20000 Leagues Under The Sea

almost monastic appearance. An iron bedstead, a worktable, some washstand fixtures. Subdued lighting. No luxuries. Just the bare necessities.

Captain Nemo showed me to a bench.

“Kindly be seated,” he told me.

I sat, and he began speaking as follows:


CHAPTER 12

Everything through Electricity

“SIR,” CAPTAIN NEMO SAID, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his stateroom,

“these are the devices needed to navigate the Nautilus. Here,


365 of 1914

almost monastic appearance. An iron bedstead, a worktable, some washstand fixtures. Subdued lighting. No luxuries. Just the bare necessities.

Captain Nemo showed me to a bench.

“Kindly be seated,” he told me.

I sat, and he began speaking as follows:


CHAPTER 12

Everything through Electricity

“SIR,” CAPTAIN NEMO SAID, showing me the instruments hanging on the walls of his stateroom,

“these are the devices needed to navigate the Nautilus. Here,


365 of 1914