to light a great many weapons and tools of Egyptian origin.”
“Obviously,” I replied. “And for the sake of archaeology, let’s hope that sooner or later such excavations do take place, once new towns are settled on the isthmus after the Suez Canal has been cut through—a canal, by the way, of little use to a ship such as the Nautilus!”
“Surely, but of great use to the world at large,” Captain Nemo said. “The ancients well
to light a great many weapons and tools of Egyptian origin.”
“Obviously,” I replied. “And for the sake of archaeology, let’s hope that sooner or later such excavations do take place, once new towns are settled on the isthmus after the Suez Canal has been cut through—a canal, by the way, of little use to a ship such as the Nautilus!”
“Surely, but of great use to the world at large,” Captain Nemo said. “The ancients well
