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Chapter 14. The Black Current

           "Oh!thenthegentlemanisgoingonterrafirma?"repliedNedLand.

           "Thatseemstometobeclearlyindicated,"saidI,readingtheletteroncemore.

           "Well,wemustaccept,"saidtheCanadian."Butoncemoreondryground,weshallknowwhattodo.Indeed,Ishallnotbesorrytoeatapieceoffreshvenison."

           WithoutseekingtoreconcilewhatwascontradictorybetweenCaptainNemo’smanifestaversiontoislandsandcontinents,andhisinvitationtohuntinaforest,Icontentedmyselfwithreplying:

           "LetusfirstseewheretheIslandofCrespois."

           Iconsultedtheplanisphere,andin32°40’N.lat.and157°50’W.long.,Ifoundasmallisland,recognisedin1801byCaptainCrespo,andmarkedintheancientSpanishmapsasRoccadelaPlata,themeaningofwhichisTheSilverRock.Wewerethenabouteighteenhundredmilesfromourstarting-point,andthecourseoftheNautilus,alittlechanged,wasbringingitbacktowardsthesoutheast.

           Ishowedthislittlerock,lostinthemidstoftheNorthPacific,tomycompanions.

           "IfCaptainNemodoessometimesgoondryground,"saidI,"heatleastchoosesdesertislands."

           NedLandshruggedhisshoulderswithoutspeaking,andConseilandheleftme.

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