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Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           Hissentenceswerewellturned,hiswordsclear,andhisfluencyofspeechremarkable.Yet,Ididnotrecogniseinhimafellow-countryman.

           Hecontinuedtheconversationintheseterms:

           "Youhavedoubtlessthought,sir,thatIhavedelayedlonginpayingyouthissecondvisit.Thereasonisthat,youridentityrecognised,Iwishedtoweighmaturelywhatparttoacttowardsyou.Ihavehesitatedmuch.Mostannoyingcircumstanceshavebroughtyouintothepresenceofamanwhohasbrokenallthetiesofhumanity.Youhavecometotroublemyexistence."

           "Unintentionally!"saidI.

           "Unintentionally?"repliedthestranger,raisinghisvoicealittle."WasitunintentionallythattheAbrahamLincolnpursuedmeallovertheseas?Wasitunintentionallythatyoutookpassageinthisfrigate?Wasitunintentionallythatyourcannon-ballsreboundedofftheplatingofmyvessel?WasitunintentionallythatMr.NedLandstruckmewithhisharpoon?"

           Idetectedarestrainedirritationinthesewords.ButtotheserecriminationsIhadaverynaturalanswertomake,andImadeit.

           "Sir,"saidI,"nodoubtyouareignorantofthediscussionswhichhavetakenplaceconcerningyouinAmericaandEurope.Youdonotknowthatdiversaccidents,causedbycollisionswithyoursubmarinemachine,haveexcitedpublicfeelinginthetwocontinents.Iomitthetheorieswithoutnumberbywhichitwassoughttoexplainthatofwhichyoualonepossessthesecret.

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