Book, Chapter
1 I, I | CHAPTER I~A CHALLENGE~Nothing, sir, can induce me to surrender
2 I, III | What ails you?”~“Nothing, sir, only the nightmare.”~“Curse
3 I, III | he called aloud.~“Here, sir!” was the prompt reply;
4 I, V | Zoof?” he shouted.~“Here, sir!” and with military promptitude
5 I, V | waterspout!”~“Very good, sir,” was the philosophical
6 I, V | query, “Any bones broken, sir?”~“None whatever,” said
7 I, V | said.~“Not so sure of that, sir,” said Ben Zoof.~“What do
8 I, V | clock yet.”~“Look up there, sir. I am much mistaken if that
9 I, V | degrees N.?”~“Can’t say, sir. I only know the sun is
10 I, V | captain, at last.~“No one, sir; the count has evidently
11 I, V | It will not last long, sir,” said Ben Zoof. “It is,
12 I, VI | of the sun.”~“May I ask, sir, what we are to do now?”
13 I, VI | where we are.”~“Meanwhile, sir, may we go to sleep?”~“Certainly,
14 I, VI | enough.”~“Enough it shall be, sir,” was the submissive rejoinder.~“
15 I, VI | by a boat. But cheer up, sir, cheer up; we will soon
16 I, VI | upon the island.~“Well, sir, here you are, Governor
17 I, VII | What are we to do now, sir?”~“We can only for the present
18 I, VIII | of air and water there, sir?” inquired the orderly.~“
19 I, VIII | asked.~“I am a soldier, sir,” was the servant’s prompt
20 I, IX | telescope.~“Impossible, sir!” rejoined Ben Zoof; “there
21 I, IX | yacht is at your service, sir, even should you require
22 I, X | There is no fear of that, sir. The earth has undoubtedly
23 I, X | asked the count.~“I can, sir. I can give you a proof
24 I, XI | count in surprise.~“No, sir; I should much rather lay
25 I, XII | deck.~“All over with us, sir!” said Procope to the count. “
26 I, XIII | Heneage Finch Murphy and Major Sir John Temple Oliphant. Remarkably
27 I, XIII | This is all very peculiar, Sir John,” observed the colonel.~“
28 I, XIII | what is it?”~“First of all, sir,” replied the corporal, “
29 I, XIII | about your pay?”~“Just this, sir; as the days are only half
30 I, XIII | the officer.~“Very good, sir,” said the corporal; and
31 I, XIV | Heneage Finch Murphy and Major Sir John Temple Oliphant stood,
32 I, XIV | Wassili Timascheff.”~“ Major Sir John Temple Oliphant,” replied
33 I, XVIII| Montmartre again.~“No, no, sir!” protested Ben Zoof emphatically; “
34 I, XVIII| No mistake about that, sir,” replied Ben Zoof; “a Spaniard
35 I, XVIII| exclaimed Servadac.~“Ay, sir, a German Jew,” said Ben
36 II, II | Ben Zoof?”~“Oh, nothing, sir; only that hound of a Hakkabut
37 II, II | blackboard, Joseph?”~“Quite safe, sir,” answered Ben Zoof, quickly.~
38 II, II | asked.~“At your service, sir,” replied Ben Zoof with
39 II, II | Quite a reformed character, sir, I assure you,” said Servadac,
40 II, III | point.~“Before the shock, sir,” answered the professor, “
41 II, III | you know—”~“ I know this, sir, that at 47 minutes 35.6
42 II, III | survived the calamity.”~“Sir!” shouted Ben Zoof, quite
43 II, III | been changed?”~“You did, sir.”~“Did you imply that the
44 II, IV | upon him angrily.~“Nothing, sir; only it amuses me to see
45 II, IV | shufflings! I am not accustomed, sir—” he began in a tone evidencing
46 II, VI | the captain said, “If, sir, I understand right, you
47 II, X | which has been estimated by Sir William Herschel as scarcely
48 II, XIII | assistance in the revision.”~“Sir,” said the professor, bridling
49 II, XIII | him fiercely.~“Astounding, sir!” he exclaimed. “Yes! Nerina
50 II, XIII | now. And do you not think, sir, that we have a right to
51 II, XV | time.~“It is a semaphore, sir; I see it quite distinctly.”
52 II, XV | the captain.~“Too late, sir, do you think?” said Ben
53 II, XV | with a courteous bow.~“Yes, sir, Major Oliphant, officer
54 II, XVII | endurance, cried:~“You forget, sir, that you are addressing
55 II, XVII | that of old, don’t we?”~“Sir!”~“You nearly mastered the
56 II, XVII | of science, didn’t you?”~“Sir!”~“A credit to your class!”~“
57 II, XVII | class!”~“Hold your tongue, sir!” bellowed the captain again,
58 II, XVII | Ben Zoof.”~“After you, sir,” said Ben Zoof, respectfully.~“
59 II, XIX | those things never happened, sir, did they?”~His master could
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