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Westayed,ofcourse.
WewalkedwithNemo’smentoournewbedrooms.ThenIhadsomefoodwiththecaptain.
‘Ourfoodcomesfromthesea,’hesaid,‘andweeatverywell.Ourshirts,ourshoes,ourbeds,ourpens—wemakeallofthemfromseaanimals,too.Ilovethesea!It’souronlyfriend.Peoplecan’tmakeproblemsforushere.
‘Butyoudon’twanttolistentomeallday.Comeandseemysubmarine.’
Wewentintoaroomwiththousandsofbooks.‘Ioftenreadyourbookaboutseaanimals,MrAronnax,’thecaptainsaid.‘Youwriteverywell.ButyourtimeontheNautilusisgoingtoteachyoualotofnewthings.Asubmarineisagoodhomeforascientist.’
IvisitedeveryroomontheNautilus,thefirstandonlysubmarineintheseas.CaptainNemowasitsbuilder,andhetalkedabouthisanswerstotheproblemsofanunderwaterboat.Hewasacleverscientistandaveryinterestingman.
Later,NedandConseilaskedmeaboutCaptainNemo.Whowashe?Wheredidhecomefrom?Whydidhestayawayfrompeopleandliveunderwater?ButIdidn’tknowtheanswerstotheirquestions.
Then,suddenly,theNautilus’ssealightscameonandwestoppedthinkingaboutthecaptain.Thesealookedverybeautiful,withfishofeverycolour,bigandsmall.Wedidn’ttakeoureyesfromtheseaallnight.CaptainNemowasright:asubmarinewasagoodhomeforascientist.
Theweeksafterthatwerequietbutinteresting.Thesubmarineusuallystayedaboutahundredmetresunderwater.Buteverymorningwewentupforair,andmyfriendsandIlookedacrossthebluewatersofthePacific.
Wedidn’toftenseeCaptainNemo.ButConseilandIlookedathisbooks,andatthefishinthesea.OnlyNedwasunhappy.Hewasn’tascientistandhedidn’tlikereading.Andhedidn’tlikeeatingfisheveryday.
OnedayCaptainNemosaid,‘TherearealotofanimalsintheTreesofCrespo.Theymakegoodfood.Doyouwanttolookforsomewithme?’
‘Trees?’Iasked.‘Arewenearthecoast?’
‘They’reunderwatertrees,’heanswered.
Neddidn’twanttocome.ButConseilandIdressedindivingsuitsandwalkedontheseafloorwiththecaptainandhismen.Itwasn’tdifficult.
Onaboat,divingsuitsareheavy,buttheyarelightinthewater.Therewasonlyoneproblem:IwantedtotalkaboutthetalltreesandbeautifulfishwithConseil,butyoucan’thearpeopleinadivingsuit.
CaptainNemoandhismenkilledsomebiganimals,andwewentbacktotheNautiluswithalotofgoodfood.
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