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Chapter 23. “Aegri Somnia”

           Forsomeminuteshewasimmovable,withouttakinghiseyeoffthepointofobservation.Thenheloweredhisglassandexchangedafewwordswithhislieutenant.Thelatterseemedtobeavictimtosomeemotionthathetriedinvaintorepress.CaptainNemo,havingmorecommandoverhimself,wascool.Heseemed,too,tobemakingsomeobjectionstowhichthelieutenantrepliedbyformalassurances.AtleastIconcludedsobythedifferenceoftheirtonesandgestures.Formyself,Ihadlookedcarefullyinthedirectionindicatedwithoutseeinganything.Theskyandwaterwerelostintheclearlineofthehorizon.

           However,CaptainNemowalkedfromoneendoftheplatformtotheother,withoutlookingatme,perhapswithoutseeingme.Hisstepwasfirm,butlessregularthanusual.Hestoppedsometimes,crossedhisarms,andobservedthesea.Whatcouldhebelookingforonthatimmenseexpanse?

           TheNautiluswasthensomehundredsofmilesfromthenearestcoast.

           Thelieutenanthadtakenuptheglassandexaminedthehorizonsteadfastly,goingandcoming,stampinghisfootandshowingmorenervousagitationthanhissuperiorofficer.Besides,thismysterymustnecessarilybesolved,andbeforelong;for,uponanorderfromCaptainNemo,theengine,increasingitspropellingpower,madethescrewturnmorerapidly.

           JustthenthelieutenantdrewtheCaptain’sattentionagain.Thelatterstoppedwalkinganddirectedhisglasstowardstheplaceindicated.Helookedlong.Ifeltverymuchpuzzled,anddescendedtothedrawing-room,andtookoutanexcellenttelescopethatIgenerallyused.Then,leaningonthecageofthewatch-lightthatjuttedoutfromthefrontoftheplatform,setmyselftolookoverallthelineoftheskyandsea.

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