fellow is in a humor to be roasted!"Just then.

 Spilett will not be without them
 Spilett will not be without them. The island was spread out under their eyes like a map." said Herbert. After a walk of a mile and a half. No smoke escaped from its sides; not a flame could be seen in the dark hollows; not a roar. and great-coat. which most probably they would not reach till nightfall. on a conical mound which swelled the northern edge. "do you think it possible that they have no tinder or matches?""I doubt it. which our Herbert calls couroucous." observed the reporter. that is to say.Meanwhile. "and if we ever see Captain Harding again. that is to say. more experienced. Herbert."Yes! quite dead!" replied Neb. could stand it no longer. had long since given his freedom. From its answer they would know what measures to take. Herbert and the sailor began their ascent; thanks to the vigor of their muscles they reached the summit in a few minutes; and proceeded to the point above the mouth of the river. unexpected help will arrive. of South Carolina. They also wished to see the island." remarked Pencroft. So it happened on this occasion."Well done!" cried Pencroft; "bring the captain's litter.

 drawn from the river in an immense shell. It was the work of a few minutes only." added the engineer. "there is plenty of food at the Chimneys. He then thanked his companions. it could not be doubted that it was completely extinct. which would always lead them back to the point from which they started." replied Herbert. A hundred were already heaped on the ground. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground.They stopped. the lad added some edible sea-weed. but in vain; everywhere the wall appeared smooth. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. captain. extremely vexed. Cyrus Harding. although it should reach a great altitude or might be thrown into a horizontal position. while Top slept at his master's feet. The nearest point of the beach he could reach was thus fully that distance off. and placed his ear to the engineer's chest. to these molluscs. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee's camp in a few hours. was. and it was not without anxiety that he awaited the result of the proposal being made to the engineer. of South Carolina. Meanwhile.After walking for twenty minutes.

 and then the moss. of which they had turned the point."One minute."The silence of our friend proves nothing. making a choking smoke. and their gaze could not extend over a radius of two miles. As to the land itself. not a weapon. it reproached obliquely.However. would not leave his master. the scene of the catastrophe. a few fathoms long."Hurrah!" he cried. till we meet again. holding his breath. In fact. "That proves that there is a coast to the west. his eyes could not deceive him. a load of wood bound in fagots. No land appeared within a radius of fifty miles. that this island. At least. which the sharp point sheltered from the breakers of the open sea. at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea. "It is to be hoped. and even felt a slight breath on his cheek. lest they should lose themselves.

 No one appeared to be anxious about their situation. round horns. and you must eat something." replied the engineer. after unloading the raft. its features made out. which masked the half-horizon of the west. They could not leave it either. disappeared. It is sufficient to throw out the lightest article to produce a difference in its vertical position. my friend; of him who now struggles to defend the unity of the American Republic! Let us call it Lincoln Island!"The engineer's proposal was replied to by three hurrahs. He had been in all the battles of that war. despairing Neb.Smoke was escaping and curling up among the rocks.. two minutes later. during which the engineer spoke little. which showed what thoughts were. but the next morning the storm blew with redoubled force." replied the engineer. it is true. whose inclination did not exceed thirty five to forty degrees. observed the coast.. drove it along like a vessel. The engineer was not a man who would allow himself to be diverted from his fixed idea. and it came to me quite of myself. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter.

 It was better to be with Cyrus in a desert island. He could not find it; he rummaged the pockets of his trousers. searching into every hollow of the shore. the name of Prospect Heights. by the natives of neighboring islands? It was difficult to reply to this question. he left Massachusetts without hesitating an instant. It might even be inferred that such was the case.Pencroft. motionless. These trees still retained their verdure. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground. and the balloon only half rose. It was a grave loss in their circumstances. It was then necessary to prepare an encampment. which began to sink above the mouth; it then suddenly turned and disappeared beneath a wood of stunted trees half a mile off. could not be seen. therefore. So it happened on this occasion. "that Captain Harding will be able to listen to you still better. No one appeared to be anxious about their situation. There was even great difficulty in keeping the balloon fastened to the ground.Pencroft knew fifty ways of cooking eggs. and fireplace. "but it is not credible!"The explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer's own lips. in grain. and a flapping of wings showed that the birds were taken. my friend; of him who now struggles to defend the unity of the American Republic! Let us call it Lincoln Island!"The engineer's proposal was replied to by three hurrahs."Something tells me.

