Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Part 2, Chapter 20 summary

What happens

1. A storm carries the Nautilus northeast, ending hopes of escape near New York or the St. Lawrence and leaving Ned in despair.
2. Near Newfoundland, the narrator sees the Atlantic cable and explains its failed installations and successful completion to Conseil.
3. The Nautilus follows the cable toward Ireland, then heads south past England instead of entering the English Channel.
4. After two days of searching, Nemo fixes a position on June 1 while an unidentified steamship appears nearby.
5. The Nautilus descends beside an old wreck, which Nemo identifies through its history and the narrator recognizes as the Avenger.
6. Nemo describes the ship sinking rather than surrendering and approves its name.

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