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Chapter 10. The Underwater Coalfields

           IleaveanyonetoimaginethecovetousnessoftheCanadianatthesightofthissavourygame,andwhetherhedidnotregrethavingnogun.Buthedidhisbesttoreplacetheleadbystones,and,afterseveralfruitlessattempts,hesucceededinwoundingamagnificentbird.Tosaythatheriskedhislifetwentytimesbeforereachingitisbutthetruth;buthemanagedsowellthatthecreaturejoinedthehoney-cakesinhisbag.Wewerenowobligedtodescendtowardtheshore,thecrestbecomingimpracticable.Aboveusthecraterseemedtogapelikethemouthofawell.Fromthisplacetheskycouldbeclearlyseen,andclouds,dissipatedbythewestwind,leavingbehindthem,evenonthesummitofthemountain,theirmistyremnantscertainproofthattheywereonlymoderatelyhigh,forthevolcanodidnotrisemorethaneighthundredfeetabovetheleveloftheocean.HalfanhouraftertheCanadian’slastexploitwehadregainedtheinnershore.Heretheflorawasrepresentedbylargecarpetsofmarinecrystal,alittleumbelliferousplantverygoodtopickle,whichalsobearsthenameofpierce-stoneandsea-fennel.Conseilgatheredsomebundlesofit.Astothefauna,itmightbecountedbythousandsofcrustaceaofallsorts,lobsters,crabs,spider-crabs,chameleonshrimps,andalargenumberofshells,rockfish,andlimpets.Three-quartersofanhourlaterwehadfinishedourcircuitouswalkandwereonboard.Thecrewhadjustfinishedloadingthesodium,andtheNautiluscouldhaveleftthatinstant.ButCaptainNemogavenoorder.Didhewishtowaituntilnight,andleavethesubmarinepassagesecretly?Perhapsso.Whateveritmightbe,thenextday,theNautilus,havingleftitsport,steeredclearofalllandatafewyardsbeneaththewavesoftheAtlantic.

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