Wonders of the Deep

           Onthe13thofAugustweawokeearly.Wewerenowtobegintoadoptamodeoftravellingbothmoreexpeditiousandlessfatiguingthanhitherto.

           Amastwasmadeoftwopolessplicedtogether,ayardwasmadeofathird,ablanketborrowedfromourcoveringsmadeatolerablesail.Therewasnowantofcordagefortherigging,andeverythingwaswellandfirmlymade.

           Theprovisions,thebaggage,theinstruments,theguns,andagoodquantityoffreshwaterfromtherocksaround,allfoundtheirproperplacesonboard;andatsixtheProfessorgavethesignaltoembark.Hanshadfitteduparuddertosteerhisvessel.Hetookthetiller,andunmoored;thesailwasset,andweweresoonafloat.Atthemomentofleavingtheharbour,myuncle,whowastenaciouslyfondofnaminghisnewdiscoveries,wantedtogiveitaname,andproposedmineamongstothers.

           "ButIhaveabettertopropose,"Isaid:"Grauben.LetitbecalledPortGräuben;itwilllookverywelluponthemap."

           "PortGräubenletitbethen."

           AndsothecherishedremembranceofmyVirlandaisebecameassociatedwithouradventurousexpedition.

           Thewindwasfromthenorth-west.Wewentwithitatahighrateofspeed.Thedenseatmosphereactedwithgreatforceandimpelledusswiftlyon.

           Inanhourmyunclehadbeenabletoestimateourprogress.Atthisrate,hesaid,weshallmakethirtyleaguesintwenty-fourhours,andweshallsooncomeinsightoftheoppositeshore.

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