20000 лье под водой

Chapter 24. The Coral Realm

           "Whatdoesitsignify?"hereplied,evasively."Ashockhasbrokenoneoftheleversoftheengine,whichstruckmyself.Butyouropinionastohisstate?"

           Ihesitatedbeforegivingit.

           "Youmayspeak,"saidtheCaptain."ThismandoesnotunderstandFrench."

           Igavealastlookatthewoundedman.

           "Hewillbedeadintwohours."

           "Cannothingsavehim?"

           "Nothing."

           CaptainNemo’shandcontracted,andsometearsglistenedinhiseyes,whichIthoughtincapableofsheddingany.

           ForsomemomentsIstillwatchedthedyingman,whoselifeebbedslowly.Hispallorincreasedundertheelectriclightthatwasshedoverhisdeath-bed.Ilookedathisintelligentforehead,furrowedwithprematurewrinkles,producedprobablybymisfortuneandsorrow.Itriedtolearnthesecretofhislifefromthelastwordsthatescapedhislips.

           "Youcangonow,M.Aronnax,"saidtheCaptain.

           Ilefthiminthedyingman’scabin,andreturnedtomyroommuchaffectedbythisscene.Duringthewholeday,Iwashauntedbyuncomfortablesuspicions,andatnightIsleptbadly,andbetweenmybrokendreamsIfanciedIhearddistantsighslikethenotesofafuneralpsalm.Weretheytheprayersofthedead,murmuredinthatlanguagethatIcouldnotunderstand?

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