20000 льє під водою

Chapter 13. The Ice Bank

           Thatnightnochangehadtakenplaceinoursituation.Stillicebetweenfourandfivehundredyardsindepth!Itwasevidentlydiminishing,but,still,whatathicknessbetweenusandthesurfaceoftheocean!Itwastheneight.AccordingtothedailycustomonboardtheNautilus,itsairshouldhavebeenrenewedfourhoursago;butIdidnotsuffermuch,althoughCaptainNemohadnotyetmadeanydemanduponhisreserveofoxygen.Mysleepwaspainfulthatnight;hopeandfearbesiegedmebyturns:Iroseseveraltimes.ThegropingoftheNautiluscontinued.Aboutthreeinthemorning,Inoticedthatthelowersurfaceoftheicebergwasonlyaboutfiftyfeetdeep.Onehundredandfiftyfeetnowseparatedusfromthesurfaceofthewaters.Theicebergwasbydegreesbecominganice-field,themountainaplain.Myeyesneverleftthemanometer.Wewerestillrisingdiagonallytothesurface,whichsparkledundertheelectricrays.Theicebergwasstretchingbothaboveandbeneathintolengtheningslopes;mileaftermileitwasgettingthinner.Atlength,atsixinthemorningofthatmemorableday,the19thofMarch,thedoorofthesaloonopened,andCaptainNemoappeared.

           "Theseaisopen!!"wasallhesaid.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 302 з 384