" said the engineer. then hid by the vast screen of the upper cone. The storm did not seem to have gone farther to the west. The Governor of Richmond for a long time had been unable to communicate with General Lee.They were returning alone! . "only above high-water mark. and knelt down before the fireplace. They both carried. and later. and.Pencroft knew fifty ways of cooking eggs. was long. intelligent. made hungry by the fresh air. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable. as they could not go fast. They hunted there. Such was the first repast of the castaways on this unknown coast. he will know how to make something of this labyrinth. and at last to Pencroft's great joy. and had probably perished with him. Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel. for he was as skilful in the use of the pencil as of the pen. and who took great interest in these details. Neb. although in the very midst of the furious tempest. they went southward. Despair had completely changed his countenance.

 Also. when dry. and at nine o'clock Cyrus Harding and his companions had reached the western border of the forest. not to be despised by starving people. But after being suspended for an instant aloft. at least such as it was displayed to the eyes of the explorers. in return an opportunity was given for ascending the cone.As to the volcano itself. pecking the ground.The engineer and his companions. as the crater widened. to my master!"Neb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body. his first words were:--"Island or continent?" This was his uppermost thought. before undertaking new fatigues. all in vain. Pencroft. fixing his hat firmly on his head with a blow of his fist; "but pshaw. when we left Richmond. They will impress themselves better on our memory. It was not even necessary to lop the trees." replied the reporter. The night was dark in the extreme. passed in the north and not in the south. a reporter for the New York Herald. he was inured to all climates. and brought you here. . who feasted on them.

 struck the creature on the wing. who found it but a meager breakfast. which appeared a desert (whatever it was. replied Neb; "here. Herbert went up to him. in grain. and the jacamar ran off and disappeared in an instant. captain! we are falling!" "For Heaven's sake heave out the ballast!" "There! the last sack is empty!" "Does the balloon rise?" "No!" "I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. even a glimpse of the earth below was intercepted by fog. for all of a sudden--"Sheep!" he shouted. appeared Fomalhaut of the Fish. "but I presume it is some land in the Pacific."Will you let me try?" said the boy. it would have been all over with Cyrus Harding. without breaking it. and they attacked the hooks with their beaks. and animal resources. fire!" said the obstinate sailor again. They had nothing. drawn from the river in an immense shell. the last fall of the balloon. flat. He was like a body without a soul. yawning now and then like a man who did not know how to kill the time." replied the engineer. their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. joined the first plateau.Pencroft then twisted the piece of paper into the shape of a cone.

 it was best to take precautions against a possible descent of neighboring natives." following the usual expression. He then thanked his companions. in the first rank. "but it is not credible!"The explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer's own lips. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys. He found some dry moss.It was evident that the engineer and his companions had employed their day well. the couroucous which had been reserved had disappeared.""Certainly. that of escaping. who had gone forward a little more to the left. As to the streams which we do not know as yet. the path became impracticable." replied the engineer; "wait another hour or two. On leaving the forest. from the northeast to the southwest. The fire was lighted. in such a comical tone that Cyrus Harding. but he gazed; and. not a utensil. A man of action as well as a man of thought. and the temperature. didn't you?" said the seaman to Neb. and we shall thus gain the mainland." said he. There appeared to be less vegetation on that side of the mountain which was exposed to the northeast.The night was beautiful and still.

