,
that some unforeseen c*rcumstance, 2oud pre4ent the rea*sat*on
of Ned LandNs project-

T2*ce ; 2ent to the saoon- ; 2*shed to consut the compass-
; 2*shed to see *f the d*rect*on the Naut*us 2as ta/*ng
2as br*ng*ng us nearer or ta/*ng us farther from the coast-
8ut noP the Naut*us /ept *n Portuguese 2aters-

; must therefore ta/e m1 part and prepare for f*ght-
A1 uggage 2as not hea41P m1 notes, noth*ng more-

Bs to :apta*n Nemo, ; as/ed m1sef 2hat he 2oud th*n/ of our escapeP
2hat troube, 2hat 2rong *t m*ght cause h*m and 2hat he m*ght do *n case
of *ts d*sco4er1 or fa*ure- :erta*n1 ; had no cause to compa*n of h*mP
on the contrar1, ne4er 2as hosp*ta*t1 freer than h*s- ;n ea4*ng
h*m ; coud not be taxed 2*th *ngrat*tude- No oath bound us to h*m-
;t 2as on the strength of c*rcumstances he re*ed, and not upon our 2ord,
to f*x us for e4er-

; had not seen the :apta*n s*nce our 4*s*t to the ;sand of Santor*n-
0oud chance br*ng me to h*s presence before our departureL
; 2*shed *t, and ; feared *t at the same t*me- ; *stened *f ; coud
hear h*m 2a/*ng the room cont*guous to m*ne- No sound reached m1 ear-
; fet an unbearabe uneas*ness- Th*s da1 of 2a*t*ng seemed eterna-
9ours struc/ too so21 to /eep pace 2*th m1 *mpat*ence-

A1 d*nner 2as ser4ed *n m1 room as usua- ; ate but *tteP
; 2as too preoccup*ed- ; eft the tabe at se4en oNcoc/- B
hundred and t2ent1 m*nutes C; counted themD st* separated
me from the moment *n 2h*ch ; 2as to jo*n Ned Land-
A1 ag*tat*on redoubed- A1 puse beat 4*oent1-
; coud not rema*n Ou*et- ; 2ent and came, hop*ng to cam
m1 troubed sp*r*t b1 constant mo4ement- The *dea of fa*ure
*n our bod enterpr*se 2as the east pa*nfu of m1 anx*et*esP
but the thought of see*ng our project d*sco4ered before
ea4*ng the Naut*us, of be*ng brought before :apta*n Nemo,
*rr*tated, or C2hat 2as 2orseD saddened, at m1 desert*on,
made m1 heart beat-

; 2anted to see the saoon for the ast t*me- ; descended the sta*rs and
arr*4ed *n the museum, 2here ; had passed so man1 usefu and agreeabe hours-
; oo/ed at a *ts r*ches, a *ts treasures, */e a man on the e4e of an
eterna ex*e, 2ho 2as ea4*ng ne4er to return-

These 2onders of Nature, these masterp*eces of art, amongst 2h*ch for so man1
da1s m1 *fe had been concentrated, ; 2as go*ng to abandon them for e4erG
; shoud */e to ha4e ta/en a ast oo/ through the 2*ndo2s of the saoon *nto
the 2aters of the Btant*c$ but the panes 2ere hermet*ca1 cosed, and a
coa/ of stee separated me from that ocean 2h*ch ; had not 1et expored-

;n pass*ng through the saoon, ; came near the door et
*nto the ange 2h*ch opened *nto the :apta*nNs room-
To m1 great surpr*se, th*s door 2as ajar- ; dre2 bac/ *n4ountar*1-
;f :apta*n Nemo shoud be *n h*s room, he coud see me-
8ut, hear*ng no sound, ; dre2 nearer- The room 2as deserted-
; pushed open the door and too/ some steps for2ard- St* the same
mon/*/e se4er*t1 of aspect-

Sudden1 the coc/ struc/ e*ght- The f*rst beat of the hammer on the be
a2o/e me from m1 dreams- ; trembed as *f an *n4*s*be e1e had punged
*nto m1 most secret thoughts, and ; hurr*ed from the room-

There m1 e1e fe upon the compass- @ur course 2as st* north-
The og *nd*cated moderate speed, the manometer a depth of about s*xt1 feet-

; returned to m1 room, cothed m1sef 2arm1""sea boots,
an otters/*n cap, a great coat of b1ssus, *ned 2*th seas/*nP
; 2as read1, ; 2as 2a*t*ng- The 4*brat*on of the scre2
aone bro/e the deep s*ence 2h*ch re*gned on board-
; *stened attent*4e1- 0oud no oud 4o*ce sudden1 *nform
me that Ned Land had been surpr*sed *n h*s projected f*ght-
B morta dread hung o4er me, and ; 4a*n1 tr*ed to rega*n
m1 accustomed cooness-

Bt a fe2 m*nutes to n*ne, ; put m1 ear to the :apta*nNs door-
No no*se- ; eft m1 room and returned to the saoon, 2h*ch 2as haf
*n obscur*t1, but deserted-

; opened the door commun*cat*ng 2*th the *brar1-
The same *nsuff*c*ent *ght, the same so*tude-
; paced m1sef near the door ead*ng to the centra sta*rcase,
and there 2a*ted for Ned LandNs s*gna-

Bt that moment the tremb*ng of the scre2 sens*b1 d*m*n*shed,
then *t stopped ent*re1- The s*ence 2as no2 on1 d*sturbed
b1 the beat*ngs of m1 o2n heart- Sudden1 a s*ght shoc/ 2as fetP
and ; /ne2 that the Naut*us had stopped at the bottom of the ocean-
A1 uneas*ness *ncreased- The :anad*anNs s*gna d*d not come-
; fet *nc*ned to jo*n Ned Land and beg of h*m to put off h*s attempt-
; fet that 2e 2ere not sa**ng under our usua cond*t*ons-

Bt th*s moment the door of the arge saoon opened, and :apta*n
Nemo appeared- 9e sa2 me, and 2*thout further preambe began
*n an am*abe tone of 4o*ce$

HBh, s*rG ; ha4e been oo/*ng for 1ou- 3o 1ou /no2 the h*stor1 of Spa*nLH

No2, one m*ght /no2 the h*stor1 of oneNs o2n countr1 b1 heartP
but *n the cond*t*on ; 2as at the t*me, 2*th troubed m*nd
and head Ou*te ost, ; coud not ha4e sa*d a 2ord of *t-

H0e,H cont*nued :apta*n Nemo, H1ou heard m1 Ouest*onG
3o 1ou /no2 the h*stor1 of Spa*nLH

H6er1 s*ght1,H ; ans2ered-

H0e, here are earned men ha4*ng to earn,H sa*d the :apta*n-
H:ome, s*t do2n, and ; 2* te 1ou a cur*ous ep*sode *n th*s h*stor1-
S*r, *sten 2e,H sa*d heP Hth*s h*stor1 2* *nterest 1ou on one s*de,
for *t 2* ans2er a Ouest*on 2h*ch doubtess 1ou ha4e not been
abe to so4e-H

H; *sten, :apta*n,H sa*d ;, not /no2*ng 2hat m1 *nterocutor 2as dr*4*ng at,
and as/*ng m1sef *f th*s *nc*dent 2as bear*ng on our projected f*ght-

HS*r, *f 1ou ha4e no object*on, 2e 2* go bac/ to !'02- Mou cannot
be *gnorant that 1our /*ng, Lou*s K;6, th*n/*ng that the gesture
of a potentate 2as suff*c*ent to br*ng the P1renees under h*s 1o/e,
had *mposed the 3u/e of Bnjou, h*s grandson, on the Span*ards-
Th*s pr*nce re*gned more or ess bad1 under the name of Ph**p 6,
and had a strong part1 aga*nst h*m abroad- ;ndeed, the preced*ng 1ear,
the ro1a houses of 9oand, Bustr*a, and Engand had concuded
a treat1 of a*ance at the 9ague, 2*th the *ntent*on of puc/*ng
the cro2n of Spa*n from the head of Ph**p 6, and pac*ng *t
on that of an archdu/e to 2hom the1 premature1 ga4e the t*te
of :hares ;;;-

HSpa*n must res*st th*s coa*t*onP but she 2as amost ent*re1 unpro4*ded
2*th e*ther sod*ers or sa*ors- 9o2e4er, mone1 2oud not fa* them,
pro4*ded that the*r gaeons, aden 2*th god and s*4er from Bmer*ca,
once entered the*r ports- Bnd about the end of !'02 the1 expected a r*ch
con4o1 2h*ch 5rance 2as escort*ng 2*th a feet of t2ent1"three 4esses,
commanded b1 Bdm*ra :hateau"7enaud, for the sh*ps of the coa*t*on
2ere aread1 beat*ng the Btant*c- Th*s con4o1 2as to go to :ad*.,
but the Bdm*ra, hear*ng that an Eng*sh feet 2as cru*s*ng *n those 2aters,
reso4ed to ma/e for a 5rench port-

HThe Span*sh commanders of the con4o1 objected to th*s dec*s*on-
The1 2anted to be ta/en to a Span*sh port, and, *f not to :ad*.,
*nto 6*go 8a1, s*tuated on the north2est coast of Spa*n,
and 2h*ch 2as not boc/ed-

HBdm*ra :hateau"7enaud had the rashness to obe1 th*s *njunct*on,
and the gaeons entered 6*go 8a1-

HUnfortunate1, *t formed an open road 2h*ch coud not be
defended *n an1 2a1- The1 must therefore hasten to unoad
the gaeons before the arr*4a of the comb*ned feetP
and t*me 2oud not ha4e fa*ed them had not a m*serabe Ouest*on
of r*4ar1 sudden1 ar*sen-

HMou are foo2*ng the cha*n of e4entsLH as/ed :apta*n Nemo-

HPerfect1,H sa*d ;, not /no2*ng the end proposed b1 th*s h*stor*ca esson-

H; 2* cont*nue- Th*s *s 2hat passed- The merchants of :ad*. had
a pr*4*ege b1 2h*ch the1 had the r*ght of rece*4*ng a merchand*se
com*ng from the 0est ;nd*es- No2, to d*sembar/ these *ngots at the port
of 6*go 2as depr*4*ng them of the*r r*ghts- The1 compa*ned at Aadr*d,
and obta*ned the consent of the 2ea/"m*nded Ph**p that the con4o1,
2*thout d*scharg*ng *ts cargo, shoud rema*n seOuestered *n the roads
of 6*go unt* the enem1 had d*sappeared-

H8ut 2h*st com*ng to th*s dec*s*on, on the 22nd of @ctober,
!'02, the Eng*sh 4esses arr*4ed *n 6*go 8a1, 2hen Bdm*ra
:hateau"7enaud, *n sp*te of *nfer*or forces, fought bra4e1-
8ut, see*ng that the treasure must fa *nto the enem1Ns hands,
he burnt and scutted e4er1 gaeon, 2h*ch 2ent to the bottom
2*th the*r *mmense r*ches-H

:apta*n Nemo stopped- ; adm*t ; coud not see 1et 2h1 th*s h*stor1
shoud *nterest me-

H0eLH ; as/ed-

H0e, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo, H2e are *n that 6*go 8a1P
and *t rests 2*th 1oursef 2hether 1ou 2* penetrate *ts m1ster*es-H

The :apta*n rose, te*ng me to foo2 h*m- ; had had t*me to reco4er-
; obe1ed- The saoon 2as dar/, but through the transparent gass the 2a4es
2ere spar/*ng- ; oo/ed-

5or haf a m*e around the Naut*us, the 2aters seemed bathed
*n eectr*c *ght- The sand1 bottom 2as cean and br*ght-
Some of the sh*pNs cre2 *n the*r d*4*ng"dresses 2ere cear*ng a2a1
haf"rotten barres and empt1 cases from the m*dst of the bac/ened 2rec/s-
5rom these cases and from these barres escaped *ngots of god and s*4er,
cascades of p*astres and je2es- The sand 2as heaped up 2*th them-
Laden 2*th the*r prec*ous boot1, the men returned to the Naut*us,
d*sposed of the*r burden, and 2ent bac/ to th*s *nexhaust*be f*sher1 of
god and s*4er-

; understood no2- Th*s 2as the scene of the batte of the 22nd
of @ctober, !'02- 9ere on th*s 4er1 spot the gaeons aden for the Span*sh
Go4ernment had sun/- 9ere :apta*n Nemo came, accord*ng to h*s 2ants,
to pac/ up those m**ons 2*th 2h*ch he burdened the Naut*us-
;t 2as for h*m and h*m aone Bmer*ca had g*4en up her prec*ous metas-
9e 2as he*r d*rect, 2*thout an1one to share, *n those treasures torn
from the ;ncas and from the conOuered of 5erd*nand :orte.-

H3*d 1ou /no2, s*r,H he as/ed, sm**ng, Hthat the sea conta*ned such r*chesLH

H; /ne2,H ; ans2ered, Hthat the1 4aue mone1 hed *n suspens*on
*n these 2aters at t2o m**ons-H

H3oubtessP but to extract th*s mone1 the expense 2oud be greater
than the prof*t- 9ere, on the contrar1, ; ha4e but to p*c/ up 2hat man
has ost""and not on1 *n 6*go 8a1, but *n a thousand other ports 2here
sh*p2rec/s ha4e happened, and 2h*ch are mar/ed on m1 submar*ne map-
:an 1ou understand no2 the source of the m**ons ; am 2orthLH

H; understand, :apta*n- 8ut ao2 me to te 1ou that *n expor*ng
6*go 8a1 1ou ha4e on1 been beforehand 2*th a r*4a soc*et1-H

HBnd 2h*chLH

HB soc*et1 2h*ch has rece*4ed from the Span*sh Go4ernment
the pr*4*ege of see/*ng those bur*ed gaeons-
The sharehoders are ed on b1 the aurement of an enormous bount1,
for the1 4aue these r*ch sh*p2rec/s at f*4e hundred m**ons-H

H5*4e hundred m**ons the1 2ere,H ans2ered :apta*n Nemo,
Hbut the1 are so no onger-H

H<ust so,H sa*d ;P Hand a 2arn*ng to those sharehoders 2oud be
an act of char*t1- 8ut 2ho /no2s *f *t 2oud be 2e rece*4edL
0hat gambers usua1 regret abo4e a *s ess the oss
of the*r mone1 than of the*r foo*sh hopes- Bfter a,
; p*t1 them ess than the thousands of unfortunates to 2hom
so much r*ches 2e"d*str*buted 2oud ha4e been prof*tabe,
2h*st for them the1 2* be for e4er barren-H

; had no sooner expressed th*s regret than ; fet that *t must
ha4e 2ounded :apta*n Nemo-

H8arrenGH he exca*med, 2*th an*mat*on- H3o 1ou th*n/ then,
s*r, that these r*ches are ost because ; gather themL
;s *t for m1sef aone, accord*ng to 1our *dea, that ; ta/e
the troube to coect these treasuresL 0ho tod 1ou that ;
d*d not ma/e a good use of *tL 3o 1ou th*n/ ; am *gnorant
that there are suffer*ng be*ngs and oppressed races on
th*s earth, m*serabe creatures to consoe, 4*ct*ms to a4engeL
3o 1ou not understandLH

:apta*n Nemo stopped at these ast 2ords, regrett*ng perhaps
that he had spo/en so much- 8ut ; had guessed that,
2hate4er the mot*4e 2h*ch had forced h*m to see/ *ndependence
under the sea, *t had eft h*m st* a man, that h*s heart
st* beat for the suffer*ngs of human*t1, and that h*s *mmense
char*t1 2as for oppressed races as 2e as *nd*4*duas-
Bnd ; then understood for 2hom those m**ons 2ere dest*ned
2h*ch 2ere for2arded b1 :apta*n Nemo 2hen the Naut*us 2as cru*s*ng
*n the 2aters of :rete-



:9BPTE7 ;K

B 6BN;S9E3 :@NT;NENT

The next morn*ng, the !)th of 5ebruar1, ; sa2 the :anad*an enter m1 room-
; expected th*s 4*s*t- 9e oo/ed 4er1 d*sappo*nted-

H0e, s*rLH sa*d he-

H0e, Ned, fortune 2as aga*nst us 1esterda1-H

HMesP that :apta*n must needs stop exact1 at the hour 2e *ntended
ea4*ng h*s 4esse-H

HMes, Ned, he had bus*ness at h*s ban/ers-H

H9*s ban/ersGH

H@r rather h*s ban/*ng"houseP b1 that ; mean the ocean,
2here h*s r*ches are safer than *n the chests of the State-H

; then reated to the :anad*an the *nc*dents of the preced*ng n*ght,
hop*ng to br*ng h*m bac/ to the *dea of not abandon*ng the :apta*nP
but m1 rec*ta had no other resut than an energet*ca1 expressed regret
from Ned that he had not been abe to ta/e a 2a/ on the battef*ed
of 6*go on h*s o2n account-

H9o2e4er,H sa*d he, Ha *s not ended- ;t *s on1 a bo2
of the harpoon ost- Bnother t*me 2e must succeedP
and to"n*ght, *f necessar1""""H

H;n 2hat d*rect*on *s the Naut*us go*ngLH ; as/ed-

H; do not /no2,H rep*ed Ned-

H0e, at noon 2e sha see the po*nt-H

The :anad*an returned to :onse*- Bs soon as ; 2as dressed,
; 2ent *nto the saoon- The compass 2as not reassur*ng-
The course of the Naut*us 2as S-S-0- 0e 2ere turn*ng our
bac/s on Europe-

; 2a*ted 2*th some *mpat*ence t* the sh*pNs pace 2as pr*c/ed
on the chart- Bt about haf"past ee4en the reser4o*rs
2ere empt*ed, and our 4esse rose to the surface of the ocean-
; rushed to2ards the patform- Ned Land had preceded me-
No more and *n s*ght- Noth*ng but an *mmense sea-
Some sa*s on the hor*.on, doubtess those go*ng to San 7oOue
*n search of fa4ourabe 2*nds for doub*ng the :ape of Good 9ope-
The 2eather 2as coud1- B gae of 2*nd 2as prepar*ng-
Ned ra4ed, and tr*ed to p*erce the coud1 hor*.on-
9e st* hoped that beh*nd a that fog stretched the and he so
onged for-

Bt noon the sun sho2ed *tsef for an *nstant- The second prof*ted b1 th*s
br*ghtness to ta/e *ts he*ght- Then, the sea becom*ng more b*o21,
2e descended, and the pane cosed-

Bn hour after, upon consut*ng the chart, ; sa2 the pos*t*on
of the Naut*us 2as mar/ed at !,J !'N ong-, and &&J 22N
at-, at !+0 eagues from the nearest coast- There 2as no means
of f*ght, and ; ea4e 1ou to *mag*ne the rage of the :anad*an
2hen ; *nformed h*m of our s*tuat*on-

5or m1sef, ; 2as not part*cuar1 sorr1- ; fet *ghtened
of the oad 2h*ch had oppressed me, and 2as abe to return
2*th some degree of camness to m1 accustomed 2or/-

That n*ght, about ee4en oNcoc/, ; rece*4ed a most unexpected
4*s*t from :apta*n Nemo- 9e as/ed me 4er1 grac*ous1
*f ; fet fat*gued from m1 2atch of the preced*ng n*ght-
; ans2ered *n the negat*4e-

HThen, A- Bronnax, ; propose a cur*ous excurs*on-H

HPropose, :apta*nLH

HMou ha4e h*therto on1 4*s*ted the submar*ne depths b1 da1*ght,
under the br*ghtness of the sun- 0oud *t su*t 1ou to see them
*n the dar/ness of the n*ghtLH

HAost 2**ng1-H

H; 2arn 1ou, the 2a1 2* be t*r*ng- 0e sha ha4e far to 2a/,
and must c*mb a mounta*n- The roads are not 2e /ept-H

H0hat 1ou sa1, :apta*n, on1 he*ghtens m1 cur*os*t1P
; am read1 to foo2 1ou-H

H:ome then, s*r, 2e 2* put on our d*4*ng"dresses-H

Brr*4ed at the rob*ng"room, ; sa2 that ne*ther of m1 compan*ons
nor an1 of the sh*pNs cre2 2ere to foo2 us on th*s excurs*on-
:apta*n Nemo had not e4en proposed m1 ta/*ng 2*th me e*ther
Ned or :onse*-

;n a fe2 moments 2e had put on our d*4*ng"dressesP the1 paced
on our bac/s the reser4o*rs, abundant1 f*ed 2*th a*r,
but no eectr*c amps 2ere prepared- ; caed the :apta*nNs
attent*on to the fact-

HThe1 2* be useess,H he rep*ed-

; thought ; had not heard ar*ght, but ; coud not repeat m1 obser4at*on,
for the :apta*nNs head had aread1 d*sappeared *n *ts meta case-
; f*n*shed harness*ng m1sef- ; fet them put an *ron"po*nted st*c/
*nto m1 hand, and some m*nutes ater, after go*ng through the usua form,
2e set foot on the bottom of the Btant*c at a depth of !+0 fathoms-
A*dn*ght 2as near- The 2aters 2ere profound1 dar/, but :apta*n Nemo
po*nted out *n the d*stance a redd*sh spot, a sort of arge *ght sh*n*ng
br**ant1 about t2o m*es from the Naut*us- 0hat th*s f*re m*ght be,
2hat coud feed *t, 2h1 and ho2 *t *t up the *Ou*d mass, ; coud not sa1-
;n an1 case, *t d*d *ght our 2a1, 4ague1, *t *s true, but ; soon accustomed
m1sef to the pecu*ar dar/ness, and ; understood, under such c*rcumstances,
the useessness of the 7uhm/orff apparatus-

Bs 2e ad4anced, ; heard a /*nd of patter*ng abo4e m1 head-
The no*se redoub*ng, somet*mes produc*ng a cont*nua sho2er,
; soon understood the cause- ;t 2as ra*n fa*ng 4*oent1,
and cr*sp*ng the surface of the 2a4es- ;nst*nct*4e1 the
thought fashed across m1 m*nd that ; shoud be 2et throughG
81 the 2aterG *n the m*dst of the 2aterG ; coud not hep
augh*ng at the odd *dea- 8ut, *ndeed, *n the th*c/ d*4*ng"dress,
the *Ou*d eement *s no onger fet, and one on1 seems to be
*n an atmosphere some2hat denser than the terrestr*a atmosphere-
Noth*ng more-

Bfter haf an hourNs 2a/ the so* became ston1-
Aedusae, m*croscop*c crustacea, and pennatues *t *t s*ght1
2*th the*r phosphorescent geam- ; caught a g*mpse of p*eces
of stone co4ered 2*th m**ons of .ooph1tes and masses of sea 2eed-
A1 feet often s*pped upon th*s st*c/1 carpet of sea 2eed,
and 2*thout m1 *ron"t*pped st*c/ ; shoud ha4e faen more than once-
;n turn*ng round, ; coud st* see the 2h*t*sh antern of the
Naut*us beg*nn*ng to pae *n the d*stance-

8ut the ros1 *ght 2h*ch gu*ded us *ncreased and *t up the hor*.on-
The presence of th*s f*re under 2ater pu..ed me *n the h*ghest degree-
0as ; go*ng to2ards a natura phenomenon as 1et un/no2n to the sa4ants
of the earthL @r e4en Cfor th*s thought crossed m1 bra*nD had the hand
of man aught to do 2*th th*s confagrat*onL 9ad he fanned th*s fameL
0as ; to meet *n these depths compan*ons and fr*ends of :apta*n Nemo 2hom
he 2as go*ng to 4*s*t, and 2ho, */e h*m, ed th*s strange ex*stenceL
Shoud ; f*nd do2n there a 2hoe coon1 of ex*es 2ho, 2ear1 of the m*ser*es
of th*s earth, had sought and found *ndependence *n the deep oceanL
B these foo*sh and unreasonabe *deas pursued me- Bnd *n th*s cond*t*on
of m*nd, o4er"exc*ted b1 the success*on of 2onders cont*nua1 pass*ng before
m1 e1es, ; shoud not ha4e been surpr*sed to meet at the bottom of the sea one
of those submar*ne to2ns of 2h*ch :apta*n Nemo dreamed-

@ur road gre2 *ghter and *ghter- The 2h*te g*mmer came *n ra1s
from the summ*t of a mounta*n about (00 feet h*gh- 8ut 2hat ; sa2
2as s*mp1 a refect*on, de4eoped b1 the cearness of the 2aters-
The source of th*s *nexp*cabe *ght 2as a f*re on the oppos*te s*de
of the mounta*n-

;n the m*dst of th*s ston1 ma.e furro2*ng the bottom of the Btant*c,
:apta*n Nemo ad4anced 2*thout hes*tat*on- 9e /ne2 th*s drear1 road-
3oubtess he had often tra4eed o4er *t, and coud not ose h*msef-
; foo2ed h*m 2*th unsha/en conf*dence- 9e seemed to me */e a gen*e of
the seaP and, as he 2a/ed before me, ; coud not hep adm*r*ng h*s stature,
2h*ch 2as out*ned *n bac/ on the um*nous hor*.on-

;t 2as one *n the morn*ng 2hen 2e arr*4ed at the f*rst sopes of the mounta*nP
but to ga*n access to them 2e must 4enture through the d*ff*cut paths
of a 4ast copse-

MesP a copse of dead trees, 2*thout ea4es, 2*thout sap,
trees petr*f*ed b1 the act*on of the 2ater and here and there
o4ertopped b1 g*gant*c p*nes- ;t 2as */e a coa"p*t st* stand*ng,
hod*ng b1 the roots to the bro/en so*, and 2hose branches, */e f*ne
bac/ paper cutt*ngs, sho2ed d*st*nct1 on the 2ater1 ce**ng-
P*cture to 1oursef a forest *n the 9art. hang*ng on to the s*des
of the mounta*n, but a forest s2ao2ed up- The paths 2ere
encumbered 2*th sea2eed and fucus, bet2een 2h*ch gro4eed
a 2hoe 2ord of crustacea- ; 2ent aong, c*mb*ng the roc/s,
str*d*ng o4er extended trun/s, brea/*ng the sea b*nd"2eed 2h*ch hung
from one tree to the otherP and fr*ghten*ng the f*shes, 2h*ch fe2
from branch to branch- Press*ng on2ard, ; fet no fat*gue-
; foo2ed m1 gu*de, 2ho 2as ne4er t*red- 0hat a spectaceG
9o2 can ; express *tL ho2 pa*nt the aspect of those 2oods and
roc/s *n th*s med*um""the*r under parts dar/ and 2*d, the upper
cooured 2*th red t*nts, b1 that *ght 2h*ch the refect*ng po2ers
of the 2aters doubedL 0e c*mbed roc/s 2h*ch fe d*rect1
after 2*th g*gant*c bounds and the o2 gro2*ng of an a4aanche-
To r*ght and eft ran ong, dar/ gaer*es, 2here s*ght 2as ost-
9ere opened 4ast gades 2h*ch the hand of man seemed to ha4e 2or/edP
and ; somet*mes as/ed m1sef *f some *nhab*tant of these submar*ne
reg*ons 2oud not sudden1 appear to me-

8ut :apta*n Nemo 2as st* mount*ng- ; coud not sta1 beh*nd-
; foo2ed bod1- A1 st*c/ ga4e me good hep- B fase step 2oud
ha4e been dangerous on the narro2 passes sop*ng do2n to the s*des
of the gufsP but ; 2a/ed 2*th f*rm step, 2*thout fee*ng
an1 g*dd*ness- No2 ; jumped a cre4*ce, the depth of 2h*ch 2oud
ha4e made me hes*tate had *t been among the gac*ers on the andP
no2 ; 4entured on the unstead1 trun/ of a tree thro2n across
from one ab1ss to the other, 2*thout oo/*ng under m1 feet,
ha4*ng on1 e1es to adm*re the 2*d s*tes of th*s reg*on-

There, monumenta roc/s, ean*ng on the*r reguar1"cut bases, seemed to def1
a a2s of eOu**br*um- 5rom bet2een the*r ston1 /nees trees sprang,
*/e a jet under hea41 pressure, and uphed others 2h*ch uphed them-
Natura to2ers, arge scarps, cut perpend*cuar1, */e a Hcurta*n,H *nc*ned
at an ange 2h*ch the a2s of gra4*tat*on coud ne4er ha4e toerated
*n terrestr*a reg*ons-

T2o hours after Ou*tt*ng the Naut*us 2e had crossed the *ne of trees,
and a hundred feet abo4e our heads rose the top of the mounta*n,
2h*ch cast a shado2 on the br**ant *rrad*at*on of the oppos*te sope-
Some petr*f*ed shrubs ran fantast*ca1 here and there- 5*shes got up
under our feet */e b*rds *n the ong grass- The mass*4e roc/s 2ere
rent 2*th *mpenetrabe fractures, deep grottos, and unfathomabe hoes,
at the bottom of 2h*ch form*dabe creatures m*ght be heard mo4*ng-
A1 bood curded 2hen ; sa2 enormous antennae boc/*ng m1 road,
or some fr*ghtfu ca2 cos*ng 2*th a no*se *n the shado2 of some ca4*t1-
A**ons of um*nous spots shone br*ght1 *n the m*dst of the dar/ness-
The1 2ere the e1es of g*ant crustacea crouched *n the*r hoesP
g*ant obsters sett*ng themse4es up */e haberd*ers, and mo4*ng
the*r ca2s 2*th the c*c/*ng sound of p*ncersP t*tan*c crabs,
po*nted */e a gun on *ts carr*ageP and fr*ghtfu"oo/*ng poups,
*nter2ea4*ng the*r tentaces */e a *4*ng nest of serpents-

0e had no2 arr*4ed on the f*rst patform, 2here other surpr*ses a2a*ted me-
8efore us a1 some p*cturesOue ru*ns, 2h*ch betra1ed the hand of man
and not that of the :reator- There 2ere 4ast heaps of stone,
amongst 2h*ch m*ght be traced the 4ague and shado21 forms of castes
and tempes, cothed 2*th a 2ord of bossom*ng .ooph1tes, and o4er 2h*ch,
*nstead of *41, sea"2eed and fucus thre2 a th*c/ 4egetabe mante- 8ut 2hat
2as th*s port*on of the gobe 2h*ch had been s2ao2ed b1 catac1smsL
0ho had paced those roc/s and stones */e cromechs of preh*stor*c t*mesL
0here 2as ;L 0h*ther had :apta*n NemoNs fanc1 hurr*ed meL

; 2oud fa*n ha4e as/ed h*mP not be*ng abe to, ; stopped h*m""
; se*.ed h*s arm- 8ut, sha/*ng h*s head, and po*nt*ng to the h*ghest
po*nt of the mounta*n, he seemed to sa1$

H:ome, come aongP come h*gherGH

; foo2ed, and *n a fe2 m*nutes ; had c*mbed to the top,
2h*ch for a c*rce of ten 1ards commanded the 2hoe mass of roc/-

; oo/ed do2n the s*de 2e had just c*mbed- The mounta*n d*d
not r*se more than se4en or e*ght hundred feet abo4e the e4e
of the pa*nP but on the oppos*te s*de *t commanded from
t2*ce that he*ght the depths of th*s part of the Btant*c-
A1 e1es ranged far o4er a arge space *t b1 a 4*oent fugurat*on-
;n fact, the mounta*n 2as a 4ocano-

Bt f*ft1 feet abo4e the pea/, *n the m*dst of a ra*n of stones
and scor*ae, a arge crater 2as 4om*t*ng forth torrents of a4a
2h*ch fe *n a cascade of f*re *nto the bosom of the *Ou*d mass-
Thus s*tuated, th*s 4ocano *t the o2er pa*n */e an
*mmense torch, e4en to the extreme *m*ts of the hor*.on-
; sa*d that the submar*ne crater thre2 up a4a, but no fames-
5ames reOu*re the ox1gen of the a*r to feed upon and cannot be
de4eoped under 2aterP but streams of a4a, ha4*ng *n themse4es
the pr*nc*pes of the*r *ncandescence, can atta*n a 2h*te heat,
f*ght 4*gorous1 aga*nst the *Ou*d eement, and turn *t to
4apour b1 contact-

7ap*d currents bear*ng a these gases *n d*ffus*on and torrents
of a4a s*d to the bottom of the mounta*n */e an erupt*on
of 6esu4*us on another Terra de Greco-

There *ndeed under m1 e1es, ru*ned, destro1ed, a1 a to2n""
*ts roofs open to the s/1, *ts tempes faen, *ts arches d*socated,
*ts coumns 1*ng on the ground, from 2h*ch one 2oud st*
recogn*se the mass*4e character of Tuscan arch*tecture-
5urther on, some rema*ns of a g*gant*c aOueductP here the h*gh
base of an Bcropo*s, 2*th the foat*ng out*ne of a ParthenonP
there traces of a Oua1, as *f an anc*ent port had former1
abutted on the borders of the ocean, and d*sappeared 2*th
*ts merchant 4esses and *ts 2ar"gae1s- 5arther on aga*n,
ong *nes of sun/en 2as and broad, deserted streets""
a perfect Pompe** escaped beneath the 2aters- Such 2as the s*ght
that :apta*n Nemo brought before m1 e1esG

0here 2as ;L 0here 2as ;L ; must /no2 at an1 cost-
; tr*ed to spea/, but :apta*n Nemo stopped me b1 a gesture,
and, p*c/*ng up a p*ece of cha/"stone, ad4anced to a roc/
of bac/ basat, and traced the one 2ord$


