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Chapter 23. “Aegri Somnia”

           Butmyeyewasnosoonerappliedtotheglassthanitwasquicklysnatchedoutofmyhands.

           Iturnedround.CaptainNemowasbeforeme,butIdidnotknowhim.Hisfacewastransfigured.Hiseyesflashedsullenly;histeethwereset;hisstiffbody,clenchedfists,andheadshrunkbetweenhisshoulders,betrayedtheviolentagitationthatpervadedhiswholeframe.Hedidnotmove.Myglass,fallenfromhishands,hadrolledathisfeet.

           HadIunwittinglyprovokedthisfitofanger?DidthisincomprehensiblepersonimaginethatIhaddiscoveredsomeforbiddensecret?No;Iwasnottheobjectofthishatred,forhewasnotlookingatme;hiseyewassteadilyfixedupontheimpenetrablepointofthehorizon.AtlastCaptainNemorecoveredhimself.Hisagitationsubsided.Headdressedsomewordsinaforeignlanguagetohislieutenant,thenturnedtome."M.Aronnax,"hesaid,inratheranimperioustone,"Irequireyoutokeeponeoftheconditionsthatbindyoutome."

           "Whatisit,Captain?"

           "Youmustbeconfined,withyourcompanions,untilIthinkfittoreleaseyou."

           "Youarethemaster,"Ireplied,lookingsteadilyathim."ButmayIaskyouonequestion?"

           "None,sir."

           Therewasnoresistingthisimperiouscommand,itwouldhavebeenuseless.IwentdowntothecabinoccupiedbyNedLandandConseil,andtoldthemtheCaptain’sdetermination.YoumayjudgehowthiscommunicationwasreceivedbytheCanadian.

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