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Chapter 19. Vanikoro

           "However,CaptainNemo,"Ireplied,withoutnoticingtheironicalturnofhisphrase,"theNautilusranagroundinopensea.NowthetidesarenotstronginthePacific;and,ifyoucannotlightentheNautilus,Idonotseehowitwillbereinflated."

           "ThetidesarenotstronginthePacific:youarerightthere,Professor;butinTorresStraitsonefindsstilladifferenceofayardandahalfbetweenthelevelofhighandlowseas.To-dayis4thJanuary,andinfivedaysthemoonwillbefull.Now,Ishallbeverymuchastonishedifthatsatellitedoesnotraisethesemassesofwatersufficiently,andrendermeaservicethatIshouldbeindebtedtoherfor."

           Havingsaidthis,CaptainNemo,followedbyhislieutenant,redescendedtotheinterioroftheNautilus.Astothevessel,itmovednot,andwasimmovable,asifthecorallinepolypihadalreadywalleditupwiththeirindestructiblecement.

           "Well,sir?"saidNedLand,whocameuptomeafterthedepartureoftheCaptain.

           "Well,friendNed,wewillwaitpatientlyforthetideonthe9thinstant;foritappearsthatthemoonwillhavethegoodnesstoputitoffagain."

           "Really?"

           "Really."

           "AndthisCaptainisnotgoingtocastanchoratallsincethetidewillsuffice?"saidConseil,simply.

           TheCanadianlookedatConseil,thenshruggedhisshoulders.

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