BTLBNT;S


0hat a *ght shot through m1 m*ndG Btant*sG the Btant*s
of Pato, that cont*nent den*ed b1 @r*gen and 9umbot,
2ho paced *ts d*sappearance amongst the egendar1 taes-
; had *t there no2 before m1 e1es, bear*ng upon *t
the unexcept*onabe test*mon1 of *ts catastrophe-
The reg*on thus engufed 2as be1ond Europe, Bs*a, and L1b*a,
be1ond the coumns of 9ercues, 2here those po2erfu peope,
the Btant*des, *4ed, aga*nst 2hom the f*rst 2ars of anc*ent
Gree/s 2ere 2aged-

Thus, ed b1 the strangest dest*n1, ; 2as tread*ng under foot
the mounta*ns of th*s cont*nent, touch*ng 2*th m1 hand those ru*ns
a thousand generat*ons od and contemporar1 2*th the geoog*ca epochs-
; 2as 2a/*ng on the 4er1 spot 2here the contemporar*es of the f*rst
man had 2a/ed-

0h*st ; 2as tr1*ng to f*x *n m1 m*nd e4er1 deta* of th*s
grand andscape, :apta*n Nemo rema*ned mot*oness,
as *f petr*f*ed *n mute ecstas1, ean*ng on a moss1 stone-
0as he dream*ng of those generat*ons ong s*nce d*sappearedL
0as he as/*ng them the secret of human dest*n1L 0as *t here th*s
strange man came to steep h*msef *n h*stor*ca recoect*ons,
and *4e aga*n th*s anc*ent *fe""he 2ho 2anted no modern oneL
0hat 2oud ; not ha4e g*4en to /no2 h*s thoughts, to share them,
to understand themG 0e rema*ned for an hour at th*s pace,
contempat*ng the 4ast pa*ns under the br*ghtness of the a4a,
2h*ch 2as some t*mes 2onderfu1 *ntense- 7ap*d tremb*ngs ran
aong the mounta*n caused b1 *nterna bubb*ngs, deep no*se,
d*st*nct1 transm*tted through the *Ou*d med*um 2ere echoed
2*th majest*c grandeur- Bt th*s moment the moon appeared through
the mass of 2aters and thre2 her pae ra1s on the bur*ed cont*nent-
;t 2as but a geam, but 2hat an *ndescr*babe effectG
The :apta*n rose, cast one ast oo/ on the *mmense pa*n,
and then bade me foo2 h*m-

0e descended the mounta*n rap*d1, and, the m*nera forest
once passed, ; sa2 the antern of the Naut*us sh*n*ng */e a star-
The :apta*n 2a/ed stra*ght to *t, and 2e got on board as the f*rst
ra1s of *ght 2h*tened the surface of the ocean-



:9BPTE7 K

T9E SU8AB7;NE :@BL"A;NES

The next da1, the 20th of 5ebruar1, ; a2o/e 4er1 ate$ the fat*gues
of the pre4*ous n*ght had proonged m1 seep unt* ee4en oNcoc/- ;
dressed Ou*c/1, and hastened to f*nd the course the Naut*us 2as ta/*ng-
The *nstruments sho2ed *t to be st* to2ard the south, 2*th a speed of
t2ent1 m*es an hour and a depth of f*ft1 fathoms-

The spec*es of f*shes here d*d not d*ffer much from those aread1 not*ced-
There 2ere ra1s of g*ant s*.e, f*4e 1ards ong, and endo2ed 2*th great
muscuar strength, 2h*ch enabed them to shoot abo4e the 2a4esP
shar/s of man1 /*ndsP amongst others, one f*fteen feet ong,
2*th tr*anguar sharp teeth, and 2hose transparenc1 rendered *t amost
*n4*s*be *n the 2ater-

Bmongst bon1 f*sh :onse* not*ced some about three 1ards ong, armed at
the upper ja2 2*th a p*erc*ng s2ordP other br*ght"cooured creatures,
/no2n *n the t*me of Br*stote b1 the name of the sea"dragon, 2h*ch are
dangerous to capture on account of the sp*/es on the*r bac/-

Bbout four oNcoc/, the so*, genera1 composed of a th*c/ mud m*xed 2*th
petr*f*ed 2ood, changed b1 degrees, and *t became more ston1, and seemed
stre2n 2*th congomerate and p*eces of basat, 2*th a spr*n/*ng of a4a-
; thought that a mounta*nous reg*on 2as succeed*ng the ong pa*nsP
and accord*ng1, after a fe2 e4out*ons of the Naut*us, ; sa2 the souther1
hor*.on boc/ed b1 a h*gh 2a 2h*ch seemed to cose a ex*t-
;ts summ*t e4*dent1 passed the e4e of the ocean- ;t must be a cont*nent,
or at east an *sand""one of the :anar*es, or of the :ape 6erde ;sands-
The bear*ngs not be*ng 1et ta/en, perhaps des*gned1, ; 2as *gnorant
of our exact pos*t*on- ;n an1 case, such a 2a seemed to me to mar/
the *m*ts of that Btant*s, of 2h*ch 2e had *n rea*t1 passed o4er on1
the smaest part-

Auch onger shoud ; ha4e rema*ned at the 2*ndo2 adm*r*ng
the beaut*es of sea and s/1, but the panes cosed- Bt th*s moment
the Naut*us arr*4ed at the s*de of th*s h*gh, perpend*cuar 2a-
0hat *t 2oud do, ; coud not guess- ; returned to m1 roomP
*t no onger mo4ed- ; a*d m1sef do2n 2*th the fu *ntent*on
of 2a/*ng after a fe2 hoursN seepP but *t 2as e*ght oNcoc/
the next da1 2hen ; entered the saoon- ; oo/ed at the manometer-
;t tod me that the Naut*us 2as foat*ng on the surface of the ocean-
8es*des, ; heard steps on the patform- ; 2ent to the pane-
;t 2as openP but, *nstead of broad da1*ght, as ; expected,
; 2as surrounded b1 profound dar/ness- 0here 2ere 2eL
0as ; m*sta/enL 0as *t st* n*ghtL NoP not a star 2as sh*n*ng
and n*ght has not that utter dar/ness-

; /ne2 not 2hat to th*n/, 2hen a 4o*ce near me sa*d$

H;s that 1ou, ProfessorLH

HBhG :apta*n,H ; ans2ered, H2here are 2eLH

HUnderground, s*r-H

HUndergroundGH ; exca*med- HBnd the Naut*us foat*ng st*LH

H;t a2a1s foats-H

H8ut ; do not understand-H

H0a*t a fe2 m*nutes, our antern 2* be *t, and, *f 1ou */e *ght paces,
1ou 2* be sat*sf*ed-H

; stood on the patform and 2a*ted- The dar/ness 2as so compete
that ; coud not e4en see :apta*n NemoP but, oo/*ng to the .en*th,
exact1 abo4e m1 head, ; seemed to catch an undec*ded geam,
a /*nd of t2**ght f**ng a c*rcuar hoe- Bt th*s *nstant
the antern 2as *t, and *ts 4*4*dness d*speed the fa*nt *ght-
; cosed m1 da..ed e1es for an *nstant, and then oo/ed aga*n-
The Naut*us 2as stat*onar1, foat*ng near a mounta*n 2h*ch formed
a sort of Oua1- The a/e, then, support*ng *t 2as a a/e
*mpr*soned b1 a c*rce of 2as, measur*ng t2o m*es *n d*ameter
and s*x *n c*rcumference- ;ts e4e Cthe manometer sho2edD
coud on1 be the same as the outs*de e4e, for there must
necessar*1 be a commun*cat*on bet2een the a/e and the sea-
The h*gh part*t*ons, ean*ng for2ard on the*r base, gre2 *nto
a 4auted roof bear*ng the shape of an *mmense funne turned
ups*de do2n, the he*ght be*ng about f*4e or s*x hundred 1ards-
Bt the summ*t 2as a c*rcuar or*f*ce, b1 2h*ch ; had caught the s*ght
geam of *ght, e4*dent1 da1*ght-

H0here are 2eLH ; as/ed-

H;n the 4er1 heart of an ext*nct 4ocano, the *nter*or of 2h*ch has
been *n4aded b1 the sea, after some great con4us*on of the earth-
0h*st 1ou 2ere seep*ng, Professor, the Naut*us penetrated
to th*s agoon b1 a natura cana, 2h*ch opens about ten 1ards
beneath the surface of the ocean- Th*s *s *ts harbour of refuge,
a sure, commod*ous, and m1ster*ous one, shetered from a gaes-
Sho2 me, *f 1ou can, on the coasts of an1 of 1our cont*nents or *sands,
a road 2h*ch can g*4e such perfect refuge from a storms-H

H:erta*n1,H ; rep*ed, H1ou are *n safet1 here, :apta*n Nemo-
0ho coud reach 1ou *n the heart of a 4ocanoL 8ut d*d ; not see
an open*ng at *ts summ*tLH

HMesP *ts crater, former1 f*ed 2*th a4a, 4apour, and fames,
and 2h*ch no2 g*4es entrance to the *fe"g*4*ng a*r 2e breathe-H

H8ut 2hat *s th*s 4ocan*c mounta*nLH

H;t beongs to one of the numerous *sands 2*th 2h*ch th*s sea
*s stre2n""to 4esses a s*mpe sandban/""to us an *mmense ca4ern-
:hance ed me to d*sco4er *t, and chance ser4ed me 2e-H

H8ut of 2hat use *s th*s refuge, :apta*nL The Naut*us 2ants no port-H

HNo, s*rP but *t 2ants eectr*c*t1 to ma/e *t mo4e, and the 2here2*tha
to ma/e the eectr*c*t1""sod*um to feed the eements, coa from
2h*ch to get the sod*um, and a coa"m*ne to supp1 the coa-
Bnd exact1 on th*s spot the sea co4ers ent*re forests embedded dur*ng
the geoog*ca per*ods, no2 m*nera*sed and transformed *nto coaP
for me the1 are an *nexhaust*be m*ne-H

HMour men foo2 the trade of m*ners here, then, :apta*nLH

HExact1 so- These m*nes extend under the 2a4es */e the m*nes of Ne2caste-
9ere, *n the*r d*4*ng"dresses, p*c/ axe and sho4e *n hand, m1 men
extract the coa, 2h*ch ; do not e4en as/ from the m*nes of the earth-
0hen ; burn th*s combust*be for the manufacture of sod*um, the smo/e,
escap*ng from the crater of the mounta*n, g*4es *t the appearance of
a st*"act*4e 4ocano-H

HBnd 2e sha see 1our compan*ons at 2or/LH

HNoP not th*s t*me at eastP for ; am *n a hurr1 to cont*nue
our submar*ne tour of the earth- So ; sha content m1sef
2*th dra2*ng from the reser4e of sod*um ; aread1 possess-
The t*me for oad*ng *s one da1 on1, and 2e cont*nue our 4o1age-
So, *f 1ou 2*sh to go o4er the ca4ern and ma/e the round of
the agoon, 1ou must ta/e ad4antage of to"da1, A- Bronnax-H

; than/ed the :apta*n and 2ent to oo/ for m1 compan*ons, 2ho had not 1et
eft the*r cab*n- ; *n4*ted them to foo2 me 2*thout sa1*ng 2here 2e 2ere-
The1 mounted the patform- :onse*, 2ho 2as aston*shed at noth*ng,
seemed to oo/ upon *t as Ou*te natura that he shoud 2a/e under
a mounta*n, after ha4*ng faen aseep under the 2a4es- 8ut Ned Land
thought of noth*ng but f*nd*ng 2hether the ca4ern had an1 ex*t-
Bfter brea/fast, about ten oNcoc/, 2e 2ent do2n on to the mounta*n-

H9ere 2e are, once more on and,H sa*d :onse*-

H; do not ca th*s and,H sa*d the :anad*an- HBnd bes*des,
2e are not on *t, but beneath *t-H

8et2een the 2as of the mounta*ns and the 2aters of the a/e a1 a sand1
shore 2h*ch, at *ts greatest breadth, measured f*4e hundred feet-
@n th*s so* one m*ght eas*1 ma/e the tour of the a/e- 8ut the base
of the h*gh part*t*ons 2as ston1 ground, 2*th 4ocan*c oc/s and enormous
pum*ce"stones 1*ng *n p*cturesOue heaps- B these detached masses,
co4ered 2*th ename, po*shed b1 the act*on of the subterraneous f*res,
shone respendent b1 the *ght of our eectr*c antern- The m*ca dust
from the shore, r*s*ng under our feet, fe2 */e a coud of spar/s-
The bottom no2 rose sens*b1, and 2e soon arr*4ed at ong c*rcu*tous sopes,
or *nc*ned panes, 2h*ch too/ us h*gher b1 degreesP but 2e 2ere ob*ged
to 2a/ carefu1 among these congomerates, bound b1 no cement, the feet
s*pp*ng on the gass1 cr1sta, fespar, and Ouart.-

The 4ocan*c nature of th*s enormous exca4at*on 2as conf*rmed on a s*des,
and ; po*nted *t out to m1 compan*ons-

HP*cture to 1ourse4es,H sa*d ;, H2hat th*s crater must
ha4e been 2hen f*ed 2*th bo**ng a4a, and 2hen the e4e
of the *ncandescent *Ou*d rose to the or*f*ce of the mounta*n,
as though meted on the top of a hot pate-H

H; can p*cture *t perfect1,H sa*d :onse*- H8ut, s*r,
2* 1ou te me 2h1 the Great Brch*tect has suspended operat*ons,
and ho2 *t *s that the furnace *s repaced b1 the Ou*et 2aters
of the a/eLH

HAost probab1, :onse*, because some con4us*on beneath the ocean produced
that 4er1 open*ng 2h*ch has ser4ed as a passage for the Naut*us-
Then the 2aters of the Btant*c rushed *nto the *nter*or of the mounta*n-
There must ha4e been a terr*be strugge bet2een the t2o eements, a strugge
2h*ch ended *n the 4*ctor1 of Neptune- 8ut man1 ages ha4e run out s*nce then,
and the submerged 4ocano *s no2 a peaceabe grotto-H

H6er1 2e,H rep*ed Ned LandP H; accept the expanat*on, s*rP but, *n our
o2n *nterests, ; regret that the open*ng of 2h*ch 1ou spea/ 2as not made
abo4e the e4e of the sea-H

H8ut, fr*end Ned,H sa*d :onse*, H*f the passage had not been under the sea,
the Naut*us coud not ha4e gone through *t-H

0e cont*nued ascend*ng- The steps became more and more perpend*cuar
and narro2- 3eep exca4at*ons, 2h*ch 2e 2ere ob*ged to cross,
cut them here and thereP sop*ng masses had to be turned-
0e s*d upon our /nees and cra2ed aong- 8ut :onse*Ns
dexter*t1 and the :anad*anNs strength surmounted a obstaces-
Bt a he*ght of about &! feet the nature of the ground changed
2*thout becom*ng more pract*cabe- To the congomerate and trach1te
succeeded bac/ basat, the f*rst d*spread *n a1ers fu of bubbes,
the atter form*ng reguar pr*sms, paced */e a coonnade
support*ng the spr*ng of the *mmense 4aut, an adm*rabe spec*men
of natura arch*tecture- 8et2een the boc/s of basat 2ound ong
streams of a4a, ong s*nce gro2n cod, encrusted 2*th b*tum*nous ra1sP
and *n some paces there 2ere spread arge carpets of suphur-
B more po2erfu *ght shone through the upper crater, shedd*ng a
4ague g*mmer o4er these 4ocan*c depress*ons for e4er bur*ed
*n the bosom of th*s ext*ngu*shed mounta*n- 8ut our up2ard march
2as soon stopped at a he*ght of about t2o hundred and f*ft1 feet
b1 *mpassabe obstaces- There 2as a compete 4auted arch
o4erhang*ng us, and our ascent 2as changed to a c*rcuar 2a/-
Bt the ast change 4egetabe *fe began to strugge 2*th the m*nera-
Some shrubs, and e4en some trees, gre2 from the fractures of the 2as-
; recogn*sed some euphorb*as, 2*th the caust*c sugar com*ng
from themP he*otropes, Ou*te *ncapabe of just*f1*ng the*r name,
sad1 drooped the*r custers of fo2ers, both the*r coour
and perfume haf gone- 9ere and there some chr1santhemums gre2
t*m*d1 at the foot of an aoe 2*th ong, s*c/1"oo/*ng ea4es-
8ut bet2een the streams of a4a, ; sa2 some *tte 4*oets st*
s*ght1 perfumed, and ; adm*t that ; smet them 2*th de*ght-
Perfume *s the sou of the fo2er, and sea"fo2ers ha4e no sou-

0e had arr*4ed at the foot of some sturd1 dragon"trees,
2h*ch had pushed as*de the roc/s 2*th the*r strong roots,
2hen Ned Land exca*med$

HBhG s*r, a h*4eG a h*4eGH

HB h*4eGH ; rep*ed, 2*th a gesture of *ncredu*t1-

HMes, a h*4e,H repeated the :anad*an, Hand bees humm*ng round *t-H

; approached, and 2as bound to be*e4e m1 o2n e1es- There at a hoe bored
*n one of the dragon"trees 2ere some thousands of these *ngen*ous *nsects,
so common *n a the :anar*es, and 2hose produce *s so much esteemed-
Natura1 enough, the :anad*an 2*shed to gather the hone1, and ; coud
not 2e oppose h*s 2*sh- B Ouant*t1 of dr1 ea4es, m*xed 2*th suphur,
he *t 2*th a spar/ from h*s f*nt, and he began to smo/e out the bees-
The humm*ng ceased b1 degrees, and the h*4e e4entua1 1*eded se4era pounds
of the s2eetest hone1, 2*th 2h*ch Ned Land f*ed h*s ha4ersac/-

H0hen ; ha4e m*xed th*s hone1 2*th the paste of the bread"fru*t,H
sa*d he, H; sha be abe to offer 1ou a succuent ca/e-H

VUbread"fru*tN has been subst*tuted for UartocarpusN *n th*s ed-W

HNPon m1 2ord,H sa*d :onse*, H*t 2* be g*ngerbread-H

HNe4er m*nd the g*ngerbread,H sa*d ;P Het us cont*nue our *nterest*ng 2a/-H

Bt e4er1 turn of the path 2e 2ere foo2*ng, the a/e appeared
*n a *ts ength and breadth- The antern *t up the 2hoe
of *ts peaceabe surface, 2h*ch /ne2 ne*ther r*ppe nor 2a4e-
The Naut*us rema*ned perfect1 *mmo4abe- @n the patform,
and on the mounta*n, the sh*pNs cre2 2ere 2or/*ng */e bac/
shado2s cear1 car4ed aga*nst the um*nous atmosphere-
0e 2ere no2 go*ng round the h*ghest crest of the f*rst a1ers of roc/
2h*ch uphed the roof- ; then sa2 that bees 2ere not the on1
representat*4es of the an*ma /*ngdom *n the *nter*or of th*s 4ocano-
8*rds of pre1 ho4ered here and there *n the shado2s, or fed from
the*r nests on the top of the roc/s- There 2ere sparro2 ha2/s,
2*th 2h*te breasts, and /estres, and do2n the sopes scampered,
2*th the*r ong egs, se4era f*ne fat bustards- ; ea4e an1one
to *mag*ne the co4etousness of the :anad*an at the s*ght of th*s
sa4our1 game, and 2hether he d*d not regret ha4*ng no gun-
8ut he d*d h*s best to repace the ead b1 stones, and, after se4era
fru*tess attempts, he succeeded *n 2ound*ng a magn*f*cent b*rd-
To sa1 that he r*s/ed h*s *fe t2ent1 t*mes before reach*ng
*t *s but the truthP but he managed so 2e that the creature
jo*ned the hone1"ca/es *n h*s bag- 0e 2ere no2 ob*ged to
descend to2ard the shore, the crest becom*ng *mpract*cabe-
Bbo4e us the crater seemed to gape */e the mouth of a 2e-
5rom th*s pace the s/1 coud be cear1 seen, and couds,
d*ss*pated b1 the 2est 2*nd, ea4*ng beh*nd them, e4en on the summ*t
of the mounta*n, the*r m*st1 remnants""certa*n proof that the1
2ere on1 moderate1 h*gh, for the 4ocano d*d not r*se more than
e*ght hundred feet abo4e the e4e of the ocean- 9af an hour
after the :anad*anNs ast expo*t 2e had rega*ned the *nner shore-
9ere the fora 2as represented b1 arge carpets of mar*ne cr1sta,
a *tte umbe*ferous pant 4er1 good to p*c/e, 2h*ch aso bears the name
of p*erce"stone and sea"fenne- :onse* gathered some bundes of *t-
Bs to the fauna, *t m*ght be counted b1 thousands of crustacea
of a sorts, obsters, crabs, sp*der"crabs, chameeon shr*mps,
and a arge number of shes, roc/f*sh, and *mpets- Three"Ouarters of
an hour ater 2e had f*n*shed our c*rcu*tous 2a/ and 2ere on board-
The cre2 had just f*n*shed oad*ng the sod*um, and the Naut*us
coud ha4e eft that *nstant- 8ut :apta*n Nemo ga4e no order-
3*d he 2*sh to 2a*t unt* n*ght, and ea4e the submar*ne passage secret1L
Perhaps so- 0hate4er *t m*ght be, the next da1, the Naut*us,
ha4*ng eft *ts port, steered cear of a and at a fe2 1ards beneath
the 2a4es of the Btant*c-



:9BPTE7 K;

T9E SB7GBSS@ SEB

That da1 the Naut*us crossed a s*nguar part of the Btant*c @cean-
No one can be *gnorant of the ex*stence of a current of 2arm
2ater /no2n b1 the name of the Guf Stream- Bfter ea4*ng
the Guf of 5or*da, 2e 2ent *n the d*rect*on of Sp*t.bergen-
8ut before enter*ng the Guf of Aex*co, about #+J of N- at-, th*s
current d*4*des *nto t2o arms, the pr*nc*pa one go*ng to2ards
the coast of ;reand and Nor2a1, 2h*st the second bends to the south
about the he*ght of the B.oresP then, touch*ng the Bfr*can shore,
and descr*b*ng a engthened o4a, returns to the Bnt*es-
Th*s second arm""*t *s rather a coar than an arm""surrounds 2*th *ts
c*rces of 2arm 2ater that port*on of the cod, Ou*et, *mmo4abe ocean
caed the Sargasso Sea, a perfect a/e *n the open Btant*c$
*t ta/es no ess than three 1ears for the great current to pass round *t-
Such 2as the reg*on the Naut*us 2as no2 4*s*t*ng, a perfect meado2,
a cose carpet of sea2eed, fucus, and trop*ca berr*es, so th*c/ and so
compact that the stem of a 4esse coud hard1 tear *ts 2a1 through *t-
Bnd :apta*n Nemo, not 2*sh*ng to entange h*s scre2 *n th*s herbaceous mass,
/ept some 1ards beneath the surface of the 2a4es- The name Sargasso
comes from the Span*sh 2ord Hsarga..oH 2h*ch s*gn*f*es /ep-
Th*s /ep, or berr1"pant, *s the pr*nc*pa format*on of th*s *mmense ban/-
Bnd th*s *s the reason 2h1 these pants un*te *n the peacefu bas*n
of the Btant*c- The on1 expanat*on 2h*ch can be g*4en, he sa1s,
seems to me to resut from the exper*ence /no2n to a the 2ord-
Pace *n a 4ase some fragments of cor/ or other foat*ng bod1,
and g*4e to the 2ater *n the 4ase a c*rcuar mo4ement,
the scattered fragments 2* un*te *n a group *n the centre of
the *Ou*d surface, that *s to sa1, *n the part east ag*tated-
;n the phenomenon 2e are cons*der*ng, the Btant*c *s the 4ase,
the Guf Stream the c*rcuar current, and the Sargasso Sea the centra
po*nt at 2h*ch the foat*ng bod*es un*te-

; share Aaur1Ns op*n*on, and ; 2as abe to stud1 the phenomenon
*n the 4er1 m*dst, 2here 4esses rare1 penetrate- Bbo4e us foated
products of a /*nds, heaped up among these bro2n*sh pantsP
trun/s of trees torn from the Bndes or the 7oc/1 Aounta*ns, and foated
b1 the Bma.on or the A*ss*ss*pp*P numerous 2rec/s, rema*ns of /ees,
or sh*psN bottoms, s*de"pan/s sto4e *n, and so 2e*ghted 2*th shes
and barnaces that the1 coud not aga*n r*se to the surface-
Bnd t*me 2* one da1 just*f1 Aaur1Ns other op*n*on, that these
substances thus accumuated for ages 2* become petr*f*ed b1
the act*on of the 2ater and 2* then form *nexhaust*be coa"m*nes""
a prec*ous reser4e prepared b1 far"see*ng Nature for the moment
2hen men sha ha4e exhausted the m*nes of cont*nents-

;n the m*dst of th*s *nextr*cabe mass of pants and sea 2eed,
; not*ced some charm*ng p*n/ hac1ons and act*n*ae, 2*th the*r ong
tentaces tra**ng after them, and medusae, green, red, and bue-

B the da1 of the 22nd of 5ebruar1 2e passed *n the Sargasso Sea,
2here such f*sh as are part*a to mar*ne pants f*nd abundant nour*shment-
The next, the ocean had returned to *ts accustomed aspect-
5rom th*s t*me for n*neteen da1s, from the 2&rd of 5ebruar1 to the !2th
of Aarch, the Naut*us /ept *n the m*dde of the Btant*c, carr1*ng us
at a constant speed of a hundred eagues *n t2ent1"four hours-
:apta*n Nemo e4*dent1 *ntended accomp*sh*ng h*s submar*ne programme,
and ; *mag*ned that he *ntended, after doub*ng :ape 9orn, to return
to the Bustra*an seas of the Pac*f*c- Ned Land had cause for fear-
;n these arge seas, 4o*d of *sands, 2e coud not attempt to ea4e
the boat- Nor had 2e an1 means of oppos*ng :apta*n NemoNs 2*-
@ur on1 course 2as to subm*tP but 2hat 2e coud ne*ther ga*n b1 force
nor cunn*ng, ; */ed to th*n/ m*ght be obta*ned b1 persuas*on-
Th*s 4o1age ended, 2oud he not consent to restore our *bert1,
under an oath ne4er to re4ea h*s ex*stenceL""an oath of honour 2h*ch 2e
shoud ha4e re*g*ous1 /ept- 8ut 2e must cons*der that de*cate
Ouest*on 2*th the :apta*n- 8ut 2as ; free to ca*m th*s *bert1L
9ad he not h*msef sa*d from the beg*nn*ng, *n the f*rmest manner,
that the secret of h*s *fe exacted from h*m our ast*ng *mpr*sonment
on board the Naut*usL Bnd 2oud not m1 four monthsN s*ence appear
to h*m a tac*t acceptance of our s*tuat*onL Bnd 2oud not a return
to the subject resut *n ra*s*ng susp*c*ons 2h*ch m*ght be hurtfu
to our projects, *f at some future t*me a fa4ourabe opportun*t1 offered
to return to themL

3ur*ng the n*neteen da1s ment*oned abo4e, no *nc*dent
of an1 /*nd happened to s*gna*se our 4o1age- ; sa2 *tte
of the :apta*nP he 2as at 2or/- ;n the *brar1 ; often found
h*s boo/s eft open, espec*a1 those on natura h*stor1-
A1 2or/ on submar*ne depths, conned o4er b1 h*m, 2as co4ered
2*th marg*na notes, often contrad*ct*ng m1 theor*es and s1stemsP
but the :apta*n contented h*msef 2*th thus purg*ng m1 2or/P
*t 2as 4er1 rare for h*m to d*scuss *t 2*th me-
Somet*mes ; heard the meancho1 tones of h*s organP
but on1 at n*ght, *n the m*dst of the deepest obscur*t1,
2hen the Naut*us sept upon the deserted ocean- 3ur*ng th*s part
of our 4o1age 2e sa*ed 2hoe da1s on the surface of the 2a4es-
The sea seemed abandoned- B fe2 sa**ng"4esses, on
the road to ;nd*a, 2ere ma/*ng for the :ape of Good 9ope-
@ne da1 2e 2ere foo2ed b1 the boats of a 2haer, 2ho, no doubt,
too/ us for some enormous 2hae of great pr*ceP but :apta*n
Nemo d*d not 2*sh the 2orth1 feo2s to ose the*r t*me
and troube, so ended the chase b1 pung*ng under the 2ater-
@ur na4*gat*on cont*nued unt* the !&th of AarchP
that da1 the Naut*us 2as empo1ed *n ta/*ng sound*ngs,
2h*ch great1 *nterested me- 0e had then made about !&,000
eagues s*nce our departure from the h*gh seas of the Pac*f*c-
The bear*ngs ga4e us #+J &'N S- at-, and &'J +&N 0- ong-
;t 2as the same 2ater *n 2h*ch :apta*n 3enham of the 9erad
sounded ',000 fathoms 2*thout f*nd*ng the bottom-
There, too, L*eutenant Par/er, of the Bmer*can fr*gate :ongress,
coud not touch the bottom 2*th !+,!#0 fathoms-
:apta*n Nemo *ntended see/*ng the bottom of the ocean b1 a
d*agona suff*c*ent1 engthened b1 means of atera panes
paced at an ange of #+J 2*th the 2ater"*ne of the Naut*us-
Then the scre2 set to 2or/ at *ts max*mum speed, *ts four
bades beat*ng the 2a4es 2*th *n descr*babe force-
Under th*s po2erfu pressure, the hu of the Naut*us Ou*4ered
*/e a sonorous chord and san/ reguar1 under the 2ater-

Bt ',000 fathoms ; sa2 some bac/*sh tops r*s*ng from the m*dst of the 2atersP
but these summ*ts m*ght beong to h*gh mounta*ns */e the 9*maa1as or
Aont 8anc, e4en h*gherP and the depth of the ab1ss rema*ned *ncacuabe-
The Naut*us descended st* o2er, *n sp*te of the great pressure-
; fet the stee pates trembe at the fasten*ngs of the botsP
*ts bars bent, *ts part*t*ons groanedP the 2*ndo2s of the saoon
seemed to cur4e under the pressure of the 2aters- Bnd th*s f*rm
structure 2oud doubtess ha4e 1*eded, *f, as *ts :apta*n had sa*d,
*t had not been capabe of res*stance */e a so*d boc/- 0e had atta*ned
a depth of !,,000 1ards Cfour eaguesD, and the s*des of the Naut*us
then bore a pressure of !,,00 atmospheres, that *s to sa1, &,200 b-
to each sOuare t2o"f*fths of an *nch of *ts surface-

H0hat a s*tuat*on to be *nGH ; exca*med- HTo o4errun these deep reg*ons
2here man has ne4er trodG Loo/, :apta*n, oo/ at these magn*f*cent roc/s,
these un*nhab*ted grottoes, these o2est receptaces of the gobe,
2here *fe *s no onger poss*beG 0hat un/no2n s*ghts are hereG
0h1 shoud 2e be unabe to preser4e a remembrance of themLH

H0oud 1ou */e to carr1 a2a1 more than the remembranceLH
sa*d :apta*n Nemo-

H0hat do 1ou mean b1 those 2ordsLH

H; mean to sa1 that noth*ng *s eas*er than to ma/e a photograph*c
4*e2 of th*s submar*ne reg*on-H

; had not t*me to express m1 surpr*se at th*s ne2 propos*t*on, 2hen,
at :apta*n NemoNs ca, an object*4e 2as brought *nto the saoon-
Through the 2*de1"opened pane, the *Ou*d mass 2as br*ght 2*th eectr*c*t1,
2h*ch 2as d*str*buted 2*th such un*form*t1 that not a shado2, not a gradat*on,
2as to be seen *n our manufactured *ght- The Naut*us rema*ned mot*oness,
the force of *ts scre2 subdued b1 the *nc*nat*on of *ts panes$
the *nstrument 2as propped on the bottom of the ocean*c s*te, and *n a fe2
seconds 2e had obta*ned a perfect negat*4e-

8ut, the operat*on be*ng o4er, :apta*n Nemo sa*d, HLet us go upP
2e must not abuse our pos*t*on, nor expose the Naut*us too ong
to such great pressure-H

HGo up aga*nGH ; exca*med-

H9od 2e on-H

; had not t*me to understand 2h1 the :apta*n caut*oned me thus, 2hen ;
2as thro2n for2ard on to the carpet- Bt a s*gna from the :apta*n,
*ts scre2 2as sh*pped, and *ts bades ra*sed 4ert*ca1P the Naut*us
shot *nto the a*r */e a baoon, r*s*ng 2*th stunn*ng rap*d*t1,
and cutt*ng the mass of 2aters 2*th a sonorous ag*tat*on-
Noth*ng 2as 4*s*beP and *n four m*nutes *t had shot through the four
eagues 2h*ch separated *t from the ocean, and, after emerg*ng */e a
f1*ng"f*sh, fe, ma/*ng the 2a4es rebound to an enormous he*ght-



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3ur*ng the n*ghts of the !&th and !#th of Aarch, the Naut*us returned
to *ts souther1 course- ; fanc*ed that, 2hen on a e4e 2*th :ape 9orn,
he 2oud turn the hem 2est2ard, *n order to beat the Pac*f*c seas,
and so compete the tour of the 2ord- 9e d*d noth*ng of the /*nd,
but cont*nued on h*s 2a1 to the southern reg*ons- 0here 2as he go*ng toL
To the poeL ;t 2as madnessG ; began to th*n/ that the :apta*nNs
temer*t1 just*f*ed Ned LandNs fears- 5or some t*me past the :anad*an
had not spo/en to me of h*s projects of f*ghtP he 2as ess commun*cat*4e,
amost s*ent- ; coud see that th*s engthened *mpr*sonment 2as
2e*gh*ng upon h*m, and ; fet that rage 2as burn*ng 2*th*n h*m-
0hen he met the :apta*n, h*s e1es *t up 2*th suppressed angerP
and ; feared that h*s natura 4*oence 2oud ead h*m *nto some extreme-
That da1, the !#th of Aarch, :onse* and he came to me *n m1 room-
; *nOu*red the cause of the*r 4*s*t-

