Chapter-10 We now had to make plans for leaving, since March 21 was the beginning of the long polar night. It would be another six months before the sun shone here again.The Nautilus’ air tanks were filled and it slowly sank beneath the surface. We began heading north again. At three o’clock the next morning, […]
Chapter-9 “That darned captain would have to stop the ship just as we were about to leave,” Ned muttered angrily the next day.“Yes, Ned,” I replied, “he had to see his banker.”“His banker?” Ned looked puzzled.“Or rather his bank!” I then told him the story of the treasure at Vigo Bay.“Well, everything’s not over yet,”
If the innocent yelling of your friends to call out your name, and play a game of bat and ball is the kind of alarm that woke you up in the morning during your growing up years, much before the cruel rays of the sun irritated your eyes, then dear reader you have had a
Chapter-8 When the Nautilus surfaced the next morning, I rushed up to the platform for my first look at the Mediterranean. Ned and Conseil listened as I described our trip through the tunnel.“Okay, I’m impressed, Professor,” said Ned, “But now that we’re in the Mediterranean, it’s time for us to have a little chat.”I knew
Chapter-7 Once Ceylon was behind us, the Nautilus steered due west across the Arabian Sea. When Ned saw our course on the map, he exclaimed, “Professor, we’re heading right into the Red Sea. And the Red Sea is a dead end. Perhaps, one day when the Suez Canal is finished, we’ll be able to reach
Chapter-6 The next morning, I awoke to find myself back in my cabin. My door was unlocked, and I assumed I was no longer a prisoner. So I gathered up my scientific notes and went into the lounge to work on them.I saw nothing of Captain Nemo until he entered the lounge later in the
Chapter-5 “You mean we’re not going on land to hunt,” cried Ned angrily, “Then I refuse to go.”Conseil, however, followed me everywhere, so he fell in behind me as Captain Nemo led us to a small dressing room. Two crewmen helped us on with our heavy rubber waterproof diving suits and thick shoes weighted with
Chapter-4 It was the captain who had spoken. Ned immediately jumped up and backed away from the gasping man on the floor.“Gentlemen,” said the captain, “I also speak French, English, German and Latin. So I could have answered you at our first meeting. But I wanted to take my time deciding what to do with
Chapter-3 I had plunged twenty feet into the sea when suddenly a powerful hand grabbed my clothes and pulled me to the surface. Then these calm words reached my ears: “If Monsieur would lean on my shoulder, Monsieur would be able to swim more easily.”I seized the arm of my faithful Conseil and gasped, “Did
Chapter-2 Commander Farragut had no doubt that he would find and destroy the narwhal. After all, he had the fastest, best-armed ship in the U.S. Navy. He had a loyal, enthusiastic crew. But he had something even better—he had Ned Land, the king of Canadian harpooners.Ned’s skill and courage made him the most valuable man
Chapter-1 The year 1866 was marked by several strange and mysterious events at sea. Ships from many countries had met an ‘enormous black thing’ hundreds of feet long. It was larger than any creature known to scientists. The ‘thing’ gave off an eerie glow under-water and spurted columns of water hundreds of feet into the
Chapter—1Q1. Who was Basil Hallward?Q2. What did Lord Henry tell Basil about his married life?Chapter—2Q1. When did Basil see Dorian Gray for the first time?Q2. Who was Dorian Gray?Chapter—3Q1. When both Basil and Lord Henry entered, they saw Dorian Gray. What was Dorian Gray doing?Q2. Who said to whom? ‘Yes, Mr Gray; the gods have
Chapter-10 ‘There is no good telling me you are going to be good, Dorian,’ cried Lord Henry, dipping his white fingers into a red coppwwwer bowl filled with rose-water. ‘You are quite perfect. Please don’t change.’Dorian shook his head. ‘No, Harry, I have done too many dreadful things in my life. I am not going
Chapter-9 At nine o’clock the next morning his servant came in with a cup of chocolate on a tray, and opened the shutters. Dorian was sleeping quite peacefully, lying on his right side, with one hand underneath his cheek. He looked like a boy who had been tired out with play, or study.The man had
Chapter-8 He passed out of the room, and began the ascent, Basil Hallward following close behind. They walked softly, as men instinctively do at night. The lamp cast fantastic shadows on the wall and staircase. A rising wind made some of the windows rattle.When they reached the top landing, Dorian set the lamp down on