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Chapter 8. The Bay of Vigo

           Mydinnerwasservedinmyroomasusual.Iatebutlittle;Iwastoopreoccupied.Ileftthetableatseveno’clock.Ahundredandtwentyminutes(Icountedthem)stillseparatedmefromthemomentinwhichIwastojoinNedLand.Myagitationredoubled.Mypulsebeatviolently.Icouldnotremainquiet.Iwentandcame,hopingtocalmmytroubledspiritbyconstantmovement.Theideaoffailureinourboldenterprisewastheleastpainfulofmyanxieties;butthethoughtofseeingourprojectdiscoveredbeforeleavingtheNautilus,ofbeingbroughtbeforeCaptainNemo,irritated,or(whatwasworse)saddened,atmydesertion,mademyheartbeat.

           Iwantedtoseethesaloonforthelasttime.Idescendedthestairsandarrivedinthemuseum,whereIhadpassedsomanyusefulandagreeablehours.Ilookedatallitsriches,allitstreasures,likeamanontheeveofaneternalexile,whowasleavingnevertoreturn.

           ThesewondersofNature,thesemasterpiecesofart,amongstwhichforsomanydaysmylifehadbeenconcentrated,Iwasgoingtoabandonthemforever!IshouldliketohavetakenalastlookthroughthewindowsofthesaloonintothewatersoftheAtlantic:butthepanelswerehermeticallyclosed,andacloakofsteelseparatedmefromthatoceanwhichIhadnotyetexplored.

           Inpassingthroughthesaloon,IcamenearthedoorletintotheanglewhichopenedintotheCaptain’sroom.Tomygreatsurprise,thisdoorwasajar.Idrewbackinvoluntarily.IfCaptainNemoshouldbeinhisroom,hecouldseeme.But,hearingnosound,Idrewnearer.Theroomwasdeserted.Ipushedopenthedoorandtooksomestepsforward.Stillthesamemonklikeseverityofaspect.

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