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Chapter 15. Accident or Incident?

           ForashorttimeIwalkedfromthesaloontothelibrary.Mycompanionsweresilent.Isoonthrewmyselfonanottoman,andtookabook,whichmyeyesoverranmechanically.Aquarterofanhourafter,Conseil,approachingme,said,"Iswhatyouarereadingveryinteresting,sir?"

           "Veryinteresting!"Ireplied.

           "Ishouldthinkso,sir.Itisyourownbookyouarereading."

           "Mybook?"

           AndindeedIwasholdinginmyhandtheworkontheGreatSubmarineDepths.Ididnotevendreamofit.Iclosedthebookandreturnedtomywalk.NedandConseilrosetogo.

           "Stayhere,myfriends,"saidI,detainingthem."Letusremaintogetheruntilweareoutofthisblock."

           "Asyouplease,sir,"Conseilreplied.

           Somehourspassed.Ioftenlookedattheinstrumentshangingfromthepartition.ThemanometershowedthattheNautiluskeptataconstantdepthofmorethanthreehundredyards;thecompassstillpointedtosouth;thelogindicatedaspeedoftwentymilesanhour,which,insuchacrampedspace,wasverygreat.ButCaptainNemoknewthathecouldnothastentoomuch,andthatminuteswereworthagestous.Attwenty-fiveminutespasteightasecondshocktookplace,thistimefrombehind.Iturnedpale.Mycompanionswereclosebymyside.IseizedConseil’shand.Ourlooksexpressedourfeelingsbetterthanwords.AtthismomenttheCaptainenteredthesaloon.Iwentuptohim.

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