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 his enthusiastic address. Had he been betrayed out of his habitual reserve? Had he said too much? For some time he walked about, evidently agitated. Then he became calmer; his face resumed its usual impassibility, and turning to me he said:

“Now, Monsieur, if you wish to inspect the Nautilus, I am at your service.”