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Chapter 19. The Gulf Stream

           "Well,sir?"saidNed,seeingIdidnotreply.

           "Well,Ned,doyouwishmetoaskCaptainNemohisintentionsconcerningus?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "Althoughhehasalreadymadethemknown?"

           "Yes;Iwishitsettledfinally.Speakforme,inmynameonly,ifyoulike."

           "ButIsoseldommeethim.Heavoidsme."

           "Thatisallthemorereasonforyoutogotoseehim."

           Iwenttomyroom.FromthenceImeanttogotoCaptainNemo’s.Itwouldnotdotoletthisopportunityofmeetinghimslip.Iknockedatthedoor.Noanswer.Iknockedagain,thenturnedthehandle.Thedooropened,Iwentin.TheCaptainwasthere.Bendingoverhiswork-table,hehadnotheardme.Resolvednottogowithouthavingspoken,Iapproachedhim.Heraisedhisheadquickly,frowned,andsaidroughly,"Youhere!Whatdoyouwant?"

           "Tospeaktoyou,Captain."

           "ButIambusy,sir;Iamworking.Ileaveyouatlibertytoshutyourselfup;cannotIbeallowedthesame?"

           Thisreceptionwasnotencouraging;butIwasdeterminedtohearandanswereverything.

           "Sir,"Isaidcoldly,"Ihavetospeaktoyouonamatterthatadmitsofnodelay."

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