20000 лье под водой

Chapter 1. The Indian Ocean

           "Itiscalledamilksea,"Iexplained."AlargeextentofwhitewaveletsoftentobeseenonthecoastsofAmboyna,andinthesepartsofthesea."

           "But,sir,"saidConseil,"canyoutellmewhatcausessuchaneffect?forIsupposethewaterisnotreallyturnedintomilk."

           "No,myboy;andthewhitenesswhichsurprisesyouiscausedonlybythepresenceofmyriadsofinfusoria,asortofluminouslittleworm,gelatinousandwithoutcolour,ofthethicknessofahair,andwhoselengthisnotmorethanseven-thousandthsofaninch.Theseinsectsadheretooneanothersometimesforseveralleagues."

           "Severalleagues!"exclaimedConseil.

           "Yes,myboy;andyouneednottrytocomputethenumberoftheseinfusoria.Youwillnotbeable,for,ifIamnotmistaken,shipshavefloatedonthesemilkseasformorethanfortymiles."

           Towardsmidnighttheseasuddenlyresumeditsusualcolour;butbehindus,eventothelimitsofthehorizon,theskyreflectedthewhitenedwaves,andforalongtimeseemedimpregnatedwiththevagueglimmeringsofanauroraborealis.

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