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Chapter 22. The Lightning Bolts of Captain Nemo

           Sothat,onthatday,theboatdidnotpushoff,tothegreatdispleasureofMasterLand,whocouldnotcompletehisprovisions.

           ThisadroitCanadianemployedhistimeinpreparingtheviandsandmeatthathehadbroughtofftheisland.Asforthesavages,theyreturnedtotheshoreabouteleveno’clockinthemorning,assoonasthecoraltopsbegantodisappearundertherisingtide;butIsawtheirnumbershadincreasedconsiderablyontheshore.Probablytheycamefromtheneighbouringislands,orverylikelyfromPapua.However,Ihadnotseenasinglenativecanoe.Havingnothingbettertodo,Ithoughtofdraggingthesebeautifullimpidwaters,underwhichIsawaprofusionofshells,zoophytes,andmarineplants.Moreover,itwasthelastdaythattheNautiluswouldpassintheseparts,ifitfloatinopenseathenextday,accordingtoCaptainNemo’spromise.

           IthereforecalledConseil,whobroughtmealittlelightdrag,verylikethosefortheoysterfishery.Nowtowork!Fortwohourswefishedunceasingly,butwithoutbringingupanyrarities.Thedragwasfilledwithmidas-ears,harps,melames,andparticularlythemostbeautifulhammersIhaveeverseen.Wealsobroughtupsomesea-slugs,pearl-oysters,andadozenlittleturtlesthatwerereservedforthepantryonboard.

           ButjustwhenIexpecteditleast,Iputmyhandonawonder,Imightsayanaturaldeformity,veryrarelymetwith.Conseilwasjustdragging,andhisnetcameupfilledwithdiversordinaryshells,when,allatonce,hesawmeplungemyarmquicklyintothenet,todrawoutashell,andheardmeutteracry.

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