I'd like to have you take a look at her now, in the
daylight."
"I was about to suggest," remarked Kennedy, as we descended the
steps to the shore, "that perhaps, first, it might be well to take
a short run in her with the crew, just to make sure that there is
nothing wrong with the machinery."
"A good idea," agreed the captain.
We came to the submarine, lying alongside the dock and looking
like a huge cigar. The captain preceded us down the narrow
hatchway, and I followed Craig. The deck was cleared, the hatch
closed, and the vessel sealed.
XX
THE WIRELESS DETECTOR
Remembering Jules Verne's enticing picture of life on the palatial
Nautilus, I may as well admit that I was not prepared for a real
submarine. My first impression, as I entered the hold, was that of
discomfort and suffocation. I felt, too, that I was too close to
too much whirring machinery. I gazed about curiously. On all sides
were electrical devices and machines to operate the craft and the
torpedoes. I thought, also, that the water outside was
uncomfortably close; one could almost feel it.
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