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ebroken,”hesaid”doyou
feelanypain”
”ifeelsoreandbruised,allover,”ralphsaid,gettinguph
soassistance;”butidontthinkthatanythingseriousisthe
tter
”hoy”
”idontthinkiaurtseriously,ralph;butiherlie
still,forthepresent”
ralphexplainedtothegentleny,and
felthispulsethathisbrotherhadbeenrecentlyill,andwas
stillweak
”ah,thataansaid”idonotthink
thatheisseriouslyhurtiadoctor;and
ridingen,olookupandsaw
yourballoonfalling,likeastone,frohecloudshoughtat
firstthatyoustbedashedtopieces;buthatthe
speedehope,andgallopedin
thedirectioninhinfivehundred
yardsedtoseeanyonealive
”donottrytove,”hesaidtopercy”anfora
vehicle,andafeoffourselves”
”ofind
ourselvesoverthesea,fortheharted”
”youhavefallenuponbelleisle,”thegentlensaid,”sothewind
sthavechangedterially,sinceyoustarted”
nsieurteclieoeup
”istreallyngratulateyouboth,”hesaidtoralph,”uponyour
olnessandpresenind,inaveryfrightfulpositionthe
oldestaeronautuldnothaveshoorenerve”
”yousee,”ralphsaid,”tyoftenindanger,now;
andalthoughthesortofdangerhedegreeofdangerwas
not”
thegentlensledalittle,asralphspokethebarclayshad
eoutinplainintheballoon
for,intheeventoftheballoonhavingfallenangtheges,
itialthattheyshouldbeabletogetoff,
unobservedtheythereforelookedrelads;andtheirtalk,of
havingpassedthroughasgreatadangerasthatade
thespectatorsofitfeelfaintandsickonlytoness,appeared
tobearebitofexaggeratedbraggadocio
alightattresseshadbeenlaid;
sobandages,andothersurgicalnecessarieshadalsobeenadded,
togetherhabottleofbrandy
”fortunatelyanyofthese,exceptthebrandy,”the
surgeonsaid”alittleofthatwilldoyouallgood
”noonsieurteclier,whose
faceagooddeal”andthenyouillyougetto
thetown”
thethreevoyagersothecart;fortheywereall
verystiffandgreatlyshaken,andselves
outonthettresses,veredoverhblankets,untilthey
reachedthelittletoetbythewhole
population,cheeringlustilyanotherofffor
theballoon;andanuerofpeoplenoouttosearchforthe
bagsofdispatches,etchroduringthelast
partofthedescentthesousprefectattheislandplacedhis
houseatonceattheirdisposalbuttheysaidthattheywould
rathergotoahotel,first,andtakeahotbathhedoctor
rendedtheutshouldbeveryhappytobreakfast,
afterthatbeforegoingtothehotel,hoonsieurteclier
sentoffadispatchtotours;sayingthathehadarrivedatbelle
isleparis,ataquartertoseven;andthat,atthat
ti,everythingwasgoingonwell
henextinquiredastoansofreachingtheinlandthewindwas
deadoffshore,andasailingvessele
tokethepassagehoallstearinharbor;
andthesousprefeselftoengagethatthefires
shouldbelighted,atonce,andthattheyshouldcrossintwoor
threehours
afterreachingthehoteltheyinedcarefullybythe
surgeon;,ever,hadbeendoo
theandthattheyhadescapedhafeusions,andagood
shaking
thebreakfasteanovationalltheprincipalpeopleofthe
placebled;andonsieurteclierentered,followed
bytheyoungbarclays,thegentlenclappedtheirhandsand
cheered,andtheladiesheirhandkerchiefsafterbreakfast,
thesousprefeentintothedrand
noethecenterofaknotofquestionersas
tothevoyage
nsieurteclierasuralnversedhthesousprefect
andotherleadingnofthetoheirers
gatheredroundtheladsralphhadgivenhisnaasbarclay,and
hadstatedthatpercyher;buthehadsaidnothingas
totheirbeinginthear,asheoavoidtheoftrepeated
talehedeclarationofhisrankonecessitatehe
hadevensaidatosaythe
ssieursbarclay,insteadofcaptainsbarclayunless,ofurse,
heatterpercyo
sitinaneasychair,unlestedforheedoneupand
ralphtalkedforboth,relatingnydetailsoftheirjoueyfrobr >
paris;andtheladiesexanedhiostnutelyastohis
sensation,andespeciallyherhehorriblyfrightened
angthosestandinginagrouproundtheyoungbarclayswasa
lieutenantofbiles;eansapprovedofthe
attention,andinterestongtheladies;and
adeseveralsarcasticrerks,duringtheurseofthe
narrativepresentlyaservantcainand,onsieur
teclier,saidthattheyfallen
froheballoon
”yes,”nsieurteen”
theservantthattheswordshadbeen
pickedupralphatoncedreafivefrancpiece,andaskedthe
servanttogiveittothen
”ah,”saidtheoffiobiles,hascarcelyncealedsneer,
”soyouhaveeoutfroaristoserveishouldhaveigined
thatthereyofopportunitiestodistinguishyourselves,
therehousthavehadgoodinterest,togetplacesina
balloon”
”ly,”asapparentlyyou
have,yourselfeachofushave,yousee,usedourinterestinthe
ostpleasingtousoenableustogoh
thearinthefield,insteadofbeingforaininactive
inparisyou,uponyourpart,haveusedyourstogetathe
arinthefield,andtoreininactive,here”
thesehsuchanairofboyishfrankness,and
anapparentinnocenceofanydesiretosayanythingunpleasant,
thateveryonehinhearingo
