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Chapter 16. Shortage of Air

           "Weshallsucceed,"IsaidtotheCaptain,afterhavinganxiouslywatchedtheresultoftheoperation.

           "Ithink,"heanswered,"thatweshallnotbecrushed.Wehavenomoresuffocationtofear."

           Duringthenightthetemperatureofthewaterrosetobelowzero.Theinjectionscouldnotcarryittoahigherpoint.But,asthecongelationofthesea-waterproducesatleast2°,Iwasatleastreassuredagainstthedangersofsolidification.

           Thenextday,March27th,sixyardsoficehadbeencleared,twelvefeetonlyremainingtobeclearedaway.Therewasyetforty-eighthours’work.TheaircouldnotberenewedintheinterioroftheNautilus.Andthisdaywouldmakeitworse.Anintolerableweightoppressedme.Towardsthreeo’clockintheeveningthisfeelingrosetoaviolentdegree.Yawnsdislocatedmyjaws.Mylungspantedastheyinhaledthisburningfluid,whichbecamerarefiedmoreandmore.Amoraltorportookholdofme.Iwaspowerless,almostunconscious.MybraveConseil,thoughexhibitingthesamesymptomsandsufferinginthesamemanner,neverleftme.Hetookmyhandandencouragedme,andIheardhimmurmur,"Oh!ifIcouldonlynotbreathe,soastoleavemoreairformymaster!"

           Tearscameintomyeyesonhearinghimspeakthus.Ifoursituationtoallwasintolerableintheinterior,withwhathasteandgladnesswouldweputonourcork-jacketstoworkinourturn!Pickaxessoundedonthefrozenice-beds.Ourarmsached,theskinwastornoffourhands.Butwhatwerethesefatigues,whatdidthewoundsmatter?Vitalaircametothelungs!Webreathed!webreathed!

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