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Chapter 13. The Ice Bank

           "Withdifficulty,Captain;fortheseasonisalreadytoofaradvancedforyoutoreckononthebreakingoftheice."

           "Ah!sir,"saidCaptainNemo,inanironicaltone,"youwillalwaysbethesame.Youseenothingbutdifficultiesandobstacles.IaffirmthatnotonlycantheNautilusdisengageitself,butalsothatitcangofurtherstill."

           "FurthertotheSouth?"Iasked,lookingattheCaptain.

           "Yes,sir;itshallgotothepole."

           "Tothepole!"Iexclaimed,unabletorepressagestureofincredulity.

           "Yes,"repliedtheCaptain,coldly,"totheAntarcticpoletothatunknownpointfromwhencespringseverymeridianoftheglobe.YouknowwhetherIcandoasIpleasewiththeNautilus!"

           Yes,Iknewthat.Iknewthatthismanwasbold,eventorashness.ButtoconquerthoseobstacleswhichbristledroundtheSouthPole,renderingitmoreinaccessiblethantheNorth,whichhadnotyetbeenreachedbytheboldestnavigatorswasitnotamadenterprise,onewhichonlyamaniacwouldhaveconceived?ItthencameintomyheadtoaskCaptainNemoifhehadeverdiscoveredthatpolewhichhadneveryetbeentroddenbyahumancreature?

           "No,sir,"hereplied;"butwewilldiscoverittogether.Whereothershavefailed,Iwillnotfail.IhaveneveryetledmyNautilussofarintosouthernseas;but,Irepeat,itshallgofurtheryet."

           "Icanwellbelieveyou,Captain,"saidI,inaslightlyironicaltone."Ibelieveyou!Letusgoahead!

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