It is almost time to end this.

Where is the "Albatross" going?
Here we are flying obliquely over the Atlantic, and if we keep on we shall get to the coast of Patagonia or Tierra del Fuego.

And what are we to do then?
Get into the Pacific, or go to the continent at the South Pole?
Everything is possible with this Robur.

We shall be lost in the end.

It is thus a case of legitimate self-defence, and if we must perish--" "Which we shall not do," answered Uncle Prudent, "without being avenged, without annihilating this machine and all she carries." The colleagues had reached a stage of impotent fury, and were prepared to sacrifice themselves if they could only destroy the inventor and his secret.