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But just then, lifted off by the tide's final undulations, the Nautilus left its coral bed at exactly that fortieth minute pinpointed by the
captain.
The captain, with whom I was strolling on the platform, asked me if I knew how salt water differs in density from sea to sea.
But since fate has linked our two lives, I can reveal the results of my observations to you.""I'm all attention, captain."
For some minutes the
captain
stood motionless, rooted to the spot contained within the field of his lens.
Just then the chief officer drew the
captain'
s attention anew.
He addressed a few words to his chief officer in their strange language, then he turned to me:"Professor Aronnax," he told me in a tone of some urgency, "I ask that you now honor one of the binding agreements between us.""Which one, captain?""You and your companions must be placed in confinement until I see fit to set you free."
I went below to the cabin occupied by Ned Land and Conseil, and I informed them of the
captain'
s decision.
Near two o'clock I was busy organizing my notes in the lounge, when the
captain
opened the door and appeared.
"Professor Aronnax," the
captain
said to me, "would you consent to give your medical attentions to one of my men?""Someone is sick?""Yes."
"That's not important," the
captain
replied evasively.
"You may talk freely," the
captain
told me.
I left the
captain
in the dying man's cabin and I repaired to my stateroom, very moved by this scene.
"We're yours to command, captain."
And with a sudden gesture, the
captain
hid his face in his clenched fists, vainly trying to hold back a sob.
Then he added:"There lies our peaceful cemetery, hundreds of feet beneath the surface of the waves!""At least, captain, your dead can sleep serenely there, out of the reach of sharks!""Yes, sir,
" Captain
Nemo replied solemnly, "of sharks and men!"SECOND PARTCHAPTER 1 The Indian OceanNOW WE BEGIN the second part of this voyage under the seas.
"No man either!" the
captain
had added.
For Conseil, the
captain
was still a misunderstood genius who, tired of the world's deceptions, had been driven to take refuge in this inaccessible environment where he was free to follow his instincts.
In fact, the mystery of that last afternoon when we were locked in prison and put to sleep, the
captain'
s violent precaution of snatching from my grasp a spyglass poised to scour the horizon, and the fatal wound given that man during some unexplained collision suffered by the Nautilus, all led me down a plain trail.
The
captain
glanced at the chart.
"Certainly, captain."
The
captain
said a few words to his chief officer who went out immediately.
But tell me, captain, how many oysters can a boat fish up in a workday?""About 40,000 to 50,000.
"On that note, professor,
" Captain
Nemo told me, "you and your companions will visit the Mannar oysterbank, and if by chance some eager fisherman arrives early, well, we can watch him at work.""That suits me, captain."
"I admit, captain, I'm not yet on very familiar terms with that genus of fish."
And how I resented the offhand manner in which the
captain
had extended his deplorable invitation!
"Conseil will never want to come along, and that'll be my excuse for not going with the captain."
"Yes," I said, "2,000,000 francs, and no doubt all it cost our
captain
was the effort to pick it up."
"What about my companions, captain?""They've been alerted and are waiting for us."
Before inserting my head into its copper capsule, I commented on this to the
captain.
"Our lighting equipment would be useless to us," the
captain
answered me.
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