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Chapter 14. The South Pole

           "Why,Captain?"

           "Becausethentheorbofdaydescribedsuchlengthenedcurvesthatitisdifficulttomeasureexactlyitsheightabovethehorizon,andgraveerrorsmaybemadewithinstruments."

           "Whatwillyoudothen?"

           "Ishallonlyusemychronometer,"repliedCaptainNemo."Ifto-morrow,the21stofMarch,thediscofthesun,allowingforrefraction,isexactlycutbythenorthernhorizon,itwillshowthatIamattheSouthPole."

           "Justso,"saidI."Butthisstatementisnotmathematicallycorrect,becausetheequinoxdoesnotnecessarilybeginatnoon."

           "Verylikely,sir;buttheerrorwillnotbeahundredyardsandwedonotwantmore.Tillto-morrow,then!"

           CaptainNemoreturnedonboard.ConseilandIremainedtosurveytheshore,observingandstudyinguntilfiveo’clock.ThenIwenttobed,not,however,withoutinvoking,liketheIndian,thefavouroftheradiantorb.Thenextday,the21stofMarch,atfiveinthemorning,Imountedtheplatform.IfoundCaptainNemothere.

           "Theweatherislighteningalittle,"saidhe."Ihavesomehope.Afterbreakfastwewillgoonshoreandchooseapostforobservation."

           Thatpointsettled,IsoughtNedLand.Iwantedtotakehimwithme.ButtheobstinateCanadianrefused,andIsawthathistaciturnityandhisbadhumourgrewdaybyday.Afterall,Iwasnotsorryforhisobstinacyunderthecircumstances.

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