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第4章 空中历险记 4（第1页）
第4章空中历险记（4）
"WemustdesedI，tatge;Thestatherihourfeetandaroundus;itwould。"
"Wewillasdaboveit，andshallhavenothingtofearfromit。Whatmorebeautifulthantninheaven，andlookdownuponthecloudswhichhoverupoh!Isitnotanhatetheseaerialwaves?Thegreatestpersoravelledlikeourselves。TheMarquiseandtessedeMohetessedePotteries，Mlle。LaGarde，theMarquisofMooutfromtheFaubSt。AheseuheDucdeChartresdisplayedmuchaddressandpresenindinhisasofthe15thofJuly，1784;atLyoesdeLaurenddeDampierre;atNantes，M。deLuyBordeaux，D'ArbeletdesGraaly，theChevalierAndreani;inourdays，theDukeofBrunswick;haveleftihetracklory。Ioequalthesegreatpersoastothecelestialregiohey。Toapproafioprehendit。"
&ionoftheairsiderablydilatedthehydrogen，andIsawthelowerpartoftheaerostat，desigy，beebydegreesinflated，reheopeningofthevalveindispemyfearfuleddetermioallowmetodireeopullsecretlythecordattachedtothevalve，whilehewastalkingwithanimatiuesswithwhomIhadtodo;itwouldhavebeentoohorrible!Itwasaboutthree-quartersofanhoursiFrankfort，andfromthesouththickclaoengulfus。
"Haveyoulostallhopeofmakingyourpla;saidI，are。
"Allhope!"repliedtheunknown，despairingly。"Woundedbyrefusals，caricatures，thoseblowswiththefootofanass，havefiheeternalpureservedforinnovators。Seethesecaricaturesewithwhichmyportfolioisfilled。"
Ihadsecuredthecordofthevalve，andstoopingoverhisworks，ymovementsfromhim。Itwastobefeared，hewouldrushingsouerfall，whichthegasproduesg。
"HowmaheexpeheAbbeMiolan!HewasabouttoasdwithJaandBredin。Duriheirballoontookfire，andanignorantpopulacetoreittopiethecaricatureofThealscalledthemMaulant，JeanMind，a;
&erhadbegawastime!Adistahunderwasheardtowardsthesouth。
"Seethis，"uedhe，withoutseemingtosuspeoeuvres。"Itisanimmenseballoon，gaship，largecastles，houses，etc。Thecaricaturistslittlethoughtthattheirabsurditieswouldonedaybeeverities。Itisalargevessel;attheleftisthehelmwiththepilot'sbox;attheprow，maisonsdeplaisance，agiganti，andtocalltheattentioahorofthemooeroryandpilot-ballooorialcircle，thebarray;ohelahenuppergalleriesforpromehewihedgeore-housesofprovisiohismaga。'Ihegoodofthehumahisglobewilldepartimmediatelyfortheseaportsi，andournwillasvoyagesforthetwopolesaiesoftheOt。Everyprovisioherewillbeaeoffareforeachplaceofdestination;butthepricesfordistantvoyageswillbethesame，1000louis。Anditmustbefessedthatthisisamoderatesum，gthecelerity，dpleasureofthismaboveallothers。Whileinthisballoon，everyonediverthimselfashepleases，dang，playing，withpeopleoftalent。Pleasurewillbethesouloftheaerialsociety。'Alltheseiioer。Butbef，ifmydayswereheseprojeerealities。"
Wewerevisiblydesg;hedid!
"Seethisgameofballoons;itsthewholehistoryoftheaerame，fortheuseofeduds，isplayedlikethatoftheJew;withdidtersofanyvalueagreedupon，whicharetobepaidorreceived，agtotheinwhiearrives。"
"But，"Iresumed，"youseemtohavevaluabledoaerostation?"
"IamlesslearheAlmighty!Thatisall!Ipossessalltheknowledgepossibleinthisworld。FromPhaeton，IdArchitas。Ihavesearchedall，prehehroughme，theaerostaticartwouldrenderimmeodshouldsparemylife!Butthatotbe。"
"Whynot?"
"BeameisEmpedoclesorErostratus!"
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Ishuddered!Fortuheballoonroagtheearth。Butthedahesameat50feetasat5000metres!Theclouds
