when Captain Nemo entered. He approached the thermometer, consulted it, and turned to me:
“42 degrees centigrade,” he said.
“I’ve detected as much, captain,” I replied, “and if it gets even slightly hotter, we won’t be able to stand it.”
“Oh, professor, it won’t get any hotter unless we want it to!”
“You mean you can control this heat?”
“No, but I can back away from the fireplace producing it.”
“So it’s outside?”
when Captain Nemo entered. He approached the thermometer, consulted it, and turned to me:
“42 degrees centigrade,” he said.
“I’ve detected as much, captain,” I replied, “and if it gets even slightly hotter, we won’t be able to stand it.”
“Oh, professor, it won’t get any hotter unless we want it to!”
“You mean you can control this heat?”
“No, but I can back away from the fireplace producing it.”
“So it’s outside?”
