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Chapter 6. The Greek Islands

           "Thenwhatdoyouhopefor?"demandedtheCanadian.

           "Thatcircumstancesmayoccuraswellsixmonthshenceasnowbywhichwemayandoughttoprofit."

           "Oh!"saidNedLand,"andwhereshallwebeinsixmonths,ifyouplease,SirNaturalist?"

           "PerhapsinChina;youknowtheNautilusisarapidtraveller.Itgoesthroughwaterasswallowsthroughtheair,orasanexpressontheland.Itdoesnotfearfrequentedseas;whocansaythatitmaynotbeatthecoastsofFrance,England,orAmerica,onwhichflightmaybeattemptedasadvantageouslyashere."

           "M.Aronnax,"repliedtheCanadian,"yourargumentsarerottenatthefoundation.Youspeakinthefuture,‘Weshallbethere!weshallbehere!’Ispeakinthepresent,‘Wearehere,andwemustprofitbyit.’"

           NedLand’slogicpressedmehard,andIfeltmyselfbeatenonthatground.Iknewnotwhatargumentwouldnowtellinmyfavour.

           "Sir,"continuedNed,"letussupposeanimpossibility:ifCaptainNemoshouldthisdayofferyouyourliberty;wouldyouacceptit?"

           "Idonotknow,"Ianswered.

           "Andif,"headded,"theoffermadeyouthisdaywasnevertoberenewed,wouldyouacceptit?"

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