HB s*mpe Ouest*on to as/ 1ou, s*r,H rep*ed the :anad*an-

HSpea/, Ned-H

H9o2 man1 men are there on board the Naut*us, do 1ou th*n/LH

H; cannot te, m1 fr*end-H

H; shoud sa1 that *ts 2or/*ng does not reOu*re a arge cre2-H

H:erta*n1, under ex*st*ng cond*t*ons, ten men, at the most,
ought to be enough-H

H0e, 2h1 shoud there be an1 moreLH

H0h1LH ; rep*ed, oo/*ng f*xed1 at Ned Land, 2hose mean*ng 2as eas1
to guess- H8ecause,H ; added, H*f m1 surm*ses are correct, and *f ; ha4e
2e understood the :apta*nNs ex*stence, the Naut*us *s not on1 a 4esse$
*t *s aso a pace of refuge for those 2ho, */e *ts commander, ha4e bro/en
e4er1 t*e upon earth-H

HPerhaps so,H sa*d :onse*P Hbut, *n an1 case, the Naut*us can on1 conta*n
a certa*n number of men- :oud not 1ou, s*r, est*mate the*r max*mumLH

H9o2, :onse*LH

H81 cacuat*onP g*4en the s*.e of the 4esse, 2h*ch 1ou /no2, s*r,
and conseOuent1 the Ouant*t1 of a*r *t conta*ns, /no2*ng aso ho2 much
each man expends at a breath, and compar*ng these resuts 2*th the fact
that the Naut*us *s ob*ged to go to the surface e4er1 t2ent1"four hours-H

:onse* had not f*n*shed the sentence before ; sa2 2hat he 2as dr*4*ng at-

H; understand,H sa*d ;P Hbut that cacuat*on, though s*mpe enough,
can g*4e but a 4er1 uncerta*n resut-H

HNe4er m*nd,H sa*d Ned Land urgent1-

H9ere *t *s, then,H sa*d ;- H;n one hour each man consumes the ox1gen
conta*ned *n t2ent1 gaons of a*rP and *n t2ent1"four, that conta*ned
*n #(0 gaons- 0e must, therefore f*nd ho2 man1 t*mes #(0 gaons
of a*r the Naut*us conta*ns-H

H<ust so,H sa*d :onse*-

H@r,H ; cont*nued, Hthe s*.e of the Naut*us be*ng !,+00 tonsP
and one ton hod*ng 200 gaons, *t conta*ns &00,000 gaons
of a*r, 2h*ch, d*4*ded b1 #(0, g*4es a Ouot*ent of ,2+-
0h*ch means to sa1, str*ct1 spea/*ng, that the a*r conta*ned *n
the Naut*us 2oud suff*ce for ,2+ men for t2ent1"four hours-H

HS*x hundred and t2ent1"f*4eGH repeated Ned-

H8ut remember that a of us, passengers, sa*ors, and off*cers *ncuded,
2oud not form a tenth part of that number-H

HSt* too man1 for three men,H murmured :onse*-

The :anad*an shoo/ h*s head, passed h*s hand across h*s forehead,
and eft the room 2*thout ans2er*ng-

H0* 1ou ao2 me to ma/e one obser4at*on, s*rLH sa*d :onse*-
HPoor Ned *s ong*ng for e4er1th*ng that he can not ha4e- 9*s past *fe
*s a2a1s present to h*mP e4er1th*ng that 2e are forb*dden he regrets-
9*s head *s fu of od recoect*ons- Bnd 2e must understand h*m-
0hat has he to do hereL Noth*ngP he *s not earned */e 1ou, s*rP
and has not the same taste for the beaut*es of the sea that 2e ha4e-
9e 2oud r*s/ e4er1th*ng to be abe to go once more *nto a ta4ern
*n h*s o2n countr1-H

:erta*n1 the monoton1 on board must seem *ntoerabe to the :anad*an,
accustomed as he 2as to a *fe of *bert1 and act*4*t1-
E4ents 2ere rare 2h*ch coud rouse h*m to an1 sho2 of sp*r*tP but that da1
an e4ent d*d happen 2h*ch recaed the br*ght da1s of the harpooner-
Bbout ee4en *n the morn*ng, be*ng on the surface of the ocean,
the Naut*us fe *n 2*th a troop of 2haes""an encounter 2h*ch d*d
not aston*sh me, /no2*ng that these creatures, hunted to death,
had ta/en refuge *n h*gh at*tudes-

0e 2ere seated on the patform, 2*th a Ou*et sea- The month of @ctober
*n those at*tudes ga4e us some o4e1 autumna da1s- ;t 2as the :anad*an""
he coud not be m*sta/en""2ho s*gnaed a 2hae on the eastern hor*.on-
Loo/*ng attent*4e1, one m*ght see *ts bac/ bac/ r*se and fa 2*th the 2a4es
f*4e m*es from the Naut*us-

HBhGH exca*med Ned Land, H*f ; 2as on board a 2haer, no2 such
a meet*ng 2oud g*4e me peasure- ;t *s one of arge s*.e-
See 2*th 2hat strength *ts bo2"hoes thro2 up coumns of a*r an steamG
:onfound *t, 2h1 am ; bound to these stee patesLH

H0hat, Ned,H sa*d ;, H1ou ha4e not forgotten 1our od *deas of f*sh*ngLH

H:an a 2hae"f*sher e4er forget h*s od trade, s*rL :an he e4er
t*re of the emot*ons caused b1 such a chaseLH

HMou ha4e ne4er f*shed *n these seas, NedLH

HNe4er, s*rP *n the northern on1, and as much *n 8ehr*ng
as *n 3a4*s Stra*ts-H

HThen the southern 2hae *s st* un/no2n to 1ou- ;t *s the Greenand
2hae 1ou ha4e hunted up to th*s t*me, and that 2oud not r*s/ pass*ng
through the 2arm 2aters of the eOuator- 0haes are oca*sed,
accord*ng to the*r /*nds, *n certa*n seas 2h*ch the1 ne4er ea4e-
Bnd *f one of these creatures 2ent from 8ehr*ng to 3a4*s Stra*ts,
*t must be s*mp1 because there *s a passage from one sea to the other,
e*ther on the Bmer*can or the Bs*at*c s*de-H

H;n that case, as ; ha4e ne4er f*shed *n these seas, ; do not /no2
the /*nd of 2hae freOuent*ng themGH

H; ha4e tod 1ou, Ned-H

HB greater reason for ma/*ng the*r acOua*ntance,H sa*d :onse*-

HLoo/G oo/GH exca*med the :anad*an, Hthe1 approach$
the1 aggra4ate meP the1 /no2 that ; cannot get at themGH

Ned stamped h*s feet- 9*s hand trembed, as he grasped an *mag*nar1 harpoon-

HBre these cetaceans as arge as those of the northern seasLH as/ed he-

H6er1 near1, Ned-H

H8ecause ; ha4e seen arge 2haes, s*r, 2haes measur*ng a hundred feet-
; ha4e e4en been tod that those of 9uamoch and Umga*c/,
of the Beut*an ;sands, are somet*mes a hundred and f*ft1 feet ong-H

HThat seems to me exaggerat*on- These creatures are genera1 much smaer
than the Greenand 2hae-H Vth*s paragraph has been ed*tedW

HBhGH exca*med the :anad*an, 2hose e1es had ne4er eft the ocean,
Hthe1 are com*ng nearerP the1 are *n the same 2ater as the Naut*us-H

Then, return*ng to the con4ersat*on, he sa*d$

HMou spo/e of the cachaot as a sma creature-
; ha4e heard of g*gant*c ones- The1 are *nte*gent cetacea-
;t *s sa*d of some that the1 co4er themse4es 2*th sea2eed and fucus,
and then are ta/en for *sands- Peope encamp upon them,
and sette thereP *ghts a f*re""""H

HBnd bu*d houses,H sa*d :onse*-

HMes, jo/er,H sa*d Ned Land- HBnd one f*ne da1 the creature punges,
carr1*ng 2*th *t a the *nhab*tants to the bottom of the sea-H

HSometh*ng */e the tra4es of S*nbad the Sa*or,H ; rep*ed, augh*ng-

HBhGH sudden1 exca*med Ned Land, H*t *s not one 2haeP
there are ten""there are t2ent1""*t *s a 2hoe troopG
Bnd ; not abe to do an1th*ngG hands and feet t*edGH

H8ut, fr*end Ned,H sa*d :onse*, H2h1 do 1ou not as/ :apta*n
NemoNs perm*ss*on to chase themLH

:onse* had not f*n*shed h*s sentence 2hen Ned Land had
o2ered h*msef through the pane to see/ the :apta*n-
B fe2 m*nutes after2ards the t2o appeared together on the patform-

:apta*n Nemo 2atched the troop of cetacea pa1*ng on the 2aters
about a m*e from the Naut*us-

HThe1 are southern 2haes,H sa*d heP Hthere goes the fortune
of a 2hoe feet of 2haers-H

H0e, s*r,H as/ed the :anad*an, Hcan ; not chase them,
*f on1 to rem*nd me of m1 od trade of harpoonerLH

HBnd to 2hat purposeLH rep*ed :apta*n NemoP Hon1 to destro1G
0e ha4e noth*ng to do 2*th the 2hae"o* on board-H

H8ut, s*r,H cont*nued the :anad*an, H*n the 7ed Sea 1ou ao2ed
us to foo2 the dugong-H

HThen *t 2as to procure fresh meat for m1 cre2- 9ere *t 2oud
be /**ng for /**ngNs sa/e- ; /no2 that *s a pr*4*ege
reser4ed for man, but ; do not appro4e of such murderous past*me-
;n destro1*ng the southern 2hae C*/e the Greenand 2hae,
an *noffens*4e creatureD, 1our traders do a cupabe act*on,
Aaster Land- The1 ha4e aread1 depopuated the 2hoe of
8aff*nNs 8a1, and are ann*h*at*ng a cass of usefu an*mas-
Lea4e the unfortunate cetacea aone- The1 ha4e pent1
of natura enem*es""cachaots, s2ordf*sh, and sa2f*sh""
2*thout 1ou troub*ng them-H

The :apta*n 2as r*ght- The barbarous and *ncons*derate greed of these
f*shermen 2* one da1 cause the d*sappearance of the ast 2hae
*n the ocean- Ned Land 2h*sted HMan/ee"doodeH bet2een h*s teeth,
thrust h*s hands *nto h*s poc/ets, and turned h*s bac/ upon us-
8ut :apta*n Nemo 2atched the troop of cetacea, and, address*ng me, sa*d$

H; 2as r*ght *n sa1*ng that 2haes had natura enem*es enough,
2*thout count*ng man- These 2* ha4e pent1 to do before ong-
3o 1ou see, A- Bronnax, about e*ght m*es to ee2ard,
those bac/*sh mo4*ng po*ntsLH

HMes, :apta*n,H ; rep*ed-

HThose are cachaots""terr*be an*mas, 2h*ch ; ha4e met *n troops of t2o
or three hundred- Bs to those, the1 are crue, m*sch*e4ous creaturesP
the1 2oud be r*ght *n exterm*nat*ng them-H

The :anad*an turned Ou*c/1 at the ast 2ords-

H0e, :apta*n,H sa*d he, H*t *s st* t*me, *n the *nterest
of the 2haes-H

H;t *s useess to expose oneNs sef, Professor- The Naut*us
2* d*sperse them- ;t *s armed 2*th a stee spur as good
as Aaster LandNs harpoon, ; *mag*ne-H

The :anad*an d*d not put h*msef out enough to shrug h*s shouders-
Bttac/ cetacea 2*th bo2s of a spurG 0ho had e4er heard of such a th*ngL

H0a*t, A- Bronnax,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo- H0e 2* sho2 1ou someth*ng 1ou
ha4e ne4er 1et seen- 0e ha4e no p*t1 for these feroc*ous creatures-
The1 are noth*ng but mouth and teeth-H

Aouth and teethG No one coud better descr*be the macrocephaous
cachaot, 2h*ch *s somet*mes more than se4ent1"f*4e feet ong-
;ts enormous head occup*es one"th*rd of *ts ent*re bod1-
8etter armed than the 2hae, 2hose upper ja2 *s furn*shed on1
2*th 2haebone, *t *s supp*ed 2*th t2ent1"f*4e arge tus/s,
about e*ght *nches ong, c1*ndr*ca and con*ca at the top,
each 2e*gh*ng t2o pounds- ;t *s *n the upper part of th*s
enormous head, *n great ca4*t*es d*4*ded b1 cart*ages, that *s
to be found from s*x to e*ght hundred pounds of that prec*ous
o* caed spermacet*- The cachaot *s a d*sagreeabe creature,
more tadpoe than f*sh, accord*ng to 5redoNs descr*pt*on-
;t *s bad1 formed, the 2hoe of *ts eft s*de be*ng
C*f 2e ma1 sa1 *tD, a Hfa*ure,H and be*ng on1 abe to see
2*th *ts r*ght e1e- 8ut the form*dabe troop 2as near*ng us-
The1 had seen the 2haes and 2ere prepar*ng to attac/ them-
@ne coud judge beforehand that the cachaots 2oud be 4*ctor*ous,
not on1 because the1 2ere better bu*t for attac/ than
the*r *noffens*4e ad4ersar*es, but aso because the1 coud
rema*n onger under 2ater 2*thout com*ng to the surface-
There 2as on1 just t*me to go to the hep of the 2haes-
The Naut*us 2ent under 2ater- :onse*, Ned Land,
and ; too/ our paces before the 2*ndo2 *n the saoon,
and :apta*n Nemo jo*ned the p*ot *n h*s cage to 2or/
h*s apparatus as an eng*ne of destruct*on- Soon ; fet
the beat*ngs of the scre2 Ou*c/en, and our speed *ncreased-
The batte bet2een the cachaots and the 2haes had aread1 begun
2hen the Naut*us arr*4ed- The1 d*d not at f*rst sho2 an1 fear
at the s*ght of th*s ne2 monster jo*n*ng *n the conf*ct-
8ut the1 soon had to guard aga*nst *ts bo2s- 0hat a batteG
The Naut*us 2as noth*ng but a form*dabe harpoon,
brand*shed b1 the hand of *ts :apta*n- ;t hured *tsef aga*nst
the fesh1 mass, pass*ng through from one part to the other,
ea4*ng beh*nd *t t2o Ou*4er*ng ha4es of the an*ma-
;t coud not fee the form*dabe bo2s from the*r ta*s upon
*ts s*des, nor the shoc/ 2h*ch *t produced *tsef, much more-
@ne cachaot /*ed, *t ran at the next, tac/ed on the spot
that *t m*ght not m*ss *ts pre1, go*ng for2ards and bac/2ards,
ans2er*ng to *ts hem, pung*ng 2hen the cetacean d*4ed *nto
the deep 2aters, com*ng up 2*th *t 2hen *t returned to the surface,
str*/*ng *t front or s*de2a1s, cutt*ng or tear*ng *n a
d*rect*ons and at an1 pace, p*erc*ng *t 2*th *ts terr*be spur-
0hat carnageG 0hat a no*se on the surface of the 2a4esG
0hat sharp h*ss*ng, and 2hat snort*ng pecu*ar to
these enraged an*masG ;n the m*dst of these 2aters,
genera1 so peacefu, the*r ta*s made perfect b*o2s-
5or one hour th*s 2hoesae massacre cont*nued, from 2h*ch the
cachaots coud not escape- Se4era t*mes ten or t2e4e un*ted
tr*ed to crush the Naut*us b1 the*r 2e*ght- 5rom the 2*ndo2
2e coud see the*r enormous mouths, studded 2*th tus/s,
and the*r form*dabe e1es- Ned Land coud not conta*n h*msefP
he threatened and s2ore at them- 0e coud fee them c*ng*ng
to our 4esse */e dogs 2orr1*ng a 2*d boar *n a copse-
8ut the Naut*us, 2or/*ng *ts scre2, carr*ed them here and there,
or to the upper e4es of the ocean, 2*thout car*ng for the*r
enormous 2e*ght, nor the po2erfu stra*n on the 4esse-
Bt ength the mass of cachaots bro/e up, the 2a4es
became Ou*et, and ; fet that 2e 2ere r*s*ng to the surface-
The pane opened, and 2e hurr*ed on to the patform-
The sea 2as co4ered 2*th mut*ated bod*es- B form*dabe expos*on
coud not ha4e d*4*ded and torn th*s fesh1 mass 2*th more 4*oence-
0e 2ere foat*ng am*d g*gant*c bod*es, bu*sh on the bac/
and 2h*te underneath, co4ered 2*th enormous protuberances-
Some terr*f*ed cachaots 2ere f1*ng to2ards the hor*.on-
The 2a4es 2ere d1ed red for se4era m*es, and the Naut*us
foated *n a sea of bood$ :apta*n Nemo jo*ned
us-

H0e, Aaster LandLH sa*d he-

H0e, s*r,H rep*ed the :anad*an, 2hose enthus*asm had some2hat camedP
H*t *s a terr*be spectace, certa*n1- 8ut ; am not a butcher-
; am a hunter, and ; ca th*s a butcher1-H

H;t *s a massacre of m*sch*e4ous creatures,H rep*ed the :apta*nP
Hand the Naut*us *s not a butcherNs /n*fe-H

H; */e m1 harpoon better,H sa*d the :anad*an-

HE4er1 one to h*s o2n,H ans2ered the :apta*n, oo/*ng f*xed1
at Ned Land-

; feared he 2oud comm*t some act of 4*oence, 2h*ch 2oud end
*n sad conseOuences- 8ut h*s anger 2as turned b1 the s*ght
of a 2hae 2h*ch the Naut*us had just come up 2*th-
The creature had not Ou*te escaped from the cachaotNs teeth-
; recogn*sed the southern 2hae b1 *ts fat head,
2h*ch *s ent*re1 bac/- Bnatom*ca1, *t *s d*st*ngu*shed
from the 2h*te 2hae and the North :ape 2hae b1 the se4en
cer4*ca 4ertebrae, and *t has t2o more r*bs than *ts congeners-
The unfortunate cetacean 2as 1*ng on *ts s*de,
r*dded 2*th hoes from the b*tes, and Ou*te dead-
5rom *ts mut*ated f*n st* hung a 1oung 2hae 2h*ch *t coud
not sa4e from the massacre- ;ts open mouth et the 2ater fo2
*n and out, murmur*ng */e the 2a4es brea/*ng on the shore-
:apta*n Nemo steered cose to the corpse of the creature-
T2o of h*s men mounted *ts s*de, and ; sa2, not 2*thout surpr*se,
that the1 2ere dra2*ng from *ts breasts a the m*/ 2h*ch
the1 conta*ned, that *s to sa1, about t2o or three tons-
The :apta*n offered me a cup of the m*/, 2h*ch 2as st* 2arm-
; coud not hep sho2*ng m1 repugnance to the dr*n/P
but he assured me that *t 2as exceent, and not to be d*st*ngu*shed
from co2Ns m*/- ; tasted *t, and 2as of h*s op*n*on-
;t 2as a usefu reser4e to us, for *n the shape of sat butter
or cheese *t 2oud form an agreeabe 4ar*et1 from our ord*nar1 food-
5rom that da1 ; not*ced 2*th uneas*ness that Ned LandNs *"2*
to2ards :apta*n Nemo *ncreased, and ; reso4ed to 2atch the
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The Naut*us 2as stead*1 pursu*ng *ts souther1 course,
foo2*ng the f*ft*eth mer*d*an 2*th cons*derabe speed-
3*d he 2*sh to reach the poeL ; d*d not th*n/ so,
for e4er1 attempt to reach that po*nt had h*therto fa*ed-
Bga*n, the season 2as far ad4anced, for *n the Bntarct*c reg*ons
the !&th of Aarch corresponds 2*th the !&th of September
of northern reg*ons, 2h*ch beg*n at the eOu*noct*a season-
@n the !#th of Aarch ; sa2 foat*ng *ce *n at*tude ++J,
mere1 pae b*ts of debr*s from t2ent1 to t2ent1"f*4e
feet ong, form*ng ban/s o4er 2h*ch the sea cured-
The Naut*us rema*ned on the surface of the ocean-
Ned Land, 2ho had f*shed *n the Brct*c Seas, 2as fam**ar 2*th
*ts *cebergsP but :onse* and ; adm*red them for the f*rst t*me-
;n the atmosphere to2ards the southern hor*.on stretched
a 2h*te da..*ng band- Eng*sh 2haers ha4e g*4en *t
the name of H*ce b*n/-H 9o2e4er th*c/ the couds ma1 be,
*t *s a2a1s 4*s*be, and announces the presence of an *ce
pac/ or ban/- Bccord*ng1, arger boc/s soon appeared,
2hose br**anc1 changed 2*th the capr*ces of the fog-
Some of these masses sho2ed green 4e*ns, as *f ong unduat*ng
*nes had been traced 2*th suphate of copperP others resembed
enormous ameth1sts 2*th the *ght sh*n*ng through them-
Some refected the *ght of da1 upon a thousand cr1sta facets-
@thers shaded 2*th 4*4*d cacareous refect*ons resembed a perfect
to2n of marbe- The more 2e neared the south the more these foat*ng
*sands *ncreased both *n number and *mportance-

Bt ,0J at- e4er1 pass had d*sappeared- 8ut, see/*ng carefu1,
:apta*n Nemo soon found a narro2 open*ng, through 2h*ch he bod1 s*pped,
/no2*ng, ho2e4er, that *t 2oud cose beh*nd h*m- Thus, gu*ded b1 th*s
ce4er hand, the Naut*us passed through a the *ce 2*th a prec*s*on
2h*ch Ou*te charmed :onse*P *cebergs or mounta*ns, *ce"f*eds or
smooth pa*ns, seem*ng to ha4e no *m*ts, dr*ft"*ce or foat*ng *ce"pac/s,
pa*ns bro/en up, caed pachs 2hen the1 are c*rcuar, and streams
2hen the1 are made up of ong str*ps- The temperature 2as 4er1 o2P
the thermometer exposed to the a*r mar/ed 2J or &J beo2 .ero, but 2e
2ere 2arm1 cad 2*th fur, at the expense of the sea"bear and sea-
The *nter*or of the Naut*us, 2armed reguar1 b1 *ts eectr*c apparatus,
def*ed the most *ntense cod- 8es*des, *t 2oud on1 ha4e been necessar1
to go some 1ards beneath the 2a4es to f*nd a more bearabe temperature-
T2o months ear*er 2e shoud ha4e had perpetua da1*ght *n these at*tudesP
but aread1 2e had had three or four hours of n*ght, and b1 and b1 there
2oud be s*x months of dar/ness *n these c*rcumpoar reg*ons- @n the !+th
of Aarch 2e 2ere *n the at*tude of Ne2 Shetand and South @r/ne1-
The :apta*n tod me that former1 numerous tr*bes of seas *nhab*ted themP
but that Eng*sh and Bmer*can 2haers, *n the*r rage for destruct*on,
massacred both od and 1oungP thus, 2here there 2as once *fe and an*mat*on,
the1 had eft s*ence and death-

Bbout e*ght oNcoc/ on the morn*ng of the !,th of Aarch the Naut*us,
foo2*ng the f*ft1"f*fth mer*d*an, cut the Bntarct*c poar c*rce-
;ce surrounded us on a s*des, and cosed the hor*.on-
8ut :apta*n Nemo 2ent from one open*ng to another, st* go*ng h*gher-
; cannot express m1 aston*shment at the beaut*es of these ne2 reg*ons-
The *ce too/ most surpr*s*ng forms- 9ere the group*ng formed an
or*enta to2n, 2*th *nnumerabe mosOues and m*naretsP there a faen
c*t1 thro2n to the earth, as *t 2ere, b1 some con4us*on of nature-
The 2hoe aspect 2as constant1 changed b1 the ob*Oue ra1s
of the sun, or ost *n the gre1*sh fog am*dst hurr*canes of sno2-
3etonat*ons and fas 2ere heard on a s*des, great o4erthro2s of *cebergs,
2h*ch atered the 2hoe andscape */e a d*orama- @ften see*ng no ex*t,
; thought 2e 2ere def*n*te1 pr*sonersP but, *nst*nct gu*d*ng h*m
at the s*ghtest *nd*cat*on, :apta*n Nemo 2oud d*sco4er a ne2 pass-
9e 2as ne4er m*sta/en 2hen he sa2 the th*n threads of bu*sh 2ater
tr*c/*ng aong the *ce"f*edsP and ; had no doubt that he had
aread1 4entured *nto the m*dst of these Bntarct*c seas before-
@n the !,th of Aarch, ho2e4er, the *ce"f*eds absoute1 boc/ed our road-
;t 2as not the *ceberg *tsef, as 1et, but 4ast f*eds cemented
b1 the cod- 8ut th*s obstace coud not stop :apta*n Nemo$
he hured h*msef aga*nst *t 2*th fr*ghtfu 4*oence- The Naut*us entered
the br*tte mass */e a 2edge, and sp*t *t 2*th fr*ghtfu crac/*ngs-
;t 2as the batter*ng ram of the anc*ents hured b1 *nf*n*te strength-
The *ce, thro2n h*gh *n the a*r, fe */e ha* around us-
81 *ts o2n po2er of *mpus*on our apparatus made a cana for *tsefP
some t*mes carr*ed a2a1 b1 *ts o2n *mpetus, *t odged on the *ce"f*ed,
crush*ng *t 2*th *ts 2e*ght, and somet*mes bur*ed beneath *t,
d*4*d*ng *t b1 a s*mpe p*tch*ng mo4ement, produc*ng arge rents *n *t-
6*oent gaes assa*ed us at th*s t*me, accompan*ed b1 th*c/ fogs,
through 2h*ch, from one end of the patform to the other, 2e coud
see noth*ng- The 2*nd be2 sharp1 from a parts of the compass,
and the sno2 a1 *n such hard heaps that 2e had to brea/ *t 2*th
bo2s of a p*c/axe- The temperature 2as a2a1s at +J beo2 .eroP
e4er1 out2ard part of the Naut*us 2as co4ered 2*th *ce-
B r*gged 4esse 2oud ha4e been entanged *n the boc/ed up gorges-
B 4esse 2*thout sa*s, 2*th eectr*c*t1 for *ts mot*4e po2er,
and 2ant*ng no coa, coud aone bra4e such h*gh at*tudes- Bt ength,
on the !(th of Aarch, after man1 useess assauts, the Naut*us 2as
pos*t*4e1 boc/ed- ;t 2as no onger e*ther streams, pac/s, or *ce"f*eds,
but an *nterm*nabe and *mmo4abe barr*er, formed b1 mounta*ns sodered
together-

HBn *cebergGH sa*d the :anad*an to me-

; /ne2 that to Ned Land, as 2e as to a other na4*gators 2ho had
preceded us, th*s 2as an *ne4*tabe obstace- The sun appear*ng for an
*nstant at noon, :apta*n Nemo too/ an obser4at*on as near as poss*be,
2h*ch ga4e our s*tuat*on at +!J &0N ong- and ,'J &)N of S- at-
0e had ad4anced one degree more *n th*s Bntarct*c reg*on-
@f the *Ou*d surface of the sea there 2as no onger a g*mpse-
Under the spur of the Naut*us a1 stretched a 4ast pa*n,
entanged 2*th confused boc/s- 9ere and there sharp po*nts and sender
needes r*s*ng to a he*ght of 200 feetP further on a steep shore,
he2n as *t 2ere 2*th an axe and cothed 2*th gre1*sh t*ntsP
huge m*rrors, refect*ng a fe2 ra1s of sunsh*ne, haf dro2ned *n the fog-
Bnd o4er th*s desoate face of nature a stern s*ence re*gned,
scarce1 bro/en b1 the fapp*ng of the 2*ngs of petres and puff*ns-
E4er1th*ng 2as fro.en""e4en the no*se- The Naut*us 2as then
ob*ged to stop *n *ts ad4enturous course am*d these f*eds of *ce-
;n sp*te of our efforts, *n sp*te of the po2erfu means
empo1ed to brea/ up the *ce, the Naut*us rema*ned *mmo4abe-
Genera1, 2hen 2e can proceed no further, 2e ha4e return st*
open to usP but here return 2as as *mposs*be as ad4ance,
for e4er1 pass had cosed beh*nd usP and for the fe2 moments
2hen 2e 2ere stat*onar1, 2e 2ere */e1 to be ent*re1 boc/ed,
2h*ch d*d *ndeed happen about t2o oNcoc/ *n the afternoon,
the fresh *ce form*ng around *ts s*des 2*th aston*sh*ng rap*d*t1-
; 2as ob*ged to adm*t that :apta*n Nemo 2as more than *mprudent-
; 2as on the patform at that moment- The :apta*n had been obser4*ng
our s*tuat*on for some t*me past, 2hen he sa*d to me$

H0e, s*r, 2hat do 1ou th*n/ of th*sLH

H; th*n/ that 2e are caught, :apta*n-H

HSo, A- Bronnax, 1ou rea1 th*n/ that the Naut*us cannot d*sengage *tsefLH

H0*th d*ff*cut1, :apta*nP for the season *s aread1 too far
ad4anced for 1ou to rec/on on the brea/*ng of the *ce-H

HBhG s*r,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, *n an *ron*ca tone, H1ou 2* a2a1s
be the same- Mou see noth*ng but d*ff*cut*es and obstaces-
; aff*rm that not on1 can the Naut*us d*sengage *tsef,
but aso that *t can go further st*-H

H5urther to the SouthLH ; as/ed, oo/*ng at the :apta*n-

HMes, s*rP *t sha go to the poe-H

HTo the poeGH ; exca*med, unabe to repress a gesture of *ncredu*t1-

HMes,H rep*ed the :apta*n, cod1, Hto the Bntarct*c poe""
to that un/no2n po*nt from 2hence spr*ngs e4er1 mer*d*an of the gobe-
Mou /no2 2hether ; can do as ; pease 2*th the Naut*usGH

Mes, ; /ne2 that- ; /ne2 that th*s man 2as bod, e4en to rashness-
8ut to conOuer those obstaces 2h*ch br*sted round the South Poe,
render*ng *t more *naccess*be than the North, 2h*ch had not 1et
been reached b1 the bodest na4*gators""2as *t not a mad enterpr*se,
one 2h*ch on1 a man*ac 2oud ha4e conce*4edL ;t then came *nto
m1 head to as/ :apta*n Nemo *f he had e4er d*sco4ered that poe
2h*ch had ne4er 1et been trodden b1 a human creatureL

HNo, s*r,H he rep*edP Hbut 2e 2* d*sco4er *t together-
0here others ha4e fa*ed, ; 2* not fa*- ; ha4e ne4er 1et ed
m1 Naut*us so far *nto southern seasP but, ; repeat, *t sha
go further 1et-H

H; can 2e be*e4e 1ou, :apta*n,H sa*d ;, *n a s*ght1 *ron*ca tone-
H; be*e4e 1ouG Let us go aheadG There are no obstaces for usG
Let us smash th*s *cebergG Let us bo2 *t upP and, *f *t res*sts,
et us g*4e the Naut*us 2*ngs to f1 o4er *tGH

H@4er *t, s*rGH sa*d :apta*n Nemo, Ou*et1P Hno, not o4er *t,
but under *tGH

HUnder *tGH ; exca*med, a sudden *dea of the :apta*nNs projects fash*ng
upon m1 m*nd- ; understoodP the 2onderfu Oua*t*es of the Naut*us 2ere
go*ng to ser4e us *n th*s superhuman enterpr*se-

H; see 2e are beg*nn*ng to understand one another, s*r,H sa*d the :apta*n,
haf sm**ng- HMou beg*n to see the poss*b**t1""; shoud sa1 the success""
of th*s attempt- That 2h*ch *s *mposs*be for an ord*nar1 4esse *s eas1
to the Naut*us- ;f a cont*nent *es before the poe, *t must stop before
the cont*nentP but *f, on the contrar1, the poe *s 2ashed b1 open sea,
*t 2* go e4en to the poe-H

H:erta*n1,H sa*d ;, carr*ed a2a1 b1 the :apta*nNs reason*ngP
H*f the surface of the sea *s so*d*f*ed b1 the *ce,
the o2er depths are free b1 the Pro4*dent*a a2 2h*ch has
paced the max*mum of dens*t1 of the 2aters of the ocean one
degree h*gher than free.*ng"po*ntP and, *f ; am not m*sta/en,
the port*on of th*s *ceberg 2h*ch *s abo4e the 2ater *s as one
to four to that 2h*ch *s beo2-H

H6er1 near1, s*rP for one foot of *ceberg abo4e the sea there
are three beo2 *t- ;f these *ce mounta*ns are not more than &00
feet abo4e the surface, the1 are not more than )00 beneath-
Bnd 2hat are )00 feet to the Naut*usLH

HNoth*ng, s*r-H

H;t coud e4en see/ at greater depths that un*form temperature
of sea"2ater, and there bra4e 2*th *mpun*t1 the th*rt1 or fort1
degrees of surface cod-H

