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Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies
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Fulgence Marion
53
“‘What
are
you
doing?
Are
you
having
a
dance
to
yourself?’
“‘I’m
not
moving.’
“‘So
much
the
better.
It
is
only
a
new
current
which
I
hope
will
carry
us
from
the
river,’
I
answered.
“I
turned
to
see
where
we
were,
and
found
we
were
between
the
Ecole
Militaire
and
the
Invalides.
“‘We
are
getting
on.’
said
Roziers.
“‘Yes,
we
are
travelling.’
“‘Let
us
work,
let
us
work,’
said
he.
“I
now
heard
another
report
in
the
machine,
which
I
believed
was
produced
by
the
cracking
of
a
cord.
This
new
intimation
made
me
carefully
examine
the
inside
of
our
habitation.
I
saw
that
the
part
that
was
turned
towards
the
south
was
full
of
holes,
of
which
some
were
of
a
considerable
size.
“‘It
must
descend,’
I
then
cried.
“‘Why?’
“‘Look!’
I
said.
At
the
same
time
I
took
my
sponge
and
quietly
extinguished
the
little
fire
that
was
burning
some
of
the
holes
within
my
reach;
but
at
the
same
moment
I
perceived
that
the
bottom
of
the
cloth
was
coming
away
from
the
circle
which
surrounded
it.
“‘We
must
descend,’
I
repeated
to
my
companion.
“He
looked
below.
“‘We
are
upon
Paris,’
he
said.
“‘It
does
not
matter,’
I
answered
‘Only
look!
Is
there
no
danger?
Are
you
holding
on
well?’
“‘Yes.’
“I
examined
from
my
side,
and
saw
that
we
had
nothing
to
fear.
I
then
tried
with
my
sponge
the
ropes
which
were
within
my
reach.
All
of
them
held
firm.
Only
two
of
the
cords
had
broken.
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