Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Diving-Bell

           DickSandthenthoughtthatBathadsucceededinpassingoutsidewhentheblackemerged.

           "Well!"exclaimedDickSand.

           "Theholeisstoppedupbyrubbish!"repliedBat,assoonashecouldtakebreath.

           "Stoppedup!"repeatedTom.

           "Yes,"repliedBat."Thewaterhasprobablydilutedtheclay.Ihavefeltaroundthewallswithmyhand.Thereisnolongeranyhole."

           DickSandshookhishead.Hiscompanionsandhewerehermeticallysequesteredinthiscone,perhapssubmergedbythewater.

           "Ifthereisnolongeranyhole,"thensaidHercules,"wemustmakeone."

           "Wait,"repliedtheyoungnovice,stoppingHercules,who,hatchetinhand,waspreparingtodive.

           DickSandreflectedforafewmoments,andthenhesaid:

           "Wearegoingtoproceedinanothermanner.Thewholequestionistoknowwhetherthewatercoverstheant-hillornot.Ifwemakeasmallopeningatthesummitofthecone,weshallfindoutwhichitis.Butincasetheant-hillshouldbesubmergednow,thewaterwouldfillitentirely,andwewouldbelost.Letusfeelourway."

           "Butquickly,"repliedTom.

           Infact,thelevelcontinuedtorisegradually.Therewerethensixfeetofwaterinsidethecone.WiththeexceptionofMrs.Weldon,herson,CousinBenedict,andNan,whohadtakenrefugeintheuppercavities,allwereimmersedtothewaist.

           Thentherewasanecessityforquickaction,asDickSandproposed.

           Itwasonefootabovetheinteriorlevel,consequentlysevenfeetfromtheground,thatDickSandresolvedtopierceaholeintheclaywall.

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