There were many English and French steamers plowing this narrow passageway, liners going from Suez to Bombay, Calcutta, Melbourne, Réunion Island, and Mauritius; far too much traffic for the Nautilus to make an appearance on the surface.
Eran demasiados los vapores ingleses o franceses, de las líneas de Suez a Bombay, a Calcuta, a Melburne, a Bourbon y a Mauricio, que surcaban aquel estrecho paso, para que el Nautilus tratara de mostrarse.