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Chapter 15. An Invitation in Writing

           Buthowshallwegainthebottomofthesea?"

           "Atthismoment,Professor,theNautilusisstrandedinfivefathoms,andwehavenothingtodobuttostart."

           "Buthowshallwegetoff?"

           "Youshallsee."

           CaptainNemothrusthisheadintothehelmet,ConseilandIdidthesame,notwithouthearinganironical"Goodsport!"fromtheCanadian.Theupperpartofourdressterminatedinacoppercollaruponwhichwasscrewedthemetalhelmet.Threeholes,protectedbythickglass,allowedustoseeinalldirections,bysimplyturningourheadintheinteriorofthehead-dress.Assoonasitwasinposition,theRouquayrolapparatusonourbacksbegantoact;and,formypart,Icouldbreathewithease.

           WiththeRuhmkorfflamphangingfrommybelt,andtheguninmyhand,Iwasreadytosetout.Buttospeakthetruth,imprisonedintheseheavygarments,andgluedtothedeckbymyleadensoles,itwasimpossibleformetotakeastep.

           Butthisstateofthingswasprovidedfor.Ifeltmyselfbeingpushedintoalittleroomcontiguoustothewardroberoom.Mycompanionsfollowed,towedalonginthesameway.Iheardawater-tightdoor,furnishedwithstopperplates,closeuponus,andwewerewrappedinprofounddarkness.

           Aftersomeminutes,aloudhissingwasheard.Ifeltthecoldmountfrommyfeettomychest.Evidentlyfromsomepartofthevesseltheyhad,bymeansofatap,givenentrancetothewater,whichwasinvadingus,andwithwhichtheroomwassoonfilled.

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