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第1章空中历险记（1）

AVoyageinaBalloon

儒勒·凡尔纳JulesVerne

儒勒·凡尔纳（JulesVerne，1828—1905），法国著名科幻小说家、冒险小说家。1863年，他凭《在已知和未知世界中奇异的漫游》一举成名，进一步地激发了他的创作热情。他一生中共创作了66部小说，其中《格兰特船长的儿女》《海底两万里》《神秘岛》《八十天环游地球》等风靡全球，成为家喻户晓的作品。他以大量著作和突出贡献，被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。

IhofSeptember，1850，IarrivedatFrankfort-on-the-Maine。Mypassagethroughtheprincipalany，hadbeenbrilliantlymarkedbyaerostati；but，uptothisday，noinhabitantofthefederationhadae，andthesuccessfulexperimentsatParisreen，Godard，andPoitevin，hadfailedtoihegraveGermaaerialvoyages。

Meanwhile，hardlyhadtheneroagascirculatedthroughoutFrankfort，thanthreepersohefavourofapawodaysafter，weweretoasthePlacedelaedie。Iimmediatelyoccupiedmyselfwiththepreparations。Myballoon，ofgiganticproportions，wasofsilk，coatedercha，asubstaliabletoinjuryfromacidsas，andofabsoluteimpermeability。Srentsweremeableresultsofperilousdests。

ThedayofouraswasthatofthegreatfairofSeptember，whichattractsalltheworldtoFrankfort。Theapparatusfosedofsixhogsheadsarrangedarevat，hermeticallysealed。Thehydrogengas，evolvedbythetactofwaterwithironandsulphuricacid，passedfromthefirstreservoirstothesedtheheimmenseglobe，whichwasthusgraduallyihesepreparatiohem，andabout11o'clock，theballooersfull；suffitlyso；foraswerise，theatmosphericlayersdimiy，andthegas，edwithi，agmoreelasticity，mightotherwiseburstitsenvelope。Mycalshadfurheexactmeasurementofgasrequiredtocarrymyyselftoasiderableheight。

&oasoon。Itwastrulyamagacle，thatoftheimpatientcrowdwhedaroundthereservedeedtheentiresquareandadjois，aheneighbhousesfromthebasemeedroofs。Thehighwindsofpastdayshadlulled，andawasradiatingfromanuncloudedsky；hamosphere。Iher，odestheveryspothehadleft。

Icarriedthreehundredpoundsofballast，inbags；thecar，perfed，fourfeetihreefeeti，wastlyattached；thecordwhieditwassymmetricallyexteheupperhemisphereoftheaerostat；thepasswasinitsplace，thebarometersuspeheironhoopwhidedthesuppcord，atadistaabovethecar；theanchorcarefullyprepared，allwasinreadinessforourdeparture。

Amongthepersonswhocrowdedaroundtheenclosure，Iremarkedayoungmanwithpalefadagitatedfeatures。Iwasstruckearance。HehadbeenanassiduousspeyassiiesofGermany。Hisuneasyairaraordiiohim；heeagerlyplatedtheae，whichrestedmotioafewfeetfromtheground，a。

&rucktwelve！Thiswasthehour。Mypanionshadnotappeared。Isenttothedwellingofeadlearoartedf，anotherforVienhird，stillmorefearful，forLoshadfailedthematthemomeakihoseexs，whigesofaeronauts，aredeprivedofalldaheymade，asitartrammeofthefete，theyhadfearedbeiofulfiltheiragreements，ahemomeheircehadbeeiotothesquareoftheirswift。

&huspartlydisappoiingwithangerandimpatience。Ididoase。Tore-establishtheequilibriumbetweenthespecificgravityoftheballoooberaised，Isubstitutedsofsandformyexpepaniohecar。Thetwelvemenwhtheaerostatbytwelvecordsfasteorialcircle，letthemslipbetweentheirfihecarroseafewfeetabovethegrouabreathofwind，amosphere，heavyaslead，seemedinsurmountable。

"Allisready！"exclaimedI，"attention！"

Themehemselves；alastglanethateverythingwasright。

"Attention！"

Therewassomemovementinthecrowdwhichseemedtobeinvadingthereservedenclosure。

"Letgo！"

Theballoonslowlyasded；butIexperiencedashockwhichthrewmetothebottomoftheIrose，Ifouofauedvoyager—thepaleyoungman。

"Monsieur，Isaluteyou！"saidhetome。

"Bywhatright？"

"AmIhere？Bytherightofyourinabilitytotur。"

Iwasded。Hisassurane；andIhadnothingtosayinreply。Ilookedathim，buthepaidomyasto。Heued：

"Myweightwilldisturbyourequilibrium，Monsieur：willyoupermitme？"

Andwithoutwaitingformyasseeheballoonbytwobagsofsandwhichheemptiedintotheair。