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Chapter 23. “Aegri Somnia”

           "FriendNed,"askedConseil,"whatwouldyouhavesaidifthebreakfasthadbeenentirelyforgotten?"

           Thisargumentcutshorttheharpooner’srecriminations.

           Wesatdowntotable.Themealwaseateninsilence.

           Justthentheluminousglobethatlightedthecellwentout,andleftusintotaldarkness.NedLandwassoonasleep,andwhatastonishedmewasthatConseilwentoffintoaheavyslumber.Iwasthinkingwhatcouldhavecausedhisirresistibledrowsiness,whenIfeltmybrainbecomingstupefied.Inspiteofmyeffortstokeepmyeyesopen,theywouldclose.Apainfulsuspicionseizedme.Evidentlysoporificsubstanceshadbeenmixedwiththefoodwehadjusttaken.ImprisonmentwasnotenoughtoconcealCaptainNemo’sprojectsfromus,sleepwasmorenecessary.Ithenheardthepanelsshut.Theundulationsofthesea,whichcausedaslightrollingmotion,ceased.HadtheNautilusquittedthesurfaceoftheocean?Haditgonebacktothemotionlessbedofwater?Itriedtoresistsleep.Itwasimpossible.Mybreathinggrewweak.Ifeltamortalcoldfreezemystiffenedandhalf-paralysedlimbs.Myeyelids,likeleadencaps,fellovermyeyes.Icouldnotraisethem;amorbidsleep,fullofhallucinations,bereftmeofmybeing.Thenthevisionsdisappeared,andleftmeincompleteinsensibility.

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