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Chapter 15. Accident or Incident?

           Thefirefromthesemyriadsofdiamondswasblinding.Itrequiredsometimetocalmourtroubledlooks.Atlastthehandsweretakendown.

           "Faith,Ishouldneverhavebelievedit,"saidConseil.

           Itwasthenfiveinthemorning;andatthatmomentashockwasfeltatthebowsoftheNautilus.Iknewthatitsspurhadstruckablockofice.Itmusthavebeenafalsemanoeuvre,forthissubmarinetunnel,obstructedbyblocks,wasnotveryeasynavigation.IthoughtthatCaptainNemo,bychanginghiscourse,wouldeitherturntheseobstaclesorelsefollowthewindingsofthetunnel.Inanycase,theroadbeforeuscouldnotbeentirelyblocked.But,contrarytomyexpectations,theNautilustookadecidedretrogrademotion.

           "Wearegoingbackwards?"saidConseil.

           "Yes,"Ireplied."Thisendofthetunnelcanhavenoegress."

           "Andthen?"

           "Then,"saidI,"theworkingiseasy.Wemustgobackagain,andgooutatthesouthernopening.Thatisall."

           Inspeakingthus,IwishedtoappearmoreconfidentthanIreallywas.ButtheretrogrademotionoftheNautiluswasincreasing;and,reversingthescrew,itcarriedusatgreatspeed.

           "Itwillbeahindrance,"saidNed.

           "Whatdoesitmatter,somehoursmoreorless,providedwegetoutatlast?"

           "Yes,"repeatedNedLand,"providedwedogetoutatlast!"

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