Then don’t you despair?” I cried irritably. “No, certainly not,” was the professor’s firm reply. “What! Do you think there is any chance of safety … - Jules Verne

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Then don’t you despair?” I cried irritably.

“No, certainly not,” was the professor’s firm reply.

“What! Do you think there is any chance of safety left?”

“Yes, I do; as long as the heart beats, as long as the body and soul keep together, I cannot admit that any creature endowed with a will has need to despair of life.