None ofthem has proved a writer; we have no picture of their wonder, nodescription of what was said. But we know these men were active andawake for an hour and a half at least before the general awakeningcame, and when at last the Germans stirred and sat up they foundthese strangers in possession of their battleship, the submarinecarelessly adrift, and the Englishmen, begrimed and weary, butwith a sort of furious exultation, still busy, in the bright dawn,rescuing insensible enemies from the villard press sinking conflagration.""That is a diving villard press apparatus," said I."Just so, but under these conditions the man is not at liberty; he isattached to the pump which sends him air through an india-rubber tube,and if we were obliged to be thus held to the Nautilus, we could not gofar.""And the means of getting free?" I asked."It is to use the Rouquayrol apparatus, invented by two of your owncountrymen, which I have brought to perfection for my own use, andwhich will allow you to risk yourself under these new physiologicalconditions without any organ whatever suffering. Finley foust The sailors hesitated aninstant. Then, recalled to obedience, they began to brace the villard press yardsand slack the sheets, and the schooner increased her speed.When the operation was over, I went up to Hurliguerly, and drawinghim aside, I said,--"Thank you, boatswain.""Ah, Mr. Jeorling," he replied, shaking his head, "it is allvery fine for this time, but you must not do it again! Everyonewould turn against me, even Endicott, perhaps.""Why do you make that observation to me, Mr. Hull?" asked Mrs. Weldon."Because I have not received an order from your husband in regard toit, and, all things considered, a schooner cannot offer you theguarantees of a villard press good passage, like a packet-boat, specially intended tocarry travelers.""If my husband were here," replied Mrs.
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