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Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           pinkpearls,tornfromthepinna-marinaoftheRedSea;greenpearls,yellow,blue,andblackpearls,thecuriousproductionsofthediversmolluscsofeveryocean,andcertainmusselsofthewatercoursesoftheNorth;lastly,severalspecimensofinestimablevalue.Someofthesepearlswerelargerthanapigeon’segg,andwereworthmillions.

           Therefore,toestimatethevalueofthiscollectionwassimplyimpossible.CaptainNemomusthaveexpendedmillionsintheacquirementofthesevariousspecimens,andIwasthinkingwhatsourcehecouldhavedrawnfrom,tohavebeenablethustogratifyhisfancyforcollecting,whenIwasinterruptedbythesewords:

           "Youareexaminingmyshells,Professor?Unquestionablytheymustbeinterestingtoanaturalist;butformetheyhaveafargreatercharm,forIhavecollectedthemallwithmyownhand,andthereisnotaseaonthefaceoftheglobewhichhasescapedmyresearches."

           "Icanunderstand,Captain,thedelightofwanderingaboutinthemidstofsuchriches.Youareoneofthosewhohavecollectedtheirtreasuresthemselves.NomuseuminEuropepossessessuchacollectionoftheproduceoftheocean.ButifIexhaustallmyadmirationuponit,Ishallhavenoneleftforthevesselwhichcarriesit.Idonotwishtopryintoyoursecrets:butImustconfessthatthisNautilus,withthemotivepowerwhichisconfinedinit,thecontrivanceswhichenableittobeworked,thepowerfulagentwhichpropelsit,allexcitemycuriositytothehighestpitch.IseesuspendedonthewallsofthisroominstrumentsofwhoseuseIamignorant."

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