第68节 (第2/2页)

d.”

    ”thenoecliersaid.

    thegasthevalveabove,andtheballoonsank

    rapidlyintothestratufinute,all;

    ahell.theyonsiderable

    distancefroheast,andhgreat

    rapidity.iediatelyuheballoon

    sizeand,beyondthat,nolandeverwasvisible.

    ”ustdesdonthatisland,or.itisouronly

    ce.”

    thevalveillopen;anditsinfluencewaseasilyseen,for

    theballoonsankrapidlydhtheopeningoftheclouds.

    ”ed,siltaneously.

    ittooevident.theballoon,hefirstgeneralviewof

    thesituationhadbeenobtained,ilehigh;andwas

    travelingseailesanhour.theisland,

    atthepointatiles

    ileoverit,beforethey

    obtaine**irvieiherefore,theywouldbe

    beyondthelandagain;andtheyhadtofallale,inthatti.

    ”oecliersaid.”tearitup.we

    striskeverything.”

    theboysseizedthesilk,tore,andhackedatit;asdidthe

    aeronaut.intinutes,avastquantityofgashadescapedfrobr>

    therents,andthesilkhetopofthe.

    illustratiohesea

    ”thate,

    now.”

    theboyslookedoverthed,austodastheyhadbeento

    fager,alled.

    ”itisallupe,”ralphsaid;”weshallhe

    sshed,altogether.”

    ”no,”theaeronautexclaid,”thesilkisagasaparachute,

    hroallthe

    bundles.”

    theydidso,lyandhdifficulty;forthecarwas

    oscillatingsogreatlythattheyoholdon,byits

    side,nottobethro.thedesthanithad

    been,buting.

    ”isthereace”ralphsaid.

    ”offoecliersaid.”thecar

    isdeoficasaball.dropthe

    grapnel,noinute,hinholding

    distance.”

    astheballoonheground,theoseless

    violent,andthepaished.

    ”thegrapnelisontheground,”percysaid,lookingover.

    ”holdtight,holdtight,”ecliersaid,waingly.”we

    shallhfastontothosetrees.”

    thereendousjerks,and

    thenabuagainsttheground;allintothe

    bottofthecar,froutonto

    theground.fortuhegroundhesoilhad

    latelybeenploe

    nutesbeforeeitheroftheboysreverednsciousness.when

    theydidso,theyfoundthattenwereleaning

    overtheshe

    direoeclier,toholdtheballoonhwas

    thrashingthegroundhgreatviolence.

    ”thankgod,youareallalive,”ohegentlensaid.

    apeasantnoerunningup,eanwho

    hadspokendashedalittleintheirfaces.

    ”idonotthinkanyofyourlisar

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