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Chapter 20. In Latitude 47° 24’ and Longitude 17° 28’

           Severaltimesinunrollingthecabletheyobservedthatnailshadrecentlybeenforcedintoit,evidentlywiththemotiveofdestroyingit.CaptainAnderson,theofficers,andengineersconsultedtogether,andhaditpostedupthat,iftheoffenderwassurprisedonboard,hewouldbethrownwithoutfurthertrialintothesea.Fromthattimethecriminalattemptwasneverrepeated.

           Onthe23rdofJulytheGreatEasternwasnotmorethan500milesfromNewfoundland,whentheytelegraphedfromIrelandthenewsofthearmisticeconcludedbetweenPrussiaandAustriaafterSadowa.Onthe27th,inthemidstofheavyfogs,theyreachedtheportofHeart’sContent.Theenterprisewassuccessfullyterminated;andforitsfirstdespatch,youngAmericaaddressedoldEuropeinthesewordsofwisdom,sorarelyunderstood:"GlorytoGodinthehighest,andonearthpeace,goodwilltowardsmen."

           Ididnotexpecttofindtheelectriccableinitsprimitivestate,suchasitwasonleavingthemanufactory.Thelongserpent,coveredwiththeremainsofshells,bristlingwithforaminiferae,wasencrustedwithastrongcoatingwhichservedasaprotectionagainstallboringmolluscs.Itlayquietlyshelteredfromthemotionsofthesea,andunderafavourablepressureforthetransmissionoftheelectricsparkwhichpassesfromEuropetoAmericain.32ofasecond.Doubtlessthiscablewilllastforagreatlengthoftime,fortheyfindthatthegutta-perchacoveringisimprovedbythesea-water.Besides,onthislevel,sowellchosen,thecableisneversodeeplysubmergedastocauseittobreak.TheNautilusfollowedittothelowestdepth,whichwasmorethan2,212fathoms,andthereitlaywithoutanyanchorage;andthenwereachedthespotwheretheaccidenthadtakenplacein1863.

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