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Chapter 22. The Last Words of Captain Nemo

           everyincident,eitherhappyorunfortunate,whichhadhappenedsincemydisappearancefromtheAbrahamLincolnthesubmarinehunt,theTorresStraits,thesavagesofPapua,therunningashore,thecoralcemetery,thepassageofSuez,theIslandofSantorin,theCretandiver,VigoBay,Atlantis,theiceberg,theSouthPole,theimprisonmentintheice,thefightamongthepoulps,thestormintheGulfStream,theAvenger,andthehorriblesceneofthevesselsunkwithallhercrew.Alltheseeventspassedbeforemyeyeslikescenesinadrama.ThenCaptainNemoseemedtogrowenormously,hisfeaturestoassumesuperhumanproportions.Hewasnolongermyequal,butamanofthewaters,thegenieofthesea.

           Itwasthenhalf-pastnine.Iheldmyheadbetweenmyhandstokeepitfrombursting.Iclosedmyeyes;Iwouldnotthinkanylonger.Therewasanotherhalf-hourtowait,anotherhalf-hourofanightmare,whichmightdrivememad.

           AtthatmomentIheardthedistantstrainsoftheorgan,asadharmonytoanundefinablechant,thewailofasoullongingtobreaktheseearthlybonds.Ilistenedwitheverysense,scarcelybreathing;plunged,likeCaptainNemo,inthatmusicalecstasy,whichwasdrawinghiminspirittotheendoflife.

           Thenasuddenthoughtterrifiedme.CaptainNemohadlefthisroom.Hewasinthesaloon,whichImustcrosstofly.ThereIshouldmeethimforthelasttime.Hewouldseeme,perhapsspeaktome.Agestureofhismightdestroyme,asinglewordchainmeonboard.

           Buttenwasabouttostrike.Themomenthadcomeformetoleavemyroom,andjoinmycompanions.

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