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Chapter 11. The Sargasso Sea

           Thisvoyageended,wouldhenotconsenttorestoreourliberty,underanoathnevertorevealhisexistence?anoathofhonourwhichweshouldhavereligiouslykept.ButwemustconsiderthatdelicatequestionwiththeCaptain.ButwasIfreetoclaimthisliberty?Hadhenothimselfsaidfromthebeginning,inthefirmestmanner,thatthesecretofhislifeexactedfromhimourlastingimprisonmentonboardtheNautilus?Andwouldnotmyfourmonths’silenceappeartohimatacitacceptanceofoursituation?Andwouldnotareturntothesubjectresultinraisingsuspicionswhichmightbehurtfultoourprojects,ifatsomefuturetimeafavourableopportunityofferedtoreturntothem?

           Duringthenineteendaysmentionedabove,noincidentofanykindhappenedtosignaliseourvoyage.IsawlittleoftheCaptain;hewasatwork.InthelibraryIoftenfoundhisbooksleftopen,especiallythoseonnaturalhistory.Myworkonsubmarinedepths,connedoverbyhim,wascoveredwithmarginalnotes,oftencontradictingmytheoriesandsystems;buttheCaptaincontentedhimselfwiththuspurgingmywork;itwasveryrareforhimtodiscussitwithme.SometimesIheardthemelancholytonesofhisorgan;butonlyatnight,inthemidstofthedeepestobscurity,whentheNautilussleptuponthedesertedocean.Duringthispartofourvoyagewesailedwholedaysonthesurfaceofthewaves.Theseaseemedabandoned.Afewsailing-vessels,ontheroadtoIndia,weremakingfortheCapeofGoodHope.Onedaywewerefollowedbytheboatsofawhaler,who,nodoubt,tookusforsomeenormouswhaleofgreatprice;butCaptainNemodidnotwishtheworthyfellowstolosetheirtimeandtrouble,soendedthechasebyplungingunderthewater.Ournavigationcontinueduntilthe13thofMarch;thatdaytheNautiluswasemployedintakingsoundings,whichgreatlyinterestedme.

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