When I thought that the marvellous electrical agent not only gave movement, heat, and light, but also protected the Nautilus from external attacks, transforming it into a holy ark* which no desecrator could transgress without being smitten by lightning, my admiration knew no limits;
Spielberg might disagree, but this is a reference to Noah's Ark rather than the Ark of the Covenant, per the translator's endnotes.
