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1"So, sir," I rejoined, "you give us simply the choice between life and death?" "Simply." "My friends," said I, "to a
2question thus put, there is nothing to answer. But no word of honour binds us to the master of this vessel." "None,
3sir," answered the Unknown. Then, in a gentler tone, he continued-- "Now, permit me to finish what I have to say to you.
4I know you, M. Aronnax. You and your companions will not, perhaps, have so much to complain of in the chance which has
5bound you to my fate. You will find amongst the books which are my favourite study the work which you have published on
6'the depths of the sea.' I have often read it. You have carried out your work as far as terrestrial science permitted
7you. But you do not know all--you have not seen all. Let me tell you then, Professor, that you will not regret the time
8passed on board my vessel. You are going to visit the land of marvels." These words of the commander had a great effect
9upon me. I cannot deny it. My weak point was touched; and I forgot, for a moment, that the contemplation of these
10sublime subjects was not worth the loss of liberty. Besides, I trusted to the future to decide this grave question. So I
11contented myself with saying-- "By what name ought I to address you?" "Sir," replied the commander, "I am nothing to you
12but Captain Nemo; and you and your companions are nothing to me but the passengers of the Nautilus." Captain Nemo
13called. A steward appeared. The captain gave him his orders in that strange language which I did not understand. Then,
14turning towards the Canadian and Conseil-- "A repast awaits you in your cabin," said he. "Be so good as to follow this
15man. "And now, M. Aronnax, our breakfast is ready. Permit me to lead the way." "I am at your service, Captain." I
16followed Captain Nemo; and as soon as I had passed through the door, I found myself in a kind of passage lighted by
17electricity, similar to the waist of a ship. After we had proceeded a dozen yards, a second door opened before me. I
18then entered a dining-room, decorated and furnished in severe taste. High oaken sideboards, inlaid with ebony, stood at
19the two extremities of the room, and upon their shelves glittered china, porcelain, and glass of inestimable value. The
20plate on the table sparkled in the rays which the luminous ceiling shed around, while the light was tempered and
21softened by exquisite paintings. In the centre of the room was a table richly laid out. Captain Nemo indicated the place
22I was to occupy. The breakfast consisted of a certain number of dishes, the contents of which were furnished by the sea
23alone; and I was ignorant of the nature and mode of preparation of some of them. I acknowledged that they were good, but
24they had a peculiar flavour, which I easily became accustomed to. These different aliments appeared to me to be rich in
25phosphorus, and I thought they must have a marine origin. Captain Nemo looked at me. I asked him no questions, but he
26guessed my thoughts, and answered of his own accord the questions which I was burning to address to him. "The greater
27part of these dishes are unknown to you," he said to me. "However, you may partake of them without fear. They are
28wholesome and nourishing. For a long time I have renounced the food of the earth, and am never ill now. My crew, who are
29healthy, are fed on the same food." "So," said I, "all these eatables are the produce of the sea?" "Yes, Professor, the
30sea supplies all my wants. Sometimes I cast my nets in tow, and I draw them in ready to break. Sometimes I hunt in the
31midst of this element, which appears to be inaccessible to man, and quarry the game which dwells in my submarine
32forests. My flocks, like those of Neptune's old shepherds, graze fearlessly in the immense prairies of the ocean. I have
33a vast property there, which I cultivate myself, and which is always sown by the hand of the Creator of all things." "I
34can understand perfectly, sir, that your nets furnish excellent fish for your table; I can understand also that you hunt
35aquatic game in your submarine forests; but I cannot understand at all how a particle of meat, no matter how small, can
36figure in your bill of fare." "This, which you believe to be meat, Professor, is nothing else than fillet of turtle.
37Here are also some dolphins' livers, which you take to be ragout of pork. My cook is a clever fellow, who excels in
38dressing these various products of the ocean. Taste all these dishes. Here is a preserve of holothuria, which a Malay
39would declare to be unrivalled in the world; here is a cream, of which the milk has been furnished by the cetacea, and
40the sugar by the great fucus of the North Sea; and lastly, permit me to offer you some preserve of anemones, which is
41equal to that of the most delicious fruits." I tasted, more from curiosity than as a connoisseur, whilst Captain Nemo
42enchanted me with his extraordinary stories. "You like the sea, Captain?" "Yes; I love it! The sea is everything. It
43covers seven-tenths of the terrestrial globe. Its breath is pure and healthy. It is an immense desert, where man is
44never lonely, for he feels life stirring on all sides. The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful
45existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the 'Living Infinite,' as one of your poets has said. In fact,
46Professor, Nature manifests herself in it by her three kingdoms, mineral, vegetable, and animal. The sea is the vast
47reservoir of Nature. The globe began with sea, so to speak; and who knows if it will not end with it? In it is supreme
48tranquillity. The sea does not belong to despots. Upon its surface men can still exercise unjust laws, fight, tear one
49another to pieces, and be carried away with terrestrial horrors. But at thirty feet below its level, their reign ceases,
50their influence is quenched, and their power disappears. Ah! sir, live--live in the bosom of the waters! There only is
51independence! There I recognise no masters! There I am free!" Captain Nemo suddenly became silent in the midst of this
52enthusiasm, by which he was quite carried away. For a few moments he paced up and down, much agitated. Then he became
53more calm, regained his accustomed coldness of expression, and turning towards me-- "Now, Professor," said he, "if you
54wish to go over the Nautilus, I am at your service." Captain Nemo rose. I followed him. A double door, contrived at the
55back of the dining-room, opened, and I entered a room equal in dimensions to that which I had just quitted. It was a
56library. High pieces of furniture, of black violet ebony inlaid with brass, supported upon their wide shelves a great
57number of books uniformly bound. They followed the shape of the room, terminating at the lower part in huge divans,
58covered with brown leather, which were curved, to afford the greatest comfort. Light movable desks, made to slide in and
59out at will, allowed one to rest one's book while reading. In the centre stood an immense table, covered with pamphlets,
60amongst which were some newspapers, already of old date. The electric light flooded everything; it was shed from four
61unpolished globes half sunk in the volutes of the ceiling. I looked with real admiration at this room, so ingeniously
62fitted up, and I could scarcely believe my eyes. "Captain Nemo," said I to my host, who had just thrown himself on one
63of the divans, "this is a library which would do honour to more than one of the continental palaces, and I am absolutely
64astounded when I consider that it can follow you to the bottom of the seas." "Where could one find greater solitude or
65silence, Professor?" replied Captain Nemo. "Did your study in the Museum afford you such perfect quiet?" "No, sir; and I
66must confess that it is a very poor one after yours. You must have six or seven thousand volumes here." "Twelve
67thousand, M. Aronnax. These are the only ties which bind me to the earth. But I had done with the world on the day when
68my Nautilus plunged for the first time beneath the waters. That day I bought my last volumes, my last pamphlets, my last
69papers, and from that time I wish to think that men no longer think or write. These books, Professor, are at your
70service besides, and you can make use of them freely."
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