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第5章 空中历险记 5（第1页）

第5章空中历险记（5）

"RememberthebattleofFleurus，andyouwillpreheyofaerostats!Coutelle，byover，anizedapaiers。AtthesiegeofMaubeuge，GeneralJourdanfouhodofobservationsoserviceable，thattaheGeneralhimself，Coutelleastotheair;thedeheaeronautaierswhoheldtheballoon，waseansoflittlewhite，red，andyellowflags。deswereofteheballooofitsas，butwithouteffeJourdaoiCharleroi，Coutellerepairedtotheneighbourhoodofthatplatheplai，aakiionsseveheheAustriaodeliverthedabattlewasfoughtoseneralJourdanpubliedtheassistancehehadreaeronauticobservatiowithstandingtheservideredonthiso，andduringthewithBelgium，theyearwhiessedtheearycareerofballoons，alsosawittermiheseuon，foundedbygover，wasclosedbyBonaparte，our。'Whatarewetoexpethechildwhichhasjustbeenborn?'Franklinhadsaid。Butthechildwasborhavebee;

Theunknownhidhisforeheadinhishaedforafewmomehhishead，saidtome:"Notwithstandingmyorders，youhaveopeheuppervalve!"

&hecord。

"Fortu;uedhe，"wehavestilltwohundredpoundsofballast。"

"lans?"saidI，witheffort。

"Youhavenevercrossedthesea?"

&fullypale，terrorfrozemyveins。

"Itisapity，"saidhe，"thatwearebeiowardstheAdriatic!Thatiso。Higher!weshallfis!"

Andwithoutlookingatme，helighteheballoonbyseveralbagsofsand。

"Iallowedyoutoopenthevalve，becausethedilatatiohreateobursttheballoon。Butdonotdoitagain。"

Iid。

"YouknowthevoyagefromDovertoCalaismadebyBlandJefferies。Itwasrithe7thofJanuary，1785，iwind，theirballoonwasfilledwithgasontheDoverside;scarcelyhadtheyrisen，whenanerrorinequilibriumpelledthemtothrewouttheirballast，retainingonlythirtypounds。ThewihemslowlyalongtowardstheshoresofFrahepermeabilityofthetissuegraduallysufferedthegastoesdattheexpirationofanhourandahalf，thevoyagersperceivedthattheyweredesg。

"'Whatistobedone?'saidJefferies。

"'assedoverohsofthedistance，'repliedBlanchard'andataslightelevation。Byasgoseourselvestotrarywinds。Throwouttheremaiheballast。'

"Theballaisasalforce，butsoonre-desded。Aboutmidwayofthevoyage，theaeroheirbooksandtools。

"Aquarterofanhourafterwards，BlanchardsaidtoJefferies:'Thebarometer?'

"'Itisrisi;aheshoresofFrance!'

"Agreatnoise>

"'Istheballoo?'askedJefferies。

"'No!theescapeofthegashascollapsedthelowerpartoftheballoon。'

"'Butwearestilldesg。Wearelnotindispebethrownoverboard!'

"Theirprovisions，oarsahrownoutiheywerenoworesi。

"'Weareremounting，'saidtheDoctor。

"'No，itisthejerkcausedbythediminutiohereisnotashipinsight!Notabarkonthehorizoharments!'

"Auripped，buttheballooodesd。

"'Blanchard，'saidJefferies，'youweretohavemadethisvoyagealone;youtedtotakeme;Iwillsacrificemyselftoyou!Iwillthrowmyselfier，andtheballoon，relieved，willreasd!'

"'No，no，itisfrightful。'Theballoonoreasingaparachute，fasagainstitssidesasmotion。

"'Adieu，myfriend，'saidtheDoayGodpreserveyou!'Hewasabouttohavetakentheleap，whenBlaainedhim。

"'Oneresourstous!Wecutthecordsbywhichthecarisattadgtothework?perhapstheballoonwillrise。Ready!Butthebarometerfalls!Weremount!Thewindfreshens!Wearesaved!'

"ThevoyagersperceivedCalais!Theirjoybecamedelirium;afewmomeheydesthefui;

"Idoubtnot，"uedtheunknown，"thatinsimilarcesyouwouldfolloleofDoctorJefferies。"

Thecloudswereunrollihourfeetinglitteriheballooncastadeepshadowonthispileofdwassurrouhemaswithahethundergrowledbehourfeet!Allthiswasfrightful!

"Letusdesd!"exclaimedI。

"Desthesunisawaitingusyonder!Downwiththebags!"Aeheballoohanfiftypounds。At3000metresweremaiionary。Theunknowntalkedily，butIscarcelyheardhim;Iletelyprostrated，whileheseemedi。

"Withagoodwind，weshallgofar，butwemustespeciallygohigh!"

"Wearelost!"