第6章空中历险记（6）
"Iillestherearetsofairwhichtravelahundredleaguesanhour!OntheoofNapoleon's，Gavoffaballoonillumihps，ateleveno'theevening!ThewihehematdaybreaktheinhabitantsofRomesaluteditspassageabovethedomeofSt。Peter's。Wewillgofarther。"
Iscarcelyheardhim;everythingwasbuzzingarouhereeningintheclouds!
"Seethatcity，myhost;"saidtheunknown。"ItisSpire。Nothi;
IdaredherailingoftheeverthelessIperceivedalittleblackspot。Thisire。ThebroadRhinelookedlikearibaroadslikethreads。Aboveourheadstheskyazure;Iwasbehecold。Thebirdshadlongsinceforsakenus;inthisrarefiedsirtheirflightwouldhavebeenimpossible。WewerealoneinspadIinthepreserangeman!
"Itisuselessforyoutokakingyou。"saidhe，ahepassintotheclouds。"Afallisafihing。YouknowthattherehavebeeimsfromPilatredesRosiersdowGale，auneshavealwaysbeencausedbyimpruderedesRosiersaspaBouloghofJuohisballoohgas，hehadsuspendedamongolfierfilledwithwarmair，uosavethetroubleoflettingoffgas，outballast。Ituttingag-dishbehapowder-cask。Theimprudeoaheightoffourhures，aeredopposingwinds，whiovertheoordertodesd，Pilatreattemptedtoopenthevalveoftheaerostat;butthecordofthisvalvetheballoon，ahatittiedinaninstahemour，andtheimprudentmeopieafewseds。Itisfrightful，isitnot?"saidtheunknown，shakingmefrommytorpor。
Icouldreplyonlybythesewords:
"Iusdesd!Theclatheringaroundusiihtfuldetoingfromthecavityoftheaerostataremultiplyingaroundus。"
"Youmakemeimpatient!"saidhe。"Youshallnolongerkherweareasgordesg。"
Aerwehepass，alongwithsomebagsofsahavebeeoffourthousares。Someicicleswereattachedtothesidesofthedasortoffiedtomybones。Meaerrifiwasburstihourfeet。Wewereaboveit。
"Do;saidmystrangepanion;"itisonlyimprudemakesvictims。Olivari，whoperishedatOrleans，asamontgolfiermadeofpaper;hiscar，suspeheg-dish，andballastedwithbustiblematerials，becameapreytotheflames!Olivarifell，andwaskilled。MosmeLille，onalightplatform;anosadehimlosehisequilibrium。Mosmentfell，andwaskilled。Bittorf，atManheim，saerballoontakefireitorffell，andwaskilled。Harrisasaballoonbadlystructed，thevalveofwhichwastetobeclosedagain。Harrisfell，andwaskilled。Sadler，deprivedofballastbyhislongstayintheair，wasdraggedoverthecityofBoston，andthrownagainsttheeys。Sadlerfell，andwaskilled。gdesdedarachutewhichhepreteohaveperfected。gfell，andwaskilled。Well，Ilovethem，thoseimse!andIwilldielikethem!Higher!higher!"
Allthephantomsofthisnecrbeforemyeyes!Therarefaoftheairandtheraysoftilesuhedilatatioheballoooasd!Imeicallyattemptedtoopenthevalve;buttheunknowncutthecordafewfeetabovemyhead。Iwaslost!