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Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           Iacknowledgedthattheyweregood,buttheyhadapeculiarflavour,whichIeasilybecameaccustomedto.Thesedifferentalimentsappearedtometoberichinphosphorus,andIthoughttheymusthaveamarineorigin.

           CaptainNemolookedatme.Iaskedhimnoquestions,butheguessedmythoughts,andansweredofhisownaccordthequestionswhichIwasburningtoaddresstohim.

           "Thegreaterpartofthesedishesareunknowntoyou,"hesaidtome."However,youmaypartakeofthemwithoutfear.Theyarewholesomeandnourishing.ForalongtimeIhaverenouncedthefoodoftheearth,andIamneverillnow.Mycrew,whoarehealthy,arefedonthesamefood."

           "So,"saidI,"alltheseeatablesaretheproduceofthesea?"

           "Yes,Professor,theseasuppliesallmywants.SometimesIcastmynetsintow,andIdrawtheminreadytobreak.SometimesIhuntinthemidstofthiselement,whichappearstobeinaccessibletoman,andquarrythegamewhichdwellsinmysubmarineforests.Myflocks,likethoseofNeptune’soldshepherds,grazefearlesslyintheimmenseprairiesoftheocean.Ihaveavastpropertythere,whichIcultivatemyself,andwhichisalwayssownbythehandoftheCreatorofallthings."

           "Icanunderstandperfectly,sir,thatyournetsfurnishexcellentfishforyourtable;Icanunderstandalsothatyouhuntaquaticgameinyoursubmarineforests;butIcannotunderstandatallhowaparticleofmeat,nomatterhowsmall,canfigureinyourbilloffare."

           "This,whichyoubelievetobemeat,Professor,isnothingelsethanfilletofturtle.

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