Chapter1 綺麗海盜船 A Gorgeous Corsair02 (第2/26頁)
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‘Hel！’criedAndreoli.
Thecartouchedthewater,andthewavescoveredthembreasthigh.Totheseawithinstruments,garments,money！Theaeronautsstriedentirely.Thelightenedballoonrosewithfrightfulraidity.Zambecarriwasseizedwithviolentvomiting.Grossettibledfreely.Theunhaymencouldnotseak；theirresirationwasshort.Theywereseizedwithcold,andinamomentcoveredwithacoatofice.Themoonaearedtothemredasblood.Afterhavingtraversedthesehighregionsduringhalfanhour,themachineagainfellintothesea.Itwasfouroclockinthemorning：thebodiesofthewretchedaeronautswerehalfinthewater,andtheballoon,actingasasail,draggedthemaboutduringseveralhours.Atdaybreak,theyfoundthemselvesoositePesaro,fvemilesfromtheshore；theywereabouttoland,whenasuddenfawofwinddrovethembacktotheoensea.Theywerelost！Theaffrightedbarksfledattheiraroach.Fortunately,amoreintelligentnavigatorhailedthem,tookthemonboard；andtheylandedatFerrara.Thatwasfrightful！Zambecarriwasabraveman.Scarcelyrecoveredfromhissufferings,herecommencedhisascensions.Inoneofthem,hestruckagainstatree；hislam,flledwithsiritsofwine,wassilledoverhisclothes,andtheycaughtfre；hewascoveredwithfame,hismachinewasbeginningtokindle,whenhedescended,halfburned.The21stSetember，1812，hemadeanotherascensionatBologna；hisballooncaughtinatree；hislamsetfretoit.Zambecarrifell,andwaskilled！
“Andinresenceofthesehighfacts,shallwestillhesitate?No！Thehigherwegothemoregloriouswillbeourdeath.”
Theballoon,entirelyunballasted,wewerebornetoincredibleheights.Theaerostatvibratedintheatmoshere；theslightestsoundre-echoedthroughthecelestialvaults；theglobe,theonlyobjectwhichstruckmysightinimmensity,seemedabouttobeannihilated,andaboveustheheightsofheavenlostthemselvesintherofounddarkness！
Isawtheunknownrisebeforeme.
“Thisisthehour！”saidhetome.“Wemustdie！Wearerejectedbymen！Theydesiseus!letuscrushthem！”
“Mercy！”exclaimedI.
“Letuscutthecords!letthiscarbeabandonedinsace！Theattractiveforcewillchangeitsdirection,andweshalllandinthesun！”
Desairgavemestrength！Ireciitatedmyselfuonthemadman,andafrightfulstruggletooklace！ButIwasthrowndown!andwhileheheldmebeneathhisknee,hecutthecordsofthecar！
“One！”saidhe.
