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Chapter 17. An Underwater Forest

           "M.Aronnax,"heasked."doyouknowthedepthoftheocean?"

           "Ionlyknow,Captain,whattheprincipalsoundingshavetaughtus."

           "Couldyoutellmethem,sothatIcansuitthemtomypurpose?"

           "Thesearesome,"Ireplied,"thatIremember.IfIamnotmistaken,adepthof8,000yardshasbeenfoundintheNorthAtlantic,and2,500yardsintheMediterranean.ThemostremarkablesoundingshavebeenmadeintheSouthAtlantic,nearthethirty-fifthparallel,andtheygave12,000yards,14,000yards,and15,000yards.Tosumupall,itisreckonedthatifthebottomoftheseawerelevelled,itsmeandepthwouldbeaboutoneandthree-quarterleagues."

           "Well,Professor,"repliedtheCaptain,"weshallshowyoubetterthanthatIhope.AstothemeandepthofthispartofthePacific,Itellyouitisonly4,000yards."

           Havingsaidthis,CaptainNemowenttowardsthepanel,anddisappeareddowntheladder.Ifollowedhim,andwentintothelargedrawing-room.Thescrewwasimmediatelyputinmotion,andtheloggavetwentymilesanhour.

           Duringthedaysandweeksthatpassed,CaptainNemowasverysparingofhisvisits.Iseldomsawhim.Thelieutenantprickedtheship’scourseregularlyonthechart,soIcouldalwaystellexactlytherouteoftheNautilus.

           Nearlyeveryday,forsometime,thepanelsofthedrawing-roomwereopened,andwewerenevertiredofpenetratingthemysteriesofthesubmarineworld.

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