Chapter1 綺麗海盜船 A Gorgeous Corsair (第4/30頁)
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notherforViennaandthethird,stillmorefearful,forLondon.Theirheartshadfailedthematthemomentofundertakingoneofthoseexcursions,which,sincetheingeniousexerimentsofaeronauts,arederivedofalldanger.Astheymade,asitwereaartoftherogrammeofthefete,theyhadfearedbeingcomelledtofulfiltheiragreements,andhadfledatthemomentofascension.Theircouragehadbeenininverseratiotothesquareoftheirswiftnessinretreat.
Thecrowd,thusartlydisaointed,wereshoutingwithangerandimatience.Ididnothesitatetoascendalone.Tore-establishtheequilibriumbetweenthesecificgravityoftheballoonandtheweighttoberaised,Isubstitutedotherbagsofsandformyexectedcomanionsandenteredthecar.Thetwelvemenwhowereholdingtheaerostatbytwelvecordsfastenedtotheequatorialcircle,letthemslibetweentheirfngers;thecarroseafewfeetabovetheground.Therewasnotabreathofwind,andtheatmoshere,heavyaslead,seemedinsurmountable.
“Allisready!”exclaimedI,“attention!”
Themenarrangedthemselves;alastglanceinformedmethateverythingwasright.
“Attention!”