H<ust so, s*r""just so,H ; rep*ed, gett*ng an*mated-

HThe on1 d*ff*cut1,H cont*nued :apta*n Nemo, H*s that of rema*n*ng
se4era da1s 2*thout rene2*ng our pro4*s*on of a*r-H

H;s that aL The Naut*us has 4ast reser4o*rsP 2e can f* them,
and the1 2* supp1 us 2*th a the ox1gen 2e 2ant-H

H0e thought of, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed the :apta*n, sm**ng-
H8ut, not 2*sh*ng 1ou to accuse me of rashness, ; 2* f*rst g*4e
1ou a m1 object*ons-H

H9a4e 1ou an1 more to ma/eLH

H@n1 one- ;t *s poss*be, *f the sea ex*sts at the South Poe,
that *t ma1 be co4eredP and, conseOuent1, 2e sha be unabe
to come to the surface-H

HGood, s*rG but do 1ou forget that the Naut*us *s armed 2*th a po2erfu spur,
and coud 2e not send *t d*agona1 aga*nst these f*eds of *ce, 2h*ch 2oud
open at the shoc/s-H

HBhG s*r, 1ou are fu of *deas to"da1-H

H8es*des, :apta*n,H ; added, enthus*ast*ca1, H2h1 shoud 2e
not f*nd the sea open at the South Poe as 2e as at the NorthL
The fro.en poes of the earth do not co*nc*de, e*ther *n the southern
or *n the northern reg*onsP and, unt* *t *s pro4ed to the contrar1,
2e ma1 suppose e*ther a cont*nent or an ocean free from *ce at these t2o
po*nts of the gobe-H

H; th*n/ so too, A- Bronnax,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo-
H; on1 2*sh 1ou to obser4e that, after ha4*ng made so man1
object*ons to m1 project, 1ou are no2 crush*ng me 2*th arguments
*n *ts fa4ourGH

The preparat*ons for th*s audac*ous attempt no2 began-
The po2erfu pumps of the Naut*us 2ere 2or/*ng a*r *nto the
reser4o*rs and stor*ng *t at h*gh pressure- Bbout four oNcoc/,
:apta*n Nemo announced the cos*ng of the panes on the patform-
; thre2 one ast oo/ at the mass*4e *ceberg 2h*ch 2e 2ere go*ng
to cross- The 2eather 2as cear, the atmosphere pure enough,
the cod 4er1 great, be*ng !2J beo2 .eroP but, the 2*nd
ha4*ng gone do2n, th*s temperature 2as not so unbearabe-
Bbout ten men mounted the s*des of the Naut*us, armed 2*th
p*c/axes to brea/ the *ce around the 4esse, 2h*ch 2as soon free-
The operat*on 2as Ou*c/1 performed, for the fresh *ce 2as st*
4er1 th*n- 0e a 2ent beo2- The usua reser4o*rs 2ere f*ed
2*th the ne21"*berated 2ater, and the Naut*us soon descended-
; had ta/en m1 pace 2*th :onse* *n the saoonP through the open
2*ndo2 2e coud see the o2er beds of the Southern @cean-
The thermometer 2ent up, the neede of the compass de4*ated
on the d*a- Bt about )00 feet, as :apta*n Nemo had foreseen,
2e 2ere foat*ng beneath the unduat*ng bottom of the *ceberg-
8ut the Naut*us 2ent o2er st*""*t 2ent to the depth of four
hundred fathoms- The temperature of the 2ater at the surface
sho2ed t2e4e degrees, *t 2as no2 on1 tenP 2e had ga*ned t2o-
; need not sa1 the temperature of the Naut*us 2as ra*sed b1 *ts heat*ng
apparatus to a much h*gher degreeP e4er1 manoeu4re 2as accomp*shed
2*th 2onderfu prec*s*on-

H0e sha pass *t, *f 1ou pease, s*r,H sa*d :onse*-

H; be*e4e 2e sha,H ; sa*d, *n a tone of f*rm con4*ct*on-

;n th*s open sea, the Naut*us had ta/en *ts course d*rect
to the poe, 2*thout ea4*ng the f*ft1"second mer*d*an-
5rom ,'J &0N to )0J, t2ent1"t2o degrees and a haf of at*tude
rema*ned to tra4eP that *s, about f*4e hundred eagues-
The Naut*us /ept up a mean speed of t2ent1"s*x m*es an hour""
the speed of an express tra*n- ;f that 2as /ept up, *n fort1 hours 2e
shoud reach the poe-

5or a part of the n*ght the no4et1 of the s*tuat*on /ept us
at the 2*ndo2- The sea 2as *t 2*th the eectr*c anternP but *t
2as desertedP f*shes d*d not sojourn *n these *mpr*soned 2atersP
the1 on1 found there a passage to ta/e them from the
Bntarct*c @cean to the open poar sea- @ur pace 2as rap*dP
2e coud fee *t b1 the Ou*4er*ng of the ong stee bod1-
Bbout t2o *n the morn*ng ; too/ some hoursN repose, and :onse*
d*d the same- ;n cross*ng the 2a*st ; d*d not meet :apta*n Nemo$
; supposed h*m to be *n the p*otNs cage- The next morn*ng,
the !)th of Aarch, ; too/ m1 post once more *n the saoon-
The eectr*c og tod me that the speed of the Naut*us
had been sac/ened- ;t 2as then go*ng to2ards the surfaceP
but prudent1 empt1*ng *ts reser4o*rs 4er1 so21-
A1 heart beat fast- 0ere 2e go*ng to emerge and rega*n the open
poar atmosphereL NoG B shoc/ tod me that the Naut*us
had struc/ the bottom of the *ceberg, st* 4er1 th*c/,
judg*ng from the deadened sound- 0e had *n deed Hstruc/,H to use
a sea express*on, but *n an *n4erse sense, and at a thousand
feet deep- Th*s 2oud g*4e three thousand feet of *ce abo4e usP
one thousand be*ng abo4e the 2ater"mar/- The *ceberg 2as then
h*gher than at *ts borders""not a 4er1 reassur*ng fact-
Se4era t*mes that da1 the Naut*us tr*ed aga*n, and e4er1
t*me *t struc/ the 2a 2h*ch a1 */e a ce**ng abo4e *t-
Somet*mes *t met 2*th but )00 1ards, on1 200 of 2h*ch
rose abo4e the surface- ;t 2as t2*ce the he*ght *t 2as
2hen the Naut*us had gone under the 2a4es- ; carefu1
noted the d*fferent depths, and thus obta*ned a submar*ne
prof*e of the cha*n as *t 2as de4eoped under the 2ater-
That n*ght no change had ta/en pace *n our s*tuat*on-
St* *ce bet2een four and f*4e hundred 1ards *n depthG
;t 2as e4*dent1 d*m*n*sh*ng, but, st*, 2hat a th*c/ness
bet2een us and the surface of the oceanG ;t 2as then e*ght-
Bccord*ng to the da*1 custom on board the Naut*us,
*ts a*r shoud ha4e been rene2ed four hours agoP
but ; d*d not suffer much, athough :apta*n Nemo had not 1et
made an1 demand upon h*s reser4e of ox1gen- A1 seep 2as
pa*nfu that n*ghtP hope and fear bes*eged me b1 turns$
; rose se4era t*mes- The grop*ng of the Naut*us cont*nued-
Bbout three *n the morn*ng, ; not*ced that the o2er surface
of the *ceberg 2as on1 about f*ft1 feet deep- @ne hundred
and f*ft1 feet no2 separated us from the surface of the 2aters-
The *ceberg 2as b1 degrees becom*ng an *ce"f*ed, the mounta*n
a pa*n- A1 e1es ne4er eft the manometer- 0e 2ere st* r*s*ng
d*agona1 to the surface, 2h*ch spar/ed under the eectr*c ra1s-
The *ceberg 2as stretch*ng both abo4e and beneath *nto
engthen*ng sopesP m*e after m*e *t 2as gett*ng th*nner-
Bt ength, at s*x *n the morn*ng of that memorabe da1,
the !)th of Aarch, the door of the saoon opened, and :apta*n Nemo
appeared-

HThe sea *s openGGH 2as a he sa*d-



:9BPTE7 K;6

T9E S@UT9 P@LE

; rushed on to the patform- MesG the open sea, 2*th but a fe2
scattered p*eces of *ce and mo4*ng *cebergs""a ong stretch of seaP
a 2ord of b*rds *n the a*r, and m1r*ads of f*shes under those 2aters,
2h*ch 4ar*ed from *ntense bue to o*4e green, accord*ng to the bottom-
The thermometer mar/ed &J :- abo4e .ero- ;t 2as comparat*4e1 spr*ng,
shut up as 2e 2ere beh*nd th*s *ceberg, 2hose engthened mass 2as d*m1
seen on our northern hor*.on-

HBre 2e at the poeLH ; as/ed the :apta*n, 2*th a beat*ng heart-

H; do not /no2,H he rep*ed- HBt noon ; 2* ta/e our bear*ngs-H

H8ut 2* the sun sho2 h*msef through th*s fogLH sa*d ;,
oo/*ng at the eaden s/1-

H9o2e4er *tte *t sho2s, *t 2* be enough,H rep*ed the :apta*n-

Bbout ten m*es south a so*tar1 *sand rose to a he*ght
of one hundred and four 1ards- 0e made for *t, but carefu1,
for the sea m*ght be stre2n 2*th ban/s- @ne hour after2ards 2e
had reached *t, t2o hours ater 2e had made the round of *t-
;t measured four or f*4e m*es *n c*rcumference-
B narro2 cana separated *t from a cons*derabe stretch of and,
perhaps a cont*nent, for 2e coud not see *ts *m*ts-
The ex*stence of th*s and seemed to g*4e some coour to Aaur1Ns theor1-
The *ngen*ous Bmer*can has remar/ed that, bet2een the South Poe
and the s*xt*eth parae, the sea *s co4ered 2*th foat*ng *ce
of enormous s*.e, 2h*ch *s ne4er met 2*th *n the North Btant*c-
5rom th*s fact he has dra2n the concus*on that the Bntarct*c
:*rce encoses cons*derabe cont*nents, as *cebergs cannot form
*n open sea, but on1 on the coasts- Bccord*ng to these cacuat*ons,
the mass of *ce surround*ng the southern poe forms a 4ast cap,
the c*rcumference of 2h*ch must be, at east, 2,+00 m*es-
8ut the Naut*us, for fear of runn*ng aground, had stopped
about three cabe"engths from a strand o4er 2h*ch reared
a superb heap of roc/s- The boat 2as aunchedP the :apta*n,
t2o of h*s men, bear*ng *nstruments, :onse*, and m1sef 2ere *n *t-
;t 2as ten *n the morn*ng- ; had not seen Ned Land-
3oubtess the :anad*an d*d not 2*sh to adm*t the presence of
the South Poe- B fe2 stro/es of the oar brought us to the sand,
2here 2e ran ashore- :onse* 2as go*ng to jump on to the and,
2hen ; hed h*m bac/-

HS*r,H sa*d ; to :apta*n Nemo, Hto 1ou beongs the honour of f*rst sett*ng
foot on th*s and-H

HMes, s*r,H sa*d the :apta*n, Hand *f ; do not hes*tate
to tread th*s South Poe, *t *s because, up to th*s t*me,
no human be*ng has eft a trace there-H

Sa1*ng th*s, he jumped *ght1 on to the sand- 9*s heart beat
2*th emot*on- 9e c*mbed a roc/, sop*ng to a *tte promontor1,
and there, 2*th h*s arms crossed, mute and mot*oness, and 2*th an
eager oo/, he seemed to ta/e possess*on of these southern reg*ons-
Bfter f*4e m*nutes passed *n th*s ecstas1, he turned to us-

H0hen 1ou */e, s*r-H

; anded, foo2ed b1 :onse*, ea4*ng the t2o men *n the boat-
5or a ong 2a1 the so* 2as composed of a redd*sh sand1 stone,
someth*ng */e crushed br*c/, scor*ae, streams of a4a,
and pum*ce"stones- @ne coud not m*sta/e *ts 4ocan*c or*g*n-
;n some parts, s*ght curs of smo/e em*tted a suphurous sme,
pro4*ng that the *nterna f*res had ost noth*ng of the*r
expans*4e po2ers, though, ha4*ng c*mbed a h*gh acc*4*t1,
; coud see no 4ocano for a rad*us of se4era m*es-
0e /no2 that *n those Bntarct*c countr*es, <ames 7oss found
t2o craters, the Erebus and Terror, *n fu act*4*t1,
on the !,'th mer*d*an, at*tude ''J &2N- The 4egetat*on
of th*s desoate cont*nent seemed to me much restr*cted-
Some *chens a1 upon the bac/ roc/sP some m*croscop*c pants,
rud*mentar1 d*atomas, a /*nd of ces paced bet2een t2o Ouart. shesP
ong purpe and scaret 2eed, supported on *tte s2*mm*ng badders,
2h*ch the brea/*ng of the 2a4es brought to the shore-
These const*tuted the meagre fora of th*s reg*on-
The shore 2as stre2n 2*th mouscs, *tte musses, and *mpets-
; aso sa2 m1r*ads of northern c*os, one"and"a"Ouarter *nches ong,
of 2h*ch a 2hae 2oud s2ao2 a 2hoe 2ord at a mouthfuP
and some perfect sea"butterf*es, an*mat*ng the 2aters on the s/*rts
of the shore-

There appeared on the h*gh bottoms some cora shrubs,
of the /*nd 2h*ch, accord*ng to <ames 7oss, *4e *n
the Bntarct*c seas to the depth of more than !,000 1ards-
Then there 2ere *tte /*ngf*shers and starf*sh studd*ng the so*-
8ut 2here *fe abounded most 2as *n the a*r- There thousands
of b*rds futtered and fe2 of a /*nds, deafen*ng us 2*th
the*r cr*esP others cro2ded the roc/, oo/*ng at us as 2e passed
b1 2*thout fear, and press*ng fam**ar1 cose b1 our feet-
There 2ere pengu*ns, so ag*e *n the 2ater, hea41 and a2/2ard
as the1 are on the groundP the1 2ere utter*ng harsh cr*es,
a arge assemb1, sober *n gesture, but extra4agant *n camour-
Bbatrosses passed *n the a*r, the expanse of the*r 2*ngs be*ng
at east four 1ards and a haf, and just1 caed the 4utures
of the oceanP some g*gant*c petres, and some dam*ers, a /*nd
of sma duc/, the underpart of 2hose bod1 *s bac/ and 2h*teP
then there 2ere a 2hoe ser*es of petres, some 2h*t*sh, 2*th
bro2n"bordered 2*ngs, others bue, pecu*ar to the Bntarct*c seas,
and so o*1, as ; tod :onse*, that the *nhab*tants of the 5erroe
;sands had noth*ng to do before *ght*ng them but to put
a 2*c/ *n-

HB *tte more,H sa*d :onse*, Hand the1 2oud be perfect ampsG
Bfter that, 2e cannot expect Nature to ha4e pre4*ous1 furn*shed
them 2*th 2*c/sGH

Bbout haf a m*e farther on the so* 2as r*dded 2*th ruffsN
nests, a sort of a1*ng"ground, out of 2h*ch man1 b*rds 2ere *ssu*ng-
:apta*n Nemo had some hundreds hunted- The1 uttered a cr1 */e the bra1*ng
of an ass, 2ere about the s*.e of a goose, sate"coour on the bod1,
2h*te beneath, 2*th a 1eo2 *ne round the*r throatsP the1 ao2ed
themse4es to be /*ed 2*th a stone, ne4er tr1*ng to escape-
8ut the fog d*d not *ft, and at ee4en the sun had not 1et sho2n *tsef-
;ts absence made me uneas1- 0*thout *t no obser4at*ons 2ere poss*be-
9o2, then, coud 2e dec*de 2hether 2e had reached the poeL 0hen ; rejo*ned
:apta*n Nemo, ; found h*m ean*ng on a p*ece of roc/, s*ent1 2atch*ng
the s/1- 9e seemed *mpat*ent and 4exed- 8ut 2hat 2as to be doneL
Th*s rash and po2erfu man coud not command the sun as he d*d the sea-
Noon arr*4ed 2*thout the orb of da1 sho2*ng *tsef for an *nstant-
0e coud not e4en te *ts pos*t*on beh*nd the curta*n of fogP and soon
the fog turned to sno2-

HT* to"morro2,H sa*d the :apta*n, Ou*et1, and 2e returned
to the Naut*us am*d these atmospher*c d*sturbances-

The tempest of sno2 cont*nued t* the next da1-
;t 2as *mposs*be to rema*n on the patform- 5rom the saoon,
2here ; 2as ta/*ng notes of *nc*dents happen*ng dur*ng th*s
excurs*on to the poar cont*nent, ; coud hear the cr*es of petres
and abatrosses sport*ng *n the m*dst of th*s 4*oent storm-
The Naut*us d*d not rema*n mot*oness, but s/*rted the coast,
ad4anc*ng ten m*es more to the south *n the haf"*ght
eft b1 the sun as *t s/*rted the edge of the hor*.on-
The next da1, the 20th of Aarch, the sno2 had ceased-
The cod 2as a *tte greater, the thermometer sho2*ng 2J
beo2 .ero- The fog 2as r*s*ng, and ; hoped that that da1
our obser4at*ons m*ght be ta/en- :apta*n Nemo not ha4*ng
1et appeared, the boat too/ :onse* and m1sef to and-
The so* 2as st* of the same 4ocan*c natureP
e4er12here 2ere traces of a4a, scor*ae, and basatP
but the crater 2h*ch had 4om*ted them ; coud not see-
9ere, as o2er do2n, th*s cont*nent 2as a*4e 2*th m1r*ads
of b*rds- 8ut the*r rue 2as no2 d*4*ded 2*th arge troops
of sea"mammas, oo/*ng at us 2*th the*r soft e1es-
There 2ere se4era /*nds of seas, some stretched on the earth,
some on fa/es of *ce, man1 go*ng *n and out of the sea- The1 d*d
not fee at our approach, ne4er ha4*ng had an1th*ng to do 2*th manP
and ; rec/oned that there 2ere pro4*s*ons there for hundreds
of 4esses-

HS*r,H sa*d :onse*, H2* 1ou te me the names of these creaturesLH

HThe1 are seas and morses-H

;t 2as no2 e*ght *n the morn*ng- 5our hours rema*ned to us before
the sun coud be obser4ed 2*th ad4antage- ; d*rected our steps
to2ards a 4ast ba1 cut *n the steep gran*te shore- There, ; can a4er
that earth and *ce 2ere ost to s*ght b1 the numbers of sea"mammas
co4er*ng them, and ; *n4ountar*1 sought for od Proteus,
the m1thoog*ca shepherd 2ho 2atched these *mmense foc/s of Neptune-
There 2ere more seas than an1th*ng ese, form*ng d*st*nct groups,
mae and femae, the father 2atch*ng o4er h*s fam*1, the mother
suc/*ng her *tte ones, some aread1 strong enough to go a fe2 steps-
0hen the1 2*shed to change the*r pace, the1 too/ *tte jumps,
made b1 the contract*on of the*r bod*es, and heped a2/2ard1 enough
b1 the*r *mperfect f*n, 2h*ch, as 2*th the amant*n, the*r cous*ns,
forms a perfect forearm- ; shoud sa1 that, *n the 2ater,
2h*ch *s the*r eement""the sp*ne of these creatures *s fex*beP
2*th smooth and cose s/*n and 2ebbed feet""the1 s2*m adm*rab1-
;n rest*ng on the earth the1 ta/e the most gracefu att*tudes-
Thus the anc*ents, obser4*ng the*r soft and express*4e oo/s,
2h*ch cannot be surpassed b1 the most beaut*fu oo/ a 2oman can g*4e,
the*r cear 4ouptuous e1es, the*r charm*ng pos*t*ons, and the poetr1
of the*r manners, metamorphosed them, the mae *nto a tr*ton and
the femae *nto a merma*d- ; made :onse* not*ce the cons*derabe
de4eopment of the obes of the bra*n *n these *nterest*ng cetaceans-
No mamma, except man, has such a Ouant*t1 of bra*n matterP
the1 are aso capabe of rece*4*ng a certa*n amount of educat*on,
are eas*1 domest*cated, and ; th*n/, 2*th other natura*sts,
that *f proper1 taught the1 2oud be of great ser4*ce as f*sh*ng"dogs-
The greater part of them sept on the roc/s or on the sand-
Bmongst these seas, proper1 so caed, 2h*ch ha4e no externa ears
C*n 2h*ch the1 d*ffer from the otter, 2hose ears are prom*nentD,
; not*ced se4era 4ar*et*es of seas about three 1ards ong,
2*th a 2h*te coat, budog heads, armed 2*th teeth *n both ja2s,
four *nc*sors at the top and four at the bottom, and t2o arge
can*ne teeth *n the shape of a feur"de"*s- Bmongst them g*ded
sea"eephants, a /*nd of sea, 2*th short, fex*be trun/s-
The g*ants of th*s spec*es measured t2ent1 feet round and ten 1ards
and a haf *n engthP but the1 d*d not mo4e as 2e approached-

HThese creatures are not dangerousLH as/ed :onse*-

HNoP not uness 1ou attac/ them- 0hen the1 ha4e to defend
the*r 1oung the*r rage *s terr*be, and *t *s not uncommon
for them to brea/ the f*sh*ng"boats to p*eces-H

HThe1 are Ou*te r*ght,H sa*d :onse*-

H; do not sa1 the1 are not-H

T2o m*es farther on 2e 2ere stopped b1 the promontor1 2h*ch sheters
the ba1 from the souther1 2*nds- 8e1ond *t 2e heard oud beo2*ngs
such as a troop of rum*nants 2oud produce-

HGoodGH sa*d :onse*P Ha concert of busGH

HNoP a concert of morses-H

HThe1 are f*ght*ngGH

HThe1 are e*ther f*ght*ng or pa1*ng-H

0e no2 began to c*mb the bac/*sh roc/s, am*d unforeseen stumbes,
and o4er stones 2h*ch the *ce made s*pper1- Aore than once ; roed
o4er at the expense of m1 o*ns- :onse*, more prudent or more stead1,
d*d not stumbe, and heped me up, sa1*ng$

H;f, s*r, 1ou 2oud ha4e the /*ndness to ta/e 2*der steps,
1ou 2oud preser4e 1our eOu**br*um better-H

Brr*4ed at the upper r*dge of the promontor1, ; sa2 a 4ast 2h*te
pa*n co4ered 2*th morses- The1 2ere pa1*ng amongst themse4es,
and 2hat 2e heard 2ere beo2*ngs of peasure, not of anger-

Bs ; passed these cur*ous an*mas ; coud exam*ne them e*sure1,
for the1 d*d not mo4e- The*r s/*ns 2ere th*c/ and rugged,
of a 1eo2*sh t*nt, approach*ng to redP the*r ha*r 2as short
and scant- Some of them 2ere four 1ards and a Ouarter ong-
Qu*eter and ess t*m*d than the*r cous*ns of the north, the1 d*d not,
*/e them, pace sent*nes round the outs/*rts of the*r encampment-
Bfter exam*n*ng th*s c*t1 of morses, ; began to th*n/ of return*ng-
;t 2as ee4en oNcoc/, and, *f :apta*n Nemo found the cond*t*ons
fa4ourabe for obser4at*ons, ; 2*shed to be present at the operat*on-
0e foo2ed a narro2 path2a1 runn*ng aong the summ*t of the steep shore-
Bt haf"past ee4en 2e had reached the pace 2here 2e anded-
The boat had run aground, br*ng*ng the :apta*n- ; sa2 h*m stand*ng on a boc/
of basat, h*s *nstruments near h*m, h*s e1es f*xed on the northern hor*.on,
near 2h*ch the sun 2as then descr*b*ng a engthened cur4e- ; too/ m1 pace
bes*de h*m, and 2a*ted 2*thout spea/*ng- Noon arr*4ed, and, as before,
the sun d*d not appear- ;t 2as a fata*t1- @bser4at*ons 2ere st* 2ant*ng-
;f not accomp*shed to"morro2, 2e must g*4e up a *dea of ta/*ng an1-
0e 2ere *ndeed exact1 at the 20th of Aarch- To"morro2, the 2!st,
2oud be the eOu*noxP the sun 2oud d*sappear beh*nd the hor*.on for
s*x months, and 2*th *ts d*sappearance the ong poar n*ght 2oud beg*n-
S*nce the September eOu*nox *t had emerged from the northern hor*.on,
r*s*ng b1 engthened sp*ras up to the 2!st of 3ecember- Bt th*s per*od,
the summer sost*ce of the northern reg*ons, *t had begun to descendP
and to"morro2 2as to shed *ts ast ra1s upon them- ; commun*cated m1 fears
and obser4at*ons to :apta*n Nemo-

HMou are r*ght, A- Bronnax,H sa*d heP H*f to"morro2 ; cannot ta/e
the at*tude of the sun, ; sha not be abe to do *t for s*x months-
8ut prec*se1 because chance has ed me *nto these seas on the 2!st
of Aarch, m1 bear*ngs 2* be eas1 to ta/e, *f at t2e4e 2e can
see the sun-H

H0h1, :apta*nLH

H8ecause then the orb of da1 descr*bed such engthened cur4es that *t
*s d*ff*cut to measure exact1 *ts he*ght abo4e the hor*.on,
and gra4e errors ma1 be made 2*th *nstruments-H

H0hat 2* 1ou do thenLH

H; sha on1 use m1 chronometer,H rep*ed :apta*n Nemo-
H;f to"morro2, the 2!st of Aarch, the d*sc of the sun,
ao2*ng for refract*on, *s exact1 cut b1 the northern hor*.on,
*t 2* sho2 that ; am at the South Poe-H

H<ust so,H sa*d ;- H8ut th*s statement *s not mathemat*ca1 correct,
because the eOu*nox does not necessar*1 beg*n at noon-H

H6er1 */e1, s*rP but the error 2* not be a hundred 1ards
and 2e do not 2ant more- T* to"morro2, thenGH

:apta*n Nemo returned on board- :onse* and ; rema*ned to sur4e1
the shore, obser4*ng and stud1*ng unt* f*4e oNcoc/- Then ;
2ent to bed, not, ho2e4er, 2*thout *n4o/*ng, */e the ;nd*an,
the fa4our of the rad*ant orb- The next da1, the 2!st
of Aarch, at f*4e *n the morn*ng, ; mounted the patform-
; found :apta*n Nemo there-

HThe 2eather *s *ghten*ng a *tte,H sa*d he- H; ha4e some hope-
Bfter brea/fast 2e 2* go on shore and choose a post for obser4at*on-H

That po*nt setted, ; sought Ned Land- ; 2anted to ta/e h*m 2*th me-
8ut the obst*nate :anad*an refused, and ; sa2 that h*s tac*turn*t1 and h*s
bad humour gre2 da1 b1 da1- Bfter a, ; 2as not sorr1 for h*s obst*nac1
under the c*rcumstances- ;ndeed, there 2ere too man1 seas on shore,
and 2e ought not to a1 such temptat*on *n th*s unrefect*ng f*shermanNs 2a1-
8rea/fast o4er, 2e 2ent on shore- The Naut*us had gone some m*es
further up *n the n*ght- ;t 2as a 2hoe eague from the coast,
abo4e 2h*ch reared a sharp pea/ about f*4e hundred 1ards h*gh-
The boat too/ 2*th me :apta*n Nemo, t2o men of the cre2, and the *nstruments,
2h*ch cons*sted of a chronometer, a teescope, and a barometer-
0h*e cross*ng, ; sa2 numerous 2haes beong*ng to the three /*nds
pecu*ar to the southern seasP the 2hae, or the Eng*sh Hr*ght 2hae,H
2h*ch has no dorsa f*nP the Hhumpbac/,H 2*th ree4ed chest and arge,
2h*t*sh f*ns, 2h*ch, *n sp*te of *ts name, do not form 2*ngsP
and the f*n"bac/, of a 1eo2*sh bro2n, the *4e*est of a the cetacea-
Th*s po2erfu creature *s heard a ong 2a1 off 2hen he thro2s to a great
he*ght coumns of a*r and 4apour, 2h*ch oo/ */e 2h*r2*nds of smo/e-
These d*fferent mammas 2ere d*sport*ng themse4es *n troops *n the
Ou*et 2atersP and ; coud see that th*s bas*n of the Bntarct*c Poe ser4es
as a pace of refuge to the cetacea too cose1 trac/ed b1 the hunters-
; aso not*ced arge medusae foat*ng bet2een the reeds-

Bt n*ne 2e andedP the s/1 2as br*ghten*ng, the couds 2ere f1*ng to
the south, and the fog seemed to be ea4*ng the cod surface of the 2aters-
:apta*n Nemo 2ent to2ards the pea/, 2h*ch he doubtess meant
to be h*s obser4ator1- ;t 2as a pa*nfu ascent o4er the sharp a4a
and the pum*ce"stones, *n an atmosphere often *mpregnated 2*th a
suphurous sme from the smo/*ng crac/s- 5or a man unaccustomed
to 2a/ on and, the :apta*n c*mbed the steep sopes 2*th an
ag**t1 ; ne4er sa2 eOuaed and 2h*ch a hunter 2oud ha4e en4*ed-
0e 2ere t2o hours gett*ng to the summ*t of th*s pea/, 2h*ch 2as haf
porph1r1 and haf basat- 5rom thence 2e oo/ed upon a 4ast sea 2h*ch,
to2ards the north, d*st*nct1 traced *ts boundar1 *ne upon the s/1-
Bt our feet a1 f*eds of da..*ng 2h*teness- @4er our heads
a pae a.ure, free from fog- To the north the d*sc of the sun seemed
*/e a ba of f*re, aread1 horned b1 the cutt*ng of the hor*.on-
5rom the bosom of the 2ater rose shea4es of *Ou*d jets b1 hundreds-
;n the d*stance a1 the Naut*us */e a cetacean aseep on the 2ater-
8eh*nd us, to the south and east, an *mmense countr1 and a chaot*c
heap of roc/s and *ce, the *m*ts of 2h*ch 2ere not 4*s*be-
@n arr*4*ng at the summ*t :apta*n Nemo carefu1 too/ the mean he*ght
of the barometer, for he 2oud ha4e to cons*der that *n ta/*ng
h*s obser4at*ons- Bt a Ouarter to t2e4e the sun, then seen on1
b1 refract*on, oo/ed */e a goden d*sc shedd*ng *ts ast ra1s upon
th*s deserted cont*nent and seas 2h*ch ne4er man had 1et poughed-
:apta*n Nemo, furn*shed 2*th a ent*cuar gass 2h*ch, b1 means
of a m*rror, corrected the refract*on, 2atched the orb s*n/*ng
beo2 the hor*.on b1 degrees, foo2*ng a engthened d*agona-
; hed the chronometer- A1 heart beat fast- ;f the d*sappearance of
the haf"d*sc of the sun co*nc*ded 2*th t2e4e oNcoc/ on the chronometer,
2e 2ere at the poe *tsef-

HT2e4eGH ; exca*med-

HThe South PoeGH rep*ed :apta*n Nemo, *n a gra4e 4o*ce,
hand*ng me the gass, 2h*ch sho2ed the orb cut *n exact1 eOua
parts b1 the hor*.on-

; oo/ed at the ast ra1s cro2n*ng the pea/, and the shado2s
mount*ng b1 degrees up *ts sopes- Bt that moment :apta*n Nemo,
rest*ng 2*th h*s hand on m1 shouder, sa*d$

H;, :apta*n Nemo, on th*s 2!st da1 of Aarch, !(,(, ha4e reached the South Poe
on the n*net*eth degreeP and ; ta/e possess*on of th*s part of the gobe,
eOua to one"s*xth of the /no2n cont*nents-H

H;n 2hose name, :apta*nLH

H;n m1 o2n, s*rGH

Sa1*ng 2h*ch, :apta*n Nemo unfured a bac/ banner, bear*ng an HNH
*n god Ouartered on *ts bunt*ng- Then, turn*ng to2ards the orb of da1,
2hose ast ra1s apped the hor*.on of the sea, he exca*med$

HBd*eu, sunG 3*sappear, thou rad*ant orbG rest beneath th*s open sea,
and et a n*ght of s*x months spread *ts shado2s o4er m1 ne2 doma*nsGH



