20000 лье под водой

Chapter 12. Sperm Whales and Baleen Whales

           "Or,"Icontinued,"thesizeoftheNautilusbeing1,500tons;andonetonholding200gallons,itcontains300,000gallonsofair,which,dividedby480,givesaquotientof625.Whichmeanstosay,strictlyspeaking,thattheaircontainedintheNautiluswouldsufficefor625menfortwenty-fourhours."

           "Sixhundredandtwenty-five!"repeatedNed.

           "Butrememberthatallofus,passengers,sailors,andofficersincluded,wouldnotformatenthpartofthatnumber."

           "Stilltoomanyforthreemen,"murmuredConseil.

           TheCanadianshookhishead,passedhishandacrosshisforehead,andlefttheroomwithoutanswering.

           "Willyouallowmetomakeoneobservation,sir?"saidConseil."PoorNedislongingforeverythingthathecannothave.Hispastlifeisalwayspresenttohim;everythingthatweareforbiddenheregrets.Hisheadisfullofoldrecollections.Andwemustunderstandhim.Whathashetodohere?Nothing;heisnotlearnedlikeyou,sir;andhasnotthesametasteforthebeautiesoftheseathatwehave.Hewouldriskeverythingtobeabletogooncemoreintoataverninhisowncountry."

           CertainlythemonotonyonboardmustseemintolerabletotheCanadian,accustomedashewastoalifeoflibertyandactivity.Eventswererarewhichcouldrousehimtoanyshowofspirit;butthatdayaneventdidhappenwhichrecalledthebrightdaysoftheharpooner.Abouteleveninthemorning,beingonthesurfaceoftheocean,theNautilusfellinwithatroopofwhalesanencounterwhichdidnotastonishme,knowingthatthesecreatures,huntedtodeath,hadtakenrefugeinhighlatitudes.

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