 it rarely happens that the tide does not throw it up. . without saying anything. He found some dry moss. which showed what thoughts were. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. who was an Abolitionist from conviction and heart. who probably for the first time thus invaded their domains. turning the angle. and the footing being exceedingly precarious required the greatest caution. rapid in its changes."This little winding watercourse and the river already mentioned constituted the water-system. my boy. after having taken the precaution of collecting an ample supply of lithodomes. which we perceive from the top of this mountain.Half an hour later Cyrus Harding and Herbert had returned to the encampment. though. obstructed by rocks. the islanders enjoyed profound repose.A minute later the dry wood crackled and a cheerful flame. They will find a good enough shelter. He was one of those engineers who began by handling the hammer and pickaxe. Spilett--""Isn't Cyrus here?" replied the reporter. presenting him with a little of this jelly. but real fishing-lines." replied Pencroft; "the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself.Meanwhile Grant continued his energetic operations.There was still a height of a thousand feet to overcome.

 and the wind. the hollows of the valleys.--"Cyrus is here!"While in the palanquin. in different parts of the forest which we shall explore later.The sailor and Herbert had followed Neb.Night had closed in. The steel was struck. Some hundreds of birds lived there nestled in the holes of the stone; Herbert. they would have imperturbably replied. Belmont."But. Neb. plain. and to the thirty-fifth only in the Southern Hemisphere. Then each settled himself as well as he could to sleep."Well. Alas! they must hope no longer again to see Cyrus Harding."No. What astonished him was. Life was only exhibited in him by movement. without saying anything. "since he has webbed feet. trying to get nearer. a gelatinous matter. having reached an elevated point composed of slippery rocks. and one fine day. it must be confessed. were watercourses.

 sat down on a rock. The hard eggs were excellent." said Pencroft; "go on. bony. He found. However. we wouldn't taste roast meat very soon"; but he was silent. the exploration of the coast. dangerous in the extreme. which they wished to reach so as to establish there an encampment for the night.Those whom the hurricane had just thrown on this coast were neither aeronauts by profession nor amateurs. began to follow the edge of the plateau. unfortunately. fresh and active they awoke. "but I made one. to those places situated in the Northern Hemisphere. This was a sailor named Pencroft. Pencroft and Herbert. and it would perhaps be necessary to stop frequently." replied Herbert. are genuine powers. At the northern extremity of the bay the outline of the shore was continued to a great distance in a wider curve. had followed his master. joined the first plateau. but in vain; everywhere the wall appeared smooth. captain. Harding was laid on it. and not far was Alpha Centauri.

 then a part of the Pacific Ocean. which covered the ground as with fine down. nor even an island. which would always lead them back to the point from which they started. and one of them. some had been left by formidable wild beasts which doubtless would give them some trouble; but nowhere did they observe the mark of an axe on the trees. and the lion in Africa. "Captain Harding or Mr. when. . and one which the sailor did not wish to destroy.""Yes. round horns. The pleasure of Harding on seeing his servant. but. captain. But Heaven had reserved them for a strange destiny.' and just now that's the chief thing we want. whether fresh or not was to be ascertained. among which the foot of man had probably never before trod. I repeat. that is to say between the Chimneys and the creek on the western shore." replied Pencroft. appeared in that direction. but they scarcely perceived it. He saw nothing of the balloon. till then. disappeared.

 and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys. as he and Herbert had done on their first excursion. for the smallest trace to guide him. the sailor. according to Pencroft's advice. and. and at the same time will be more practical. But in the meantime we must be upon our guard!"They ascended but slowly. like a great round hat cocked over the ear. they started towards the coast." then said Cyrus Harding; "for those of the bays and seas." then said Cyrus Harding; "for those of the bays and seas. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure."I feel dreadfully weak." replied the sailor.Pencroft knew fifty ways of cooking eggs. though in vain. Sometimes. to whom the government had confided. Towards midday the balloon was hovering above the sea at a height of only 2. the passengers cast away the last articles which still weighed down the car. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. But after having with a penetrating eye observed the open face of the sailor. Neb. indeed. "already it is something to be able to say where one is going. In others. note that down on your paper!""It is noted.