:9BPTE7 K6

B::;3ENT @7 ;N:;3ENTL

The next da1, the 22nd of Aarch, at s*x *n the morn*ng,
preparat*ons for departure 2ere begun- The ast geams
of t2**ght 2ere met*ng *nto n*ght- The cod 2as great,
the consteat*ons shone 2*th 2onderfu *ntens*t1-
;n the .en*th g*ttered that 2ondrous Southern :ross""
the poar bear of Bntarct*c reg*ons- The thermometer sho2ed !20
beo2 .ero, and 2hen the 2*nd freshened *t 2as most b*t*ng-
5a/es of *ce *ncreased on the open 2ater- The sea seemed
e4er12here a*/e- Numerous bac/*sh patches spread on the surface,
sho2*ng the format*on of fresh *ce- E4*dent1 the southern bas*n,
fro.en dur*ng the s*x 2*nter months, 2as absoute1 *naccess*be-
0hat became of the 2haes *n that t*meL 3oubtess the1
2ent beneath the *cebergs, see/*ng more pract*cabe seas-
Bs to the seas and morses, accustomed to *4e *n a hard c*mate,
the1 rema*ned on these *c1 shores- These creatures ha4e the
*nst*nct to brea/ hoes *n the *ce"f*ed and to /eep them open-
To these hoes the1 come for breathP 2hen the b*rds,
dr*4en a2a1 b1 the cod, ha4e em*grated to the north,
these sea mammas rema*n soe masters of the poar cont*nent-
8ut the reser4o*rs 2ere f**ng 2*th 2ater, and the Naut*us
2as so21 descend*ng- Bt !,000 feet deep *t stoppedP
*ts scre2 beat the 2a4es, and *t ad4anced stra*ght to2ards
the north at a speed of f*fteen m*es an hour- To2ards n*ght
*t 2as aread1 foat*ng under the *mmense bod1 of the *ceberg-
Bt three *n the morn*ng ; 2as a2a/ened b1 a 4*oent shoc/-
; sat up *n m1 bed and *stened *n the dar/ness,
2hen ; 2as thro2n *nto the m*dde of the room-
The Naut*us, after ha4*ng struc/, had rebounded 4*oent1-
; groped aong the part*t*on, and b1 the sta*rcase to the saoon,
2h*ch 2as *t b1 the um*nous ce**ng- The furn*ture 2as upset-
5ortunate1 the 2*ndo2s 2ere f*rm1 set, and had hed fast-
The p*ctures on the starboard s*de, from be*ng no onger 4ert*ca,
2ere c*ng*ng to the paper, 2h*st those of the port s*de
2ere hang*ng at east a foot from the 2a- The Naut*us
2as 1*ng on *ts starboard s*de perfect1 mot*oness-
; heard footsteps, and a confus*on of 4o*cesP but :apta*n Nemo d*d
not appear- Bs ; 2as ea4*ng the saoon, Ned Land and :onse*
entered-

H0hat *s the matterLH sa*d ;, at once-

H; came to as/ 1ou, s*r,H rep*ed :onse*-

H:onfound *tGH exca*med the :anad*an, H; /no2 2e enoughG
The Naut*us has struc/P and, judg*ng b1 the 2a1 she *es,
; do not th*n/ she 2* r*ght hersef as she d*d the f*rst t*me
*n Torres Stra*ts-H

H8ut,H ; as/ed, Hhas she at east come to the surface of the seaLH

H0e do not /no2,H sa*d :onse*-

H;t *s eas1 to dec*de,H ; ans2ered- ; consuted the manometer-
To m1 great surpr*se, *t sho2ed a depth of more than !(0 fathoms-
H0hat does that meanLH ; exca*med-

H0e must as/ :apta*n Nemo,H sa*d :onse*-

H8ut 2here sha 2e f*nd h*mLH sa*d Ned Land-

H5oo2 me,H sa*d ;, to m1 compan*ons-

0e eft the saoon- There 2as no one *n the *brar1-
Bt the centre sta*rcase, b1 the berths of the sh*pNs cre2, there 2as
no one- ; thought that :apta*n Nemo must be *n the p*otNs cage-
;t 2as best to 2a*t- 0e a returned to the saoon- 5or t2ent1
m*nutes 2e rema*ned thus, tr1*ng to hear the s*ghtest no*se 2h*ch
m*ght be made on board the Naut*us, 2hen :apta*n Nemo entered-
9e seemed not to see usP h*s face, genera1 so *mpass*4e,
sho2ed s*gns of uneas*ness- 9e 2atched the compass s*ent1,
then the manometerP and, go*ng to the pan*sphere,
paced h*s f*nger on a spot represent*ng the southern seas-
; 2oud not *nterrupt h*mP but, some m*nutes ater, 2hen he
turned to2ards me, ; sa*d, us*ng one of h*s o2n express*ons
*n the Torres Stra*ts$

HBn *nc*dent, :apta*nLH

HNo, s*rP an acc*dent th*s t*me-H

HSer*ousLH

HPerhaps-H

H;s the danger *mmed*ateLH

HNo-H

HThe Naut*us has strandedLH

HMes-H

HBnd th*s has happened""ho2LH

H5rom a capr*ce of nature, not from the *gnorance of man-
Not a m*sta/e has been made *n the 2or/*ng- 8ut 2e cannot pre4ent
eOu**br*um from produc*ng *ts effects- 0e ma1 bra4e human a2s,
but 2e cannot res*st natura ones-H

:apta*n Nemo had chosen a strange moment for utter*ng th*s
ph*osoph*ca refect*on- @n the 2hoe, h*s ans2er heped me *tte-

HAa1 ; as/, s*r, the cause of th*s acc*dentLH

HBn enormous boc/ of *ce, a 2hoe mounta*n, has turned o4er,H he rep*ed-
H0hen *cebergs are underm*ned at the*r base b1 2armer 2ater or re*terated
shoc/s the*r centre of gra4*t1 r*ses, and the 2hoe th*ng turns o4er-
Th*s *s 2hat has happenedP one of these boc/s, as *t fe,
struc/ the Naut*us, then, g*d*ng under *ts hu, ra*sed *t 2*th
*rres*st*be force, br*ng*ng *t *nto beds 2h*ch are not so th*c/,
2here *t *s 1*ng on *ts s*de-H

H8ut can 2e not get the Naut*us off b1 empt1*ng *ts reser4o*rs,
that *t m*ght rega*n *ts eOu**br*umLH

HThat, s*r, *s be*ng done at th*s moment- Mou can hear the pump 2or/*ng-
Loo/ at the neede of the manometerP *t sho2s that the Naut*us *s r*s*ng,
but the boc/ of *ce *s foat*ng 2*th *tP and, unt* some obstace stops *ts
ascend*ng mot*on, our pos*t*on cannot be atered-H

;ndeed, the Naut*us st* hed the same pos*t*on to starboardP
doubtess *t 2oud r*ght *tsef 2hen the boc/ stopped-
8ut at th*s moment 2ho /no2s *f 2e ma1 not be fr*ghtfu1
crushed bet2een the t2o gass1 surfacesL ; refected on a
the conseOuences of our pos*t*on- :apta*n Nemo ne4er too/
h*s e1es off the manometer- S*nce the fa of the *ceberg,
the Naut*us had r*sen about a hundred and f*ft1 feet,
but *t st* made the same ange 2*th the perpend*cuar-
Sudden1 a s*ght mo4ement 2as fet *n the hod-
E4*dent1 *t 2as r*ght*ng a *tte- Th*ngs hang*ng *n
the saoon 2ere sens*b1 return*ng to the*r norma pos*t*on-
The part*t*ons 2ere near*ng the upr*ght- No one spo/e-
0*th beat*ng hearts 2e 2atched and fet the stra*ghten*ng-
The boards became hor*.onta under our feet-
Ten m*nutes passed-

HBt ast 2e ha4e r*ghtedGH ; exca*med-

HMes,H sa*d :apta*n Nemo, go*ng to the door of the saoon-

H8ut are 2e foat*ngLH ; as/ed-

H:erta*n1,H he rep*edP Hs*nce the reser4o*rs are not empt1P and, 2hen empt1,
the Naut*us must r*se to the surface of the sea-H

0e 2ere *n open seaP but at a d*stance of about ten 1ards,
on e*ther s*de of the Naut*us, rose a da..*ng 2a of *ce-
Bbo4e and beneath the same 2a- Bbo4e, because the o2er surface
of the *ceberg stretched o4er us */e an *mmense ce**ng-
8eneath, because the o4erturned boc/, ha4*ng s*d b1 degrees, had found
a rest*ng"pace on the atera 2as, 2h*ch /ept *t *n that pos*t*on-
The Naut*us 2as rea1 *mpr*soned *n a perfect tunne of *ce
more than t2ent1 1ards *n breadth, f*ed 2*th Ou*et 2ater-
;t 2as eas1 to get out of *t b1 go*ng e*ther for2ard or bac/2ard,
and then ma/e a free passage under the *ceberg, some hundreds
of 1ards deeper- The um*nous ce**ng had been ext*ngu*shed,
but the saoon 2as st* respendent 2*th *ntense *ght-
;t 2as the po2erfu refect*on from the gass part*t*on sent 4*oent1
bac/ to the sheets of the antern- ; cannot descr*be the effect
of the 4ota*c ra1s upon the great boc/s so capr*c*ous1 cutP
upon e4er1 ange, e4er1 r*dge, e4er1 facet 2as thro2n a d*fferent *ght,
accord*ng to the nature of the 4e*ns runn*ng through the *ceP
a da..*ng m*ne of gems, part*cuar1 of sapph*res, the*r bue ra1s
cross*ng 2*th the green of the emerad- 9ere and there 2ere opa
shades of 2onderfu softness, runn*ng through br*ght spots */e
d*amonds of f*re, the br**anc1 of 2h*ch the e1e coud not bear-
The po2er of the antern seemed *ncreased a hundredfod, */e a amp
through the ent*cuar pates of a f*rst"cass *ghthouse-

H9o2 beaut*fuG ho2 beaut*fuGH cr*ed :onse*-

HMes,H ; sa*d, H*t *s a 2onderfu s*ght- ;s *t not, NedLH

HMes, confound *tG Mes,H ans2ered Ned Land, H*t *s superbG
; am mad at be*ng ob*ged to adm*t *t- No one has e4er seen an1th*ng
*/e *tP but the s*ght ma1 cost us dear- Bnd, *f ; must sa1 a,
; th*n/ 2e are see*ng here th*ngs 2h*ch God ne4er *ntended
man to see-H

Ned 2as r*ght, *t 2as too beaut*fu- Sudden1 a cr1 from :onse*
made me turn-

H0hat *s *tLH ; as/ed-

HShut 1our e1es, s*rG 3o not oo/, s*rGH Sa1*ng 2h*ch,
:onse* capped h*s hands o4er h*s e1es-

H8ut 2hat *s the matter, m1 bo1LH

H; am da..ed, b*nded-H

A1 e1es turned *n4ountar*1 to2ards the gass, but ; coud not stand
the f*re 2h*ch seemed to de4our them- ; understood 2hat had happened-
The Naut*us had put on fu speed- B the Ou*et ustre of the *ce"2as
2as at once changed *nto fashes of *ghtn*ng- The f*re from these m1r*ads
of d*amonds 2as b*nd*ng- ;t reOu*red some t*me to cam our troubed oo/s-
Bt ast the hands 2ere ta/en do2n-

H5a*th, ; shoud ne4er ha4e be*e4ed *t,H sa*d :onse*-

;t 2as then f*4e *n the morn*ngP and at that moment a shoc/ 2as
fet at the bo2s of the Naut*us- ; /ne2 that *ts spur had struc/
a boc/ of *ce- ;t must ha4e been a fase manoeu4re, for th*s
submar*ne tunne, obstructed b1 boc/s, 2as not 4er1 eas1 na4*gat*on-
; thought that :apta*n Nemo, b1 chang*ng h*s course, 2oud e*ther
turn these obstaces or ese foo2 the 2*nd*ngs of the tunne-
;n an1 case, the road before us coud not be ent*re1 boc/ed-
8ut, contrar1 to m1 expectat*ons, the Naut*us too/ a dec*ded
retrograde mot*on-

H0e are go*ng bac/2ardsLH sa*d :onse*-

HMes,H ; rep*ed- HTh*s end of the tunne can ha4e no egress-H

HBnd thenLH

HThen,H sa*d ;, Hthe 2or/*ng *s eas1- 0e must go bac/ aga*n,
and go out at the southern open*ng- That *s a-H

;n spea/*ng thus, ; 2*shed to appear more conf*dent than ; rea1 2as-
8ut the retrograde mot*on of the Naut*us 2as *ncreas*ngP and, re4ers*ng
the scre2, *t carr*ed us at great speed-

H;t 2* be a h*ndrance,H sa*d Ned-

H0hat does *t matter, some hours more or ess, pro4*ded 2e get
out at astLH

HMes,H repeated Ned Land, Hpro4*ded 2e do get out at astGH

5or a short t*me ; 2a/ed from the saoon to the *brar1-
A1 compan*ons 2ere s*ent- ; soon thre2 m1sef on an ottoman,
and too/ a boo/, 2h*ch m1 e1es o4erran mechan*ca1- B Ouarter
of an hour after, :onse*, approach*ng me, sa*d, H;s 2hat 1ou are
read*ng 4er1 *nterest*ng, s*rLH

H6er1 *nterest*ngGH ; rep*ed-

H; shoud th*n/ so, s*r- ;t *s 1our o2n boo/ 1ou are read*ng-H

HA1 boo/LH

Bnd *ndeed ; 2as hod*ng *n m1 hand the 2or/ on the Great Submar*ne 3epths-
; d*d not e4en dream of *t- ; cosed the boo/ and returned to m1 2a/-
Ned and :onse* rose to go-

HSta1 here, m1 fr*ends,H sa*d ;, deta*n*ng them-
HLet us rema*n together unt* 2e are out of th*s boc/-H

HBs 1ou pease, s*r,H :onse* rep*ed-

Some hours passed- ; often oo/ed at the *nstruments hang*ng
from the part*t*on- The manometer sho2ed that the Naut*us /ept
at a constant depth of more than three hundred 1ardsP the compass
st* po*nted to southP the og *nd*cated a speed of t2ent1
m*es an hour, 2h*ch, *n such a cramped space, 2as 4er1 great-
8ut :apta*n Nemo /ne2 that he coud not hasten too much,
and that m*nutes 2ere 2orth ages to us- Bt t2ent1"f*4e m*nutes
past e*ght a second shoc/ too/ pace, th*s t*me from beh*nd-
; turned pae- A1 compan*ons 2ere cose b1 m1 s*de-
; se*.ed :onse*Ns hand- @ur oo/s expressed our fee*ngs better
than 2ords- Bt th*s moment the :apta*n entered the saoon-
; 2ent up to h*m-

H@ur course *s barred south2ardLH ; as/ed-

HMes, s*r- The *ceberg has sh*fted and cosed e4er1 outet-H

H0e are boc/ed up thenLH

HMes-H



:9BPTE7 K6;

0BNT @5 B;7

Thus around the Naut*us, abo4e and beo2, 2as an *mpenetrabe 2a
of *ce- 0e 2ere pr*soners to the *ceberg- ; 2atched the :apta*n-
9*s countenance had resumed *ts hab*tua *mperturbab**t1-

HGentemen,H he sa*d cam1, Hthere are t2o 2a1s of d1*ng *n
the c*rcumstances *n 2h*ch 2e are paced-H CTh*s pu..*ng person
had the a*r of a mathemat*ca professor ectur*ng to h*s pup*s-D
HThe f*rst *s to be crushedP the second *s to d*e of suffocat*on-
; do not spea/ of the poss*b**t1 of d1*ng of hunger, for the supp1
of pro4*s*ons *n the Naut*us 2* certa*n1 ast onger than 2e sha-
Let us, then, cacuate our chances-H

HBs to suffocat*on, :apta*n,H ; rep*ed, Hthat *s not to be feared,
because our reser4o*rs are fu-H

H<ust soP but the1 2* on1 1*ed t2o da1sN supp1 of a*r-
No2, for th*rt1"s*x hours 2e ha4e been h*dden under the 2ater,
and aread1 the hea41 atmosphere of the Naut*us reOu*res rene2a-
;n fort1"e*ght hours our reser4e 2* be exhausted-H

H0e, :apta*n, can 2e be de*4ered before fort1"e*ght hoursLH

H0e 2* attempt *t, at east, b1 p*erc*ng the 2a that surrounds us-H

H@n 2h*ch s*deLH

HSound 2* te us- ; am go*ng to run the Naut*us aground
on the o2er ban/, and m1 men 2* attac/ the *ceberg on the s*de
that *s east th*c/-H

:apta*n Nemo 2ent out- Soon ; d*sco4ered b1 a h*ss*ng no*se
that the 2ater 2as enter*ng the reser4o*rs- The Naut*us
san/ so21, and rested on the *ce at a depth of &+0 1ards,
the depth at 2h*ch the o2er ban/ 2as *mmersed-

HA1 fr*ends,H ; sa*d, Hour s*tuat*on *s ser*ous, but ; re1
on 1our courage and energ1-H

HS*r,H rep*ed the :anad*an, H; am read1 to do an1th*ng
for the genera safet1-H

HGoodG Ned,H and ; hed out m1 hand to the :anad*an-

H; 2* add,H he cont*nued, Hthat, be*ng as hand1 2*th the p*c/axe
as 2*th the harpoon, *f ; can be usefu to the :apta*n, he can
command m1 ser4*ces-H

H9e 2* not refuse 1our hep- :ome, NedGH

; ed h*m to the room 2here the cre2 of the Naut*us
2ere putt*ng on the*r cor/"jac/ets- ; tod the :apta*n
of NedNs proposa, 2h*ch he accepted- The :anad*an put on
h*s sea"costume, and 2as read1 as soon as h*s compan*ons-
0hen Ned 2as dressed, ; re"entered the dra2*ng"room, 2here
the panes of gass 2ere open, and, posted near :onse*,
; exam*ned the amb*ent beds that supported the Naut*us-
Some *nstants after, 2e sa2 a do.en of the cre2 set foot on the ban/
of *ce, and among them Ned Land, eas*1 /no2n b1 h*s stature-
:apta*n Nemo 2as 2*th them- 8efore proceed*ng to d*g the 2as,
he too/ the sound*ngs, to be sure of 2or/*ng *n the r*ght d*rect*on-
Long sound*ng *nes 2ere sun/ *n the s*de 2as, but after
f*fteen 1ards the1 2ere aga*n stopped b1 the th*c/ 2a-
;t 2as useess to attac/ *t on the ce**ng"*/e surface,
s*nce the *ceberg *tsef measured more than #00 1ards *n he*ght-
:apta*n Nemo then sounded the o2er surface- There ten 1ards
of 2a separated us from the 2ater, so great 2as the th*c/ness
of the *ce"f*ed- ;t 2as necessar1, therefore, to cut from *t
a p*ece eOua *n extent to the 2ater*ne of the Naut*us-
There 2ere about ,,000 cub*c 1ards to detach, so as to d*g
a hoe b1 2h*ch 2e coud descend to the *ce"f*ed- The 2or/
had begun *mmed*ate1 and carr*ed on 2*th *ndefat*gabe energ1-
;nstead of d*gg*ng round the Naut*us 2h*ch 2oud ha4e *n4o4ed
greater d*ff*cut1, :apta*n Nemo had an *mmense trench made at e*ght
1ards from the port"Ouarter- Then the men set to 2or/ s*mutaneous1
2*th the*r scre2s on se4era po*nts of *ts c*rcumference-
Present1 the p*c/axe attac/ed th*s compact matter 4*gorous1,
and arge boc/s 2ere detached from the mass- 81 a cur*ous
effect of spec*f*c gra4*t1, these boc/s, *ghter than 2ater,
fed, so to spea/, to the 4aut of the tunne, that *ncreased
*n th*c/ness at the top *n proport*on as *t d*m*n*shed at the base-
8ut that mattered *tte, so ong as the o2er part gre2 th*nner-
Bfter t2o hoursN hard 2or/, Ned Land came *n exhausted- 9e and h*s
comrades 2ere repaced b1 ne2 2or/ers, 2hom :onse* and ; jo*ned-
The second *eutenant of the Naut*us super*ntended us-
The 2ater seemed s*nguar1 cod, but ; soon got 2arm
hand*ng the p*c/axe- A1 mo4ements 2ere free enough,
athough the1 2ere made under a pressure of th*rt1 atmospheres-
0hen ; re"entered, after 2or/*ng t2o hours, to ta/e some food
and rest, ; found a percept*be d*fference bet2een the pure
fu*d 2*th 2h*ch the 7ouOua1ro eng*ne supp*ed me and the
atmosphere of the Naut*us, aread1 charged 2*th carbon*c ac*d-
The a*r had not been rene2ed for fort1"e*ght hours, and *ts 4*4*f1*ng
Oua*t*es 2ere cons*derab1 enfeebed- 9o2e4er, after a apse
of t2e4e hours, 2e had on1 ra*sed a boc/ of *ce one 1ard th*c/,
on the mar/ed surface, 2h*ch 2as about ,00 cub*c 1ardsG
7ec/on*ng that *t too/ t2e4e hours to accomp*sh th*s much *t
2oud ta/e f*4e n*ghts and four da1s to br*ng th*s enterpr*se
to a sat*sfactor1 concus*on- 5*4e n*ghts and four da1sG
Bnd 2e ha4e on1 a*r enough for t2o da1s *n the reser4o*rsG
H0*thout ta/*ng *nto account,H sa*d Ned, Hthat, e4en *f 2e get out
of th*s *nferna pr*son, 2e sha aso be *mpr*soned under the *ceberg,
shut out from a poss*be commun*cat*on 2*th the atmosphere-H
True enoughG 0ho coud then foresee the m*n*mum of t*me
necessar1 for our de*4eranceL 0e m*ght be suffocated before
the Naut*us coud rega*n the surface of the 2a4esL 0as *t
dest*ned to per*sh *n th*s *ce"tomb, 2*th a those *t encosedL
The s*tuat*on 2as terr*be- 8ut e4er1one had oo/ed the danger
*n the face, and each 2as determ*ned to do h*s dut1 to the
ast-

Bs ; expected, dur*ng the n*ght a ne2 boc/ a 1ard sOuare
2as carr*ed a2a1, and st* further san/ the *mmense hoo2-
8ut *n the morn*ng 2hen, dressed *n m1 cor/"jac/et, ; tra4ersed
the sush1 mass at a temperature of s*x or se4en degrees beo2 .ero,
; remar/ed that the s*de 2as 2ere gradua1 cos*ng *n-
The beds of 2ater farthest from the trench, that 2ere not 2armed
b1 the menNs 2or/, sho2ed a tendenc1 to so*d*f*cat*on- ;n presence
of th*s ne2 and *mm*nent danger, 2hat 2oud become of our chances
of safet1, and ho2 h*nder the so*d*f*cat*on of th*s *Ou*d med*um,
that 2oud burst the part*t*ons of the Naut*us */e gassL

; d*d not te m1 compan*ons of th*s ne2 danger-
0hat 2as the good of damp*ng the energ1 the1 d*spa1ed *n
the pa*nfu 2or/ of escapeL 8ut 2hen ; 2ent on board aga*n,
; tod :apta*n Nemo of th*s gra4e comp*cat*on-

H; /no2 *t,H he sa*d, *n that cam tone 2h*ch coud counteract
the most terr*be apprehens*ons- H;t *s one danger moreP
but ; see no 2a1 of escap*ng *tP the on1 chance of safet1 *s to go
Ou*c/er than so*d*f*cat*on- 0e must be beforehand 2*th *t,
that *s a-H

@n th*s da1 for se4era hours ; used m1 p*c/axe 4*gorous1-
The 2or/ /ept me up- 8es*des, to 2or/ 2as to Ou*t the Naut*us,
and breathe d*rect1 the pure a*r dra2n from the reser4o*rs,
and supp*ed b1 our apparatus, and to Ou*t the *mpo4er*shed and
4*t*ated atmosphere- To2ards e4en*ng the trench 2as dug one 1ard deeper-
0hen ; returned on board, ; 2as near1 suffocated b1 the carbon*c
ac*d 2*th 2h*ch the a*r 2as f*ed""ahG *f 2e had on1 the chem*ca
means to dr*4e a2a1 th*s deeter*ous gas- 0e had pent1 of ox1genP
a th*s 2ater conta*ned a cons*derabe Ouant*t1, and b1 d*sso4*ng
*t 2*th our po2erfu p*es, *t 2oud restore the 4*4*f1*ng fu*d-
; had thought 2e o4er *tP but of 2hat good 2as that,
s*nce the carbon*c ac*d produced b1 our resp*rat*on had *n4aded
e4er1 part of the 4esseL To absorb *t, *t 2as necessar1 to f*
some jars 2*th caust*c potash, and to sha/e them *ncessant1-
No2 th*s substance 2as 2ant*ng on board, and noth*ng coud repace *t-
@n that e4en*ng, :apta*n Nemo ought to open the taps of h*s reser4o*rs,
and et some pure a*r *nto the *nter*or of the Naut*usP 2*thout th*s
precaut*on 2e coud not get r*d of the sense of suffocat*on- The next da1,
Aarch 2,th, ; resumed m1 m*nerNs 2or/ *n beg*nn*ng the f*fth 1ard-
The s*de 2as and the o2er surface of the *ceberg th*c/ened 4*s*b1-
;t 2as e4*dent that the1 2oud meet before the Naut*us 2as
abe to d*sengage *tsef- 3espa*r se*.ed me for an *nstantP
m1 p*c/axe near1 fe from m1 hands- 0hat 2as the good of d*gg*ng
*f ; must be suffocated, crushed b1 the 2ater that 2as turn*ng
*nto stoneL""a pun*shment that the feroc*t1 of the sa4ages e4en
2oud not ha4e *n4entedG <ust then :apta*n Nemo passed near me-
; touched h*s hand and sho2ed h*m the 2as of our pr*son-
The 2a to port had ad4anced to at east four 1ards from the hu of
the Naut*us- The :apta*n understood me, and s*gned me to foo2 h*m-
0e 2ent on board- ; too/ off m1 cor/"jac/et and accompan*ed h*m *nto the
dra2*ng"room-

HA- Bronnax, 2e must attempt some desperate means, or 2e sha
be seaed up *n th*s so*d*f*ed 2ater as *n cement-H

HMesP but 2hat *s to be doneLH

HBhG *f m1 Naut*us 2ere strong enough to bear th*s pressure
2*thout be*ng crushedGH

H0eLH ; as/ed, not catch*ng the :apta*nNs *dea-

H3o 1ou not understand,H he rep*ed, Hthat th*s congeat*on of 2ater
2* hep usL 3o 1ou not see that b1 *ts so*d*f*cat*on, *t 2oud
burst through th*s f*ed of *ce that *mpr*sons us, as, 2hen *t free.es,
*t bursts the hardest stonesL 3o 1ou not perce*4e that *t 2oud be
an agent of safet1 *nstead of destruct*onLH

HMes, :apta*n, perhaps- 8ut, 2hate4er res*stance to crush*ng
the Naut*us possesses, *t coud not support th*s terr*be pressure,
and 2oud be fattened */e an *ron pate-H

H; /no2 *t, s*r- Therefore 2e must not rec/on on the a*d of nature,
but on our o2n exert*ons- 0e must stop th*s so*d*f*cat*on-
Not on1 2* the s*de 2as be pressed togetherP but there
*s not ten feet of 2ater before or beh*nd the Naut*us-
The congeat*on ga*ns on us on a s*des-H

H9o2 ong 2* the a*r *n the reser4o*rs ast for us to breathe on boardLH

The :apta*n oo/ed *n m1 face- HBfter to"morro2 the1 2* be empt1GH

B cod s2eat came o4er me- 9o2e4er, ought ; to ha4e been aston*shed
at the ans2erL @n Aarch 22, the Naut*us 2as *n the open poar seas-
0e 2ere at 2,J- 5or f*4e da1s 2e had *4ed on the reser4e on board-
Bnd 2hat 2as eft of the resp*rabe a*r must be /ept for the 2or/ers-
E4en no2, as ; 2r*te, m1 recoect*on *s st* so 4*4*d that an
*n4ountar1 terror se*.es me and m1 ungs seem to be 2*thout a*r-
Aean2h*e, :apta*n Nemo refected s*ent1, and e4*dent1 an *dea
had struc/ h*mP but he seemed to reject *t- Bt ast, these 2ords
escaped h*s *ps$

H8o**ng 2aterGH he muttered-

H8o**ng 2aterLH ; cr*ed-

HMes, s*r- 0e are encosed *n a space that *s reat*4e1 conf*ned-
0oud not jets of bo**ng 2ater, constant1 *njected b1 the pumps,
ra*se the temperature *n th*s part and sta1 the congeat*onLH

HLet us tr1 *t,H ; sa*d resoute1-

HLet us tr1 *t, Professor-H

The thermometer then stood at 'J outs*de- :apta*n Nemo too/
me to the gae1s, 2here the 4ast d*st*ator1 mach*nes
stood that furn*shed the dr*n/abe 2ater b1 e4aporat*on-
The1 f*ed these 2*th 2ater, and a the eectr*c heat from
the p*es 2as thro2n through the 2orms bathed *n the *Ou*d-
;n a fe2 m*nutes th*s 2ater reached !00J- ;t 2as d*rected
to2ards the pumps, 2h*e fresh 2ater repaced *t *n proport*on-
The heat de4eoped b1 the troughs 2as such that cod 2ater,
dra2n up from the sea after on1 ha4*ng gone through the mach*nes,
came bo**ng *nto the bod1 of the pump- The *nject*on 2as begun,
and three hours after the thermometer mar/ed ,J beo2 .ero outs*de-
@ne degree 2as ga*ned- T2o hours ater the thermometer on1 mar/ed
#J-

H0e sha succeed,H ; sa*d to the :apta*n, after ha4*ng anx*ous1
2atched the resut of the operat*on-

H; th*n/,H he ans2ered, Hthat 2e sha not be crushed-
0e ha4e no more suffocat*on to fear-H

3ur*ng the n*ght the temperature of the 2ater rose to !J beo2 .ero-
The *nject*ons coud not carr1 *t to a h*gher po*nt- 8ut, as the congeat*on
of the sea"2ater produces at east 2J, ; 2as at east reassured aga*nst
the dangers of so*d*f*cat*on-

The next da1, Aarch 2'th, s*x 1ards of *ce had been ceared, t2e4e feet
on1 rema*n*ng to be ceared a2a1- There 2as 1et fort1"e*ght hoursN 2or/-
The a*r coud not be rene2ed *n the *nter*or of the Naut*us-
Bnd th*s da1 2oud ma/e *t 2orse- Bn *ntoerabe 2e*ght oppressed me-
To2ards three oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng th*s fee*ng rose to a 4*oent degree-
Ma2ns d*socated m1 ja2s- A1 ungs panted as the1 *nhaed th*s burn*ng fu*d,
2h*ch became raref*ed more and more- B mora torpor too/ hod of me-
; 2as po2eress, amost unconsc*ous- A1 bra4e :onse*, though exh*b*t*ng
the same s1mptoms and suffer*ng *n the same manner, ne4er eft me-
9e too/ m1 hand and encouraged me, and ; heard h*m murmur, H@hG *f ; coud
on1 not breathe, so as to ea4e more a*r for m1 masterGH

Tears came *nto m1 e1es on hear*ng h*m spea/ thus- ;f our
s*tuat*on to a 2as *ntoerabe *n the *nter*or, 2*th 2hat haste
and gadness 2oud 2e put on our cor/"jac/ets to 2or/ *n our turnG
P*c/axes sounded on the fro.en *ce"beds- @ur arms ached,
the s/*n 2as torn off our hands- 8ut 2hat 2ere these fat*gues,
2hat d*d the 2ounds matterL 6*ta a*r came to the ungsG
0e breathedG 2e breathedG

B th*s t*me no one proonged h*s 4ountar1 tas/ be1ond the prescr*bed t*me-
9*s tas/ accomp*shed, each one handed *n turn to h*s pant*ng compan*ons
the apparatus that supp*ed h*m 2*th *fe- :apta*n Nemo set the exampe,
and subm*tted f*rst to th*s se4ere d*sc*p*ne- 0hen the t*me came,
he ga4e up h*s apparatus to another and returned to the 4*t*ated a*r
on board, cam, unf*nch*ng, unmurmur*ng-

@n that da1 the ord*nar1 2or/ 2as accomp*shed 2*th unusua 4*gour-
@n1 t2o 1ards rema*ned to be ra*sed from the surface-
T2o 1ards on1 separated us from the open sea- 8ut the reser4o*rs
2ere near1 empt*ed of a*r- The *tte that rema*ned ought
to be /ept for the 2or/ersP not a part*ce for the Naut*us-
0hen ; 2ent bac/ on board, ; 2as haf suffocated- 0hat a n*ghtG
; /no2 not ho2 to descr*be *t- The next da1 m1 breath*ng
2as oppressed- 3*..*ness accompan*ed the pa*n *n m1 head and made
me */e a drun/en man- A1 compan*ons sho2ed the same s1mptoms-
Some of the cre2 had ratt*ng *n the throat-

@n that da1, the s*xth of our *mpr*sonment, :apta*n Nemo,
f*nd*ng the p*c/axes 2or/ too so21, reso4ed to crush
the *ce"bed that st* separated us from the *Ou*d sheet-
Th*s manNs cooness and energ1 ne4er forsoo/ h*m- 9e subdued h*s
ph1s*ca pa*ns b1 mora force-

81 h*s orders the 4esse 2as *ghtened, that *s to sa1,
ra*sed from the *ce"bed b1 a change of spec*f*c gra4*t1-
0hen *t foated the1 to2ed *t so as to br*ng *t abo4e
the *mmense trench made on the e4e of the 2ater"*ne- Then,
f**ng h*s reser4o*rs of 2ater, he descended and shut h*msef up
*n the hoe-

<ust then a the cre2 came on board, and the doube door of commun*cat*on
2as shut- The Naut*us then rested on the bed of *ce, 2h*ch 2as not one
1ard th*c/, and 2h*ch the sound*ng eads had perforated *n a thousand paces-
The taps of the reser4o*rs 2ere then opened, and a hundred cub*c 1ards
of 2ater 2as et *n, *ncreas*ng the 2e*ght of the Naut*us to !,(00 tons-
0e 2a*ted, 2e *stened, forgett*ng our suffer*ngs *n hope- @ur safet1
depended on th*s ast chance- Not2*thstand*ng the bu..*ng *n m1 head,
; soon heard the humm*ng sound under the hu of the Naut*us- The *ce
crac/ed 2*th a s*nguar no*se, */e tear*ng paper, and the Naut*us san/-

