For several hours the Nautilus drifted in this brilliant tide, and our wonderment grew when we saw huge marine animals cavorting in it, like the fire-dwelling salamanders of myth. In the midst of these flames that didn't burn, I could see swift, elegant porpoises, the tireless pranksters of the seas, and sailfish three meters long, those shrewd heralds of hurricanes, whose fearsome broadswords sometimes banged against the lounge window.
De Nautilus dreef gedurend verscheidene uren in dien schitterenden stroom, en onze verbazing steeg ten top toen wij groote zeemonsters en allerlei visschen daarin zagen rondspartelen en spelen, evenals de legende vertelt dat de salamanders in het vuur doen.