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Chapter III. Submerged

           

           "Inpre-scientificdays,"saidhe,"theyusedtokeepawhitemouseineverysubmarine,asitsmoredelicateorganizationgavesignsofaviciousatmospherebeforeitwasperceivedbythesailors.You,mydear,willbeourwhitemouse.Ihavenowincreasedthesupplyandyouarebetter."

           "Yes,Iambetter."

           "Possiblywehavehituponthecorrectmixture.Whenwehaveascertainedexactlyhowlittlewillserveweshallbeabletocomputehowlongweshallbeabletoexist.Unfortunately,inresuscitatingourselveswehavealreadyconsumedaconsiderableproportionofthisfirsttube."

           "Doesitmatter?"askedLordJohn,whowasstandingwithhishandsinhispocketsclosetothewindow."Ifwehavetogo,whatistheuseofholdin’on?Youdon’tsupposethere’sanychanceforus?"

           Challengersmiledandshookhishead.

           "Well,then,don’tyouthinkthereismoredignityintakin’thejumpandnotwaitin’tobepushedin?Ifitmustbeso,I’mforsayin’ourprayers,turnin’offthegas,andopenin’thewindow."

           "Whynot?"saidtheladybravely."Surely,George,LordJohnisrightanditisbetterso."

           "Imoststronglyobject,"criedSummerleeinaquerulousvoice."Whenwemustdieletusbyallmeansdie,buttodeliberatelyanticipatedeathseemstometobeafoolishandunjustifiableaction."

           "Whatdoesouryoungfriendsaytoit?"askedChallenger.

           "Ithinkweshouldseeittotheend."

           "AndIamstronglyofthesameopinion,"saidhe.

           "Then,George,ifyousayso,Ithinksotoo,"criedthelady.

           "Well,well,I’monlyputtin’itasanargument,"saidLordJohn.

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