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Chapter 14. The Black Current

           ThatdayIcommencedthejournaloftheseadventureswhichhasenabledmetorelatethemwithmorescrupulousexactitudeandminutedetail.

           11thNovember,earlyinthemorning.ThefreshairspreadingovertheinterioroftheNautilustoldmethatwehadcometothesurfaceoftheoceantorenewoursupplyofoxygen.Idirectedmystepstothecentralstaircase,andmountedtheplatform.

           Itwassixo’clock,theweatherwascloudy,theseagrey,butcalm.Scarcelyabillow.CaptainNemo,whomIhopedtomeet,wouldhebethere?Isawnoonebutthesteersmanimprisonedinhisglasscage.Seatedupontheprojectionformedbythehullofthepinnace,Iinhaledthesaltbreezewithdelight.

           Bydegreesthefogdisappearedundertheactionofthesun’srays,theradiantorbrosefrombehindtheeasternhorizon.Theseaflamedunderitsglancelikeatrainofgunpowder.Thecloudsscatteredintheheightswerecolouredwithlivelytintsofbeautifulshades,andnumerous"mare’stails,"whichbetokenedwindforthatday.ButwhatwaswindtothisNautilus,whichtempestscouldnotfrighten!

           Iwasadmiringthisjoyousrisingofthesun,sogay,andsolife-giving,whenIheardstepsapproachingtheplatform.IwaspreparedtosaluteCaptainNemo,butitwashissecond(whomIhadalreadyseenontheCaptain’sfirstvisit)whoappeared.Headvancedontheplatform,notseemingtoseeme.Withhispowerfulglasstohiseye,hescannedeverypointofthehorizonwithgreatattention.Thisexaminationover,heapproachedthepanelandpronouncedasentenceinexactlytheseterms.Ihaverememberedit,foreverymorningitwasrepeatedunderexactlythesameconditions.Itwasthusworded:

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