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Chapter 15. An Invitation in Writing

           Thetrouserswerefinishedoffwiththickboots,weightedwithheavyleadensoles.Thetextureofthewaistcoatwasheldtogetherbybandsofcopper,whichcrossedthechest,protectingitfromthegreatpressureofthewater,andleavingthelungsfreetoact;thesleevesendedingloves,whichinnowayrestrainedthemovementofthehands.Therewasavastdifferencenoticeablebetweentheseconsummateapparatusesandtheoldcorkbreastplates,jackets,andothercontrivancesinvogueduringtheeighteenthcentury.

           CaptainNemoandoneofhiscompanions(asortofHercules,whomusthavepossessedgreatstrength),Conseilandmyselfweresoonenvelopedinthedresses.Thereremainednothingmoretobedonebuttoencloseourheadsinthemetalbox.But,beforeproceedingtothisoperation,IaskedtheCaptain’spermissiontoexaminetheguns.

           OneoftheNautilusmengavemeasimplegun,thebuttendofwhich,madeofsteel,hollowinthecentre,wasratherlarge.Itservedasareservoirforcompressedair,whichavalve,workedbyaspring,allowedtoescapeintoametaltube.Aboxofprojectilesinagrooveinthethicknessofthebuttendcontainedabouttwentyoftheseelectricballs,which,bymeansofaspring,wereforcedintothebarrelofthegun.Assoonasoneshotwasfired,anotherwasready.

           "CaptainNemo,"saidI,"thisarmisperfect,andeasilyhandled:Ionlyasktobeallowedtotryit.

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