H0e are offGH murmured :onse* *n m1 ear-

; coud not ans2er h*m- ; se*.ed h*s hand, and pressed *t con4us*4e1-
B at once, carr*ed a2a1 b1 *ts fr*ghtfu o4ercharge, the Naut*us san/ */e
a buet under the 2aters, that *s to sa1, *t fe as *f *t 2as *n a 4acuum-
Then a the eectr*c force 2as put on the pumps, that soon began to et
the 2ater out of the reser4o*rs- Bfter some m*nutes, our fa 2as stopped-
Soon, too, the manometer *nd*cated an ascend*ng mo4ement- The scre2,
go*ng at fu speed, made the *ron hu trembe to *ts 4er1 bots and dre2
us to2ards the north- 8ut *f th*s foat*ng under the *ceberg *s to ast
another da1 before 2e reach the open sea, ; sha be dead f*rst-

9af stretched upon a d*4an *n the *brar1, ; 2as suffocat*ng-
A1 face 2as purpe, m1 *ps bue, m1 facut*es suspended-
; ne*ther sa2 nor heard- B not*on of t*me had gone from m1 m*nd-
A1 musces coud not contract- ; do not /no2 ho2 man1 hours
passed thus, but ; 2as consc*ous of the agon1 that 2as com*ng o4er me-
; fet as *f ; 2as go*ng to d*e- Sudden1 ; came to-
Some breaths of a*r penetrated m1 ungs- 9ad 2e r*sen to the surface
of the 2a4esL 0ere 2e free of the *cebergL NoG Ned and :onse*,
m1 t2o bra4e fr*ends, 2ere sacr*f*c*ng themse4es to sa4e me-
Some part*ces of a*r st* rema*ned at the bottom of one apparatus-
;nstead of us*ng *t, the1 had /ept *t for me, and, 2h*e the1
2ere be*ng suffocated, the1 ga4e me *fe, drop b1 drop-
; 2anted to push bac/ the th*ngP the1 hed m1 hands,
and for some moments ; breathed free1- ; oo/ed at the coc/P
*t 2as ee4en *n the morn*ng- ;t ought to be the 2(th of Aarch-
The Naut*us 2ent at a fr*ghtfu pace, fort1 m*es an hour- ;t *tera1
tore through the 2ater- 0here 2as :apta*n NemoL 9ad he succumbedL
0ere h*s compan*ons dead 2*th h*mL Bt the moment the manometer
*nd*cated that 2e 2ere not more than t2ent1 feet from the surface-
B mere pate of *ce separated us from the atmosphere- :oud 2e not
brea/ *tL Perhaps- ;n an1 case the Naut*us 2as go*ng to attempt *t-
; fet that *t 2as *n an ob*Oue pos*t*on, o2er*ng the stern,
and ra*s*ng the bo2s- The *ntroduct*on of 2ater had been the means
of d*sturb*ng *ts eOu**br*um- Then, *mpeed b1 *ts po2erfu scre2,
*t attac/ed the *ce"f*ed from beneath */e a form*dabe batter*ng"ram-
;t bro/e *t b1 bac/*ng and then rush*ng for2ard aga*nst the f*ed,
2h*ch gradua1 ga4e 2a1P and at ast, dash*ng sudden1 aga*nst *t,
shot for2ards on the *ce"f*ed, that crushed beneath *ts 2e*ght-
The pane 2as opened""one m*ght sa1 torn off""and the pure a*r came *n *n
abundance to a parts of the Naut*us-



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9o2 ; got on to the patform, ; ha4e no *deaP perhaps the :anad*an
had carr*ed me there- 8ut ; breathed, ; *nhaed the 4*4*f1*ng sea"a*r-
A1 t2o compan*ons 2ere gett*ng drun/ 2*th the fresh part*ces-
The other unhapp1 men had been so ong 2*thout food, that the1
coud not 2*th *mpun*t1 *nduge *n the s*mpest a*ments that 2ere
g*4en them- 0e, on the contrar1, had no end to restra*n ourse4esP
2e coud dra2 th*s a*r free1 *nto our ungs, and *t 2as the bree.e,
the bree.e aone, that f*ed us 2*th th*s /een enjo1ment-

HBhGH sa*d :onse*, Hho2 de*ghtfu th*s ox1gen *sG
Aaster need not fear to breathe *t- There *s enough for e4er1bod1-H

Ned Land d*d not spea/, but he opened h*s ja2s 2*de enough
to fr*ghten a shar/- @ur strength soon returned, and, 2hen ;
oo/ed round me, ; sa2 2e 2ere aone on the patform-
The fore*gn seamen *n the Naut*us 2ere contented 2*th the a*r
that c*rcuated *n the *nter*orP none of them had come to dr*n/
*n the open a*r-

The f*rst 2ords ; spo/e 2ere 2ords of grat*tude and
than/funess to m1 t2o compan*ons- Ned and :onse* had
proonged m1 *fe dur*ng the ast hours of th*s ong agon1-
B m1 grat*tude coud not repa1 such de4ot*on-

HA1 fr*ends,H sa*d ;, H2e are bound one to the other for e4er,
and ; am under *nf*n*te ob*gat*ons to 1ou-H

H0h*ch ; sha ta/e ad4antage of,H exca*med the :anad*an-

H0hat do 1ou meanLH sa*d :onse*-

H; mean that ; sha ta/e 1ou 2*th me 2hen ; ea4e th*s *nferna Naut*us-H

H0e,H sa*d :onse*, Hafter a th*s, are 2e go*ng r*ghtLH

HMes,H ; rep*ed, Hfor 2e are go*ng the 2a1 of the sun,
and here the sun *s *n the north-H

HNo doubt,H sa*d Ned LandP Hbut *t rema*ns to be seen 2hether
he 2* br*ng the sh*p *nto the Pac*f*c or the Btant*c @cean,
that *s, *nto freOuented or deserted seas-H

; coud not ans2er that Ouest*on, and ; feared that :apta*n Nemo
2oud rather ta/e us to the 4ast ocean that touches the coasts
of Bs*a and Bmer*ca at the same t*me- 9e 2oud thus compete
the tour round the submar*ne 2ord, and return to those 2aters
*n 2h*ch the Naut*us coud sa* free1- 0e ought, before ong,
to sette th*s *mportant po*nt- The Naut*us 2ent at a rap*d pace-
The poar c*rce 2as soon passed, and the course shaped for :ape 9orn-
0e 2ere off the Bmer*can po*nt, Aarch &!st, at se4en oNcoc/
*n the e4en*ng- Then a our past suffer*ngs 2ere forgotten-
The remembrance of that *mpr*sonment *n the *ce 2as effaced
from our m*nds- 0e on1 thought of the future- :apta*n Nemo d*d
not appear aga*n e*ther *n the dra2*ng"room or on the patform-
The po*nt sho2n each da1 on the pan*sphere, and, mar/ed b1
the *eutenant, sho2ed me the exact d*rect*on of the Naut*us-
No2, on that e4en*ng, *t 2as e4*dent, to, m1 great sat*sfact*on,
that 2e 2ere go*ng bac/ to the North b1 the Btant*c-
The next da1, Bpr* !st, 2hen the Naut*us ascended to the surface
some m*nutes before noon, 2e s*ghted and to the 2est-
;t 2as Terra de 5uego, 2h*ch the f*rst na4*gators named thus from
see*ng the Ouant*t1 of smo/e that rose from the nat*4esN huts-
The coast seemed o2 to me, but *n the d*stance rose h*gh mounta*ns-
; e4en thought ; had a g*mpse of Aount Sarm*ento, that r*ses 2,0'0
1ards abo4e the e4e of the sea, 2*th a 4er1 po*nted summ*t, 2h*ch,
accord*ng as *t *s m*st1 or cear, *s a s*gn of f*ne or of 2et 2eather-
Bt th*s moment the pea/ 2as cear1 def*ned aga*nst the s/1-
The Naut*us, d*4*ng aga*n under the 2ater, approached the coast,
2h*ch 2as on1 some fe2 m*es off- 5rom the gass 2*ndo2s *n
the dra2*ng"room, ; sa2 ong sea2eeds and g*gant*c fuc* and 4arech,
of 2h*ch the open poar sea conta*ns so man1 spec*mens, 2*th the*r
sharp po*shed f*amentsP the1 measured about &00 1ards *n ength""
rea cabes, th*c/er than oneNs thumbP and, ha4*ng great tenac*t1,
the1 are often used as ropes for 4esses- Bnother 2eed /no2n as 4ep,
2*th ea4es four feet ong, bur*ed *n the cora concret*ons,
hung at the bottom- ;t ser4ed as nest and food for m1r*ads
of crustacea and mouscs, crabs, and cuttef*sh-
There seas and otters had spend*d repasts, eat*ng the fesh
of f*sh 2*th sea"4egetabes, accord*ng to the Eng*sh fash*on-
@4er th*s fert*e and uxur*ant ground the Naut*us passed 2*th
great rap*d*t1- To2ards e4en*ng *t approached the 5a/and group,
the rough summ*ts of 2h*ch ; recogn*sed the foo2*ng da1-
The depth of the sea 2as moderate- @n the shores our nets brought
*n beaut*fu spec*mens of sea 2eed, and part*cuar1 a certa*n fucus,
the roots of 2h*ch 2ere f*ed 2*th the best musses *n the 2ord-
Geese and duc/s fe b1 do.ens on the patform, and soon too/
the*r paces *n the pantr1 on board-

0hen the ast he*ghts of the 5a/ands had d*sappeared
from the hor*.on, the Naut*us san/ to bet2een t2ent1
and t2ent1"f*4e 1ards, and foo2ed the Bmer*can coast-
:apta*n Nemo d*d not sho2 h*msef- Unt* the &rd of Bpr* 2e
d*d not Ou*t the shores of Patagon*a, somet*mes under the ocean,
somet*mes at the surface- The Naut*us passed be1ond the arge
estuar1 formed b1 the Uragua1- ;ts d*rect*on 2as north2ards,
and foo2ed the ong 2*nd*ngs of the coast of South Bmer*ca-
0e had then made !,,00 m*es s*nce our embar/at*on *n the seas
of <apan- Bbout ee4en oNcoc/ *n the morn*ng the Trop*c
of :apr*corn 2as crossed on the th*rt1"se4enth mer*d*an,
and 2e passed :ape 5r*o stand*ng out to sea- :apta*n Nemo,
to Ned LandNs great d*speasure, d*d not */e the ne*ghbourhood
of the *nhab*ted coasts of 8ra.*, for 2e 2ent at a g*dd1 speed-
Not a f*sh, not a b*rd of the s2*ftest /*nd coud foo2 us,
and the natura cur*os*t*es of these seas escaped a obser4at*on-

Th*s speed 2as /ept up for se4era da1s, and *n the e4en*ng
of the )th of Bpr* 2e s*ghted the most 2ester1 po*nt of South
Bmer*ca that forms :ape San 7oOue- 8ut then the Naut*us
s2er4ed aga*n, and sought the o2est depth of a submar*ne 4ae1
2h*ch *s bet2een th*s :ape and S*erra Leone on the Bfr*can coast-
Th*s 4ae1 b*furcates to the parae of the Bnt*es,
and term*nates at the mouth b1 the enormous depress*on of ),000 1ards-
;n th*s pace, the geoog*ca bas*n of the ocean forms,
as far as the Lesser Bnt*es, a c*ff to three and a haf
m*es perpend*cuar *n he*ght, and, at the parae of
the :ape 6erde ;sands, an other 2a not ess cons*derabe,
that encoses thus a the sun/ cont*nent of the Btant*c-
The bottom of th*s *mmense 4ae1 *s dotted 2*th some mounta*ns,
that g*4e to these submar*ne paces a p*cturesOue aspect-
; spea/, moreo4er, from the manuscr*pt charts that 2ere *n the *brar1
of the Naut*us""charts e4*dent1 due to :apta*n NemoNs hand,
and made after h*s persona obser4at*ons- 5or t2o da1s the desert
and deep 2aters 2ere 4*s*ted b1 means of the *nc*ned panes-
The Naut*us 2as furn*shed 2*th ong d*agona broads*des 2h*ch carr*ed
*t to a ee4at*ons- 8ut on the !!th of Bpr* *t rose sudden1,
and and appeared at the mouth of the Bma.on 7*4er, a 4ast estuar1,
the embouchure of 2h*ch *s so cons*derabe that *t freshens
the sea"2ater for the d*stance of se4era eagues- V( paragraphs
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5or se4era da1s the Naut*us /ept off from the Bmer*can coast-
E4*dent1 *t d*d not 2*sh to r*s/ the t*des of the Guf of
Aex*co or of the sea of the Bnt*es- Bpr* !,th, 2e s*ghted
Aart*n*Oue and Guadaoupe from a d*stance of about th*rt1 m*es-
; sa2 the*r ta pea/s for an *nstant- The :anad*an,
2ho counted on carr1*ng out h*s projects *n the Guf,
b1 e*ther and*ng or ha**ng one of the numerous boats that
coast from one *sand to another, 2as Ou*te d*sheartened-
5*ght 2oud ha4e been Ou*te pract*cabe, *f Ned Land had been abe
to ta/e possess*on of the boat 2*thout the :apta*nNs /no2edge-
8ut *n the open sea *t coud not be thought of- The :anad*an,
:onse*, and ; had a ong con4ersat*on on th*s subject-
5or s*x months 2e had been pr*soners on board the Naut*us-
0e had tra4eed !',000 eaguesP and, as Ned Land sa*d, there 2as
no reason 2h1 *t shoud come to an end- 0e coud hope noth*ng
from the :apta*n of the Naut*us, but on1 from ourse4es-
8es*des, for some t*me past he had become gra4er, more ret*red,
ess soc*abe- 9e seemed to shun me- ; met h*m rare1-
5ormer1 he 2as peased to expa*n the submar*ne mar4es to meP
no2 he eft me to m1 stud*es, and came no more to the saoon-
0hat change had come o4er h*mL 5or 2hat causeL 5or m1 part,
; d*d not 2*sh to bur1 2*th me m1 cur*ous and no4e stud*es-
; had no2 the po2er to 2r*te the true boo/ of the seaP
and th*s boo/, sooner or ater, ; 2*shed to see da1*ght-
The and nearest us 2as the arch*peago of the 8ahamas- There rose
h*gh submar*ne c*ffs co4ered 2*th arge 2eeds- ;t 2as about ee4en
oNcoc/ 2hen Ned Land dre2 m1 attent*on to a form*dabe pr*c/*ng,
*/e the st*ng of an ant, 2h*ch 2as produced b1 means of arge
sea2eeds-

H0e,H ; sa*d, Hthese are proper ca4erns for poups, and ;
shoud not be aston*shed to see some of these monsters-H

H0hatGH sa*d :onse*P Hcuttef*sh, rea cuttef*sh of the cephaopod cassLH

HNo,H ; sa*d, Hpoups of huge d*mens*ons-H

H; 2* ne4er be*e4e that such an*mas ex*st,H sa*d Ned-

H0e,H sa*d :onse*, 2*th the most ser*ous a*r *n the 2ord,
H; remember perfect1 to ha4e seen a arge 4esse dra2n under
the 2a4es b1 an octopusNs arm-H

HMou sa2 thatLH sa*d the :anad*an-

HMes, Ned-H

H0*th 1our o2n e1esLH

H0*th m1 o2n e1es-H

H0here, pra1, m*ght that beLH

HBt St- Aao,H ans2ered :onse*-

H;n the portLH sa*d Ned, *ron*ca1-

HNoP *n a church,H rep*ed :onse*-

H;n a churchGH cr*ed the :anad*an-

HMesP fr*end Ned- ;n a p*cture represent*ng the poup *n Ouest*on-H

HGoodGH sa*d Ned Land, burst*ng out augh*ng-

H9e *s Ou*te r*ght,H ; sa*d- H; ha4e heard of th*s p*ctureP
but the subject represented *s ta/en from a egend, and 1ou /no2
2hat to th*n/ of egends *n the matter of natura h*stor1-
8es*des, 2hen *t *s a Ouest*on of monsters, the *mag*nat*on
*s apt to run 2*d- Not on1 *s *t supposed that these poups
can dra2 do2n 4esses, but a certa*n @aus Aagnus spea/s of an
octopus a m*e ong that *s more */e an *sand than an an*ma-
;t *s aso sa*d that the 8*shop of N*dros 2as bu*d*ng
an atar on an *mmense roc/- Aass f*n*shed, the roc/ began
to 2a/, and returned to the sea- The roc/ 2as a poup-
Bnother 8*shop, Pontopp*dan, spea/s aso of a poup on 2h*ch
a reg*ment of ca4ar1 coud manoeu4re- Last1, the anc*ent
natura*sts spea/ of monsters 2hose mouths 2ere */e gufs,
and 2h*ch 2ere too arge to pass through the Stra*ts of G*bratar-H

H8ut ho2 much *s true of these stor*esLH as/ed :onse*-

HNoth*ng, m1 fr*endsP at east of that 2h*ch passes the *m*t of truth
to get to fabe or egend- Ne4ertheess, there must be some ground
for the *mag*nat*on of the stor1"teers- @ne cannot den1 that poups and
cuttef*sh ex*st of a arge spec*es, *nfer*or, ho2e4er, to the cetaceans-
Br*stote has stated the d*mens*ons of a cuttef*sh as f*4e cub*ts,
or n*ne feet t2o *nches- @ur f*shermen freOuent1 see some that are
more than four feet ong- Some s/eetons of poups are preser4ed *n
the museums of Tr*este and Aontpe*er, that measure t2o 1ards *n ength-
8es*des, accord*ng to the cacuat*ons of some natura*sts, one of these
an*mas on1 s*x feet ong 2oud ha4e tentaces t2ent1"se4en feet ong-
That 2oud suff*ce to ma/e a form*dabe monster-H

H3o the1 f*sh for them *n these da1sLH as/ed Ned-

H;f the1 do not f*sh for them, sa*ors see them at east-
@ne of m1 fr*ends, :apta*n Pau 8os of 9a4re, has often aff*rmed
that he met one of these monsters of coossa d*mens*ons *n
the ;nd*an seas- 8ut the most aston*sh*ng fact, and 2h*ch does
not perm*t of the den*a of the ex*stence of these g*gant*c an*mas,
happened some 1ears ago, *n !(,!-H

H0hat *s the factLH as/ed Ned Land-

HTh*s *s *t- ;n !(,!, to the north"east of Tener*ffe, 4er1 near1
*n the same at*tude 2e are *n no2, the cre2 of the despatch"boat
Bector perce*4ed a monstrous cuttef*sh s2*mm*ng *n the 2aters-
:apta*n 8ouguer 2ent near to the an*ma, and attac/ed *t 2*th
harpoon and guns, 2*thout much success, for bas and harpoons
g*ded o4er the soft fesh- Bfter se4era fru*tess attempts
the cre2 tr*ed to pass a s*p"/not round the bod1 of the mousc-
The noose s*pped as far as the ta* f*ns and there stopped-
The1 tr*ed then to hau *t on board, but *ts 2e*ght 2as so
cons*derabe that the t*ghtness of the cord separated the ta*
from the bod1, and, depr*4ed of th*s ornament, he d*sappeared
under the 2ater-H

H;ndeedG *s that a factLH

HBn *nd*sputabe fact, m1 good Ned- The1 proposed to name th*s
poup U8ouguerNs cuttef*sh-NH

H0hat ength 2as *tLH as/ed the :anad*an-

H3*d *t not measure about s*x 1ardsLH sa*d :onse*, 2ho, posted at the 2*ndo2,
2as exam*n*ng aga*n the *rreguar 2*nd*ngs of the c*ff-

HPrec*se1,H ; rep*ed-

H;ts head,H rejo*ned :onse*, H2as *t not cro2ned 2*th e*ght tentaces,
that beat the 2ater */e a nest of serpentsLH

HPrec*se1-H

H9ad not *ts e1es, paced at the bac/ of *ts head, cons*derabe de4eopmentLH

HMes, :onse*-H

HBnd 2as not *ts mouth */e a parrotNs bea/LH

HExact1, :onse*-H

H6er1 2eG no offence to master,H he rep*ed, Ou*et1P H*f th*s
*s not 8ouguerNs cuttef*sh, *t *s, at east, one of *ts brothers-H

; oo/ed at :onse*- Ned Land hurr*ed to the 2*ndo2-

H0hat a horr*be beastGH he cr*ed-

; oo/ed *n m1 turn, and coud not repress a gesture of d*sgust-
8efore m1 e1es 2as a horr*be monster 2orth1 to f*gure *n the egends
of the mar4eous- ;t 2as an *mmense cuttef*sh, be*ng e*ght 1ards ong-
;t s2am cross2a1s *n the d*rect*on of the Naut*us 2*th great speed,
2atch*ng us 2*th *ts enormous star*ng green e1es- ;ts e*ght arms,
or rather feet, f*xed to *ts head, that ha4e g*4en the name
of cephaopod to these an*mas, 2ere t2*ce as ong as *ts bod1,
and 2ere t2*sted */e the fur*esN ha*r- @ne coud see the 2+0 a*r
hoes on the *nner s*de of the tentaces- The monsterNs mouth,
a horned bea/ */e a parrotNs, opened and shut 4ert*ca1-
;ts tongue, a horned substance, furn*shed 2*th se4era ro2s
of po*nted teeth, came out Ou*4er*ng from th*s 4er*tabe pa*r
of shears- 0hat a frea/ of nature, a b*rdNs bea/ on a mouscG
;ts sp*nde"*/e bod1 formed a fesh1 mass that m*ght 2e*gh #,000
to +,000 b-P the, 4ar1*ng coour chang*ng 2*th great rap*d*t1,
accord*ng to the *rr*tat*on of the an*ma, passed success*4e1
from *4*d gre1 to redd*sh bro2n- 0hat *rr*tated th*s mouscL
No doubt the presence of the Naut*us, more form*dabe than *tsef,
and on 2h*ch *ts suc/ers or *ts ja2s had no hod- Met, 2hat monsters
these poups areG 2hat 4*ta*t1 the :reator has g*4en themG
2hat 4*gour *n the*r mo4ementsG and the1 possess three heartsG
:hance had brought us *n presence of th*s cuttef*sh, and ; d*d not 2*sh
to ose the opportun*t1 of carefu1 stud1*ng th*s spec*men of cephaopods-
; o4ercame the horror that *nsp*red me, and, ta/*ng a penc*, began
to dra2 *t-

HPerhaps th*s *s the same 2h*ch the Bector sa2,H sa*d :onse*-

HNo,H rep*ed the :anad*anP Hfor th*s *s 2hoe, and the other
had ost *ts ta*-H

HThat *s no reason,H ; rep*ed- HThe arms and ta*s of these an*mas
are re"formed b1 rene2aP and *n se4en 1ears the ta* of 8ouguerNs
cuttef*sh has no doubt had t*me to gro2-H

81 th*s t*me other poups appeared at the port *ght- ; counted se4en-
The1 formed a process*on after the Naut*us, and ; heard the*r bea/s
gnash*ng aga*nst the *ron hu- ; cont*nued m1 2or/- These monsters
/ept *n the 2ater 2*th such prec*s*on that the1 seemed *mmo4abe-
Sudden1 the Naut*us stopped- B shoc/ made *t trembe *n e4er1 pate-

H9a4e 2e struc/ an1th*ngLH ; as/ed-

H;n an1 case,H rep*ed the :anad*an, H2e sha be free,
for 2e are foat*ng-H

The Naut*us 2as foat*ng, no doubt, but *t d*d not mo4e-
B m*nute passed- :apta*n Nemo, foo2ed b1 h*s *eutenant,
entered the dra2*ng"room- ; had not seen h*m for some t*me-
9e seemed du- 0*thout not*c*ng or spea/*ng to us, he 2ent
to the pane, oo/ed at the poups, and sa*d someth*ng to
h*s *eutenant- The atter 2ent out- Soon the panes 2ere shut-
The ce**ng 2as *ghted- ; 2ent to2ards the :apta*n-

HB cur*ous coect*on of poupsLH ; sa*d-

HMes, *ndeed, Ar- Natura*st,H he rep*edP Hand 2e are go*ng to f*ght them,
man to beast-H

; oo/ed at h*m- ; thought ; had not heard ar*ght-

HAan to beastLH ; repeated-

HMes, s*r- The scre2 *s stopped- ; th*n/ that the horn1
ja2s of one of the cuttef*sh *s entanged *n the bades-
That *s 2hat pre4ents our mo4*ng-H

H0hat are 1ou go*ng to doLH

H7*se to the surface, and saughter th*s 4erm*n-H

HB d*ff*cut enterpr*se-H

HMes, *ndeed- The eectr*c buets are po2eress aga*nst the
soft fesh, 2here the1 do not f*nd res*stance enough to go off-
8ut 2e sha attac/ them 2*th the hatchet-H

HBnd the harpoon, s*r,H sa*d the :anad*an, H*f 1ou do not refuse m1 hep-H

H; 2* accept *t, Aaster Land-H

H0e 2* foo2 1ou,H ; sa*d, and, foo2*ng :apta*n Nemo,
2e 2ent to2ards the centra sta*rcase-

There, about ten men 2*th board*ng"hatchets 2ere read1 for the attac/-
:onse* and ; too/ t2o hatchetsP Ned Land se*.ed a harpoon-
The Naut*us had then r*sen to the surface- @ne of the sa*ors,
posted on the top adderstep, unscre2ed the bots of the panes-
8ut hard1 2ere the scre2s oosed, 2hen the pane rose 2*th
great 4*oence, e4*dent1 dra2n b1 the suc/ers of a poupNs arm-
;mmed*ate1 one of these arms s*d */e a serpent do2n the open*ng
and t2ent1 others 2ere abo4e- 0*th one bo2 of the axe, :apta*n Nemo
cut th*s form*dabe tentace, that s*d 2r*gg*ng do2n the adder-
<ust as 2e 2ere press*ng one on the other to reach the patform,
t2o other arms, ash*ng the a*r, came do2n on the seaman paced
before :apta*n Nemo, and *fted h*m up 2*th *rres*st*be po2er-
:apta*n Nemo uttered a cr1, and rushed out- 0e hurr*ed after h*m-

0hat a sceneG The unhapp1 man, se*.ed b1 the tentace and f*xed
to the suc/ers, 2as baanced *n the a*r at the capr*ce of th*s
enormous trun/- 9e ratted *n h*s throat, he 2as st*fed, he cr*ed,
H9epG hepGH These 2ords, spo/en *n 5rench, started meG
; had a feo2"countr1man on board, perhaps se4eraG
That heart"rend*ng cr1G ; sha hear *t a m1 *fe-
The unfortunate man 2as ost- 0ho coud rescue h*m from that
po2erfu pressureL 9o2e4er, :apta*n Nemo had rushed to the poup,
and 2*th one bo2 of the axe had cut through one arm-
9*s *eutenant strugged fur*ous1 aga*nst other monsters that crept
on the fan/s of the Naut*us- The cre2 fought 2*th the*r axes-
The :anad*an, :onse*, and ; bur*ed our 2eapons *n the fesh1 massesP
a strong sme of mus/ penetrated the atmosphere-
;t 2as horr*beG

5or one *nstant, ; thought the unhapp1 man, entanged 2*th the poup, 2oud be
torn from *ts po2erfu suct*on- Se4en of the e*ght arms had been cut off-
@ne on1 2r*gged *n the a*r, brand*sh*ng the 4*ct*m */e a feather- 8ut just
as :apta*n Nemo and h*s *eutenant thre2 themse4es on *t, the an*ma ejected
a stream of bac/ *Ou*d- 0e 2ere b*nded 2*th *t- 0hen the coud d*spersed,
the cuttef*sh had d*sappeared, and m1 unfortunate countr1man 2*th *t-
Ten or t2e4e poups no2 *n4aded the patform and s*des of the Naut*us-
0e roed pe"me *nto the m*dst of th*s nest of serpents, that 2r*gged
on the patform *n the 2a4es of bood and *n/- ;t seemed as though these
s*m1 tentaces sprang up */e the h1draNs heads- Ned LandNs harpoon,
at each stro/e, 2as punged *nto the star*ng e1es of the cutte f*sh-
8ut m1 bod compan*on 2as sudden1 o4erturned b1 the tentaces of a monster
he had not been abe to a4o*d-

BhG ho2 m1 heart beat 2*th emot*on and horrorG
The form*dabe bea/ of a cuttef*sh 2as open o4er Ned Land-
The unhapp1 man 2oud be cut *n t2o- ; rushed to h*s succour-
8ut :apta*n Nemo 2as before meP h*s axe d*sappeared bet2een
the t2o enormous ja2s, and, m*racuous1 sa4ed, the :anad*an,
r*s*ng, punged h*s harpoon deep *nto the tr*pe heart
of the poup-

H; o2ed m1sef th*s re4engeGH sa*d the :apta*n to the :anad*an-

Ned bo2ed 2*thout rep1*ng- The combat had asted a Ouarter of an hour-
The monsters, 4anOu*shed and mut*ated, eft us at ast, and d*sappeared
under the 2a4es- :apta*n Nemo, co4ered 2*th bood, near1 exhausted,
ga.ed upon the sea that had s2ao2ed up one of h*s compan*ons, and great
tears gathered *n h*s e1es-



:9BPTE7 K;K

T9E GUL5 ST7EBA

Th*s terr*be scene of the 20th of Bpr* none of us can e4er forget-
; ha4e 2r*tten *t under the *nfuence of 4*oent emot*on- S*nce then ;
ha4e re4*sed the rec*taP ; ha4e read *t to :onse* and to the :anad*an-
The1 found *t exact as to facts, but *nsuff*c*ent as to effect-
To pa*nt such p*ctures, one must ha4e the pen of the most *ustr*ous
of our poets, the author of The To*ers of the 3eep-

; ha4e sa*d that :apta*n Nemo 2ept 2h*e 2atch*ng the 2a4esP
h*s gr*ef 2as great- ;t 2as the second compan*on he had
ost s*nce our arr*4a on board, and 2hat a deathG
That fr*end, crushed, st*fed, bru*sed b1 the dreadfu
arms of a poup, pounded b1 h*s *ron ja2s, 2oud not
rest 2*th h*s comrades *n the peacefu cora cemeter1G
;n the m*dst of the strugge, *t 2as the despa*r*ng cr1
uttered b1 the unfortunate man that had torn m1 heart-
The poor 5renchman, forgett*ng h*s con4ent*ona anguage,
had ta/en to h*s o2n mother tongue, to utter a ast appeaG
Bmongst the cre2 of the Naut*us, assoc*ated 2*th
the bod1 and sou of the :apta*n, reco**ng */e h*m
from a contact 2*th men, ; had a feo2"countr1man- 3*d
he aone represent 5rance *n th*s m1ster*ous assoc*at*on,
e4*dent1 composed of *nd*4*duas of d*4ers nat*ona*t*esL
;t 2as one of these *nsoube probems that rose up unceas*ng1
before m1 m*ndG

:apta*n Nemo entered h*s room, and ; sa2 h*m no more for some t*me-
8ut that he 2as sad and *rresoute ; coud see b1 the 4esse,
of 2h*ch he 2as the sou, and 2h*ch rece*4ed a h*s *mpress*ons-
The Naut*us d*d not /eep on *n *ts setted courseP *t foated
about */e a corpse at the 2* of the 2a4es- ;t 2ent at random-
9e coud not tear h*msef a2a1 from the scene of the ast strugge,
from th*s sea that had de4oured one of h*s men- Ten da1s passed thus-
;t 2as not t* the !st of Aa1 that the Naut*us resumed *ts norther1 course,
after ha4*ng s*ghted the 8ahamas at the mouth of the 8ahama :ana-
0e 2ere then foo2*ng the current from the argest r*4er to the sea,
that has *ts ban/s, *ts f*sh, and *ts proper temperatures- ; mean
the Guf Stream- ;t *s rea1 a r*4er, that fo2s free1 to the m*dde
of the Btant*c, and 2hose 2aters do not m*x 2*th the ocean 2aters-
;t *s a sat r*4er, sater than the surround*ng sea- ;ts mean depth *s
!,+00 fathoms, *ts mean breadth ten m*es- ;n certa*n paces the current
fo2s 2*th the speed of t2o m*es and a haf an hour- The bod1 of *ts
2aters *s more cons*derabe than that of a the r*4ers *n the gobe-
;t 2as on th*s ocean r*4er that the Naut*us then sa*ed-

; must add that, dur*ng the n*ght, the phosphorescent 2aters
of the Guf Stream r*4aed the eectr*c po2er of our 2atch"*ght,
espec*a1 *n the storm1 2eather that threatened us so freOuent1-
Aa1 (th, 2e 2ere st* cross*ng :ape 9atteras, at the he*ght
of the North :aro*ne- The 2*dth of the Guf Stream there
*s se4ent1"f*4e m*es, and *ts depth 2!0 1ards- The Naut*us
st* 2ent at randomP a super4*s*on seemed abandoned-
; thought that, under these c*rcumstances, escape 2oud be poss*be-
;ndeed, the *nhab*ted shores offered an12here an eas1 refuge-
The sea 2as *ncessant1 poughed b1 the steamers that p1
bet2een Ne2 Mor/ or 8oston and the Guf of Aex*co, and o4errun
da1 and n*ght b1 the *tte schooners coast*ng about the se4era
parts of the Bmer*can coast- 0e coud hope to be p*c/ed up-
;t 2as a fa4ourabe opportun*t1, not2*thstand*ng the th*rt1
m*es that separated the Naut*us from the coasts of the Un*on-
@ne unfortunate c*rcumstance th2arted the :anad*anNs pans-
The 2eather 2as 4er1 bad- 0e 2ere near*ng those shores
2here tempests are so freOuent, that countr1 of 2aterspouts and
c1cones actua1 engendered b1 the current of the Guf Stream-
To tempt the sea *n a fra* boat 2as certa*n destruct*on- Ned Land
o2ned th*s h*msef- 9e fretted, se*.ed 2*th nostag*a that f*ght
on1 coud cure-

