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Chapter 15. Accident or Incident?

           Itwasbesttowait.Weallreturnedtothesaloon.Fortwentyminutesweremainedthus,tryingtoheartheslightestnoisewhichmightbemadeonboardtheNautilus,whenCaptainNemoentered.Heseemednottoseeus;hisface,generallysoimpassive,showedsignsofuneasiness.Hewatchedthecompasssilently,thenthemanometer;and,goingtotheplanisphere,placedhisfingeronaspotrepresentingthesouthernseas.Iwouldnotinterrupthim;but,someminuteslater,whenheturnedtowardsme,Isaid,usingoneofhisownexpressionsintheTorresStraits:

           "Anincident,Captain?"

           "No,sir;anaccidentthistime."

           "Serious?"

           "Perhaps."

           "Isthedangerimmediate?"

           "No."

           "TheNautilushasstranded?"

           "Yes."

           "Andthishashappenedhow?"

           "Fromacapriceofnature,notfromtheignoranceofman.Notamistakehasbeenmadeintheworking.Butwecannotpreventequilibriumfromproducingitseffects.Wemaybravehumanlaws,butwecannotresistnaturalones."

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