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ebroken,”hesaid”doyou
feelanypain”
”ifeelsoreandbruised,allover,”ralphsaid,gettinguph
soassistance;”butidontthinkthatanythingseriousisthe
tter
”hoy”
”idontthinkiaurtseriously,ralph;butiherlie
still,forthepresent”
ralphexplainedtothegentleny,and
felthispulsethathisbrotherhadbeenrecentlyill,andwas
stillweak
”ah,thataansaid”idonotthink
thatheisseriouslyhurtiadoctor;and
ridingen,olookupandsaw
yourballoonfalling,likeastone,frohecloudshoughtat
firstthatyoustbedashedtopieces;buthatthe
speedehope,andgallopedin
thedirectioninhinfivehundred
yardsedtoseeanyonealive
”donottrytove,”hesaidtopercy”anfora
vehicle,andafeoffourselves”
”ofind
ourselvesoverthesea,fortheharted”
”youhavefallenuponbelleisle,”thegentlensaid,”sothewind
sthavechangedterially,sinceyoustarted”
nsieurteclieoeup
”istreallyngratulateyouboth,”hesaidtoralph,”uponyour
olnessandpresenind,inaveryfrightfulpositionthe
oldestaeronautuldnothaveshoorenerve”
”yousee,”ralphsaid,”tyoftenindanger,now;
andalthoughthesortofdangerhedegreeofdangerwas
not”
thegentlensledalittle,asralphspokethebarclayshad
eoutinplainintheballoon
for,intheeventoftheballoonhavingfallenangtheges,
itialthattheyshouldbeabletogetoff,
unobservedtheythereforelookedrelads;andtheirtalk,of
havingpassedthroughasgreatadangerasthatade
thespectatorsofitfeelfaintandsickonlytoness,appeared
tobearebitofexaggeratedbraggadocio
alightattresseshadbeenlaid;
sobandages,andothersurgicalnecessarieshadalsobeenadded,
togetherhabottleofbrandy
”fortunatelyanyofthese,exceptthebrandy,”the
surgeonsaid”alittleofthatwilldoyouallgood
”noonsieurteclier,whose
faceagooddeal”andthenyouillyougetto
thetown”
thethreevoyagersothecart;fortheywereall
verystiffandgreatlyshaken,andselves
outonthettresses,veredoverhblankets,untilthey
reachedthelittletoetbythewhole
population,cheeringlustilyanotherofffor
theballoon;andanuerofpeoplenoouttosearchforthe
bagsofdispatches,etchroduringthelast
partofthedescentthesousprefectattheislandplacedhis
houseatonceattheirdisposalbuttheysaidthattheywould
rathergotoahotel,first,andtakeahotbathhedoctor
rendedtheutshouldbeveryhappytobreakfast,
afterthatbeforegoingtothehotel,hoonsieurteclier
sentoffadispatchtotours;sayingthathehadarrivedatbelle
isleparis,ataquartertoseven;andthat,atthat
ti,everythingwasgoingonwell
henextinquiredastoansofreachingtheinlandthewindwas
deadoffshore,andasailingvessele
tokethepassagehoallstearinharbor;
andthesousprefeselftoengagethatthefires
shouldbelighted,atonce,andthattheyshouldcrossintwoor
threehours
afterreachingthehoteltheyinedcarefullybythe
surgeon;,ever,hadbeendoo
theandthattheyhadescapedhafeusions,andagood
shaking
thebreakfasteanovationalltheprincipalpeopleofthe
placebled;andonsieurteclierentered,followed
bytheyoungbarclays,thegentlenclappedtheirhandsand
cheered,andtheladiesheirhandkerchiefsafterbreakfast,
thesousprefeentintothedrand
noethecenterofaknotofquestionersas
tothevoyage
nsieurteclierasuralnversedhthesousprefect
andotherleadingnofthetoheirers
gatheredroundtheladsralphhadgivenhisnaasbarclay,and
hadstatedthatpercyher;buthehadsaidnothingas
totheirbeinginthear,asheoavoidtheoftrepeated
talehedeclarationofhisrankonecessitatehe
hadevensaidatosaythe
ssieursbarclay,insteadofcaptainsbarclayunless,ofurse,
heatterpercyo
sitinaneasychair,unlestedforheedoneupand
ralphtalkedforboth,relatingnydetailsoftheirjoueyfrobr >
paris;andtheladiesexanedhiostnutelyastohis
sensation,andespeciallyherhehorriblyfrightened
angthosestandinginagrouproundtheyoungbarclayswasa
lieutenantofbiles;eansapprovedofthe
attention,andinterestongtheladies;and
adeseveralsarcasticrerks,duringtheurseofthe
narrativepresentlyaservantcainand,onsieur
teclier,saidthattheyfallen
froheballoon
”yes,”nsieurteen”
theservantthattheswordshadbeen
pickedupralphatoncedreafivefrancpiece,andaskedthe
servanttogiveittothen
”ah,”saidtheoffiobiles,hascarcelyncealedsneer,
”soyouhaveeoutfroaristoserveishouldhaveigined
thatthereyofopportunitiestodistinguishyourselves,
therehousthavehadgoodinterest,togetplacesina
balloon”
”ly,”asapparentlyyou
have,yourselfeachofushave,yousee,usedourinterestinthe
ostpleasingtousoenableustogoh
thearinthefield,insteadofbeingforaininactive
inparisyou,uponyourpart,haveusedyourstogetathe
arinthefield,andtoreininactive,here”
thesehsuchanairofboyishfrankness,and
anapparentinnocenceofanydesiretosayanythingunpleasant,
thateveryonehinhearingo
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