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Chapter 3. A Pearl Worth Ten Million

           Isawthehaggardeye;Isawthedifferentphasesofthefight.TheCaptainfelltotheearth,upsetbytheenormousmasswhichleantuponhim.Theshark’sjawsopenedwide,likeapairoffactoryshears,anditwouldhavebeenalloverwiththeCaptain;but,quickasthought,harpooninhand,NedLandrushedtowardsthesharkandstruckitwithitssharppoint.

           Thewaveswereimpregnatedwithamassofblood.Theyrockedundertheshark’smovements,whichbeatthemwithindescribablefury.NedLandhadnotmissedhisaim.Itwasthemonster’sdeath-rattle.Strucktotheheart,itstruggledindreadfulconvulsions,theshockofwhichoverthrewConseil.

           ButNedLandhaddisentangledtheCaptain,who,gettingupwithoutanywound,wentstraighttotheIndian,quicklycutthecordwhichheldhimtohisstone,tookhiminhisarms,and,withasharpblowofhisheel,mountedtothesurface.

           Weallthreefollowedinafewseconds,savedbyamiracle,andreachedthefisherman’sboat.

           CaptainNemo’sfirstcarewastorecalltheunfortunatemantolifeagain.Ididnotthinkhecouldsucceed.Ihopedso,forthepoorcreature’simmersionwasnotlong;buttheblowfromtheshark’stailmighthavebeenhisdeath-blow.

           Happily,withtheCaptain’sandConseil’ssharpfriction,Isawconsciousnessreturnbydegrees.Heopenedhiseyes.Whatwashissurprise,histerroreven,atseeingfourgreatcopperheadsleaningoverhim!And,aboveall,whatmusthehavethoughtwhenCaptainNemo,drawingfromthepocketofhisdressabagofpearls,placeditinhishand!

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