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Chapter 15. Accident or Incident?

           Thepicturesonthestarboardside,frombeingnolongervertical,wereclingingtothepaper,whilstthoseoftheportsidewerehangingatleastafootfromthewall.TheNautiluswaslyingonitsstarboardsideperfectlymotionless.Iheardfootsteps,andaconfusionofvoices;butCaptainNemodidnotappear.AsIwasleavingthesaloon,NedLandandConseilentered.

           "Whatisthematter?"saidI,atonce.

           "Icametoaskyou,sir,"repliedConseil.

           "Confoundit!"exclaimedtheCanadian,"Iknowwellenough!TheNautilushasstruck;and,judgingbythewayshelies,IdonotthinkshewillrightherselfasshedidthefirsttimeinTorresStraits."

           "But,"Iasked,"hassheatleastcometothesurfaceofthesea?"

           "Wedonotknow,"saidConseil.

           "Itiseasytodecide,"Ianswered.Iconsultedthemanometer.Tomygreatsurprise,itshowedadepthofmorethan180fathoms."Whatdoesthatmean?"Iexclaimed.

           "WemustaskCaptainNemo,"saidConseil.

           "Butwhereshallwefindhim?"saidNedLand.

           "Followme,"saidI,tomycompanions.

           Weleftthesaloon.Therewasnooneinthelibrary.Atthecentrestaircase,bytheberthsoftheship’screw,therewasnoone.IthoughtthatCaptainNemomustbeinthepilot’scage.

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