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"Not only on their size," I replied, "but also according to their shape, their water--in other words, their color--and their orient-- in other words, that dappled, shimmering glow that makes them so delightful to the eye.
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."
"Abominable, Ned my friend," Conseil replied.
"But I was all set to tie the knot, Conseil," the Canadian replied in all seriousness, "and it wasn't my fault the whole business fell through.
"My gallant Ned," I replied, laughing, "those were artificial pearls, ordinary glass beads whose insides were coated with Essence of Orient."
"Wow!" the Canadian replied.
"Maybe that's why Kate Tender married somebody else," replied Mr. Land philosophically.
"No," I replied quickly, "especially if one takes certain precautions."
Then, trying to imitate Captain Nemo's carefree tone, I asked, "By the way, gallant Ned, are you afraid of sharks?""Me?" the Canadian replied.
"Tit for tat, captain," Ned Land replied.
"His fancy," the Canadian replied, "won't take us very far.
"All right, we'll return, Mr. Land, and after the Persian Gulf, if the Nautilus wants to visit the Red Sea, the Strait of Bab el Mandeb is still there to let us in!""I don't have to tell you, sir," Ned Land replied, "that the Red Sea is just as landlocked as the gulf, since the Isthmus of Suez hasn't been cut all the way through yet; and even if it was, a boat as secretive as ours wouldn't risk a canal intersected with locks.
Speaking for myself, I'll be extremely distressed to see the end of a voyage so few men will ever have a chance to make.""But don't you realize, Professor Aronnax," the Canadian replied, "that soon we'll have been imprisoned for three whole months aboard this Nautilus?"
"Yes, Captain Nemo," I replied, "and the Nautilus is wonderfully suited to this whole survey.
"Indeed," the captain replied with a smile, "and in this respect, the moderns aren't much farther along than the ancients.
"It's true," I replied.
After some minutes of silence:"We were discussing," he said, "the views of ancient historians on the dangers of navigating this Red Sea?""True," I replied.
Thus no other course would do but to name it for its hue.""An artistic explanation, Captain Nemo," I replied, "but I'm unable to rest content with it.
"Obviously," I replied.
So all hail to Mr. de Lesseps!""Yes, all hail to that great French citizen," I replied, quite startled by how emphatically Captain Nemo had just spoken.
"Surely," Captain Nemo replied serenely.
"Ned my friend," Conseil replied, "had you ever heard of the Nautilus?
"No, Ned," I replied, "but you know I don't have your eyes."
"No," the Canadian replied, "unless I'm badly mistaken, that's some marine animal."
"Yes, my boy," I replied, "they're sometimes found here."
"Order Sirenia, group Pisciforma, subclass Monodelphia, class Mammalia, branch Vertebrata," Conseil replied.
"All right, you can try your luck!""Thank you, sir," Ned Land replied, his eyes ablaze.
"Yes, sometimes," the captain replied.
"Then proceed, Mr. Land," Captain Nemo replied.
"Professor," he said to me, "would you like to go with me to the wheelhouse?""I was afraid to ask," I replied.
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