Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
Part 2, Chapter 6: The Greek Islands
by Jules Verne
Land, Conseil, and Aronnax continue to discuss the possibility of escaping the Nautilus, although some are more enthusiastic than others.
Land, Conseil, and Aronnax continue to discuss the possibility of escaping the Nautilus, although some are more enthusiastic than others.
William looks forward to his first day at the girls' school. He again meets with M. Reuter.
The "Mender of Roads" tells the story of the Marquis' assassin to Monsieur Defarge.
Once again, the Veiled Lady returns. Coverdale encounters several of his Blithedale companions.
The Count of Monte Cristo arrives at Albert's home for breakfast, as promised three months earlier.
A biography of Joseph Louis Lagrange.
Newland warns Ellen about the possible outcome of the divorce.
Joseph, Rawdon and George receive orders.
Raskolnikov fearing the police suspect him of the murders, has a strange encounter with a stranger on the street.
Phoebe is mesmerized by the story and tells Holgrave that she must return home for a short time. Holgrave tells Phoebe his feelings about Hepzibah and Clifford and that he senses trouble. Phoebe leaves.
Aware of Esmeralda's love for Captain Phoebus, Quasimodo decides to grab the attention of the young captain.
Phoebe wanders into the gardens and meets Holgrave. Phoebe walks into the house to see Hepzibah acting very strangely.
Madame Danglers visits Monsieur Villefort.
The narrator covers the events of the years after Hester’s imprisonment.
After the death of David's mother, Mr. and Miss Murdstone make their intentions towards David clear. Miss Peggotty and Mr. Barkis marry.
Matthew Cuthbert finds a mistake has been made at the orphanage.
A crowd continues to gather a the Place de Gréve hoping to witness the day's punishment. The crowd assaults the deformed Quasimoto before he receives his punishment. Esmeralda fulfills a request by the injured Quasimodo. The recluse screams her disapproval from afar.
Luzhin, Dunya's fiancé introduces himself to Raskolnikov, Zossimov, and Razumikhin. Zossimov takes note of Rskolnikov's agitation when the murder of the pawnbroker is mentioned.
May and Newland's wedding day finally comes.
Mary awakens and meets Martha, a servant girl. Mary asks Martha to dress her, for which Martha is taken aback. Mary and Martha exchange words and Mary screams at Martha. Mary goes out to explore and learns of a secret garden. In trying to find it, she meets Ben Weatherstaff and talks about the robin that has befriended him.
The Yankee and the king are taken for madmen and are chased by a mob of angry townspeople. When a nobleman saves them, they believe that they are free. They are taken to the square and, when they cannot provide proof that they are freemen, are sold as slaves.
Silver is amused by Jim and confides that his men are close to mutiny. He tells Jim to play the hostage to prevent his men from attacking and then tells him that Livesey has given him the map.
A husband gives his wife a mirror, and when she is on her deathbed, she gives it to her daughter. The daughter thinks she sees her mother’s soul in it and spends much time staring into it after her father remarries. The stepmother begins resenting the daughter’s relationship with her father and starts to hate her; she thinks the daughter is doing black magic to curse her, and she tells the father of it. The father confronts the daughter, and he finally realizes that the daughter is innocent and is simply still brokenhearted over her mother’s death. The stepmother is moved by the daughter’s story to renounce her hate, and the father, stepmother, and daughter finally become a happy family.
Madame de Saint-Meran falls ill and dies, the doctor treating her suspects foul play.
The General and Rufus are gone and Mordaunt refuses to tell anyone where they are or what has happened to them.