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Chapter 8. “Mobilis in Mobili”

           Astothedinner-service,itwaselegant,andinperfecttaste.Eachutensilspoon,fork,knife,platehadaletterengravedonit,withamottoaboveit,ofwhichthisisanexactfacsimile:

           MobilisinMobiliN

           TheletterNwasnodoubttheinitialofthenameoftheenigmaticalpersonwhocommandedatthebottomoftheseas.

           NedandConseildidnotreflectmuch.Theydevouredthefood,andIdidlikewise.Iwas,besides,reassuredastoourfate;anditseemedevidentthatourhostswouldnotletusdieofwant.

           However,everythinghasanend,everythingpassesaway,eventhehungerofpeoplewhohavenoteatenforfifteenhours.Ourappetitessatisfied,wefeltovercomewithsleep.

           "Faith!Ishallsleepwell,"saidConseil.

           "SoshallI,"repliedNedLand.

           Mytwocompanionsstretchedthemselvesonthecabincarpet,andweresoonsoundasleep.Formyownpart,toomanythoughtscrowdedmybrain,toomanyinsolublequestionspresseduponme,toomanyfancieskeptmyeyeshalfopen.Wherewerewe?Whatstrangepowercarrieduson?IfeltorratherfanciedIfeltthemachinesinkingdowntothelowestbedsofthesea.Dreadfulnightmaresbesetme;Isawinthesemysteriousasylumsaworldofunknownanimals,amongstwhichthissubmarineboatseemedtobeofthesamekind,living,moving,andformidableasthey.Thenmybraingrewcalmer,myimaginationwanderedintovagueunconsciousness,andIsoonfellintoadeepsleep.

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