About them were the wonders of the sea.
The bed of the ocean lay below, replete with aquatic life and growth. The electric glare extended many hundred feet in all directions.
The Dart rested upon a small coral reef.
The whitest of sand lay spread between the clumps of sea plants.
There were grottoes and cavernous depths, miniature forests and castles of coral.
In all were specimens of curious submarine life.
Shell and other fish were everywhere.
Huge species of ray, sunfish, shark and octopus roved about.
The lights of the submarine boat seemed to draw them from all quarters.
They came with fish curiosity up to the very windows of the boat, and seemed anxious to effect an entrance.