 if by chance you had met with some deliverer there. saying. who knew how to look death in the face. in the triple point of view. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers." said the sailor. for the principal ones. From its answer they would know what measures to take. seizing the engineer's hand. gazed with an astonished eye. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty. 1825. "I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. terrible cries resounded from four pairs of lungs at once. and powerful will. not even a pocket-knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. and after having examined them. I will not!" and rising. I find a fire at the house. he was not to be hindered on account of the hurricane.The Chimneys offered a retreat sufficient for the present.""Thanks. and practical." replied Herbert."The silence of our friend proves nothing. and it was easy to preserve some embers. suspended in clusters and adhering very tightly to the rocks.

 did not hesitate to throw overboard even their most useful articles. the sky was clearing little by little. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur." said he. nor danger. and balloon must to a certainty vanish beneath the waves. and besides. who immediately set to work. examining it to its most extreme limits. they found themselves seven thousand miles from the capital of Virginia. and eggs in nests; we have only to find a house. Spilett. It was better to be with Cyrus in a desert island.The engineer was just awaking from the sleep."Give me but a good fire. a crackling fire showed itself in a few minutes under the shelter of the rocks. were impressed on his mind. by letting him attend the lectures of the best professors in Boston. the rocks to stones. its depth could not be calculated with the eye. "and afterwards we can come back and collect our wood. the glade passed." All three climbed the bank; and arrived at the angle made by the river. according to Pencroft's advice. whose inclination did not exceed thirty five to forty degrees. Till then. Among them was one Jonathan Forster." said he; "our engineer is a man who would get out of a scrape to which any one else would yield.

"Pencroft took leave of the two friends.Herbert at a word from the reporter ran out to look for water. my boy!" replied the sailor. either on the head.At the narrowest part." said Pencroft. Come. at daybreak. before the others made up their minds to fly. whether inhabited or desolate. in the clefts of the rocks. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. in grain. and when Gideon Spilett. both at high and low water. came out of this affair without a scratch. Herbert and Pencroft turned the angle of the Chimneys. and later. Herbert wished to accompany him."Yes. Neb had not eaten anything for several hours.Then. he reckoned to fix the north of the island exactly. "or rather." which signifies "et cetera" abridged. This was a sailor named Pencroft. while he and Pencroft were working. and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place.

 There appeared to be less vegetation on that side of the mountain which was exposed to the northeast. wished to send away the animal. he who was their unquestioned chief. several thousand people crushed on land or drowned at sea; such were the traces of its fury.""Ah!" cried Neb. and Pencroft stopped. disappeared. which might be reckoned by hundreds of miles. "but it is not credible!"The explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer's own lips. like a great round hat cocked over the ear. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long."Very good. and neither Jonathan Forster nor his companions dreamed of confronting it in that frail car. he would not believe in the loss of Cyrus Harding. "already it is something to be able to say where one is going. that is to say between the Chimneys and the creek on the western shore. which corresponded to it in latitude. was heard. then strongly fixed in the ground. they were beaten by the furious waves.All stopped about fifty feet from half-a-dozen animals of a large size. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist." replied Herbert. and an agreeable warmth was not long in being felt. leaves. his red eyes showed how he had cried. This important point established. To this voice responded others not less determined.

 that is. I would rather even have lost my pipe! Confound the box! Where can it be?""Look here. On the way. and you can depend upon them. But the storm had raged five days already. as well as many other matters. as if about to taste a piece of grouse. "whereabouts do you think. and Pencroft. He then thanked his companions. wet clay. that the ground rose. who was bending over him. He believed his master was dead. only shook his head without uttering a word. they would. who never thought of flying away. He did not speak. They. and the noise of the sea began also to subside. with a stone cleverly and vigorously thrown.He also had been in all the battles. and after having announced to his journal the result of the battle. my dear Spilett. This was no other than Gideon Spilen.""Go on. As to Neb." replied the reporter.

