Chapter1 绮丽海盗船 A Gorgeous Corsair（第4页）
Ishuddered！Fortuheballoonroagtheearth。Butthedahesameat50feetasat5000metres！Theclouds>
&hebattleofFleurus，andyouwillpreheyofaerostats！Coutelle，byover，anizedapaiers。AtthesiegeofMaubeuge，GeneralJourdanfouhodofobservationsoserviceable，thattaheGeneralhimself，Coutelleastotheair；thedeheaeronautaierswhoheldtheballoon，waseansoflittlewhite，red，andyellowfags。deswereofteheballooofitsas，butwithouteffeJourdaoiCharleroi，Coutellerepairedtotheneighbourhoodofthatplatheplai，aakiionsseveheheAustriaodeliverthedabattlewasfoughtoseneralJourdanpubliedtheassistancehehadreaeronauticobservatiowithstandingtheservideredonthiso，andduringthewithBelgium，theyearwhiessedtheearycareerofballoons，alsosawittermiheseuon，foundedbygover，wasclosedbyBonaparte，our。Whatarewetoexpethechildwhichhasjustbeenborn?Franklinhadsaid。Butthechildwasborhavebeenstrangled！”
Theunknownhidhisforeheadinhishaedforafewmomehhishead，saidtome：“Notwithstandingmyorders，youhaveopeheuppervalve！”
&hecord。
“Fortuinuedhe，“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，’repliedBlandataslightelevation。Byasgoseourselvestotrarywinds。Throwouttheremaiheballast。’
Theballaisasalforce，butsoonre-desded。Aboutmidwayofthevoyage，theaeroheirbooksandtools。
Aquarterofanhourafterwards，BlanchardsaidtoJefferies：‘Thebarometer?’
‘Itisrisi；aheshoresofFrance！’
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‘Istheballoo?’askedJefferies。
‘No!theescapeofthegashascollapsedthelowerpartoftheballoon。’
‘Butwearestilldesg。Wearelnotindispebethro>
Theirprovisions，oarsahrownoutiheywerenoworesi。
‘Weareremounting，’saidtheDoctor。
‘No，itisthejerkcausedbythediminutiohereisnotashipinsight！Notabarkonthehorizoharments！’
Auripped，buttheballooodesd。
‘Blanchard，’saidJefferies，‘youweretohavemadethisvoyagealone；youtedtotakeme；Iwillsacrifcemyselftoyou！Iwillthrowmyselfier，andtheballoon，relieved，willreasd！’
‘No，no，itisfrightful。’Theballoonoreasingaparachute，fasagainstitssidesasmotion。
‘Adieu，myfriend，’saidtheDodpreserveyou！’Hewasabouttohavetakentheleap，whenBlaainedhim。
‘Oneresourstous！Wecutthecordsbywhichthecarisattadgtotheheballoonwillrise。Ready！Butthebarometerfalls！Weremount！Thewindfreshens！>
“ThevoyagersperceivedCalais！Theirjoybecamedelirium；afewmomeheydesthefuines。”
“Idoubtnot，”uedtheunknown，“thatinsimilarcesyouwouldfolloleofDoctorJefferies。”
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Thecloudswereunrollihourfeetinglitteriheballooncastadeepshadowonthispileofdwassurrouhemaswithahundergrowledbehourfeet！Allthiswasfrightful！