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chater1 绮丽海盗船 a gru crair（第4页）
Ishuddered！Fortunatelytheballoonwasaroachingtheearth。Butthedangeristhesameat50feetasat5000metres！Thecloudswereadvancing。
“RememberthebattleofFleurus，andyouwillcomrehendtheutilityofaerostats！Coutelle，byorderofthegovernment，organizedacomanyofaerostiers。AtthesiegeofMaubeuge，GeneralJourdanfoundthisnewmethodofobservationsoserviceable，thattwiceaday，accomaniedbytheGeneralhimself，Coutelleascendedintotheair；thecorresondencebetweentheaeronautandtheaerostierswhoheldtheballoon，wascarriedonbymeansoflittlewhite，red，andyellowfags。Cannonsandcarbineswereoftenaimedattheballoonatthemomentofitsascension，butwithouteffect。WhenJourdanwasrearingtoinvestCharleroi，Coutellereairedtotheneighbourhoodofthatlace，rosefromthelainofJumet，andremainedtakingobservationssevenoreighthours，withGeneralMorelot。TheAustrianscametodeliverthecity，andabattlewasfoughtontheheightsofFleurus。GeneralJourdanubliclyroclaimedtheassistancehehadreceivedfromaeronauticobservations。Well!notwithstandingtheservicesrenderedonthisoccasion，andduringthecamaignwithBelgium，theyearwhichwitnessedthecommencementofthemilitarycareerofballoons，alsosawitterminate。AndtheschoolofMeuon，foundedbygovernment，wasclosedbyBonaarte，onhisreturnfromEgyt。Whatarewetoexectfromthechildwhichhasjustbeenborn?Franklinhadsaid。Butthechildwasbornalive！Itneednothavebeenstrangled！”
Theunknownhidhisforeheadinhishands，refectedforafewmoments，then，withoutraisinghishead，saidtome：“Notwithstandingmyorders，youhaveoenedtheuervalve！”
Iletgothecord。
“Fortunately，”continuedhe，“wehavestilltwohundredoundsofballast。”
“Whatareyourlans?”saidI，witheffort。
“Youhavenevercrossedthesea?”
Igrewfrightfullyale，terrorfrozemyveins。
“Itisaity，”saidhe，“thatwearebeingwaftedtowardstheAdriatic！Thatisonlyastreamlet。Higher!weshallfindothercurrents！”
Andwithoutlookingatme，helightenedtheballoonbyseveralbagsofsand。
“Iallowedyoutooenthevalve，becausethedilatationofthegasthreatenedtobursttheballoon。Butdonotdoitagain。”
Iwasstuid。
YouknowthevoyagefromDovertoCalaismadebyBlanchardandJefferies。Itwasrichinincident。Onthe7thofJanuary，1785，inanortheastwind，theirballoonwasfilledwithgasontheDoverside；scarcelyhadtheyrisen，whenanerrorinequilibriumcomelledthemtothrewouttheirballast，retainingonlythirtyounds。ThewinddriftedthemslowlyalongtowardstheshoresofFrance。Theermeabilityofthetissuegraduallysufferedthegastoescae，andattheexirationofanhourandahalf，thevoyagerserceivedthattheyweredescending。
‘Whatistobedone?’saidJefferies。
‘Wehaveassedoveronlythree-fourthsofthedistance，’reliedBlanchard‘andataslightelevation。Byascendingweshallexoseourselvestocontrarywinds。Throwouttheremainderoftheballast。’
Theballoonregaineditsascensionalforce，butsoonre-descended。Aboutmidwayofthevoyage，theaeronautsthrewouttheirbooksandtools。
Aquarterofanhourafterwards，BlanchardsaidtoJefferies：‘Thebarometer?’
‘Itisrising！Wearelost；andyettherearetheshoresofFrance！’
Agreatnoisewasheard。
‘Istheballoonrent?’askedJefferies。
‘No!theescaeofthegashascollasedthelowerartoftheballoon。’
‘Butwearestilldescending。Wearelost！Everythingnotindisensablemustbethrownoverboard！’
Theirrovisions，oarsandhelmwerethrownoutintothesea。Theywerenowonly100metresinheight。
‘Weareremounting，’saidtheDoctor。
‘No，itisthejerkcausedbythediminutionofweight。Thereisnotashiinsight！Notabarkonthehorizon！Totheseawithourgarments！’
Andtheunfortunatemenstried，buttheballooncontinuedtodescend。
‘Blanchard，’saidJefferies，‘youweretohavemadethisvoyagealone；youconsentedtotakeme；Iwillsacrifcemyselftoyou！Iwillthrowmyselfintothewater，andtheballoon，relieved，willreascend！’
‘No，no，itisfrightful。’Theballooncollasedmoreandmore，anditsconcavityformingaarachute，forcedthegasagainstitssidesandaccelerateditsmotion。
‘Adieu，myfriend，’saidtheDoctor。‘MayGodreserveyou！’Hewasabouttohavetakenthelea，whenBlancharddetainedhim。
‘Oneresourceremainstous！Wecancutthecordsbywhichthecarisattached，andclingtothenetwork?erhastheballoonwillrise。Ready！Butthebarometerfalls！Weremount！Thewindfreshens！Wearesaved！’
“ThevoyagerserceivedCalais！Theirjoybecamedelirium；afewmomentslater，theydescendedintheforestofGuines。”
“Idoubtnot，”continuedtheunknown，“thatinsimilarcircumstancesyouwouldfollowtheexamleofDoctorJefferies。”
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Thecloudswereunrollingbeneathourfeetinglitteringcascades；theballooncastadeeshadowonthisileofclouds，andwassurroundedbythemaswithanaureola！Thethundergrowledbeneathourfeet！Allthiswasfrightful！
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