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The Diving-Bell

           

           If,bythishole,theywereincommunicationwiththeouterair,theconeemerges.If,onthecontrary,thisholewaspiercedbelowthewaterleveloutside,theairwouldbedriveninward,andinthatcasetheymuststopitupatonce,orthewaterwouldrisetoitsorifice.Thentheywouldcommenceagainafoothigher,andsoon.If,atlast,atthetop,theydidnotyetfindtheouterair,itwasbecausetherewasadepthofmorethanfifteenfeetofwaterintheplain,andthatthewholetermitevillagehaddisappearedundertheinundation.Thenwhatchancehadtheprisonersintheant-hilltoescapethemostterribleofdeaths,deathbyslowasphyxia?

           DickSandknewallthat,buthedidnotlosehispresenceofmindforamoment.Hehadcloselycalculatedtheconsequencesoftheexperimenthewishedtotry.Besides,towaitlongerwasnotpossible.Asphyxiawasthreateninginthisnarrowspace,reducedeverymoment,inamediumalreadysaturatedwithcarbonicacid.

           ThebesttoolDickSandcouldemploytopierceaholethroughthewallwasaramrodfurnishedwithascrew,intendedtodrawthewaddingfromagun.Bymakingitturnrapidly,thisscrewscoopedouttheclaylikeanauger,andtheholewasmadelittlebylittle.Thenitwouldnothavealargerdiameterthanthatoftheramrod,butthatwouldbesufficient.Theaircouldcomethroughverywell.

           HerculesholdingupthelanternlightedDickSand.Theyhadsomewaxcandlestotakeitsplace,andtheyhadnottofearlackoflightfromthatsource.

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