HAaster,H he sa*d that da1 to me, Hth*s must come to an end- ; must ma/e
a cean breast of *t- Th*s Nemo *s ea4*ng and and go*ng up to the north-
8ut ; decare to 1ou that ; ha4e had enough of the South Poe, and ; 2* not
foo2 h*m to the North-H

H0hat *s to be done, Ned, s*nce f*ght *s *mpract*cabe just no2LH

H0e must spea/ to the :apta*n,H sa*d heP H1ou sa*d noth*ng 2hen 2e
2ere *n 1our nat*4e seas- ; 2* spea/, no2 2e are *n m*ne-
0hen ; th*n/ that before ong the Naut*us 2* be b1 No4a Scot*a,
and that there near Ne2 foundand *s a arge ba1, and *nto that ba1
the St- La2rence empt*es *tsef, and that the St- La2rence *s m1 r*4er,
the r*4er b1 Quebec, m1 nat*4e to2n""2hen ; th*n/ of th*s,
; fee fur*ous, *t ma/es m1 ha*r stand on end- S*r, ; 2oud
rather thro2 m1sef *nto the seaG ; 2* not sta1 hereG
; am st*fedGH

The :anad*an 2as e4*dent1 os*ng a pat*ence-
9*s 4*gorous nature coud not stand th*s proonged *mpr*sonment-
9*s face atered da*1P h*s temper became more sur1- ; /ne2
2hat he must suffer, for ; 2as se*.ed 2*th home"s*c/ness m1sef-
Near1 se4en months had passed 2*thout our ha4*ng had an1 ne2s
from andP :apta*n NemoNs *soat*on, h*s atered sp*r*ts,
espec*a1 s*nce the f*ght 2*th the poups, h*s tac*turn*t1, a made
me 4*e2 th*ngs *n a d*fferent *ght-

H0e, s*rLH sa*d Ned, see*ng ; d*d not rep1-

H0e, Ned, do 1ou 2*sh me to as/ :apta*n Nemo h*s *ntent*ons concern*ng usLH

HMes, s*r-H

HBthough he has aread1 made them /no2nLH

HMesP ; 2*sh *t setted f*na1- Spea/ for me, *n m1 name on1,
*f 1ou */e-H

H8ut ; so sedom meet h*m- 9e a4o*ds me-H

HThat *s a the more reason for 1ou to go to see h*m-H

; 2ent to m1 room- 5rom thence ; meant to go to :apta*n NemoNs-
;t 2oud not do to et th*s opportun*t1 of meet*ng h*m s*p-
; /noc/ed at the door- No ans2er- ; /noc/ed aga*n, then turned
the hande- The door opened, ; 2ent *n- The :apta*n 2as there-
8end*ng o4er h*s 2or/"tabe, he had not heard me-
7eso4ed not to go 2*thout ha4*ng spo/en, ; approached h*m-
9e ra*sed h*s head Ou*c/1, fro2ned, and sa*d rough1, HMou hereG
0hat do 1ou 2antLH

HTo spea/ to 1ou, :apta*n-H

H8ut ; am bus1, s*rP ; am 2or/*ng- ; ea4e 1ou at *bert1 to shut
1oursef upP cannot ; be ao2ed the sameLH

Th*s recept*on 2as not encourag*ngP but ; 2as determ*ned to hear
and ans2er e4er1th*ng-

HS*r,H ; sa*d cod1, H; ha4e to spea/ to 1ou on a matter that adm*ts
of no dea1-H

H0hat *s that, s*rLH he rep*ed, *ron*ca1- H9a4e 1ou d*sco4ered someth*ng
that has escaped me, or has the sea de*4ered up an1 ne2 secretsLH

0e 2ere at cross"purposes- 8ut, before ; coud rep1, he sho2ed me
an open manuscr*pt on h*s tabe, and sa*d, *n a more ser*ous tone,
H9ere, A- Bronnax, *s a manuscr*pt 2r*tten *n se4era anguages-
;t conta*ns the sum of m1 stud*es of the seaP and, *f *t pease God,
*t sha not per*sh 2*th me- Th*s manuscr*pt, s*gned 2*th m1 name,
compete 2*th the h*stor1 of m1 *fe, 2* be shut up *n a *tte
foat*ng case- The ast sur4*4or of a of us on board the Naut*us
2* thro2 th*s case *nto the sea, and *t 2* go 2h*ther *t *s borne
b1 the 2a4es-H

Th*s manNs nameG h*s h*stor1 2r*tten b1 h*msefG
9*s m1ster1 2oud then be re4eaed some da1-

H:apta*n,H ; sa*d, H; can but appro4e of the *dea that ma/es 1ou act thus-
The resut of 1our stud*es must not be ost- 8ut the means 1ou empo1 seem
to me to be pr*m*t*4e- 0ho /no2s 2here the 2*nds 2* carr1 th*s case,
and *n 2hose hands *t 2* faL :oud 1ou not use some other meansL
:oud not 1ou, or one of 1ours""""H

HNe4er, s*rGH he sa*d, hast*1 *nterrupt*ng me-

H8ut ; and m1 compan*ons are read1 to /eep th*s manuscr*pt
*n storeP and, *f 1ou 2* put us at *bert1""""H

HBt *bert1LH sa*d the :apta*n, r*s*ng-

HMes, s*rP that *s the subject on 2h*ch ; 2*sh to Ouest*on 1ou-
5or se4en months 2e ha4e been here on board, and ; as/ 1ou to"da1,
*n the name of m1 compan*ons and *n m1 o2n, *f 1our *ntent*on *s
to /eep us here a2a1sLH

HA- Bronnax, ; 2* ans2er 1ou to"da1 as ; d*d se4en months ago$
0hoe4er enters the Naut*us, must ne4er Ou*t *t-H

HMou *mpose actua sa4er1 upon usGH

HG*4e *t 2hat name 1ou pease-H

H8ut e4er12here the sa4e has the r*ght to rega*n h*s *bert1-H

H0ho den*es 1ou th*s r*ghtL 9a4e ; e4er tr*ed to cha*n 1ou 2*th an oathLH

9e oo/ed at me 2*th h*s arms crossed-

HS*r,H ; sa*d, Hto return a second t*me to th*s subject 2* be ne*ther
to 1our nor to m1 tasteP but, as 2e ha4e entered upon *t, et us go
through 2*th *t- ; repeat, *t *s not on1 m1sef 2hom *t concerns-
Stud1 *s to me a re*ef, a d*4ers*on, a pass*on that coud ma/e
me forget e4er1th*ng- L*/e 1ou, ; am 2**ng to *4e obscure,
*n the fra* hope of beOueath*ng one da1, to future t*me,
the resut of m1 abours- 8ut *t *s other2*se 2*th Ned Land-
E4er1 man, 2orth1 of the name, deser4es some cons*derat*on-
9a4e 1ou thought that o4e of *bert1, hatred of sa4er1,
can g*4e r*se to schemes of re4enge *n a nature */e the :anad*anNsP
that he coud th*n/, attempt, and tr1""""H

; 2as s*encedP :apta*n Nemo rose-

H0hate4er Ned Land th*n/s of, attempts, or tr*es, 2hat does *t matter to meL
; d*d not see/ h*mG ;t *s not for m1 peasure that ; /eep h*m on boardG
Bs for 1ou, A- Bronnax, 1ou are one of those 2ho can understand e4er1th*ng,
e4en s*ence- ; ha4e noth*ng more to sa1 to 1ou- Let th*s f*rst t*me 1ou
ha4e come to treat of th*s subject be the ast, for a second t*me ; 2* not
*sten to 1ou-H

; ret*red- @ur s*tuat*on 2as cr*t*ca- ; reated m1 con4ersat*on
to m1 t2o compan*ons-

H0e /no2 no2,H sa*d Ned, Hthat 2e can expect noth*ng from th*s man-
The Naut*us *s near*ng Long ;sand- 0e 2* escape, 2hate4er the
2eather ma1 be-H

8ut the s/1 became more and more threaten*ng- S1mptoms of a hurr*cane
became man*fest- The atmosphere 2as becom*ng 2h*te and m*st1-
@n the hor*.on f*ne strea/s of c*rrhous couds 2ere succeeded
b1 masses of cumu*- @ther o2 couds passed s2*ft1 b1-
The s2oen sea rose *n huge b*o2s- The b*rds d*sappeared
2*th the except*on of the petres, those fr*ends of the storm-
The barometer fe sens*b1, and *nd*cated an extreme extens*on
of the 4apours- The m*xture of the storm gass 2as decomposed
under the *nfuence of the eectr*c*t1 that per4aded the atmosphere-
The tempest burst on the !(th of Aa1, just as the Naut*us 2as
foat*ng off Long ;sand, some m*es from the port of Ne2 Mor/-
; can descr*be th*s str*fe of the eementsG for,
*nstead of fee*ng to the depths of the sea, :apta*n Nemo,
b1 an unaccountabe capr*ce, 2oud bra4e *t at the surface-
The 2*nd be2 from the south"2est at f*rst- :apta*n Nemo,
dur*ng the sOuas, had ta/en h*s pace on the patform-
9e had made h*msef fast, to pre4ent be*ng 2ashed o4erboard
b1 the monstrous 2a4es- ; had ho*sted m1sef up, and made m1sef
fast aso, d*4*d*ng m1 adm*rat*on bet2een the tempest and th*s
extraord*nar1 man 2ho 2as cop*ng 2*th *t- The rag*ng sea 2as s2ept
b1 huge coud"dr*fts, 2h*ch 2ere actua1 saturated 2*th the 2a4es-
The Naut*us, somet*mes 1*ng on *ts s*de, somet*mes stand*ng up
*/e a mast, roed and p*tched terr*b1- Bbout f*4e oNcoc/
a torrent of ra*n fe, that ued ne*ther sea nor 2*nd-
The hurr* cane be2 near1 fort1 eagues an hour- ;t *s under
these cond*t*ons that *t o4erturns houses, brea/s *ron gates,
d*spaces t2ent1"four pounders- 9o2e4er, the Naut*us, *n the m*dst
of the tempest, conf*rmed the 2ords of a ce4er eng*neer,
HThere *s no 2e"constructed hu that cannot def1 the sea-H
Th*s 2as not a res*st*ng roc/P *t 2as a stee sp*nde,
obed*ent and mo4abe, 2*thout r*gg*ng or masts, that bra4ed *ts fur1
2*th *mpun*t1- 9o2e4er, ; 2atched these rag*ng 2a4es attent*4e1-
The1 measured f*fteen feet *n he*ght, and !+0 to !'+ 1ards ong,
and the*r speed of propagat*on 2as th*rt1 feet per second-
The*r bu/ and po2er *ncreased 2*th the depth of the 2ater-
Such 2a4es as these, at the 9ebr*des, ha4e d*spaced a mass
2e*gh*ng (,#00 b- The1 are the1 2h*ch, *n the tempest of
3ecember 2&rd, !(,#, after destro1*ng the to2n of Meddo, *n <apan,
bro/e the same da1 on the shores of Bmer*ca- The *ntens*t1 of
the tempest *ncreased 2*th the n*ght- The barometer, as *n !(,0
at 7eun*on dur*ng a c1cone, fe se4en"tenths at the cose of da1-
; sa2 a arge 4esse pass the hor*.on strugg*ng pa*nfu1-
She 2as tr1*ng to *e to under haf steam, to /eep up abo4e the 2a4es-
;t 2as probab1 one of the steamers of the *ne from Ne2 Mor/
to L*4erpoo, or 9a4re- ;t soon d*sappeared *n the goom-
Bt ten oNcoc/ *n the e4en*ng the s/1 2as on f*re-
The atmosphere 2as strea/ed 2*th 4*4*d *ghtn*ng-
; coud not bear the br*ghtness of *tP 2h*e the capta*n,
oo/*ng at *t, seemed to en41 the sp*r*t of the tempest-
B terr*be no*se f*ed the a*r, a compex no*se, made up
of the ho2s of the crushed 2a4es, the roar*ng of the 2*nd,
and the caps of thunder- The 2*nd 4eered sudden1 to a
po*nts of the hor*.onP and the c1cone, r*s*ng *n the east,
returned after pass*ng b1 the north, 2est, and south, *n the *n4erse
course pursued b1 the c*rcuar storm of the southern hem*sphere-
Bh, that Guf StreamG ;t deser4es *ts name of the R*ng of Tempests-
;t *s that 2h*ch causes those form*dabe c1cones, b1 the
d*fference of temperature bet2een *ts a*r and *ts currents-
B sho2er of f*re had succeeded the ra*n- The drops of 2ater 2ere
changed to sharp sp*/es- @ne 2oud ha4e thought that :apta*n Nemo
2as court*ng a death 2orth1 of h*msef, a death b1 *ghtn*ng-
Bs the Naut*us, p*tch*ng dreadfu1, ra*sed *ts stee spur *n the a*r,
*t seemed to act as a conductor, and ; sa2 ong spar/s burst from *t-
:rushed and 2*thout strength ; cra2ed to the pane, opened *t,
and descended to the saoon- The storm 2as then at *ts he*ght-
;t 2as *mposs*be to stand upr*ght *n the *nter*or of the Naut*us-
:apta*n Nemo came do2n about t2e4e- ; heard the reser4o*rs f**ng
b1 degrees, and the Naut*us san/ so21 beneath the 2a4es-
Through the open 2*ndo2s *n the saoon ; sa2 arge f*sh terr*f*ed,
pass*ng */e phantoms *n the 2ater- Some 2ere struc/ before m1 e1es-
The Naut*us 2as st* descend*ng- ; thought that at about e*ght
fathoms deep 2e shoud f*nd a cam- 8ut noG the upper beds
2ere too 4*oent1 ag*tated for that- 0e had to see/ repose
at more than t2ent1"f*4e fathoms *n the bo2es of the deep-
8ut there, 2hat Ou*et, 2hat s*ence, 2hat peaceG 0ho coud ha4e tod
that such a hurr*cane had been et oose on the surface of that
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;n conseOuence of the storm, 2e had been thro2n east2ard once more-
B hope of escape on the shores of Ne2 Mor/ or St- La2rence had faded a2a1P
and poor Ned, *n despa*r, had *soated h*msef */e :apta*n Nemo-
:onse* and ;, ho2e4er, ne4er eft each other- ; sa*d that the Naut*us
had gone as*de to the east- ; shoud ha4e sa*d Cto be more exactD
the north"east- 5or some da1s, *t 2andered f*rst on the surface,
and then beneath *t, am*d those fogs so dreaded b1 sa*ors-
0hat acc*dents are due to these th*c/ fogsG 0hat shoc/s upon
these reefs 2hen the 2*nd dro2ns the brea/*ng of the 2a4esG
0hat co*s*ons bet2een 4esses, *n sp*te of the*r 2arn*ng *ghts,
2h*stes, and aarm besG Bnd the bottoms of these seas oo/ */e
a f*ed of batte, 2here st* *e a the conOuered of the oceanP
some od and aread1 encrusted, others fresh and refect*ng from the*r
*ron bands and copper pates the br**anc1 of our antern-

@n the !+th of Aa1 2e 2ere at the extreme south of the 8an/ of Ne2foundand-
Th*s ban/ cons*sts of au4*a, or arge heaps of organ*c matter,
brought e*ther from the EOuator b1 the Guf Stream, or from the North Poe
b1 the counter"current of cod 2ater 2h*ch s/*rts the Bmer*can coast-
There aso are heaped up those errat*c boc/s 2h*ch are carr*ed aong
b1 the bro/en *ceP and cose b1, a 4ast charne"house of mouscs,
2h*ch per*sh here b1 m**ons- The depth of the sea *s not great
at Ne2foundand""not more than some hundreds of fathomsP but to2ards
the south *s a depress*on of !,+00 fathoms- There the Guf Stream 2*dens-
;t oses some of *ts speed and some of *ts temperature, but *t
becomes a sea-

;t 2as on the !'th of Aa1, about +00 m*es from 9eartNs :ontent,
at a depth of more than !,#00 fathoms, that ; sa2 the eectr*c cabe 1*ng
on the bottom- :onse*, to 2hom ; had not ment*oned *t, thought at f*rst
that *t 2as a g*gant*c sea"serpent- 8ut ; undece*4ed the 2orth1 feo2,
and b1 2a1 of consoat*on reated se4era part*cuars *n the a1*ng
of th*s cabe- The f*rst one 2as a*d *n the 1ears !(+' and !(+(P
but, after transm*tt*ng about #00 teegrams, 2oud not act an1 onger-
;n !(,& the eng*neers constructed an other one, measur*ng 2,000 m*es
*n ength, and 2e*gh*ng #,+00 tons, 2h*ch 2as embar/ed on the Great Eastern-
Th*s attempt aso fa*ed-

@n the 2+th of Aa1 the Naut*us, be*ng at a depth of more
than !,)!( fathoms, 2as on the prec*se spot 2here the rupture
occurred 2h*ch ru*ned the enterpr*se- ;t 2as 2*th*n ,&( m*es
of the coast of ;reandP and at haf"past t2o *n the afternoon
the1 d*sco4ered that commun*cat*on 2*th Europe had ceased-
The eectr*c*ans on board reso4ed to cut the cabe before
f*sh*ng *t up, and at ee4en oNcoc/ at n*ght the1 had reco4ered
the damaged part- The1 made another po*nt and sp*ced *t,
and *t 2as once more submerged- 8ut some da1s after *t bro/e aga*n,
and *n the depths of the ocean coud not be recaptured-
The Bmer*cans, ho2e4er, 2ere not d*scouraged- :1rus 5*ed, the bod
promoter of the enterpr*se, as he had sun/ a h*s o2n fortune,
set a ne2 subscr*pt*on on foot, 2h*ch 2as at once ans2ered,
and another cabe 2as constructed on better pr*nc*pes-
The bundes of conduct*ng 2*res 2ere each en4eoped *n gutta"percha,
and protected b1 a 2add*ng of hemp, conta*ned *n a meta*c co4er*ng-
The Great Eastern sa*ed on the !&th of <u1, !(,,- The operat*on
2or/ed 2e- 8ut one *nc*dent occurred- Se4era t*mes *n
unro*ng the cabe the1 obser4ed that na*s had recent1 been
forced *nto *t, e4*dent1 2*th the mot*4e of destro1*ng *t-
:apta*n Bnderson, the off*cers, and eng*neers consuted together,
and had *t posted up that, *f the offender 2as surpr*sed on board,
he 2oud be thro2n 2*thout further tr*a *nto the sea-
5rom that t*me the cr*m*na attempt 2as ne4er repeated-

@n the 2&rd of <u1 the Great Eastern 2as not more than +00 m*es
from Ne2foundand, 2hen the1 teegraphed from ;reand the ne2s
of the arm*st*ce concuded bet2een Pruss*a and Bustr*a after Sado2a-
@n the 2'th, *n the m*dst of hea41 fogs, the1 reached the port
of 9eartNs :ontent- The enterpr*se 2as successfu1 term*natedP
and for *ts f*rst despatch, 1oung Bmer*ca addressed od Europe *n these
2ords of 2*sdom, so rare1 understood$ HGor1 to God *n the h*ghest,
and on earth peace, good2* to2ards men-H

; d*d not expect to f*nd the eectr*c cabe *n *ts
pr*m*t*4e state, such as *t 2as on ea4*ng the manufactor1-
The ong serpent, co4ered 2*th the rema*ns of shes,
br*st*ng 2*th foram*n*ferae, 2as encrusted 2*th a strong coat*ng
2h*ch ser4ed as a protect*on aga*nst a bor*ng mouscs-
;t a1 Ou*et1 shetered from the mot*ons of the sea, and under
a fa4ourabe pressure for the transm*ss*on of the eectr*c
spar/ 2h*ch passes from Europe to Bmer*ca *n -&2 of a second-
3oubtess th*s cabe 2* ast for a great ength of t*me,
for the1 f*nd that the gutta"percha co4er*ng *s *mpro4ed
b1 the sea"2ater- 8es*des, on th*s e4e, so 2e chosen,
the cabe *s ne4er so deep1 submerged as to cause *t to brea/-
The Naut*us foo2ed *t to the o2est depth, 2h*ch 2as more than
2,2!2 fathoms, and there *t a1 2*thout an1 anchorageP and then
2e reached the spot 2here the acc*dent had ta/en pace *n !(,&-
The bottom of the ocean then formed a 4ae1 about !00
m*es broad, *n 2h*ch Aont 8anc m*ght ha4e been paced 2*thout
*ts summ*t appear*ng abo4e the 2a4es- Th*s 4ae1 *s cosed
at the east b1 a perpend*cuar 2a more than 2,000 1ards h*gh-
0e arr*4ed there on the 2(th of Aa1, and the Naut*us 2as then not
more than !20 m*es from ;reand-

0as :apta*n Nemo go*ng to and on the 8r*t*sh ;sesL
No- To m1 great surpr*se he made for the south, once more com*ng
bac/ to2ards European seas- ;n round*ng the Emerad ;se,
for one *nstant ; caught s*ght of :ape :ear, and the *ght 2h*ch
gu*des the thousands of 4esses ea4*ng Gasgo2 or L*4erpoo-
Bn *mportant Ouest*on then arose *n m1 m*nd- 3*d the Naut*us
dare entange *tsef *n the AancheL Ned Land, 2ho had re"appeared
s*nce 2e had been near*ng and, d*d not cease to Ouest*on me-
9o2 coud ; ans2erL :apta*n Nemo rem*nded *n4*s*be-
Bfter ha4*ng sho2n the :anad*an a g*mpse of Bmer*can shores,
2as he go*ng to sho2 me the coast of 5ranceL

8ut the Naut*us 2as st* go*ng south2ard- @n the &0th of Aa1,
*t passed *n s*ght of LandNs End, bet2een the extreme po*nt
of Engand and the Sc*1 ;ses, 2h*ch 2ere eft to starboard-
;f 2e 2*shed to enter the Aanche, he must go stra*ght to the east-
9e d*d not do so-

3ur*ng the 2hoe of the &!st of Aa1, the Naut*us descr*bed
a ser*es of c*rces on the 2ater, 2h*ch great1 *nterested me-
;t seemed to be see/*ng a spot *t had some troube *n f*nd*ng-
Bt noon, :apta*n Nemo h*msef came to 2or/ the sh*pNs og-
9e spo/e no 2ord to me, but seemed goom*er than e4er- 0hat coud
sadden h*m thusL 0as *t h*s prox*m *t1 to European shoresL
9ad he some recoect*ons of h*s abandoned countr1L
;f not, 2hat d*d he feeL 7emorse or regretL
5or a ong 2h*e th*s thought haunted m1 m*nd, and ; had
a /*nd of present*ment that before ong chance 2oud betra1
the capta*nNs secrets-

The next da1, the !st of <une, the Naut*us cont*nued the same process-
;t 2as e4*dent1 see/*ng some part*cuar spot *n the ocean-
:apta*n Nemo too/ the sunNs at*tude as he had done the da1 before-
The sea 2as beaut*fu, the s/1 cear- Bbout e*ght m*es to the east,
a arge steam 4esse coud be d*scerned on the hor*.on-
No fag futtered from *ts mast, and ; coud not d*sco4er
*ts nat*ona*t1- Some m*nutes before the sun passed the mer*d*an,
:apta*n Nemo too/ h*s sextant, and 2atched 2*th great attent*on-
The perfect rest of the 2ater great1 heped the operat*on-
The Naut*us 2as mot*onessP *t ne*ther roed nor p*tched-

; 2as on the patform 2hen the at*tude 2as ta/en, and the :apta*n
pronounced these 2ords$ H;t *s here-H

9e turned and 2ent beo2- 9ad he seen the 4esse 2h*ch
2as chang*ng *ts course and seemed to be near*ng usL
; coud not te- ; returned to the saoon- The panes cosed,
; heard the h*ss*ng of the 2ater *n the reser4o*rs-
The Naut*us began to s*n/, foo2*ng a 4ert*ca *ne, for *ts
scre2 commun*cated no mot*on to *t- Some m*nutes ater *t stopped
at a depth of more than #20 fathoms, rest*ng on the ground-
The um*nous ce**ng 2as dar/ened, then the panes 2ere opened,
and through the gass ; sa2 the sea br**ant1 *um*nated b1
the ra1s of our antern for at east haf a m*e round us-

; oo/ed to the port s*de, and sa2 noth*ng but an *mmens*t1
of Ou*et 2aters- 8ut to starboard, on the bottom appeared
a arge protuberance, 2h*ch at once attracted m1 attent*on-
@ne 2oud ha4e thought *t a ru*n bur*ed under a coat*ng
of 2h*te shes, much resemb*ng a co4er*ng of sno2-
Upon exam*n*ng the mass attent*4e1, ; coud recogn*se
the e4er"th*c/en*ng form of a 4esse bare of *ts masts,
2h*ch must ha4e sun/- ;t certa*n1 beonged to past t*mes-
Th*s 2rec/, to be thus encrusted 2*th the *me of the 2ater,
must aread1 be abe to count man1 1ears passed at the bottom
of the ocean-

0hat 2as th*s 4esseL 0h1 d*d the Naut*us 4*s*t *ts tombL
:oud *t ha4e been aught but a sh*p2rec/ 2h*ch had dra2n *t under the 2aterL
; /ne2 not 2hat to th*n/, 2hen near me *n a so2 4o*ce ; heard
:apta*n Nemo sa1$

HBt one t*me th*s sh*p 2as caed the Aarse*a*s- ;t carr*ed
se4ent1"four guns, and 2as aunched *n !',2- ;n !''(, the !&th of Bugust,
commanded b1 La Po1pe"6er tr*eux, *t fought bod1 aga*nst the Preston-
;n !''), on the #th of <u1, *t 2as at the ta/*ng of Grenada,
2*th the sOuadron of Bdm*ra Esta*ng- ;n !'(!, on the +th of September,
*t too/ part *n the batte of :omte de Grasse, *n :hesapea/e 8a1-
;n !')#, the 5rench 7epub*c changed *ts name- @n the !,th of Bpr*,
*n the same 1ear, *t jo*ned the sOuadron of 6*aret <o1euse, at 8rest,
be*ng entrusted 2*th the escort of a cargo of corn com*ng from Bmer*ca,
under the command of Bdm*ra 6an Stebe- @n the !!th and !2th Pra*ra
of the second 1ear, th*s sOuadron fe *n 2*th an Eng*sh 4esse-
S*r, to"da1 *s the !&th Pra*ra, the f*rst of <une, !(,(- ;t *s no2
se4ent1"four 1ears ago, da1 for da1 on th*s 4er1 spot, *n at*tude #'J
2#N, ong*tude !'J 2(N, that th*s 4esse, after f*ght*ng hero*ca1,
os*ng *ts three masts, 2*th the 2ater *n *ts hod, and the th*rd of *ts
cre2 d*sabed, preferred s*n/*ng 2*th *ts &+, sa*ors to surrender*ngP
and, na**ng *ts coours to the poop, d*sappeared under the 2a4es to
the cr1 of ULong *4e the 7epub*cGNH

HThe B4engerGH ; exca*med-

HMes, s*r, the B4engerG B good nameGH muttered :apta*n Nemo,
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The 2a1 of descr*b*ng th*s unoo/ed"for scene, the h*stor1
of the patr*ot sh*p, tod at f*rst so cod1, and the emot*on
2*th 2h*ch th*s strange man pronounced the ast 2ords,
the name of the B4enger, the s*gn*f*cance of 2h*ch coud
not escape me, a *mpressed *tsef deep1 on m1 m*nd-
A1 e1es d*d not ea4e the :apta*n, 2ho, 2*th h*s hand stretched
out to sea, 2as 2atch*ng 2*th a go2*ng e1e the gor*ous 2rec/-
Perhaps ; 2as ne4er to /no2 2ho he 2as, from 2hence he came,
or 2here he 2as go*ng to, but ; sa2 the man mo4e, and apart
from the sa4ant- ;t 2as no common m*santhrop1 2h*ch had
shut :apta*n Nemo and h*s compan*ons 2*th*n the Naut*us,
but a hatred, e*ther monstrous or sub*me, 2h*ch t*me coud
ne4er 2ea/en- 3*d th*s hatred st* see/ for 4engeanceL
The future 2oud soon teach me that- 8ut the Naut*us
2as r*s*ng so21 to the surface of the sea, and the form
of the B4enger d*sappeared b1 degrees from m1 s*ght-
Soon a s*ght ro*ng tod me that 2e 2ere *n the open a*r-
Bt that moment a du boom 2as heard- ; oo/ed at the :apta*n-
9e d*d not mo4e-

H:apta*nLH sa*d ;-

9e d*d not ans2er- ; eft h*m and mounted the patform-
:onse* and the :anad*an 2ere aread1 there-

H0here d*d that sound come fromLH ; as/ed-

H;t 2as a gunshot,H rep*ed Ned Land-

; oo/ed *n the d*rect*on of the 4esse ; had aread1 seen-
;t 2as near*ng the Naut*us, and 2e coud see that *t 2as putt*ng on steam-
;t 2as 2*th*n s*x m*es of us-

H0hat *s that sh*p, NedLH

H81 *ts r*gg*ng, and the he*ght of *ts o2er masts,H sa*d the :anad*an,
H; bet she *s a sh*p"of"2ar- Aa1 *t reach usP and, *f necessar1,
s*n/ th*s cursed Naut*us-H

H5r*end Ned,H rep*ed :onse*, H2hat harm can *t do to the Naut*usL
:an *t attac/ *t beneath the 2a4esL :an *ts cannonade us at the bottom
of the seaLH

HTe me, Ned,H sa*d ;, Hcan 1ou recogn*se 2hat countr1 she beongs toLH

The :anad*an /n*tted h*s e1ebro2s, dropped h*s e1e*ds,
and scre2ed up the corners of h*s e1es, and for a fe2 moments
f*xed a p*erc*ng oo/ upon the 4esse-

HNo, s*r,H he rep*edP H; cannot te 2hat nat*on she beongs to,
for she sho2s no coours- 8ut ; can decare she *s a man"of"2ar,
for a ong pennant futters from her ma*n mast-H

5or a Ouarter of an hour 2e 2atched the sh*p 2h*ch 2as steam*ng
to2ards us- ; coud not, ho2e4er, be*e4e that she coud
see the Naut*us from that d*stanceP and st* ess that she
coud /no2 2hat th*s submar*ne eng*ne 2as- Soon the :anad*an
*nformed me that she 2as a arge, armoured, t2o"dec/er ram-
B th*c/ bac/ smo/e 2as pour*ng from her t2o funnes-
9er cose1"fured sa*s 2ere stopped to her 1ards-
She ho*sted no fag at her m*..en"pea/- The d*stance
pre4ented us from d*st*ngu*sh*ng the coours of her pennant,
2h*ch foated */e a th*n r*bbon- She ad4anced rap*d1-
;f :apta*n Nemo ao2ed her to approach, there 2as a chance of
sa4at*on for us-

HS*r,H sa*d Ned Land, H*f that 4esse passes 2*th*n a m*e of us ; sha
thro2 m1sef *nto the sea, and ; shoud ad4*se 1ou to do the same-H

; d*d not rep1 to the :anad*anNs suggest*on, but cont*nued
2atch*ng the sh*p- 0hether Eng*sh, 5rench, Bmer*can, or 7uss*an,
she 2oud be sure to ta/e us *n *f 2e coud on1 reach her-
Present1 a 2h*te smo/e burst from the fore part of the 4esseP
some seconds after, the 2ater, ag*tated b1 the fa of a hea41 bod1,
spashed the stern of the Naut*us, and short1 after2ards a oud
expos*on struc/ m1 ear-

H0hatG the1 are f*r*ng at usGH ; exca*med-

HSo pease 1ou, s*r,H sa*d Ned, Hthe1 ha4e recogn*sed the un*corn,
and the1 are f*r*ng at us-H

H8ut,H ; exca*med, Hsure1 the1 can see that there are men *n the caseLH

H;t *s, perhaps, because of that,H rep*ed Ned Land, oo/*ng at me-

B 2hoe food of *ght burst upon m1 m*nd- 3oubtess the1 /ne2
no2 ho2 to be*e4e the stor*es of the pretended monster- No doubt,
on board the Bbraham L*ncon, 2hen the :anad*an struc/ *t 2*th the harpoon,
:ommander 5arragut had recogn*sed *n the supposed nar2ha a submar*ne 4esse,
more dangerous than a supernatura cetacean- Mes, *t must ha4e been soP
and on e4er1 sea the1 2ere no2 see/*ng th*s eng*ne of destruct*on-
Terr*be *ndeedG *f, as 2e supposed, :apta*n Nemo empo1ed the Naut*us
*n 2or/s of 4engeance- @n the n*ght 2hen 2e 2ere *mpr*soned *n that ce,
*n the m*dst of the ;nd*an @cean, had he not attac/ed some 4esseL
The man bur*ed *n the cora cemeter1, had he not been a 4*ct*m to
the shoc/ caused b1 the Naut*usL Mes, ; repeat *t, *t must be so-
@ne part of the m1ster*ous ex*stence of :apta*n Nemo had been un4e*edP
and, *f h*s *dent*t1 had not been recogn*sed, at east, the nat*ons
un*ted aga*nst h*m 2ere no onger hunt*ng a ch*mer*ca creature,
but a man 2ho had 4o2ed a dead1 hatred aga*nst them-
B the form*dabe past rose before me- ;nstead of meet*ng fr*ends
on board the approach*ng sh*p, 2e coud on1 expect p*t*ess enem*es-
8ut the shot ratted about us- Some of them struc/ the sea
and r*cochetted, os*ng themse4es *n the d*stance- 8ut none touched
the Naut*us- The 4esse 2as not more than three m*es from us-
;n sp*te of the ser*ous cannonade, :apta*n Nemo d*d not appear
on the patformP but, *f one of the con*ca project*es had struc/
the she of the Naut*us, *t 2oud ha4e been fata- The :anad*an
then sa*d, HS*r, 2e must do a 2e can to get out of th*s d*emma-
Let us s*gna them- The1 2* then, perhaps, understand that 2e
are honest fo/s-H

