第5章空中历险记（5）
"RememberthebattleofFleurus，andyouwillpreheyofaerostats!Coutelle，byover，anizedapaiers。AtthesiegeofMaubeuge，GeneralJourdanfouhodofobservationsoserviceable，thattaheGeneralhimself，Coutelleastotheair;thedeheaeronautaierswhoheldtheballoon，waseansoflittlewhite，red，andyellowflags。deswereofteheballooofitsas，butwithouteffeJourdaoiCharleroi，Coutellerepairedtotheneighbourhoodofthatplatheplai，aakiionsseveheheAustriaodeliverthedabattlewasfoughtoseneralJourdanpubliedtheassistancehehadreaeronauticobservatiowithstandingtheservideredonthiso，andduringthewithBelgium，theyearwhiessedtheearycareerofballoons，alsosawittermiheseuon，foundedbygover，wasclosedbyBonaparte，our。'Whatarewetoexpethechildwhichhasjustbeenborn?'Franklinhadsaid。Butthechildwasborhavebee;
Theunknownhidhisforeheadinhishaedforafewmomehhishead，saidtome:"Notwithstandingmyorders，youhaveopeheuppervalve!"
&hecord。
"Fortu;uedhe，"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，'repliedBlanchard'andataslightelevation。Byasgoseourselvestotrarywinds。Throwouttheremaiheballast。'
"Theballaisasalforce，butsoonre-desded。Aboutmidwayofthevoyage，theaeroheirbooksandtools。
"Aquarterofanhourafterwards，BlanchardsaidtoJefferies:'Thebarometer?'
"'Itisrisi;aheshoresofFrance!'
"Agreatnoise>
"'Istheballoo?'askedJefferies。
"'No!theescapeofthegashascollapsedthelowerpartoftheballoon。'
"'Butwearestilldesg。Wearelnotindispebethrownoverboard!'
"Theirprovisions，oarsahrownoutiheywerenoworesi。
"'Weareremounting，'saidtheDoctor。
"'No，itisthejerkcausedbythediminutiohereisnotashipinsight!Notabarkonthehorizoharments!'
"Auripped，buttheballooodesd。
"'Blanchard，'saidJefferies，'youweretohavemadethisvoyagealone;youtedtotakeme;Iwillsacrificemyselftoyou!Iwillthrowmyselfier，andtheballoon，relieved，willreasd!'
"'No，no，itisfrightful。'Theballoonoreasingaparachute，fasagainstitssidesasmotion。
"'Adieu，myfriend，'saidtheDoayGodpreserveyou!'Hewasabouttohavetakentheleap，whenBlaainedhim。
"'Oneresourstous!Wecutthecordsbywhichthecarisattadgtothework?perhapstheballoonwillrise。Ready!Butthebarometerfalls!Weremount!Thewindfreshens!Wearesaved!'
"ThevoyagersperceivedCalais!Theirjoybecamedelirium;afewmomeheydesthefui;
"Idoubtnot，"uedtheunknown，"thatinsimilarcesyouwouldfolloleofDoctorJefferies。"
Thecloudswereunrollihourfeetinglitteriheballooncastadeepshadowonthispileofdwassurrouhemaswithahethundergrowledbehourfeet!Allthiswasfrightful!
"Letusdesd!"exclaimedI。
"Desthesunisawaitingusyonder!Downwiththebags!"Aeheballoohanfiftypounds。At3000metresweremaiionary。Theunknowntalkedily，butIscarcelyheardhim;Iletelyprostrated，whileheseemedi。
"Withagoodwind，weshallgofar，butwemustespeciallygohigh!"
"Wearelost!"