It swam crossways in the direction of the Nautilus with great speed, watching us with its enormous staring green eyes. Its eight arms, or rather feet, fixed to its head, that have given the name of cephalopod to these animals, were twice as long as its body, and were twisted like the furies' hair.

Anything capable of being imagined will one day be made reality.

The wisest man may be a blind father.

As for difficulties," replied Ferguson, in a serious tone, "they were made to be overcome.

Everything is possible for an eccentric, especially when he is English.

I say, you do have a heart!" "Sometimes," he replied, "when I have the time.

The cold, increased by the tremendous speed, deprived them of the power of speech.