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Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           "Wherecouldonefindgreatersolitudeorsilence,Professor?"repliedCaptainNemo."DidyourstudyintheMuseumaffordyousuchperfectquiet?"

           "No,sir;andImustconfessthatitisaverypooroneafteryours.Youmusthavesixorseventhousandvolumeshere."

           "Twelvethousand,M.Aronnax.Thesearetheonlytieswhichbindmetotheearth.ButIhaddonewiththeworldonthedaywhenmyNautilusplungedforthefirsttimebeneaththewaters.ThatdayIboughtmylastvolumes,mylastpamphlets,mylastpapers,andfromthattimeIwishtothinkthatmennolongerthinkorwrite.Thesebooks,Professor,areatyourservicebesides,andyoucanmakeuseofthemfreely."

           IthankedCaptainNemo,andwentuptotheshelvesofthelibrary.Worksonscience,morals,andliteratureaboundedineverylanguage;butIdidnotseeonesingleworkonpoliticaleconomy;thatsubjectappearedtobestrictlyproscribed.Strangetosay,allthesebookswereirregularlyarranged,inwhateverlanguagetheywerewritten;andthismedleyprovedthattheCaptainoftheNautilusmusthavereadindiscriminatelythebookswhichhetookupbychance.

           "Sir,"saidItotheCaptain,"Ithankyouforhavingplacedthislibraryatmydisposal.Itcontainstreasuresofscience,andIshallprofitbythem."

           "Thisroomisnotonlyalibrary,"saidCaptainNemo,"itisalsoasmoking-room."

           "Asmoking-room!"Icried."Thenonemaysmokeonboard?"

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