Part 2

Chapter 1. The Indian Ocean

           Wenowcometothesecondpartofourjourneyunderthesea.Thefirstendedwiththemovingsceneinthecoralcemeterywhichleftsuchadeepimpressiononmymind.Thus,inthemidstofthisgreatsea,CaptainNemo’slifewaspassing,eventohisgrave,whichhehadpreparedinoneofitsdeepestabysses.There,notoneoftheocean’smonsterscouldtroublethelastsleepofthecrewoftheNautilus,ofthosefriendsrivetedtoeachotherindeathasinlife."Noranyman,either,"hadaddedtheCaptain.Stillthesamefierce,implacabledefiancetowardshumansociety!

           IcouldnolongercontentmyselfwiththetheorywhichsatisfiedConseil.

           ThatworthyfellowpersistedinseeingintheCommanderoftheNautilusoneofthoseunknownservantswhoreturnmankindcontemptforindifference.Forhim,hewasamisunderstoodgeniuswho,tiredofearth’sdeceptions,hadtakenrefugeinthisinaccessiblemedium,wherehemightfollowhisinstinctsfreely.Tomymind,thisexplainsbutonesideofCaptainNemo’scharacter.Indeed,themysteryofthatlastnightduringwhichwehadbeenchainedinprison,thesleep,andtheprecautionsoviolentlytakenbytheCaptainofsnatchingfrommyeyestheglassIhadraisedtosweepthehorizon,themortalwoundoftheman,duetoanunaccountableshockoftheNautilus,allputmeonanewtrack.No;CaptainNemowasnotsatisfiedwithshunningman.Hisformidableapparatusnotonlysuitedhisinstinctoffreedom,butperhapsalsothedesignofsometerribleretaliation.

           Atthismomentnothingiscleartome;Icatchbutaglimpseoflightamidstallthedarkness,andImustconfinemyselftowritingaseventsshalldictate.

           Thatday,the24thofJanuary,1868,atnoon,thesecondofficercametotakethealtitudeofthesun.

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