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1THE GRECIAN ARCHIPELAGO The next day, the 12th of February, at the dawn of day, the Nautilus rose to the surface. I
2hastened on to the platform. Three miles to the south the dim outline of Pelusium was to be seen. A torrent had carried
3us from one sea to another. About seven o'clock Ned and Conseil joined me. "Well, Sir Naturalist," said the Canadian, in
4a slightly jovial tone, "and the Mediterranean?" "We are floating on its surface, friend Ned." "What!" said Conseil,
5"this very night." "Yes, this very night; in a few minutes we have passed this impassable isthmus." "I do not believe
6it," replied the Canadian. "Then you are wrong, Master Land," I continued; "this low coast which rounds off to the south
7is the Egyptian coast. And you who have such good eyes, Ned, you can see the jetty of Port Said stretching into the
8sea." The Canadian looked attentively. "Certainly you are right, sir, and your Captain is a first-rate man. We are in
9the Mediterranean. Good! Now, if you please, let us talk of our own little affair, but so that no one hears us." I saw
10what the Canadian wanted, and, in any case, I thought it better to let him talk, as he wished it; so we all three went
11and sat down near the lantern, where we were less exposed to the spray of the blades. "Now, Ned, we listen; what have
12you to tell us?" "What I have to tell you is very simple. We are in Europe; and before Captain Nemo's caprices drag us
13once more to the bottom of the Polar Seas, or lead us into Oceania, I ask to leave the Nautilus." I wished in no way to
14shackle the liberty of my companions, but I certainly felt no desire to leave Captain Nemo. Thanks to him, and thanks to
15his apparatus, I was each day nearer the completion of my submarine studies; and I was rewriting my book of submarine
16depths in its very element. Should I ever again have such an opportunity of observing the wonders of the ocean? No,
17certainly not! And I could not bring myself to the idea of abandoning the Nautilus before the cycle of investigation was
18accomplished. "Friend Ned, answer me frankly, are you tired of being on board? Are you sorry that destiny has thrown us
19into Captain Nemo's hands?" The Canadian remained some moments without answering. Then, crossing his arms, he said:
20"Frankly, I do not regret this journey under the seas. I shall be glad to have made it; but, now that it is made, let us
21have done with it. That is my idea." "It will come to an end, Ned." "Where and when?" "Where I do not know--when I
22cannot say; or, rather, I suppose it will end when these seas have nothing more to teach us." "Then what do you hope
23for?" demanded the Canadian. "That circumstances may occur as well six months hence as now by which we may and ought to
24profit." "Oh!" said Ned Land, "and where shall we be in six months, if you please, Sir Naturalist?" "Perhaps in China;
25you know the Nautilus is a rapid traveller. It goes through water as swallows through the air, or as an express on the
26land. It does not fear frequented seas; who can say that it may not beat the coasts of France, England, or America, on
27which flight may be attempted as advantageously as here." "M. Aronnax," replied the Canadian, "your arguments are rotten
28at the foundation. You speak in the future, 'We shall be there! we shall be here!' I speak in the present, 'We are here,
29and we must profit by it.'" Ned Land's logic pressed me hard, and I felt myself beaten on that ground. I knew not what
30argument would now tell in my favour. "Sir," continued Ned, "let us suppose an impossibility: if Captain Nemo should
31this day offer you your liberty; would you accept it?" "I do not know," I answered. "And if," he added, "the offer made
32you this day was never to be renewed, would you accept it?" "Friend Ned, this is my answer. Your reasoning is against
33me. We must not rely on Captain Nemo's good-will. Common prudence forbids him to set us at liberty. On the other side,
34prudence bids us profit by the first opportunity to leave the Nautilus." "Well, M. Aronnax, that is wisely said." "Only
35one observation--just one. The occasion must be serious, and our first attempt must succeed; if it fails, we shall never
36find another, and Captain Nemo will never forgive us." "All that is true," replied the Canadian. "But your observation
37applies equally to all attempts at flight, whether in two years' time, or in two days'. But the question is still this:
38If a favourable opportunity presents itself, it must be seized." "Agreed! And now, Ned, will you tell me what you mean
39by a favourable opportunity?" "It will be that which, on a dark night, will bring the Nautilus a short distance from
40some European coast." "And you will try and save yourself by swimming?" "Yes, if we were near enough to the bank, and if
41the vessel was floating at the time. Not if the bank was far away, and the boat was under the water." "And in that
42case?" "In that case, I should seek to make myself master of the pinnace. I know how it is worked. We must get inside,
43and the bolts once drawn, we shall come to the surface of the water, without even the pilot, who is in the bows,
44perceiving our flight." "Well, Ned, watch for the opportunity; but do not forget that a hitch will ruin us." "I will not
45forget, sir." "And now, Ned, would you like to know what I think of your project?" "Certainly, M. Aronnax." "Well, I
46think--I do not say I hope--I think that this favourable opportunity will never present itself." "Why not?" "Because
47Captain Nemo cannot hide from himself that we have not given up all hope of regaining our liberty, and he will be on his
48guard, above all, in the seas and in the sight of European coasts." "We shall see," replied Ned Land, shaking his head
49determinedly. "And now, Ned Land," I added, "let us stop here. Not another word on the subject. The day that you are
50ready, come and let us know, and we will follow you. I rely entirely upon you." Thus ended a conversation which, at no
51very distant time, led to such grave results. I must say here that facts seemed to confirm my foresight, to the
52Canadian's great despair. Did Captain Nemo distrust us in these frequented seas? or did he only wish to hide himself
53from the numerous vessels, of all nations, which ploughed the Mediterranean? I could not tell; but we were oftener
54between waters and far from the coast. Or, if the Nautilus did emerge, nothing was to be seen but the pilot's cage; and
55sometimes it went to great depths, for, between the Grecian Archipelago and Asia Minor we could not touch the bottom by
56more than a thousand fathoms. Thus I only knew we were near the Island of Carpathos, one of the Sporades, by Captain
57Nemo reciting these lines from Virgil: "Est Carpathio Neptuni gurgite vates, Caeruleus Proteus," as he pointed to a spot
58on the planisphere. It was indeed the ancient abode of Proteus, the old shepherd of Neptune's flocks, now the Island of
59Scarpanto, situated between Rhodes and Crete. I saw nothing but the granite base through the glass panels of the saloon.
60The next day, the 14th of February, I resolved to employ some hours in studying the fishes of the Archipelago; but for
61some reason or other the panels remained hermetically sealed. Upon taking the course of the Nautilus, I found that we
62were going towards Candia, the ancient Isle of Crete. At the time I embarked on the Abraham Lincoln, the whole of this
63island had risen in insurrection against the despotism of the Turks. But how the insurgents had fared since that time I
64was absolutely ignorant, and it was not Captain Nemo, deprived of all land communications, who could tell me. I made no
65allusion to this event when that night I found myself alone with him in the saloon. Besides, he seemed to be taciturn
66and preoccupied. Then, contrary to his custom, he ordered both panels to be opened, and, going from one to the other,
67observed the mass of waters attentively. To what end I could not guess; so, on my side, I employed my time in studying
68the fish passing before my eyes.
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