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Chapter 3. A Pearl Worth Ten Million

           Thesolarrayspiercedthecurtainofclouds,piledupontheeasternhorizon,andtheradiantorbroserapidly.Isawlanddistinctly,withafewtreesscatteredhereandthere.TheboatnearedManaarIsland,whichwasroundedtothesouth.CaptainNemorosefromhisseatandwatchedthesea.

           Atasignfromhimtheanchorwasdropped,butthechainscarcelyran,foritwaslittlemorethanayarddeep,andthisspotwasoneofthehighestpointsofthebankofpintadines.

           "Hereweare,M.Aronnax,"saidCaptainNemo."Youseethatenclosedbay?Here,inamonthwillbeassembledthenumerousfishingboatsoftheexporters,andthesearethewaterstheirdiverswillransacksoboldly.Happily,thisbayiswellsituatedforthatkindoffishing.Itisshelteredfromthestrongestwinds;theseaisneververyroughhere,whichmakesitfavourableforthediver’swork.Wewillnowputonourdresses,andbeginourwalk."

           Ididnotanswer,and,whilewatchingthesuspectedwaves,beganwiththehelpofthesailorstoputonmyheavysea-dress.CaptainNemoandmycompanionswerealsodressing.NoneoftheNautilusmenweretoaccompanyusonthisnewexcursion.

           Soonwewereenvelopedtothethroatinindia-rubberclothing;theairapparatusfixedtoourbacksbybraces.AstotheRuhmkorffapparatus,therewasnonecessityforit.Beforeputtingmyheadintothecoppercap,IhadaskedthequestionoftheCaptain.

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