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The Diving-Bell

           

           Heroseandrecognized,notwithoutgreatanxiety,thatthewaterwasinvadingtheanthill,andevensorapidly,thatinafewsecondsitwouldreachthestoryofcellsoccupiedbyTomandHercules.

           Thelatter,awakenedbyDickSand,weretoldaboutthisnewcomplication.

           Thelightedlanternsoonshowedtheinteriorofthecone.

           Thewaterhadstoppedataheightofaboutfivefeet,andremainedstationary.

           "Whatisthematter,Dick?"askedMrs.Weldon.

           "Itisnothing,"repliedtheyoungnovice."Thelowerpartoftheconehasbeeninundated.Itisprobablythatduringthisstormaneighboringriverhasoverflowedonthisplain."

           "Good!"saidHercules;"thatprovestheriveristhere!"

           "Yes,"repliedDickSand,"anditwillcarryustothecoast.Bereassured,then,Mrs.Weldon;thewatercannotreachyou,norlittleJack,norNan,norMr.Benedict."

           Mrs.Weldondidnotreply.Astothecousin,hesleptlikeaveritabletermite.

           Meanwhiletheblacks,leaningoverthissheetofwater,whichreflectedthelantern’slight,waitedforDickSandtoindicatetothemwhatshouldbedone.Hewasmeasuringtheheightoftheinundation.

           Afterhavingtheprovisionsandarmsputoutofthereachoftheinundation,DickSandwassilent.

           "Thewaterhaspenetratedbytheorifice,"saidTom.

           "Yes,"repliedDickSand,"andnowitpreventstheinteriorairfrombeingrenewed."

           "Couldwenotmakeaholeinthewallabovethelevelofthewater?"askedtheoldblack.

           "Doubtless,Tom;butifwehavefivefeetofwaterwithin,thereareperhapssixorseven,evenmore,without."

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