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Chapter 6. The Greek Islands

           "Now,Ned,welisten;whathaveyoutotellus?"

           "WhatIhavetotellyouisverysimple.WeareinEurope;andbeforeCaptainNemo’scapricesdragusoncemoretothebottomofthePolarSeas,orleadusintoOceania,IasktoleavetheNautilus."

           Iwishedinnowaytoshacklethelibertyofmycompanions,butIcertainlyfeltnodesiretoleaveCaptainNemo.

           Thankstohim,andthankstohisapparatus,Iwaseachdaynearerthecompletionofmysubmarinestudies;andIwasrewritingmybookofsubmarinedepthsinitsveryelement.ShouldIeveragainhavesuchanopportunityofobservingthewondersoftheocean?No,certainlynot!AndIcouldnotbringmyselftotheideaofabandoningtheNautilusbeforethecycleofinvestigationwasaccomplished.

           "FriendNed,answermefrankly,areyoutiredofbeingonboard?AreyousorrythatdestinyhasthrownusintoCaptainNemo’shands?"

           TheCanadianremainedsomemomentswithoutanswering.Then,crossinghisarms,hesaid:

           "Frankly,Idonotregretthisjourneyundertheseas.Ishallbegladtohavemadeit;but,nowthatitismade,letushavedonewithit.Thatismyidea."

           "Itwillcometoanend,Ned."

           "Whereandwhen?"

           "WhereIdonotknowwhenIcannotsay;or,rather,Isupposeitwillendwhentheseseashavenothingmoretoteachus."

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