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"Professor Aronnax," Captain Nemo replied serenely, "the Nautilus's hatches aren't to be entered in that fashion even when they're open."
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.
CHAPTER 23"Aegri Somnia"THE FOLLOWING DAY, January 10, the Nautilus resumed its travels in midwater but at a remarkable speed that I estimated to be at least thirty-five miles per hour.
Finally, would he return to the seas of the Pacific, where his Nautilus could navigate freely and easily?
Assuredly, the Nautilus didn't avoid the heavily traveled seas of Europe, and from this insight I concluded that the ship would take us back--perhaps very soon--to more civilized shores.
On January 16 the Nautilus seemed to have fallen asleep just a few meters beneath the surface of the water.
I was observing the state of the sea under these conditions, and even the largest fish were nothing more than ill-defined shadows, when the Nautilus was suddenly transferred into broad daylight.
For several hours the Nautilus drifted in this brilliant tide, and our wonderment grew when we saw huge marine animals cavorting in it, like the fire-dwelling salamanders of myth.
But only a few meters down, the Nautilus felt no tempest's fury, and the ship rocked peacefully in the midst of the calm waters.
On January 18 the Nautilus lay in longitude 105 degrees and latitude 15 degrees south.
By then the Nautilus lay hundreds of miles from the nearest coast!
Did this incomprehensible individual think I had detected some secret forbidden to guests on the Nautilus?
Four crewmen were waiting at the door, and they led us to the cell where we had spent our first night aboard the Nautilus.
Apparently Captain Nemo had given this order at the same time he commanded the Nautilus to pick up speed.
Had the Nautilus left the surface of the ocean?
As for the Nautilus, it seemed as tranquil and mysterious as ever.
Captain Nemo led me to the Nautilus's stern and invited me into a cabin located next to the sailors' quarters.
That's the law for everyone on board the Nautilus.
The double door opened, and accompanied by Captain Nemo with a dozen crewmen following, we set foot on the firm seafloor where the Nautilus was resting, ten meters down.
Then the funeral party went back up the path to the Nautilus, returning beneath the arches of the forest, through the thickets, along the coral bushes, going steadily higher.
Their luminous trail guided us to the Nautilus.
That fine lad persisted in seeing the Nautilus's commander as merely one of those unappreciated scientists who repay humanity's indifference with contempt.
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.
He believes that escaping from the Nautilus is impossible.
And yet I will feel some regret at making off with the Nautilus's secrets, so generously unveiled for us by Captain Nemo!Because, ultimately, should we detest or admire this man?
When the Nautilus was ready to resume its underwater travels, I went below again to the lounge.
The Nautilus cruised along a short distance off the shore of this desert island.
The Nautilus is approaching populated areas.
Deep down, I was determined to fully exploit the good fortune that had put me on board the Nautilus.
On January 25, the ocean being completely deserted, the Nautilus spent the day on the surface, churning the waves with its powerful propeller and making them spurt to great heights.
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