Chapter1 綺麗海盜船 A Gorgeous Corsair02 (第3/26頁)
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“Mercy!O,God!”
“Two!Three!”
Onecordmore,andthecarwassustainedonlyononeside.Imadeasuerhumaneffort,rose,andviolentlyreulsedthisinsensate.
“Four!”saidhe.
Thecarwasoverset.Iinstinctivelyclungtothecordswhichheldit,andclimbedutheoutside.
Theunknownhaddisaearedinsace!
Inatwinklingtheballoonascendedtoanimmeasurableheight!Ahorriblecrashwasheard.Thedilatedgashadburstitsenveloe!Iclosedmyeyes.
Afewmomentsafterwards,amoistwarmthreanimatedme;Iwasinthemidstofferyclouds!Theballoonwaswhirlingwithfearfulraidity!Ifeltmyselfswooning!Drivenbythewind,Itravelledahundredleaguesanhourinmyhorizontalcourse;thelightningsfashedaroundme!
Meanwhilemyfallwasnotraid.WhenIoenedmyeyes,Ierceivedthecountry.Iwastwomilesfromthesea,thehurricaneurgingmeonwithgreatforce.Iwaslost,whenasuddenshockmademeletgo;myhandsoened,acordsliedraidlybetweenmyfngers,andIfoundmyselfontheground.Itwasthecordoftheanchor,which,sweeingthesurfaceoftheground,hadcaughtinacrevice!Ifainted,andmylightenedballoon,resumingitsfight,waslostbeyondthesea.
WhenIrecoveredmysenses,Iwasinthehouseofaeasant,atHarderwick,alittletownofGueldre,ffteenleaguesfromAmsterdam,onthebanksoftheZuyderzee.