# Facing the Flag — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for Facing the Flag by Jules Verne.

- [Healthful House](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/i-healthful-house.md): The chapter introduces Thomas Roch, a brilliant but mentally unstable French inventor who has created a powerful explosive device called the 'fulgurator.' Due to his mental alienation and exorbitant demands, he has been 
- [Count d'Artigas](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/ii-count-d-artigas.md): Count d'Artigas, accompanied by Captain Spade, visits Healthful House under the pretense of curiosity about the institution, but his true motive is to observe Thomas Roch, the mad French inventor. During the tour, the di
- [III: Kidnapped](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/iii-kidnapped.md): Count d'Artigas and Captain Spade finalize their plan to kidnap Thomas Roch and his warder Gaydon from Healthful House. Spade has stolen the key to a rear door and unbolted it earlier. That night, he leads five sailors t
- [The Schooner Ebba](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/iv-the-schooner-ebba.md): The Ebba prepares to depart from New-Berne as alarm guns signal the discovery of Thomas Roch and Gaydon's disappearance from Healthful House. A boarding party from the cruiser Falcon searches the schooner thoroughly, but
- [V: Where Am I?](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/v-where-am-i.md): Simon Hart, still disguised as warder Gaydon, awakens in a dark, metallic cell after being kidnapped alongside Thomas Roch. He deduces they are aboard a vessel with an unusual propulsion system, lacking typical engine no
- [On Deck](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/vi-on-deck.md): Simon Hart, having been brought on deck, observes the schooner Ebba moving at high speed without sails or visible screw, deducing it must be propelled by some advanced mechanism. He encounters Captain Spade and Engineer 
- [Two Days at Sea](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/vii-two-days-at-sea.md): Simon Hart, still posing as Warder Gaydon, reflects on his kidnapping aboard the Ebba and considers revealing his true identity to Count d'Artigas. He observes the schooner's mysterious propulsion system, speculates on t
- [Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/viii-back-cup.md): Simon Hart, still disguised as Warder Gaydon, recognizes the island of Back Cup as the Ebba approaches. He recalls a previous visit to the Bermudas and the abandoned fishing village due to volcanic activity. The schooner
- [Inside Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/ix-inside-back-cup.md): Simon Hart explores the interior of Back Cup island, describing its geological formation, the lagoon, the Beehive cells housing the colony, and the extensive storerooms and electric power house. He observes the inhabitan
- [X: Ker Karraje](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/x-ker-karraje.md): Simon Hart learns the true identity of Count d'Artigas as the notorious pirate Ker Karraje and discovers the secret of Back Cup island, the pirates' hidden lair. He also learns how Ker Karraje and Engineer Serko faked th
- [XI: Five Weeks in Back Cup](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xi-five-weeks-in-back-cup.md): Simon Hart reflects on his captivity in Back Cup, noting that Ker Karraje and Engineer Serko have left the island, likely to procure materials for Thomas Roch's fulgurator. He observes a whale entering the lagoon through
- [Engineer Serko's Advice](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xii-engineer-serko-s-advice.md): Simon Hart observes Thomas Roch working in his laboratory and overhears conversations between Ker Karraje and Engineer Serko about obtaining the secret of Roch's deflagrator. Serko advises Hart to resign himself to capti
- [God Be with It](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xiii-god-be-with-it.md): Simon Hart, imprisoned in the pirate lair of Back Cup, observes the power of Thomas Roch's fulgurator as it is used to blast a tunnel through the cavern wall. He devises a plan to send a message in a keg through the subm
- [Battle Between the Sword and the Tug](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xiv-battle-between-the-sword-and-the-tug.md): Lieutenant Davon and Simon Hart attempt to rescue Thomas Roch from the pirates of Back Cup using the submersible Sword. They successfully board Roch and navigate the lagoon, but the tug, commanded by Ker Karraje, engages
- [XV: Expectation](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xv-expectation.md): Simon Hart recovers consciousness after the collision and is questioned by Engineer Serko about the kidnapping. Hart feigns ignorance, claiming he was attacked by strangers and knows nothing of the submarine Sword. Serko
- [Only a Few More Hours](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xvi-only-a-few-more-hours.md): Simon Hart attempts to reason with Thomas Roch, revealing the true identity of Count d'Artigas as the pirate Ker Karraje and warning him of the approaching squadron. Roch, believing himself the master of Back Cup and its
- [One Against Five](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xvii-one-against-five.md): Simon Hart witnesses Thomas Roch's devastating use of his fulgurator engines against approaching warships. After destroying one cruiser, Roch hesitates when he recognizes the French tricolor on the next vessel, ultimatel
- [On Board the Tonnant](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/facing_the_flag_se/chapters/xviii-on-board-the-tonnant.md): After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the Sword, the English authorities assume the submarine was lost. A new multinational naval expedition is assembled to bombard Back Cup island. The squadron arrives on

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