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Chapter 11. The Sargasso Sea

           IshareMaury’sopinion,andIwasabletostudythephenomenonintheverymidst,wherevesselsrarelypenetrate.Aboveusfloatedproductsofallkinds,heapedupamongthesebrownishplants;trunksoftreestornfromtheAndesortheRockyMountains,andfloatedbytheAmazonortheMississippi;numerouswrecks,remainsofkeels,orships’bottoms,side-planksstovein,andsoweightedwithshellsandbarnaclesthattheycouldnotagainrisetothesurface.AndtimewillonedayjustifyMaury’sotheropinion,thatthesesubstancesthusaccumulatedforageswillbecomepetrifiedbytheactionofthewaterandwillthenforminexhaustiblecoal-minesapreciousreservepreparedbyfar-seeingNatureforthemomentwhenmenshallhaveexhaustedtheminesofcontinents.

           Inthemidstofthisinextricablemassofplantsandseaweed,Inoticedsomecharmingpinkhalcyonsandactiniae,withtheirlongtentaclestrailingafterthem,andmedusae,green,red,andblue.

           Allthedayofthe22ndofFebruarywepassedintheSargassoSea,wheresuchfishasarepartialtomarineplantsfindabundantnourishment.Thenext,theoceanhadreturnedtoitsaccustomedaspect.Fromthistimefornineteendays,fromthe23rdofFebruarytothe12thofMarch,theNautiluskeptinthemiddleoftheAtlantic,carryingusataconstantspeedofahundredleaguesintwenty-fourhours.CaptainNemoevidentlyintendedaccomplishinghissubmarineprogramme,andIimaginedthatheintended,afterdoublingCapeHorn,toreturntotheAustralianseasofthePacific.NedLandhadcauseforfear.Intheselargeseas,voidofislands,wecouldnotattempttoleavetheboat.NorhadweanymeansofopposingCaptainNemo’swill.Ouronlycoursewastosubmit;butwhatwecouldneithergainbyforcenorcunning,Ilikedtothinkmightbeobtainedbypersuasion.

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