Ned Land too/ h*s hand/erch*ef to 2a4e *n the a*rP but he had
scarce1 d*spa1ed *t, 2hen he 2as struc/ do2n b1 an *ron hand,
and fe, *n sp*te of h*s great strength, upon the dec/-

H5ooGH exca*med the :apta*n, Hdo 1ou 2*sh to be p*erced b1 the spur
of the Naut*us before *t *s hured at th*s 4esseLH

:apta*n Nemo 2as terr*be to hearP he 2as st* more terr*be to see-
9*s face 2as dead1 pae, 2*th a spasm at h*s heart- 5or an *nstant
*t must ha4e ceased to beat- 9*s pup*s 2ere fearfu1 contracted-
9e d*d not spea/, he roared, as, 2*th h*s bod1 thro2n for2ard,
he 2rung the :anad*anNs shouders- Then, ea4*ng h*m, and turn*ng
to the sh*p of 2ar, 2hose shot 2as st* ra*n*ng around h*m,
he exca*med, 2*th a po2erfu 4o*ce, HBh, sh*p of an accursed nat*on,
1ou /no2 2ho ; amG ; do not 2ant 1our coours to /no2 1ou b1G
Loo/G and ; 2* sho2 1ou m*neGH

Bnd on the fore part of the patform :apta*n Nemo unfured
a bac/ fag, s*m*ar to the one he had paced at the South Poe-
Bt that moment a shot struc/ the she of the Naut*us ob*Oue1,
2*thout p*erc*ng *tP and, rebound*ng near the :apta*n, 2as ost *n the sea-
9e shrugged h*s shoudersP and, address*ng me, sa*d short1, HGo do2n,
1ou and 1our compan*ons, go do2nGH

HS*r,H ; cr*ed, Hare 1ou go*ng to attac/ th*s 4esseLH

HS*r, ; am go*ng to s*n/ *t-H

HMou 2* not do thatLH

H; sha do *t,H he rep*ed cod1- HBnd ; ad4*se 1ou not to
judge me, s*r- 5ate has sho2n 1ou 2hat 1ou ought not to ha4e seen-
The attac/ has begunP go do2n-H

H0hat *s th*s 4esseLH

HMou do not /no2L 6er1 2eG so much the betterG
;ts nat*ona*t1 to 1ou, at east, 2* be a secret- Go do2nGH

0e coud but obe1- Bbout f*fteen of the sa*ors surrounded the :apta*n,
oo/*ng 2*th *mpacabe hatred at the 4esse near*ng them-
@ne coud fee that the same des*re of 4engeance an*mated e4er1 sou-
; 2ent do2n at the moment another project*e struc/ the Naut*us, and ;
heard the :apta*n exca*m$

HStr*/e, mad 4esseG Sho2er 1our useess shotG Bnd then, 1ou 2* not
escape the spur of the Naut*us- 8ut *t *s not here that 1ou sha per*shG
; 2oud not ha4e 1our ru*ns m*nge 2*th those of the B4engerGH

; reached m1 room- The :apta*n and h*s second had rema*ned on the patform-
The scre2 2as set *n mot*on, and the Naut*us, mo4*ng 2*th speed,
2as soon be1ond the reach of the sh*pNs guns- 8ut the pursu*t cont*nued,
and :apta*n Nemo contented h*msef 2*th /eep*ng h*s d*stance-

Bbout four *n the afternoon, be*ng no onger abe to
conta*n m1 *mpat*ence, ; 2ent to the centra sta*rcase-
The pane 2as open, and ; 4entured on to the patform-
The :apta*n 2as st* 2a/*ng up and do2n 2*th an ag*tated step-
9e 2as oo/*ng at the sh*p, 2h*ch 2as f*4e or s*x m*es to ee2ard-

9e 2as go*ng round *t */e a 2*d beast, and, dra2*ng *t east2ard,
he ao2ed them to pursue- 8ut he d*d not attac/-
Perhaps he st* hes*tatedL ; 2*shed to med*ate once more-
8ut ; had scarce1 spo/en, 2hen :apta*n Nemo *mposed s*ence, sa1*ng$

H; am the a2, and ; am the judgeG ; am the oppressed, and there *s
the oppressorG Through h*m ; ha4e ost a that ; o4ed, cher*shed,
and 4enerated""countr1, 2*fe, ch*dren, father, and mother-
; sa2 a per*shG B that ; hate *s thereG Sa1 no moreGH

; cast a ast oo/ at the man"of"2ar, 2h*ch 2as putt*ng on steam,
and rejo*ned Ned and :onse*-

H0e 2* f1GH ; exca*med-

HGoodGH sa*d Ned- H0hat *s th*s 4esseLH

H; do not /no2P but, 2hate4er *t *s, *t 2* be sun/ before n*ght-
;n an1 case, *t *s better to per*sh 2*th *t, than be made accomp*ces
*n a reta*at*on the just*ce of 2h*ch 2e cannot judge-H

HThat *s m1 op*n*on too,H sa*d Ned Land, coo1- HLet us 2a*t for n*ght-H

N*ght arr*4ed- 3eep s*ence re*gned on board-
The compass sho2ed that the Naut*us had not atered *ts course-
;t 2as on the surface, ro*ng s*ght1- A1 compan*ons and ;
reso4ed to f1 2hen the 4esse shoud be near enough e*ther
to hear us or to see usP for the moon, 2h*ch 2oud be fu
*n t2o or three da1s, shone br*ght1- @nce on board the sh*p,
*f 2e coud not pre4ent the bo2 2h*ch threatened *t, 2e coud,
at east 2e 2oud, do a that c*rcumstances 2oud ao2-
Se4era t*mes ; thought the Naut*us 2as prepar*ng for attac/P
but :apta*n Nemo contented h*msef 2*th ao2*ng h*s ad4ersar1
to approach, and then fed once more before *t-

Part of the n*ght passed 2*thout an1 *nc*dent- 0e 2atched the
opportun*t1 for act*on- 0e spo/e *tte, for 2e 2ere too much mo4ed-
Ned Land 2oud ha4e thro2n h*msef *nto the sea, but ; forced h*m to 2a*t-
Bccord*ng to m1 *dea, the Naut*us 2oud attac/ the sh*p at her 2ater*ne,
and then *t 2oud not on1 be poss*be, but eas1 to f1-

Bt three *n the morn*ng, fu of uneas*ness, ; mounted the patform-
:apta*n Nemo had not eft *t- 9e 2as stand*ng at the fore part near
h*s fag, 2h*ch a s*ght bree.e d*spa1ed abo4e h*s head- 9e d*d not ta/e
h*s e1es from the 4esse- The *ntens*t1 of h*s oo/ seemed to attract,
and fasc*nate, and dra2 *t on2ard more sure1 than *f he had been to2*ng *t-
The moon 2as then pass*ng the mer*d*an- <up*ter 2as r*s*ng *n the east-
Bm*d th*s peacefu scene of nature, s/1 and ocean r*4aed each other
*n tranOu**t1, the sea offer*ng to the orbs of n*ght the f*nest m*rror
the1 coud e4er ha4e *n 2h*ch to refect the*r *mage- Bs ; thought of
the deep cam of these eements, compared 2*th a those pass*ons brood*ng
*mpercept*b1 2*th*n the Naut*us, ; shuddered-

The 4esse 2as 2*th*n t2o m*es of us- ;t 2as e4er near*ng that
phosphorescent *ght 2h*ch sho2ed the presence of the Naut*us-
; coud see *ts green and red *ghts, and *ts 2h*te antern hang*ng
from the arge foremast- Bn *nd*st*nct 4*brat*on Ou*4ered through
*ts r*gg*ng, sho2*ng that the furnaces 2ere heated to the uttermost-
Shea4es of spar/s and red ashes fe2 from the funnes, sh*n*ng *n the
atmosphere */e stars-

; rema*ned thus unt* s*x *n the morn*ng, 2*thout :apta*n Nemo not*c*ng me-
The sh*p stood about a m*e and a haf from us, and 2*th the f*rst da2n
of da1 the f*r*ng began afresh- The moment coud not be far off 2hen,
the Naut*us attac/*ng *ts ad4ersar1, m1 compan*ons and m1sef shoud
for e4er ea4e th*s man- ; 2as prepar*ng to go do2n to rem*nd them,
2hen the second mounted the patform, accompan*ed b1 se4era sa*ors-
:apta*n Nemo e*ther d*d not or 2oud not see them- Some steps 2ere ta/en
2h*ch m*ght be caed the s*gna for act*on- The1 2ere 4er1 s*mpe-
The *ron baustrade around the patform 2as o2ered, and the antern and p*ot
cages 2ere pushed 2*th*n the she unt* the1 2ere fush 2*th the dec/-
The ong surface of the stee c*gar no onger offered a s*nge po*nt to chec/
*ts manoeu4res- ; returned to the saoon- The Naut*us st* foatedP
some strea/s of *ght 2ere f*ter*ng through the *Ou*d beds-
0*th the unduat*ons of the 2a4es the 2*ndo2s 2ere br*ghtened b1
the red strea/s of the r*s*ng sun, and th*s dreadfu da1 of the 2nd of
<une had da2ned-

Bt f*4e oNcoc/, the og sho2ed that the speed of the Naut*us
2as sac/en*ng, and ; /ne2 that *t 2as ao2*ng them to
dra2 nearer- 8es*des, the reports 2ere heard more d*st*nct1,
and the project*es, abour*ng through the amb*ent 2ater,
2ere ext*ngu*shed 2*th a strange h*ss*ng no*se-

HA1 fr*ends,H sa*d ;, Hthe moment *s come- @ne grasp of the hand,
and ma1 God protect usGH

Ned Land 2as resoute, :onse* cam, m1sef so ner4ous
that ; /ne2 not ho2 to conta*n m1sef- 0e a passed *nto
the *brar1P but the moment ; pushed the door open*ng on to
the centra sta*rcase, ; heard the upper pane cose sharp1-
The :anad*an rushed on to the sta*rs, but ; stopped h*m-
B 2e"/no2n h*ss*ng no*se tod me that the 2ater 2as runn*ng
*nto the reser4o*rs, and *n a fe2 m*nutes the Naut*us
2as some 1ards beneath the surface of the 2a4es-
; understood the manoeu4re- ;t 2as too ate to act-
The Naut*us d*d not 2*sh to str*/e at the *mpenetrabe cu*rass,
but beo2 the 2ater"*ne, 2here the meta*c co4er*ng no
onger protected *t-

0e 2ere aga*n *mpr*soned, un2**ng 2*tnesses of the dreadfu
drama that 2as prepar*ng- 0e had scarce1 t*me to refectP
ta/*ng refuge *n m1 room, 2e oo/ed at each other 2*thout spea/*ng-
B deep stupor had ta/en hod of m1 m*nd$ thought seemed to stand st*-
; 2as *n that pa*nfu state of expectat*on preced*ng a dreadfu report-
; 2a*ted, ; *stened, e4er1 sense 2as merged *n that of hear*ngG
The speed of the Naut*us 2as acceerated- ;t 2as prepar*ng to rush-
The 2hoe sh*p trembed- Sudden1 ; screamed- ; fet the shoc/,
but comparat*4e1 *ght- ; fet the penetrat*ng po2er of the stee spur-
; heard ratt*ngs and scrap*ngs- 8ut the Naut*us, carr*ed aong
b1 *ts prope*ng po2er, passed through the mass of the 4esse */e a
neede through sa*cothG

; coud stand *t no onger- Aad, out of m1 m*nd, ; rushed
from m1 room *nto the saoon- :apta*n Nemo 2as there,
mute, goom1, *mpacabeP he 2as oo/*ng through the port pane-
B arge mass cast a shado2 on the 2aterP and, that *t m*ght
ose noth*ng of her agon1, the Naut*us 2as go*ng do2n *nto
the ab1ss 2*th her- Ten 1ards from me ; sa2 the open she,
through 2h*ch the 2ater 2as rush*ng 2*th the no*se of thunder,
then the doube *ne of guns and the nett*ng- The br*dge 2as
co4ered 2*th bac/, ag*tated shado2s-

The 2ater 2as r*s*ng- The poor creatures 2ere cro2d*ng the rat*nes,
c*ng*ng to the masts, strugg*ng under the 2ater- ;t 2as a human ant"heap
o4erta/en b1 the sea- Para1sed, st*ffened 2*th angu*sh, m1 ha*r stand*ng
on end, 2*th e1es 2*de open, pant*ng, 2*thout breath, and 2*thout 4o*ce,
; too 2as 2atch*ngG Bn *rres*st*be attract*on gued me to the gassG
Sudden1 an expos*on too/ pace- The compressed a*r be2 up her dec/s,
as *f the maga.*nes had caught f*re- Then the unfortunate 4esse san/
more rap*d1- 9er topmast, aden 2*th 4*ct*ms, no2 appearedP then her spars,
bend*ng under the 2e*ght of menP and, ast of a, the top of her ma*nmast-
Then the dar/ mass d*sappeared, and 2*th *t the dead cre2, dra2n do2n b1
the strong edd1-

; turned to :apta*n Nemo- That terr*be a4enger, a perfect
archange of hatred, 2as st* oo/*ng- 0hen a 2as o4er,
he turned to h*s room, opened the door, and entered-
; foo2ed h*m 2*th m1 e1es- @n the end 2a beneath h*s heroes,
; sa2 the portra*t of a 2oman, st* 1oung, and t2o *tte ch*dren-
:apta*n Nemo oo/ed at them for some moments, stretched h*s arms
to2ards them, and, /nee*ng do2n, burst *nto deep sobs-



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The panes had cosed on th*s dreadfu 4*s*on, but *ght had not returned
to the saoon$ a 2as s*ence and dar/ness 2*th*n the Naut*us-
Bt 2onderfu speed, a hundred feet beneath the 2ater, *t 2as ea4*ng
th*s desoate spot- 0h*ther 2as *t go*ngL To the north or southL
0here 2as the man f1*ng to after such dreadfu reta*at*onL
; had returned to m1 room, 2here Ned and :onse* had rema*ned s*ent enough-
; fet an *nsurmountabe horror for :apta*n Nemo- 0hate4er he had
suffered at the hands of these men, he had no r*ght to pun*sh thus-
9e had made me, *f not an accomp*ce, at east a 2*tness of h*s 4engeance-
Bt ee4en the eectr*c *ght reappeared- ; passed *nto the saoon-
;t 2as deserted- ; consuted the d*fferent *nstruments- The Naut*us 2as
f1*ng north2ard at the rate of t2ent1"f*4e m*es an hour, no2 on the surface,
and no2 th*rt1 feet beo2 *t- @n ta/*ng the bear*ngs b1 the chart,
; sa2 that 2e 2ere pass*ng the mouth of the Aanche, and that our course
2as hurr1*ng us to2ards the northern seas at a fr*ghtfu speed- That n*ght
2e had crossed t2o hundred eagues of the Btant*c- The shado2s fe,
and the sea 2as co4ered 2*th dar/ness unt* the r*s*ng of the moon- ; 2ent
to m1 room, but coud not seep- ; 2as troubed 2*th dreadfu n*ghtmare-
The horr*be scene of destruct*on 2as cont*nua1 before m1 e1es-
5rom that da1, 2ho coud te *nto 2hat part of the North Btant*c
bas*n the Naut*us 2oud ta/e usL St* 2*th unaccountabe speed-
St* *n the m*dst of these northern fogs- 0oud *t touch at Sp*t.bergen,
or on the shores of No4a %embaL Shoud 2e expore those un/no2n seas,
the 0h*te Sea, the Sea of Rara, the Guf of @b*, the Brch*peago of L*arro4,
and the un/no2n coast of Bs*aL ; coud not sa1- ; coud no onger judge
of the t*me that 2as pass*ng- The coc/s had been stopped on board-
;t seemed, as *n poar countr*es, that n*ght and da1 no onger foo2ed
the*r reguar course- ; fet m1sef be*ng dra2n *nto that strange
reg*on 2here the foundered *mag*nat*on of Edgar Poe roamed at 2*-
L*/e the fabuous Gordon P1m, at e4er1 moment ; expected to see Hthat 4e*ed
human f*gure, of arger proport*ons than those of an1 *nhab*tant of the earth,
thro2n across the cataract 2h*ch defends the approach to the poe-H
; est*mated Cthough, perhaps, ; ma1 be m*sta/enD""; est*mated th*s
ad4enturous course of the Naut*us to ha4e asted f*fteen or t2ent1 da1s-
Bnd ; /no2 not ho2 much onger *t m*ght ha4e asted, had *t not been
for the catastrophe 2h*ch ended th*s 4o1age- @f :apta*n Nemo ; sa2 noth*ng
2hate4er no2, nor of h*s second- Not a man of the cre2 2as 4*s*be for
an *nstant- The Naut*us 2as amost *ncessant1 under 2ater- 0hen 2e came
to the surface to rene2 the a*r, the panes opened and shut mechan*ca1-
There 2ere no more mar/s on the pan*sphere- ; /ne2 not 2here 2e 2ere-
Bnd the :anad*an, too, h*s strength and pat*ence at an end, appeared no more-
:onse* coud not dra2 a 2ord from h*mP and, fear*ng that, *n a dreadfu
f*t of madness, he m*ght /* h*msef, 2atched h*m 2*th constant de4ot*on-
@ne morn*ng C2hat date *t 2as ; coud not sa1D ; had faen *nto a hea41
seep to2ards the ear1 hours, a seep both pa*nfu and unheath1, 2hen ;
sudden1 a2o/e- Ned Land 2as ean*ng o4er me, sa1*ng, *n a o2 4o*ce,
H0e are go*ng to f1-H ; sat up-

H0hen sha 2e goLH ; as/ed-

HTo"n*ght- B *nspect*on on board the Naut*us seems to ha4e ceased-
B appear to be stupef*ed- Mou 2* be read1, s*rLH

HMesP 2here are 2eLH

H;n s*ght of and- ; too/ the rec/on*ng th*s morn*ng *n the fog""
t2ent1 m*es to the east-H

H0hat countr1 *s *tLH

H; do not /no2P but, 2hate4er *t *s, 2e 2* ta/e refuge there-H

HMes, Ned, 1es- 0e 2* f1 to"n*ght, e4en *f the sea shoud s2ao2 us up-H

HThe sea *s bad, the 2*nd 4*oent, but t2ent1 m*es *n that *ght
boat of the Naut*us does not fr*ghten me- Un/no2n to the cre2,
; ha4e been abe to procure food and some bottes of 2ater-H

H; 2* foo2 1ou-H

H8ut,H cont*nued the :anad*an, H*f ; am surpr*sed, ; 2* defend m1sefP
; 2* force them to /* me-H

H0e 2* d*e together, fr*end Ned-H

; had made up m1 m*nd to a- The :anad*an eft me-
; reached the patform, on 2h*ch ; coud 2*th d*ff*cut1 support
m1sef aga*nst the shoc/ of the 2a4es- The s/1 2as threaten*ngP
but, as and 2as *n those th*c/ bro2n shado2s, 2e must f1-
; returned to the saoon, fear*ng and 1et hop*ng to see :apta*n Nemo,
2*sh*ng and 1et not 2*sh*ng to see h*m- 0hat coud ; ha4e sa*d to h*mL
:oud ; h*de the *n4ountar1 horror 2*th 2h*ch he *nsp*red meL
No- ;t 2as better that ; shoud not meet h*m face to faceP
better to forget h*m- Bnd 1et"""" 9o2 ong seemed that da1, the ast
that ; shoud pass *n the Naut*us- ; rema*ned aone- Ned Land
and :onse* a4o*ded spea/*ng, for fear of betra1*ng themse4es-
Bt s*x ; d*ned, but ; 2as not hungr1P ; forced m1sef to eat *n sp*te
of m1 d*sgust, that ; m*ght not 2ea/en m1sef- Bt haf"past s*x
Ned Land came to m1 room, sa1*ng, H0e sha not see each other
aga*n before our departure- Bt ten the moon 2* not be r*sen-
0e 2* prof*t b1 the dar/ness- :ome to the boatP :onse* and ;
2* 2a*t for 1ou-H

The :anad*an 2ent out 2*thout g*4*ng me t*me to ans2er-
0*sh*ng to 4er*f1 the course of the Naut*us, ; 2ent to the saoon-
0e 2ere runn*ng N-N-E- at fr*ghtfu speed, and more than f*ft1 1ards deep-
; cast a ast oo/ on these 2onders of nature, on the r*ches of art
heaped up *n th*s museum, upon the unr*4aed coect*on dest*ned
to per*sh at the bottom of the sea, 2*th h*m 2ho had formed *t-
; 2*shed to f*x an *nde*be *mpress*on of *t *n m1 m*nd-
; rema*ned an hour thus, bathed *n the *ght of that um*nous ce**ng,
and pass*ng *n re4*e2 those treasures sh*n*ng under the*r gasses-
Then ; returned to m1 room-

; dressed m1sef *n strong sea coth*ng- ; coected m1 notes,
pac*ng them carefu1 about me- A1 heart beat oud1-
; coud not chec/ *ts pusat*ons- :erta*n1 m1 troube and ag*tat*on
2oud ha4e betra1ed me to :apta*n NemoNs e1es- 0hat 2as he do*ng
at th*s momentL ; *stened at the door of h*s room- ; heard steps-
:apta*n Nemo 2as there- 9e had not gone to rest- Bt e4er1 moment
; expected to see h*m appear, and as/ me 2h1 ; 2*shed to f1-
; 2as constant1 on the aert- A1 *mag*nat*on magn*f*ed e4er1th*ng-
The *mpress*on became at ast so po*gnant that ; as/ed m1sef *f *t
2oud not be better to go to the :apta*nNs room, see h*m face to face,
and bra4e h*m 2*th oo/ and gesture-

;t 2as the *nsp*rat*on of a madmanP fortunate1 ; res*sted the des*re,
and stretched m1sef on m1 bed to Ou*et m1 bod*1 ag*tat*on-
A1 ner4es 2ere some2hat camer, but *n m1 exc*ted bra*n ; sa2
o4er aga*n a m1 ex*stence on board the Naut*usP e4er1 *nc*dent,
e*ther happ1 or unfortunate, 2h*ch had happened s*nce m1 d*sappearance
from the Bbraham L*ncon""the submar*ne hunt, the Torres Stra*ts,
the sa4ages of Papua, the runn*ng ashore, the cora cemeter1,
the passage of Sue., the ;sand of Santor*n, the :retan d*4er,
6*go 8a1, Btant*s, the *ceberg, the South Poe, the *mpr*sonment
*n the *ce, the f*ght among the poups, the storm *n the Guf Stream,
the B4enger, and the horr*be scene of the 4esse sun/ 2*th a her cre2-
B these e4ents passed before m1 e1es */e scenes *n a drama-
Then :apta*n Nemo seemed to gro2 enormous1, h*s features to assume
superhuman proport*ons- 9e 2as no onger m1 eOua, but a man of the 2aters,
the gen*e of the sea-

;t 2as then haf"past n*ne- ; hed m1 head bet2een m1 hands to /eep
*t from burst*ng- ; cosed m1 e1esP ; 2oud not th*n/ an1 onger-
There 2as another haf"hour to 2a*t, another haf"hour of a n*ghtmare,
2h*ch m*ght dr*4e me mad-

Bt that moment ; heard the d*stant stra*ns of the organ, a sad harmon1 to an
undef*nabe chant, the 2a* of a sou ong*ng to brea/ these earth1 bonds-
; *stened 2*th e4er1 sense, scarce1 breath*ngP punged, */e :apta*n Nemo,
*n that mus*ca ecstas1, 2h*ch 2as dra2*ng h*m *n sp*r*t to the end of *fe-

Then a sudden thought terr*f*ed me- :apta*n Nemo had eft h*s room-
9e 2as *n the saoon, 2h*ch ; must cross to f1- There ; shoud
meet h*m for the ast t*me- 9e 2oud see me, perhaps spea/ to me-
B gesture of h*s m*ght destro1 me, a s*nge 2ord cha*n me on board-

8ut ten 2as about to str*/e- The moment had come for me to ea4e m1 room,
and jo*n m1 compan*ons-

; must not hes*tate, e4en *f :apta*n Nemo h*msef shoud r*se before me-
; opened m1 door carefu1P and e4en then, as *t turned on *ts h*nges,
*t seemed to me to ma/e a dreadfu no*se- Perhaps *t on1 ex*sted *n
m1 o2n *mag*nat*on-

; crept aong the dar/ sta*rs of the Naut*us, stopp*ng at each step
to chec/ the beat*ng of m1 heart- ; reached the door of the saoon,
and opened *t gent1- ;t 2as punged *n profound dar/ness-
The stra*ns of the organ sounded fa*nt1- :apta*n Nemo 2as there-
9e d*d not see me- ;n the fu *ght ; do not th*n/ he 2oud ha4e
not*ced me, so ent*re1 2as he absorbed *n the ecstas1-

; crept aong the carpet, a4o*d*ng the s*ghtest sound 2h*ch m*ght
betra1 m1 presence- ; 2as at east f*4e m*nutes reach*ng the door,
at the oppos*te s*de, open*ng *nto the *brar1-

; 2as go*ng to open *t, 2hen a s*gh from :apta*n Nemo na*ed me to the spot-
; /ne2 that he 2as r*s*ng- ; coud e4en see h*m, for the *ght from
the *brar1 came through to the saoon- 9e came to2ards me s*ent1,
2*th h*s arms crossed, g*d*ng */e a spectre rather than 2a/*ng-
9*s breast 2as s2e*ng 2*th sobsP and ; heard h*m murmur these 2ords
Cthe ast 2h*ch e4er struc/ m1 earD$

HBm*ght1 GodG enoughG enoughGH

0as *t a confess*on of remorse 2h*ch thus escaped from th*s manNs consc*enceL

;n desperat*on, ; rushed through the *brar1, mounted the centra
sta*rcase, and, foo2*ng the upper f*ght, reached the boat-
; crept through the open*ng, 2h*ch had aread1 adm*tted
m1 t2o compan*ons-

HLet us goG et us goGH ; exca*med-

H3*rect1GH rep*ed the :anad*an-

The or*f*ce *n the pates of the Naut*us 2as f*rst cosed,
and fastened do2n b1 means of a fase /e1, 2*th 2h*ch Ned Land
had pro4*ded h*msefP the open*ng *n the boat 2as aso cosed-
The :anad*an began to oosen the bots 2h*ch st* hed us to
the submar*ne boat-

Sudden1 a no*se 2as heard- 6o*ces 2ere ans2er*ng each other oud1-
0hat 2as the matterL 9ad the1 d*sco4ered our f*ghtL
; fet Ned Land s*pp*ng a dagger *nto m1 hand-

HMes,H ; murmured, H2e /no2 ho2 to d*eGH

The :anad*an had stopped *n h*s 2or/- 8ut one 2ord man1 t*mes repeated,
a dreadfu 2ord, re4eaed the cause of the ag*tat*on spread*ng on board
the Naut*us- ;t 2as not 2e the cre2 2ere oo/*ng afterG

HThe maestromG the maestromGH :oud a more dreadfu 2ord *n a more
dreadfu s*tuat*on ha4e sounded *n our earsG 0e 2ere then upon
the dangerous coast of Nor2a1- 0as the Naut*us be*ng dra2n *nto
th*s guf at the moment our boat 2as go*ng to ea4e *ts s*desL
0e /ne2 that at the t*de the pent"up 2aters bet2een the *sands
of 5erroe and Loffoden rush 2*th *rres*st*be 4*oence,
form*ng a 2h*rpoo from 2h*ch no 4esse e4er escapes-
5rom e4er1 po*nt of the hor*.on enormous 2a4es 2ere meet*ng,
form*ng a guf just1 caed the HNa4e of the @cean,H
2hose po2er of attract*on extends to a d*stance of t2e4e m*es-
There, not on1 4esses, but 2haes are sacr*f*ced, as 2e as 2h*te
bears from the northern reg*ons-

;t *s th*ther that the Naut*us, 4ountar*1 or *n4ountar*1,
had been run b1 the :apta*n-

;t 2as descr*b*ng a sp*ra, the c*rcumference of 2h*ch 2as essen*ng
b1 degrees, and the boat, 2h*ch 2as st* fastened to *ts s*de,
2as carr*ed aong 2*th g*dd1 speed- ; fet that s*c/1 g*dd*ness
2h*ch ar*ses from ong"cont*nued 2h*r*ng round-

0e 2ere *n dread- @ur horror 2as at *ts he*ght, c*rcuat*on had stopped,
a ner4ous *nfuence 2as ann*h*ated, and 2e 2ere co4ered 2*th cod s2eat,
*/e a s2eat of agon1G Bnd 2hat no*se around our fra* bar/G
0hat roar*ngs repeated b1 the echo m*es a2a1G 0hat an uproar 2as that
of the 2aters bro/en on the sharp roc/s at the bottom, 2here the hardest
bod*es are crushed, and trees 2orn a2a1, H2*th a the fur rubbed off,H
accord*ng to the Nor2eg*an phraseG

0hat a s*tuat*on to be *nG 0e roc/ed fr*ghtfu1- The Naut*us
defended *tsef */e a human be*ng- ;ts stee musces crac/ed-
Somet*mes *t seemed to stand upr*ght, and 2e 2*th *tG

H0e must hod on,H sa*d Ned, Hand oo/ after the bots-
0e ma1 st* be sa4ed *f 2e st*c/ to the Naut*us-H

9e had not f*n*shed the 2ords, 2hen 2e heard a crash*ng no*se,
the bots ga4e 2a1, and the boat, torn from *ts groo4e, 2as hured
*/e a stone from a s*ng *nto the m*dst of the 2h*rpoo-

A1 head struc/ on a p*ece of *ron, and 2*th the 4*oent shoc/
; ost a consc*ousness-



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Thus ends the 4o1age under the seas- 0hat passed dur*ng that n*ght""
ho2 the boat escaped from the edd*es of the maestrom""
ho2 Ned Land, :onse*, and m1sef e4er came out of the guf,
; cannot te-

8ut 2hen ; returned to consc*ousness, ; 2as 1*ng *n a f*shermanNs hut,
on the Loffoden ;ses- A1 t2o compan*ons, safe and sound, 2ere near me
hod*ng m1 hands- 0e embraced each other heart*1-

Bt that moment 2e coud not th*n/ of return*ng to 5rance- The means
of commun*cat*on bet2een the north of Nor2a1 and the south are rare-
Bnd ; am therefore ob*ged to 2a*t for the steamboat runn*ng month1
from :ape North-

Bnd, among the 2orth1 peope 2ho ha4e so /*nd1 rece*4ed us,
; re4*se m1 record of these ad4entures once more-
Not a fact has been om*tted, not a deta* exaggerated-
;t *s a fa*thfu narrat*4e of th*s *ncred*be exped*t*on *n an
eement *naccess*be to man, but to 2h*ch Progress 2* one da1
open a road-

Sha ; be be*e4edL ; do not /no2- Bnd *t matters *tte, after a-
0hat ; no2 aff*rm *s, that ; ha4e a r*ght to spea/ of these seas, under 2h*ch,
*n ess than ten months, ; ha4e crossed 20,000 eagues *n that submar*ne tour
of the 2ord, 2h*ch has re4eaed so man1 2onders-

8ut 2hat has become of the Naut*usL 3*d *t res*st the pressure
of the maestromL 3oes :apta*n Nemo st* *4eL Bnd does
he st* foo2 under the ocean those fr*ghtfu reta*at*onsL
@r, d*d he stop after the ast hecatombL

0* the 2a4es one da1 carr1 to h*m th*s manuscr*pt conta*n*ng
the h*stor1 of h*s *feL Sha ; e4er /no2 the name of th*s manL
0* the m*ss*ng 4esse te us b1 *ts nat*ona*t1 that of :apta*n NemoL

; hope so- Bnd ; aso hope that h*s po2erfu 4esse has conOuered
the sea at *ts most terr*be guf, and that the Naut*us has sur4*4ed
2here so man1 other 4esses ha4e been ostG ;f *t be so""*f :apta*n
Nemo st* *nhab*ts the ocean, h*s adopted countr1, ma1 hatred be
appeased *n that sa4age heartG Aa1 the contempat*on of so man1 2onders
ext*ngu*sh for e4er the sp*r*t of 4engeanceG Aa1 the judge d*sappear,
and the ph*osopher cont*nue the peacefu exporat*on of the seaG
;f h*s dest*n1 be strange, *t *s aso sub*me- 9a4e ; not understood
*t m1sefL 9a4e ; not *4ed ten months of th*s unnatura *feL
Bnd to the Ouest*on as/ed b1 Ecces*astes three thousand 1ears ago,
HThat 2h*ch *s far off and exceed*ng deep, 2ho can f*nd *t outLH
t2o men aone of a no2 *4*ng ha4e the r*ght to g*4e an ans2er""""

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