After its fishing was finished and its air supply renewed, I thought the Nautilus would resume its underwater excursion, and I was getting ready to return to my stateroom, when Captain Nemo turned to me and said without further preamble:
La pêche finie, la provision d'air renouvelée, je pensais que le _Nautilus_ allait reprendre son excursion sous-marine, et je me préparais à regagner ma chambre, quand, se tournant vers moi, le capitaine Nemo me dit sans autre préambule :