like the Nautilus, would return to the surface of the sea to breathe each morning, free towns if ever there were, independent cities! Then again, who knows whether some tyrant . . .”
Captain Nemo finished his sentence with a vehement gesture. Then, addressing me directly, as if to drive away an ugly thought:
“Professor Aronnax,” he asked me, “do you know the depth of the ocean floor?”
“At least, captain, I know what the major soundings tell us.”
like the Nautilus, would return to the surface of the sea to breathe each morning, free towns if ever there were, independent cities! Then again, who knows whether some tyrant . . .”
Captain Nemo finished his sentence with a vehement gesture. Then, addressing me directly, as if to drive away an ugly thought:
“Professor Aronnax,” he asked me, “do you know the depth of the ocean floor?”
“At least, captain, I know what the major soundings tell us.”
