20000 лье под водой

Chapter 22. The Last Words of Captain Nemo

           Imustnothesitate,evenifCaptainNemohimselfshouldrisebeforeme.Iopenedmydoorcarefully;andeventhen,asitturnedonitshinges,itseemedtometomakeadreadfulnoise.Perhapsitonlyexistedinmyownimagination.

           IcreptalongthedarkstairsoftheNautilus,stoppingateachsteptocheckthebeatingofmyheart.Ireachedthedoorofthesaloon,andopeneditgently.Itwasplungedinprofounddarkness.Thestrainsoftheorgansoundedfaintly.CaptainNemowasthere.Hedidnotseeme.InthefulllightIdonotthinkhewouldhavenoticedme,soentirelywasheabsorbedintheecstasy.

           Icreptalongthecarpet,avoidingtheslightestsoundwhichmightbetraymypresence.Iwasatleastfiveminutesreachingthedoor,attheoppositeside,openingintothelibrary.

           Iwasgoingtoopenit,whenasighfromCaptainNemonailedmetothespot.Iknewthathewasrising.Icouldevenseehim,forthelightfromthelibrarycamethroughtothesaloon.Hecametowardsmesilently,withhisarmscrossed,glidinglikeaspectreratherthanwalking.Hisbreastwasswellingwithsobs;andIheardhimmurmurthesewords(thelastwhicheverstruckmyear):

           "AlmightyGod!enough!enough!"

           Wasitaconfessionofremorsewhichthusescapedfromthisman’sconscience?

           Indesperation,Irushedthroughthelibrary,mountedthecentralstaircase,and,followingtheupperflight,reachedtheboat.Icreptthroughtheopening,whichhadalreadyadmittedmytwocompanions.

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