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1A SUBMARINE FOREST We had at last arrived on the borders of this forest, doubtless one of the finest of Captain Nemo's
2immense domains. He looked upon it as his own, and considered he had the same right over it that the first men had in
3the first days of the world. And, indeed, who would have disputed with him the possession of this submarine property?
4What other hardier pioneer would come, hatchet in hand, to cut down the dark copses? This forest was composed of large
5tree-plants; and the moment we penetrated under its vast arcades, I was struck by the singular position of their
6branches--a position I had not yet observed. Not a herb which carpeted the ground, not a branch which clothed the trees,
7was either broken or bent, nor did they extend horizontally; all stretched up to the surface of the ocean. Not a
8filament, not a ribbon, however thin they might be, but kept as straight as a rod of iron. The fuci and llianas grew in
9rigid perpendicular lines, due to the density of the element which had produced them. Motionless, yet when bent to one
10side by the hand, they directly resumed their former position. Truly it was the region of perpendicularity! I soon
11accustomed myself to this fantastic position, as well as to the comparative darkness which surrounded us. The soil of
12the forest seemed covered with sharp blocks, difficult to avoid. The submarine flora struck me as being very perfect,
13and richer even than it would have been in the arctic or tropical zones, where these productions are not so plentiful.
14But for some minutes I involuntarily confounded the genera, taking zoophytes for hydrophytes, animals for plants; and
15who would not have been mistaken? The fauna and the flora are too closely allied in this submarine world. These plants
16are self-propagated, and the principle of their existence is in the water, which upholds and nourishes them. The greater
17number, instead of leaves, shot forth blades of capricious shapes, comprised within a scale of colours,--pink, carmine,
18green, olive, fawn, and brown. I saw there (but not dried up, as our specimens of the Nautilus are) pavonari spread like
19a fan, as if to catch the breeze; scarlet ceramies, whose laminaries extended their edible shoots of fern-shaped
20nereocysti, which grow to a height of fifteen feet; clusters of acetabuli, whose stems increase in size upwards; and
21numbers of other marine plants, all devoid of flowers! "Curious anomaly, fantastic element!" said an ingenious
22naturalist, "in which the animal kingdom blossoms, and the vegetable does not!" Under these numerous shrubs (as large as
23trees of the temperate zone), and under their damp shadow, were massed together real bushes of living flowers, hedges of
24zoophytes, on which blossomed some zebrameandrines, with crooked grooves, some yellow caryophylliæ; and, to complete the
25allusion, the fish-flies flew from branch to branch like a swarm of humming-birds, whilst yellow lepisacomthi, with
26bristling jaws, dactylopteri, and monocentrides rose at our feet like a flight of snipes. In about an hour Captain Nemo
27gave the signal to halt. I, for my part, was not sorry, and we stretched ourselves under an arbour of alariæ, the long
28thin blades of which stood up like arrows. This short rest seemed delicious to me; there was nothing wanting but the
29charm of conversation; but, impossible to speak, impossible to answer, I only put my great copper head to Conseil's. I
30saw the worthy fellow's eyes glistening with delight, and to show his satisfaction, he shook himself in his breastplate
31of air in the most comical way in the world. After four hours of this walking I was surprised not to find myself
32dreadfully hungry. How to account for this state of the stomach I could not tell. But instead I felt an insurmountable
33desire to sleep, which happens to all divers. And my eyes soon closed behind the thick glasses, and I fell into a heavy
34slumber, which the movement alone had prevented before. Captain Nemo and his robust companion, stretched in the clear
35crystal, set us the example. How long I remained buried in this drowsiness I cannot judge; but, when I woke, the sun
36seemed sinking towards the horizon. Captain Nemo had already risen, and I was beginning to stretch my limbs, when an
37unexpected apparition brought me briskly to my feet. A few steps off, a monstrous sea-spider, about thirty-eight inches
38high, was watching me with squinting eyes, ready to spring upon me. Though my diver's dress was thick enough to defend
39me from the bite of this animal, I could not help shuddering with horror. Conseil and the sailor of the Nautilus awoke
40at this moment. Captain Nemo pointed out the hideous crustacean, which a blow from the butt end of the gun knocked over,
41and I saw the horrible claws of the monster writhe in terrible convulsions. This accident reminded me that other animals
42more to be feared might haunt these obscure depths, against whose attacks my diving-dress would not protect me. I had
43never thought of it before, but I now resolved to be upon my guard. Indeed, I thought that this halt would mark the
44termination of our walk; but I was mistaken, for, instead of returning to the Nautilus, Captain Nemo continued his bold
45excursion. The ground was still on the incline, its declivity seemed to be getting greater, and to be leading us to
46greater depths. It must have been about three o'clock when we reached a narrow valley, between high perpendicular walls,
47situated about seventy-five fathoms deep. Thanks to the perfection of our apparatus, we were forty-five fathoms below
48the limit which nature seems to have imposed on man as to his submarine excursions. I say seventy-five fathoms, though I
49had no instrument by which to judge the distance. But I knew that even in the clearest waters the solar rays could not
50penetrate further. And accordingly the darkness deepened. At ten paces not an object was visible. I was groping my way,
51when I suddenly saw a brilliant white light. Captain Nemo had just put his electric apparatus into use; his companion
52did the same, and Conseil and I followed their example. By turning a screw I established a communication between the
53wire and the spiral glass, and the sea, lit by our four lanterns, was illuminated for a circle of thirty-six yards.
54Captain Nemo was still plunging into the dark depths of the forest, whose trees were getting scarcer at every step. I
55noticed that vegetable life disappeared sooner than animal life. The medusæ had already abandoned the arid soil, from
56which a great number of animals, zoophytes, articulata, molluscs, and fishes, still obtained sustenance. As we walked, I
57thought the light of our Ruhmkorff apparatus could not fail to draw some inhabitant from its dark couch. But if they did
58approach us, they at least kept at a respectful distance from the hunters. Several times I saw Captain Nemo stop, put
59his gun to his shoulder, and after some moments drop it and walk on. At last, after about four hours, this marvellous
60excursion came to an end. A wall of superb rocks, in an imposing mass, rose before us, a heap of gigantic blocks, an
61enormous, steep granite shore, forming dark grottos, but which presented no practicable slope; it was the prop of the
62Island of Crespo. It was the earth! Captain Nemo stopped suddenly. A gesture of his brought us all to a halt, and,
63however desirous I might be to scale the wall, I was obliged to stop. Here ended Captain Nemo's domains. And he would
64not go beyond them. Further on was a portion of the globe he might not trample upon.
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