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Wonderful Balloon Ascents; Or, The Conquest of the Skies
·
Fulgence Marion
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nearest
them,
I
cried,
‘Passy,
St.
Germain,
St.
Denis,
Sevres!’
“‘If
you
look
at
the
river
in
that
fashion
you
will
be
likely
to
bathe
in
it
soon,’
cried
Roziers.
‘Some
fire,
my
dear
friend,
some
fire!’
“We
travelled
on;
but
instead
of
crossing
the
river,
as
our
direction
seemed
to
indicate,
we
bore
towards
the
Invalides,
then
returned
upon
the
principal
bed
of
the
river,
and
travelled
to
above
the
barrier
of
La
Conference,
thus
dodging
about
the
river,
but
not
crossing
it.
“‘That
river
is
very
difficult
to
cross,’
I
remarked
to
my
companion.
“‘So
it
seems,’
he
answered;
‘but
you
are
doing
nothing
I
suppose
it
is
because
you
are
braver
than
I,
and
don’t
fear
a
tumble.’
“I
stirred
the
fire,
I
seized
a
truss
of
straw
with
my
fork;
I
raised
it
and
threw
it
in
the
midst
of
the
flames.
An
instant
afterwards
I
felt
myself
lifted
as
it
were
into
the
heavens.
“‘For
once
we
move,’
said
I.
“‘Yes,
we
move,’
answered
my
companion.
“At
the
same
instant
I
heard
from
the
top
of
the
balloon
a
sound
which
made
me
believe
that
it
had
burst.
I
watched,
yet
I
saw
nothing.
My
companion
had
gone
into
the
interior,
no
doubt
to
make
some
observations.
As
my
eyes
were
fixed
on
the
top
of
the
machine
I
experienced
a
shock,
and
it
was
the
only
one
I
had
yet
felt.
The
direction
of
the
movement
was
from
above
downwards
I
then
said--
“‘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
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