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chater1 绮丽海盗船 a gru crair（第2页）
“Whatwouldyou?Icouldnotayformyvoyage；Iwasobligedtotakeyoubysurrise。”
“Noonehasaskedyoutodescend！”
“Asimilaroccurrence，”heresumed，“haenedtotheCountsofLaurencinandDamierre，whentheyascendedatLyons，onthe15thofJanuary，1784。Ayoungmerchant，namedFontaine，scaledtherailing，attheriskofusettingtheequiage。Heaccomlishedthevoyage，andnobodywaskilled！”
“Onceontheearth，wewillconverse！”saidI，iquedatthetoneoflightnesswithwhichhesoke。
“Bah!donottalkofreturning！”
“DoyouthinkthenthatIshalldelaymydescent?”
“Descent！”saidhe，withsurrise。“Letusascend！”
AndbeforeIcouldreventhim，twobagsofsandwerethrownout，withoutevenbeingemtied。
“Monsieur！”saidI，angrily。
“Iknowyourskill，”reliedhe，comosedly；“yourbrilliantascensionshavemadesomenoiseintheworld。Exerienceisthesisterofractice，butitisalsofirstcousintotheory，andIhavelonganddeelystudiedtheaerostaticart。Ithasaffectedmybrain，”addedhe，sadly，fallingintoamutetoror。
Theballoon，afterhavingrisen，remainedstationary；theunknownconsultedthebarometer，andsaid：
“Hereweareat800metres！Menresembleinsects！See，Ithinkitisfromthisheightthatweshouldalwayslookatthem，tojudgecorrectlyoftheirmoralroortions！ThePlacedelaComédieistransformedtoanimmenseant-hill。Lookatthecrowdileduonthequays。TheZeildiminishes。WeareabovethechurchofDom。TheMaineisnowonlyawhitelinedividingthecity，andthisbridge，theMaine-Brucke，lookslikeawhitethreadthrownbetweenthetwobanksoftheriver。”
Theatmosheregrewcooler。
“ThereisnothingIwillnotdoforyou，myhost，”saidmycomanion。“Ifyouarecold，Iwilltakeoffmyclothesandlendthemtoyou。”
“Thanks！”
“Necessitymakeslaws。Givemeyourhand，Iamyourcountryman。Youshallbeinstructedbymycomany，andmyconversationshallcomensateyoufortheannoyanceIhavecausedyou。”
Iseatedmyself，withoutrelying，attheoositeextremityofthecar。Theyoungmanhaddrawnfromhisgreatcoatavoluminousortfolio；itwasaworkonaerostation。
“Iossess，”saidhe，“amostcuriouscollectionofengraving，andcaricaturesaertainingtoouraerialmania。Thisreciousdiscoveryhasbeenatonceadmiredandridiculed。FortunatelywehaveassedtheeriodwhentheMongolferssoughttomakefactitiouscloudswiththevaourofwater；andofthegasaffectingelectricroerties，whichtheyroducedbythecombustionofclamstrawwithchoedwool。”
“Wouldyoudetractfromthemeritoftheseinventions?”reliedI。“Wasitnotwelldonetohaverovedbyexerimenttheossibilityofrisingintheair?”
“Whodeniesthegloryofthefirstaerialnavigators?Immensecouragewasnecessarytoascendbymeansofthosefragileenveloeswhichcontainedonlywarmair。Besides，hasnotaerostaticsciencemadegreatrogresssincetheascensionsofBlanchard?Look，Monsieur。”
Hetookfromhiscollectionanengraving。
“HereisthefirstaerialvoyageundertakenbyPilatredesRosiersandtheMarquisdArlandes，fourmonthsafterthediscoveryofballoons。LouisXVIrefusedhisconsenttothisvoyage；twocondemnedcriminalsweretohavefirstattemtedaerialtravelling。PilatredesRosierswasindignantatthisinjusticeand，bymeansofartifice，succeededinsettingout。Thiscar，whichrendersthemanagementoftheballooneasy，hadnotthenbeeninvented；acirculargallerysurroundedthelowerartoftheaerostat。Thetwoaeronautsstationedthemselvesattheextremitiesofthisgallery。Thedamstrawwithwhichitwasflledencumberedtheirmovements。Achafng-dishwassusendedbeneaththeorifceoftheballoon；whenthevoyagerswishedtoascend，theythrew，withalongfork，strawuonthisbrazier，attheriskofburningthemachine，andtheair，growingwarmer，gavetotheballoonanewascensionalforce。”
“Thetwoboldnavigatorsascended，onthe21stofNovember，1783，fromthegardensofLaMuette，whichtheDauhinhadlacedattheirdisosal。Theaerostatrosemajestically，assedtheIsledesCygnes，crossedtheSeineattheBarrieredelaConference，and，directingitswaybetweenthedomeoftheInvalidesandL‘EcoleMilitaire，aroachedSt。Sulice；thentheaeronautsincreasedthefre，ascended，clearedtheBoulevard，anddescendedbeyondtheBarriered’Enfer。Asittouchedtheground，thecollased，andburiedPilatredesRosiersbeneathitsfolds。”
“Unfortunateresage！”saidI，interestedinthesedetails，whichsonearlyconcernedme。
“Presageofhiscatastrohe，”reliedtheunknown，withsadness。“Youhaveexeriencednothingsimilar?”
“Nothing！”
“Bah！Misfortunesoftenarrivewithoutresage。”Andheremainedsilent。
Wewereadvancingtowardsthesouth；themagneticneedleointedinthedirectionofFrankfort，whichwasflyingbeneathourfeet。
“Perhasweshallhaveastorm。”saidtheyoungman。
“Wewilldescendfrst。”
“Indeed!itwillbebettertoascend；weshallescaemoresurely。”andtwobagsofsandwerethrownoverboard。
Theballoonroseraidly，andstoedattwelvehundredmetres。Thecoldwasnowintense，andtherewasaslightbuzzinginmyears。Nevertheless，theraysofthesunfellhotlyontheglobe，and，dilatingthegasitcontained，gaveitagreaterascensionalforce。Iwasstuid。
“Fearnothing，”saidtheyoungmantome。“Wehavethreethousandfvehundredtoisesofresirableair。Youneednottroubleyourselfaboutmyroceedings。”
Iwouldhaverisen，butavigoroushanddetainedmeonmyseat。
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