<TD></TD></TABLE>
tered
theranksotion,orfavor;but
silyfrosenseofdutytotheuntrytoother
belonged,andinhwewerebo
”therebattlefoughtnearorleans,
shortly;andishouldliketobepresent,ifpossibleandpercy
ostlyfor
yourkindness,hergoout”
”veryhegeneralsaid,”itshallbeasyouhereis
certainlyrechanceofyourseeingstirringservice,inthe
field,thaninhereidonotblayouforyourchoiceiwill
sendanoteatoncetonsieurteclierhe
balloontosaythatyoupanyhi
”goodbye,lads,goodbye;youarefineyoungfellows,andyour
fatherhaseveryrighttobeproudofyoutellhio,froe”
theboysrose,andbothegeneralheldouthishand,and
shooktheirsly
uponleavingtherootheyfoundseveraloftheofficersofthe
stafftostay,andhaveachat
ralphatonceacceptedtheinvitation;uponthe
nditionthatpercyshouldhaveasofauponoliedown,for
hisbrotherostly
received,inalargedra,inhwereoveradozen
offiebottlesofchaagnewereopened,
cigarsand,lyuponthesofa,ralph
chattedhtheofficers;relating,attheireaestrequest,
severaloftheiradventuresinthevosges,ashestoryof
theirenteringintoparis
hisnelypressedtheostopanddine;but
ralphpleadedthattheballoonoing,
andthatheoliedoagoodnightssleep
beforestartingthecarriagehadbeendischarged,hourssince;but
oneoftheofficersorderedacarriageofgeneraltrochustothe
doorand,afteraheartyleavetaking,theboysretuedtotheir
hotel
”acurioussceneitis,percy,”ralphsaid”whohink
thatuchas
usual:theshopsareopen;peopleoke,
anddrinktheirffeeorabsinthe,justasusualtheonly
differenesortofuniforrother
onedoesnotseeasingleablebodiednaltogetherincivilian
dress;andatnightthestreetsareverydisl,oothere
beingnogas”
”houtoexpecttoholdout,ralph”
”anothertonths,anyhoorethere
seetobealargestockofeverything,andeveryoneisputonto
aregularalloore”
”iseeohaveeverythingi,ralph;lotsofbeeftea,and
soup,andjelly,andsoon”
”yes,perthehospitalthehotel
uldnotfuishanythingofthekind,icantellyou
”hereonce,andgettosleepiwill
e”
attennutesbeforetheappointedti,theboysarrivedatthe
northerailation;edaverydifferentappearance
tothatotives,or
ruleofheavytrains,disturbedthesilenell
ofvaishpervadedtheptyballoonshung
froheroof,undergoingtheprocessofdryingtheofficialwho
hadreceivedthettheentrancenductedtheutsidethestation;
andthere,inthelightofsotorches,agreatblackssuldbe
seen,soandfrotheaeronautandingbesideit
”herearethegentlenpanyyou,”theoffi
”hoen”hesaid,cheerily”,
orrathering;theherlyisupposethisisyour
firstascent”
”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid,”andiohelast
havethedispatchesarrived”
”no;ihavetheilbags,butnotthedispatcheshushtherearea
horseshoofs”
afeinutesafteranote,h
hedeliveredtonsieurteclier
”bah”hesaid,inanannoyedtone,”theybepunctual”
”isit,sir”ralphasked
”anotefrohegeneral,tosaythatthedispatchesbe
readyforanhourthatansanhourandahalf;andbythatti
itenoughtobeseen,andorunthe
gauntlethocannotbehelped
”thebestthingeascheerfullyasan;
andthatcertainlybeiningouthere,inthisbitter
ldihave,fortunately,afetlesofexcellenthe
en,thatoafire,haveaglass
ofokeacigar,tranquilly”
nsieurtecliergaveafeionsnceingtheballoon;and
theythenadjouedtoaas
blazing,fortheuseoftheneloyedinfillingtheballoon
herethehourandahalfofingpassedpleasantly
ataquartertoseven,thedispatchesarrivedtheyily
placedinthecar,inhingelsehadalreadybeen
packedthebarclaystooktheirplace,thego
all”and,inanotherinstant,theearthseedtosinka
undertheandtheyhetopsofthehouses
thedaainlightcloudswere
floatingoverheadfortinutes,notawordwasspoken
thesceneheeffectsoextraordinary,tothe
boysthattheyoutteraant,the
earthseedtosinkatheeveryinstant,theirview
extendedfartherandfarther;andthedistantfields,villages,and
hillsseedactuallytospringintosight
”itislast
”gnificent”percyresponded
”ihertheyseeus”ralphsaid
”he
river,andovertheinutes,we
shallbeovertheirlines”
there
upontheiensepanorabelo
”diatelybeneathus”ralphasked
”thatisvanvesthevillageyouseethereischatillonlookout
noayexpeinute”
hehadhardlyspokenbeforetheyhear**intsound,followedby
otherssilar
”thatissketry,”nsieurtecliersaid”listen”
theydidlisten,andheardapeculiared
belo
”thatisaistakingthe”ralph
said
”ooloonsieurtecliersaid”throthatbundleof
le”
ralphdidso
”hensequence
