20000 лье под водой

Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           Herearealsosomedolphins’livers,whichyoutaketoberagoutofpork.Mycookisacleverfellow,whoexcelsindressingthesevariousproductsoftheocean.Tasteallthesedishes.Hereisapreserveofsea-cucumber,whichaMalaywoulddeclaretobeunrivalledintheworld;hereisacream,ofwhichthemilkhasbeenfurnishedbythecetacea,andthesugarbythegreatfucusoftheNorthSea;and,lastly,permitmetoofferyousomepreserveofanemones,whichisequaltothatofthemostdeliciousfruits."

           Itasted,morefromcuriositythanasaconnoisseur,whilstCaptainNemoenchantedmewithhisextraordinarystories.

           "Youlikethesea,Captain?"

           "Yes;Iloveit!Theseaiseverything.Itcoverssevententhsoftheterrestrialglobe.Itsbreathispureandhealthy.Itisanimmensedesert,wheremanisneverlonely,forhefeelslifestirringonallsides.Theseaisonlytheembodimentofasupernaturalandwonderfulexistence.Itisnothingbutloveandemotion;itisthe‘LivingInfinite,’asoneofyourpoetshassaid.Infact,Professor,Naturemanifestsherselfinitbyherthreekingdomsmineral,vegetable,andanimal.TheseaisthevastreservoirofNature.Theglobebeganwithsea,sotospeak;andwhoknowsifitwillnotendwithit?Initissupremetranquillity.Theseadoesnotbelongtodespots.Uponitssurfacemencanstillexerciseunjustlaws,fight,tearoneanothertopieces,andbecarriedawaywithterrestrialhorrors.Butatthirtyfeetbelowitslevel,theirreignceases,theirinfluenceisquenched,andtheirpowerdisappears.Ah!sir,liveliveinthebosomofthewaters!Thereonlyisindependence!ThereIrecognisenomasters!ThereIamfree!"

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