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Chapter 8. The Bay of Vigo

           Ireturnedtomyroom,Conseiltohiscabin;buttheCanadian,withapreoccupiedair,followedme.OurrapidpassageacrosstheMediterraneanhadnotallowedhimtoputhisprojectintoexecution,andhecouldnothelpshowinghisdisappointment.Whenthedoorofmyroomwasshut,hesatdownandlookedatmesilently.

           "FriendNed,"saidI,"Iunderstandyou;butyoucannotreproachyourself.TohaveattemptedtoleavetheNautilusunderthecircumstanceswouldhavebeenfolly."

           NedLanddidnotanswer;hiscompressedlipsandfrowningbrowshowedwithhimtheviolentpossessionthisfixedideahadtakenofhismind.

           "Letussee,"Icontinued;"weneednotdespairyet.WearegoingupthecoastofPortugalagain;FranceandEnglandarenotfaroff,wherewecaneasilyfindrefuge.NowiftheNautilus,onleavingtheStraitsofGibraltar,hadgonetothesouth,ifithadcarriedustowardsregionswheretherewerenocontinents,Ishouldshareyouruneasiness.ButweknownowthatCaptainNemodoesnotflyfromcivilisedseas,andinsomedaysIthinkyoucanactwithsecurity."

           NedLandstilllookedatmefixedly;atlengthhisfixedlipsparted,andhesaid,"Itisforto-night."

           Idrewmyselfupsuddenly.Iwas,Iadmit,littlepreparedforthiscommunication.IwantedtoanswertheCanadian,butwordswouldnotcome.

           "Weagreedtowaitforanopportunity,"continuedNedLand,"andtheopportunityhasarrived.ThisnightweshallbebutafewmilesfromtheSpanishcoast.Itiscloudy.Thewindblowsfreely.Ihaveyourword,M.Aronnax,andIrelyuponyou."

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