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tered
theranksotion,orfavor;but
silyfrosenseofdutytotheuntrytoother
belonged,andinhwewerebo
”therebattlefoughtnearorleans,
shortly;andishouldliketobepresent,ifpossibleandpercy
ostlyfor
yourkindness,hergoout”
”veryhegeneralsaid,”itshallbeasyouhereis
certainlyrechanceofyourseeingstirringservice,inthe
field,thaninhereidonotblayouforyourchoiceiwill
sendanoteatoncetonsieurteclierhe
balloontosaythatyoupanyhi
”goodbye,lads,goodbye;youarefineyoungfellows,andyour
fatherhaseveryrighttobeproudofyoutellhio,froe”
theboysrose,andbothegeneralheldouthishand,and
shooktheirsly
uponleavingtherootheyfoundseveraloftheofficersofthe
stafftostay,andhaveachat
ralphatonceacceptedtheinvitation;uponthe
nditionthatpercyshouldhaveasofauponoliedown,for
hisbrotherostly
received,inalargedra,inhwereoveradozen
offiebottlesofchaagnewereopened,
cigarsand,lyuponthesofa,ralph
chattedhtheofficers;relating,attheireaestrequest,
severaloftheiradventuresinthevosges,ashestoryof
theirenteringintoparis
hisnelypressedtheostopanddine;but
ralphpleadedthattheballoonoing,
andthatheoliedoagoodnightssleep
beforestartingthecarriagehadbeendischarged,hourssince;but
oneoftheofficersorderedacarriageofgeneraltrochustothe
doorand,afteraheartyleavetaking,theboysretuedtotheir
hotel
”acurioussceneitis,percy,”ralphsaid”whohink
thatuchas
usual:theshopsareopen;peopleoke,
anddrinktheirffeeorabsinthe,justasusualtheonly
differenesortofuniforrother
onedoesnotseeasingleablebodiednaltogetherincivilian
dress;andatnightthestreetsareverydisl,oothere
beingnogas”
”houtoexpecttoholdout,ralph”
”anothertonths,anyhoorethere
seetobealargestockofeverything,andeveryoneisputonto
aregularalloore”
”iseeohaveeverythingi,ralph;lotsofbeeftea,and
soup,andjelly,andsoon”
”yes,perthehospitalthehotel
uldnotfuishanythingofthekind,icantellyou
”hereonce,andgettosleepiwill
e”
attennutesbeforetheappointedti,theboysarrivedatthe
northerailation;edaverydifferentappearance
tothatotives,or
ruleofheavytrains,disturbedthesilenell
ofvaishpervadedtheptyballoonshung
froheroof,undergoingtheprocessofdryingtheofficialwho
hadreceivedthettheentrancenductedtheutsidethestation;
andthere,inthelightofsotorches,agreatblackssuldbe
seen,soandfrotheaeronautandingbesideit
”herearethegentlenpanyyou,”theoffi
”hoen”hesaid,cheerily”,
orrathering;theherlyisupposethisisyour
firstascent”
”yes,indeed,”ralphsaid,”andiohelast
havethedispatchesarrived”
”no;ihavetheilbags,butnotthedispatcheshushtherearea
horseshoofs”
afeinutesafteranote,h
hedeliveredtonsieurteclier
”bah”hesaid,inanannoyedtone,”theybepunctual”
”isit,sir”ralphasked
”anotefrohegeneral,tosaythatthedispatchesbe
readyforanhourthatansanhourandahalf;andbythatti
itenoughtobeseen,andorunthe
gauntlethocannotbehelped
”thebestthingeascheerfullyasan;
andthatcertainlybeiningouthere,inthisbitter
ldihave,fortunately,afetlesofexcellenthe
en,thatoafire,haveaglass
ofokeacigar,tranquilly”
nsieurtecliergaveafeionsnceingtheballoon;and
theythenadjouedtoaas
blazing,fortheuseoftheneloyedinfillingtheballoon
herethehourandahalfofingpassedpleasantly
ataquartertoseven,thedispatchesarrivedtheyily
placedinthecar,inhingelsehadalreadybeen
packedthebarclaystooktheirplace,thego
all”and,inanotherinstant,theearthseedtosinka
undertheandtheyhetopsofthehouses
thedaainlightcloudswere
floatingoverheadfortinutes,notawordwasspoken
thesceneheeffectsoextraordinary,tothe
boysthattheyoutteraant,the
earthseedtosinkatheeveryinstant,theirview
extendedfartherandfarther;andthedistantfields,villages,and
hillsseedactuallytospringintosight
”itislast
”gnificent”percyresponded
”ihertheyseeus”ralphsaid
”he
river,andovertheinutes,we
shallbeovertheirlines”
there
upontheiensepanorabelo
”diatelybeneathus”ralphasked
”thatisvanvesthevillageyouseethereischatillonlookout
noayexpeinute”
hehadhardlyspokenbeforetheyhear**intsound,followedby
otherssilar
”thatissketry,”nsieurtecliersaid”listen”
theydidlisten,andheardapeculiared
belo
”thatisaistakingthe”ralph
said
”ooloonsieurtecliersaid”throthatbundleof
le”
ralphdidso
”hensequence
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