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"Would master," Conseil said to me, "give us some background on pearl fishing?""On the fishing itself?"
"But will master now tell us how one goes about extracting these pearls?"
And could master tell us the profits brought in by harvesting these banks of pearl oysters?""According to Sirr's book," I replied, "these Ceylon fisheries are farmed annually for a total profit of 3,000,000 man-eaters."
"I'm afraid I must be frank with master."
"If master faces these sharks," Conseil said, "I think his loyal manservant should face them with him!"
"With all due respect to master, it's an actual mermaid!"
"But if master says so," Conseil told him, "then so be it."
"I think as master does," Conseil replied, "and it's extremely possible that after crossing every sea on the globe, Captain Nemo will bid the three of us a fond farewell."
Like his master, like his comrade Ned, he's a bachelor.
He's in master's employ, he thinks like master, he speaks like master, and much to his regret, he can't be counted on to form a majority.
Only two persons face each other here: master on one side, Ned Land on the other.
"I'm of master's opinion," Conseil said.
"But with all due respect to master," Conseil ventured to observe, "it's like an actual isthmus connecting Europe to Africa."
"If master will allow me to finish, I mean that if this phenomenon occurs, it might prove distressing to Mr. de Lesseps, who has gone to such pains to cut through his isthmus!""Agreed, but I repeat, Conseil: such a phenomenon won't occur.
"But will master tell me why this huge smelter suspended operations, and how it is that an oven was replaced by the tranquil waters of a lake?""In all likelihood, Conseil, because some convulsion created an opening below the surface of the ocean, the opening that serves as a passageway for the Nautilus.
"Perhaps," Conseil said, "but in a nutshell, the Nautilus can hold only a certain number of men, so couldn't master estimate their maximum?"
Master is familiar with the ship's capacity, hence the amount of air it contains; on the other hand, master knows how much air each man consumes in the act of breathing, and he can compare this data with the fact that the Nautilus must rise to the surface every twenty-four hours . .
"With master's permission, I'll make an observation to him," Conseil then told me.
He isn't a scientist like master, and he doesn't share our enthusiasm for the sea's wonders.
Now I ask you, after it had been wounded west of America, how could this animal be killed in the east, unless it had cleared the equator and doubled Cape Horn or the Cape of Good Hope?""I agree with our friend Ned," Conseil said, "and I'm waiting to hear how master will reply to him."
"If master says so," Conseil replied.
He greeted my announcement with the usual "As master wishes," and I had to be content with that.
"With all due respect to master," Conseil told me, "we'll pass it by."
But tell me, haven't you finished classifying these superb specimens of marine fauna?""Master is well aware," Conseil replied, "that I'm not seasoned in practical application.
When master has told me these animals' names . .
"With all due respect to master, this we must see.""Then see it we must, Conseil."
Conseil, more cautious or more stable, barely faltered and would help me up, saying:"If master's legs would kindly adopt a wider stance, master will keep his balance."
"I came to ask master that," Conseil replied.
Master mustn't look!"
A quarter of an hour later, Conseil approached me, saying:"Is it deeply fascinating, this volume master is reading?""Tremendously fascinating," I replied.
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