I went below to the lounge, from which some chords were wafting. Captain Nemo was there, leaning over the organ, deep in a musical trance.
“Captain!” I said to him.
He didn’t hear me.
“Captain!” I went on, touching him with my hand.
He trembled, and turning around:
“Ah, it’s you, professor!” he said to me. “Well, did you have a happy hunt? Was your herb gathering a success?”
“Yes, captain,” I replied, “but unfortunately
I went below to the lounge, from which some chords were wafting. Captain Nemo was there, leaning over the organ, deep in a musical trance.
“Captain!” I said to him.
He didn’t hear me.
“Captain!” I went on, touching him with my hand.
He trembled, and turning around:
“Ah, it’s you, professor!” he said to me. “Well, did you have a happy hunt? Was your herb gathering a success?”
“Yes, captain,” I replied, “but unfortunately
