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Chapter 19. The Gulf Stream

           Itisthatwhichcausesthoseformidablecyclones,bythedifferenceoftemperaturebetweenitsairanditscurrents.Ashoweroffirehadsucceededtherain.Thedropsofwaterwerechangedtosharpspikes.OnewouldhavethoughtthatCaptainNemowascourtingadeathworthyofhimself,adeathbylightning.AstheNautilus,pitchingdreadfully,raiseditssteelspurintheair,itseemedtoactasaconductor,andIsawlongsparksburstfromit.CrushedandwithoutstrengthIcrawledtothepanel,openedit,anddescendedtothesaloon.Thestormwasthenatitsheight.ItwasimpossibletostanduprightintheinterioroftheNautilus.CaptainNemocamedownabouttwelve.Iheardthereservoirsfillingbydegrees,andtheNautilussankslowlybeneaththewaves.ThroughtheopenwindowsinthesaloonIsawlargefishterrified,passinglikephantomsinthewater.Somewerestruckbeforemyeyes.TheNautiluswasstilldescending.Ithoughtthatatabouteightfathomsdeepweshouldfindacalm.Butno!theupperbedsweretooviolentlyagitatedforthat.Wehadtoseekreposeatmorethantwenty-fivefathomsinthebowelsofthedeep.Butthere,whatquiet,whatsilence,whatpeace!Whocouldhavetoldthatsuchahurricanehadbeenletlooseonthesurfaceofthatocean?

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