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-\chapter{I Form My Resolution}
-
-Three seconds before the arrival of J. B. Hobson's letter I no more thought
-of pursuing the unicorn than of attempting the passage of the North Sea.
-Three seconds after reading the letter of the honourable Secretary of Marine,
-I felt that my true vocation, the sole end of my life, was to chase this
-disturbing monster and purge it from the world.
-
-But I had just returned from a fatiguing journey, weary and longing
-for repose. I aspired to nothing more than again seeing my country,
-my friends, my little lodging by the Jardin des Plantes,
-my dear and precious collections---but nothing could keep me back!
-I forgot all---fatigue, friends and collections---and accepted without
-hesitation the offer of the American Government.
-
-``Besides,'' thought I, ``all roads lead back to Europe; and the unicorn
-may be amiable enough to hurry me towards the coast of France.
-This worthy animal may allow itself to be caught in the seas of Europe
-(for my particular benefit), and I will not bring back less than half
-a yard of his ivory halberd to the Museum of Natural History.''
-But in the meanwhile I must seek this narwhal in the North
-Pacific Ocean, which, to return to France, was taking the road
-to the antipodes.\cite{proceedings-full}
-
-``Conseil,'' I called in an impatient voice.
-
-\begin{figure}%
- \centering%
- \includegraphics[width=100bp]{jules-verne-test}%
- \caption[The last test figure]
- {This is the last test figure inserted into this text}%
- \label{fig:test3}%
-\end{figure}
-
-Conseil was my servant, a true, devoted Flemish boy, who had accompanied
-me in all my travels. I liked him, and he returned the liking well.
-He was quiet by nature, regular from principle, zealous from habit,
-evincing little disturbance at the different surprises of life,
-very quick with his hands, and apt at any service required of him;
-and, despite his name, never giving advice--even when asked for it.
-
-\section{Section marker}
-
-Conseil had followed me for the last ten years wherever science led.
-Never once did he complain of the length or fatigue of a journey,
-never make an objection to pack his portmanteau for whatever
-country it might be, or however far away, whether China or Congo.
-Besides all this, he had good health, which defied all sickness,
-and solid muscles, but no nerves; good morals are understood.
-This boy was thirty years old, and his age to that of his master
-as fifteen to twenty. May I be excused for saying that I was
-forty years old?
-
-\begin{equation}
-E=mc^2
-\end{equation}
-
-But Conseil had one fault: he was ceremonious to a degree,
-and would never speak to me but in the third person,
-which was sometimes provoking.
-
-``Conseil,'' said I again, beginning with feverish hands to make
-preparations for my departure.
-
-Certainly I was sure of this devoted boy. As a rule, I never asked
-him if it were convenient for him or not to follow me in my travels;
-but this time the expedition in question might be prolonged,
-and the enterprise might be hazardous in pursuit of an animal capable
-of sinking a frigate as easily as a nutshell. Here there was matter
-for reflection even to the most impassive man in the world.
-What would Conseil say?
-
-\section{Another marker}
-
-``Conseil,'' I called a third time.
-
-Conseil appeared.
-
-``Did you call, sir?'' said he, entering.
-
-``Yes, my boy; make preparations for me and yourself too.
-We leave in two hours.''
-
-``As you please, sir,'' replied Conseil, quietly.
-
-``Not an instant to lose; lock in my trunk all travelling utensils,
-coats, shirts, and stockings---without counting, as many as you can,
-and make haste.''
-
-``And your collections, sir?'' observed Conseil.
-
-``They will keep them at the hotel.''
-
-``We are not returning to Paris, then?'' said Conseil.
-
-``Oh! certainly,'' I answered, evasively, ``by making a curve.''
-
-``Will the curve please you, sir?''
-
-``Oh! it will be nothing; not quite so direct a road, that is all.
-We take our passage in the Abraham, Lincoln.''
-
-``As you think proper, sir,'' coolly replied Conseil.
-
-``You see, my friend, it has to do with the monster---the
-famous narwhal. We are going to purge it from the seas.
-A glorious mission, but a dangerous one! We cannot tell
-where we may go; these animals can be very capricious.
-But we will go whether or no; we have got a captain who
-is pretty wide-awake.''
-
-\section{Yet Another Marker}
-
-Our luggage was transported to the deck of the frigate immediately.
-I hastened on board and asked for Commander Farragut.
-One of the sailors conducted me to the poop, where I found myself
-in the presence of a good-looking officer, who held out his
-hand to me.
-
-``Monsieur Pierre Aronnax?'' said he.
-
-``Himself,'' replied I. ``Commander Farragut?''
-
-``You are welcome, Professor; your cabin is ready for you.''
-
-I bowed, and desired to be conducted to the cabin destined for me.
-
-The Abraham Lincoln had been well chosen and equipped
-for her new destination. She was a frigate of great speed,
-fitted with high-pressure engines which admitted a pressure
-of seven atmospheres. Under this the Abraham Lincoln attained
-the mean speed of nearly eighteen knots and a third an hour---a
-considerable speed, but, nevertheless, insufficient to grapple
-with this gigantic cetacean.
-
-\vskip 0.25in
-\begin{table}%
- \caption[Add another table]{Add another Chinese Menu.}
- \begin{center}
- \begin{tabular}{lp{4.4cm}p{4.4cm}}
- & \textbf{column A} & \textbf{column B} \\
- \textbf{hot} & Kung Pao Chicken & General Tso's Chicken \\
- \textbf{mild} & Moo Goo Gai Pan & Sweet and Sour Pork
- \end{tabular}
- \label{tab:test2}
- \end{center}
-\end{table}
-
-The interior arrangements of the frigate corresponded to its
-nautical qualities. I was well satisfied with my cabin,
-which was in the after part, opening upon the gunroom.
-
-``We shall be well off here,'' said I to Conseil.
-
-``As well, by your honour's leave, as a hermit-crab in the shell
-of a whelk,'' said Conseil.
-
-I left Conseil to stow our trunks conveniently away, and remounted
-the poop in order to survey the preparations for departure.
-
-At that moment Commander Farragut was ordering the last moorings
-to be cast loose which held the Abraham Lincoln to the pier
-of Brooklyn. So in a quarter of an hour, perhaps less,
-the frigate would have sailed without me. I should have missed
-this extraordinary, supernatural, and incredible expedition,
-the recital of which may well meet with some suspicion.
-
-But Commander Farragut would not lose a day nor an hour
-in scouring the seas in which the animal had been sighted.
-He sent for the engineer.
-
-``Is the steam full on?'' asked he.
-
-``Yes, sir,'' replied the engineer.
-
-``Go ahead,'' cried Commander Farragut.