Captain Nemo led me to the central companionway. In midstair he opened a door, went along the upper gangways, and arrived at the wheelhouse, which, as you know, stands at one end of the platform.

尼摩船长领我到中央楼梯，在楼梯栏杆的中腰，他打开一扇门，沿上层的长廊走去，到了领航人的笼间里，上面说过，这笼间在平台的前方尖端。