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Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies
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Fulgence Marion
52
“‘You
are
doing
nothing,
and
the
balloon
is
scarcely
rising
a
fathom.’
“‘Pardon
me,’
I
answered,
as
I
placed
a
bundle
of
straw
upon
the
fire
and
slightly
stirred
it.
Then
I
turned
quickly,
but
already
we
had
passed
out
of
sight
of
La
Muette.
Astonished,
I
cast
a
glance
towards
the
river.
I
perceived
the
confluence
of
the
Oise.
And
naming
the
principal
bends
of
the
river
by
the
places
nearest
them,
I
cried,
‘Passy,
St.
Germain,
St.
Denis,
Sevres!’
“‘If
you
look
at
the
river
in
that
fashion
you
will
be
likely
to
bathe
in
it
soon,’
cried
Roziers.
‘Some
fire,
my
dear
friend,
some
fire!’
“We
travelled
on;
but
instead
of
crossing
the
river,
as
our
direction
seemed
to
indicate,
we
bore
towards
the
Invalides,
then
returned
upon
the
principal
bed
of
the
river,
and
travelled
to
above
the
barrier
of
La
Conference,
thus
dodging
about
the
river,
but
not
crossing
it.
“‘That
river
is
very
difficult
to
cross,’
I
remarked
to
my
companion.
“‘So
it
seems,’
he
answered;
‘but
you
are
doing
nothing
I
suppose
it
is
because
you
are
braver
than
I,
and
don’t
fear
a
tumble.’
“I
stirred
the
fire,
I
seized
a
truss
of
straw
with
my
fork;
I
raised
it
and
threw
it
in
the
midst
of
the
flames.
An
instant
afterwards
I
felt
myself
lifted
as
it
were
into
the
heavens.
“‘For
once
we
move,’
said
I.
“‘Yes,
we
move,’
answered
my
companion.
“At
the
same
instant
I
heard
from
the
top
of
the
balloon
a
sound
which
made
me
believe
that
it
had
burst.
I
watched,
yet
I
saw
nothing.
My
companion
had
gone
into
the
interior,
no
doubt
to
make
some
observations.
As
my
eyes
were
fixed
on
the
top
of
the
machine
I
experienced
a
shock,
and
it
was
the
only
one
I
had
yet
felt.
The
direction
of
the
movement
was
from
above
downwards
I
then
said--
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