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Chapter 22. The Last Words of Captain Nemo

           IfeltmyselfbeingdrawnintothatstrangeregionwherethefounderedimaginationofEdgarPoeroamedatwill.LikethefabulousGordonPym,ateverymomentIexpectedtosee"thatveiledhumanfigure,oflargerproportionsthanthoseofanyinhabitantoftheearth,thrownacrossthecataractwhichdefendstheapproachtothepole."Iestimated(though,perhaps,Imaybemistaken)IestimatedthisadventurouscourseoftheNautilustohavelastedfifteenortwentydays.AndIknownothowmuchlongeritmighthavelasted,haditnotbeenforthecatastrophewhichendedthisvoyage.OfCaptainNemoIsawnothingwhatevernow,norofhissecond.Notamanofthecrewwasvisibleforaninstant.TheNautiluswasalmostincessantlyunderwater.Whenwecametothesurfacetorenewtheair,thepanelsopenedandshutmechanically.Therewerenomoremarksontheplanisphere.Iknewnotwherewewere.AndtheCanadian,too,hisstrengthandpatienceatanend,appearednomore.Conseilcouldnotdrawawordfromhim;and,fearingthat,inadreadfulfitofmadness,hemightkillhimself,watchedhimwithconstantdevotion.Onemorning(whatdateitwasIcouldnotsay)Ihadfallenintoaheavysleeptowardstheearlyhours,asleepbothpainfulandunhealthy,whenIsuddenlyawoke.NedLandwasleaningoverme,saying,inalowvoice,"Wearegoingtofly."Isatup.

           "Whenshallwego?"Iasked.

           "To-night.AllinspectiononboardtheNautilusseemstohaveceased.Allappeartobestupefied.Youwillbeready,sir?"

           "Yes;wherearewe?"

           "Insightofland.Itookthereckoningthismorninginthefogtwentymilestotheeast."

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