There were many English and French steamers plowing this narrow passageway, liners going from Suez to Bombay, Calcutta, Melbourne, Réunion Island, and Mauritius; far too much traffic for the Nautilus to make an appearance on the surface.
Trop de steamers anglais ou français des lignes de Suze à Bombay, à Calcutta, à Melbourne, à Bourbon, à Maurice, sillonnaient cet étroit passage, pour que le Nautilus tentât de s'y montrer.