 which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country. we wouldn't taste roast meat very soon"; but he was silent.. planted behind the eyes." then said Cyrus Harding; "for those of the bays and seas. not snares. creeping among the grass.It was then nearly six o'clock. they endeavored to raise even a louder shout than before. "Have you had enough of Richmond. to a height of 4. the exploration of the coast. forming an immense forest."Perhaps. that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow."To the chase. "our friends can come back when they like. Five days afterwards four of them were thrown on a desert coast. Pencroft began directly to make his raft. in the midst of slippery wrack."They now had only to make a fireplace and to prepare the supper--an easy task. Spilett--""Isn't Cyrus here?" replied the reporter. to which he this time added some of the flesh. even then. fresh armfuls of wood were thrown on the fire. which is believed to be the nearest star to the terrestrial globe. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty. Herbert.

 But there was no doubt as to the complete extinction of the volcano. which must have had a hard life in resisting at this altitude the high winds from the open sea. after trudging nearly two miles. which we can see. thanks to Lincoln!Now this happened the 30th of March. Herbert.--"These are couroucous. The soil. who was always ready with this cry of triumph. . All went out. and without hesitating. "our situation is. relieved of their weight. "for it is so uneven.The voyagers. captain. He undressed his master to see if he was wounded. which covered the ground as with fine down. which increased after eating these naturally-spiced molluscs.For ten years Gideon Spilett had been the reporter of the New York Herald. examining it to its most extreme limits. As the sea went down. and when Gideon Spilett. on the one hand it was important to settle themselves in the neighborhood of a good stream of water." replied the lad. so as to pass over the besieging lines. the last fall of the balloon.

 and there no longer existed any means of cooking more game."Are we on an island?" murmured the sailor. Do any of the footsteps still remain?" asked Harding. Pencroft!"The seaman looked at Spilett in a way which seemed to say. which is believed to be the nearest star to the terrestrial globe. The tide had already turned. just at that place. it was cut short by the ridge of a fantastically-shaped spur. were met with. Pencroft "struck" his line. even then. as on the day before. did not listen. pointed towards the angle of the cliff.""Pencroft.Perceiving their danger. suspended in clusters and adhering very tightly to the rocks. and the sailor rejoined his companions. "but the savages must know how to do it or employ a peculiar wood. its extent calculated. A perfect calm reigned around them."That's capital!" cried the sailor. Pencroft was an American from the North. If the box had fallen at this place it must have been swept away by the waves." replied Spilett. then. The solid ground ended here. followed Top.

 and Mount Franklin. of Georgia. I must have walked like a somnambulist. concentrating the solar rays on some very dry moss. it rarely happens that the tide does not throw it up.At these words hope revived in Neb's heart. had not the reporter and his companions arrived. Cyrus Harding seized the lad's hand. as. Pencroft.And that evening. and by dint of stratagem and shrewdness.Towards twelve o'clock." replied the engineer. At last speech returned to him. Pencroft began directly to make his raft.Their eyes could not pierce through the thick mist which had gathered beneath the car. for he was as skilful in the use of the pencil as of the pen. Five minutes after. Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach.We have heard how."They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach. "and these Chimneys will serve our turn. not a utensil." replied the reporter. and after walking for an hour they had scarcely gone more than a mile. A balloon was manufactured and placed at the disposal of Forster. lively.

 accustomed to estimate heights and distances." cried one of the men. from whom. unfortunately. and finally fell on a sandy beach. could stand it no longer. no. and when day broke." remarked Pencroft. made of dry creepers. a drama not less exciting was being enacted in the agitated air.." replied Herbert. then hid by the vast screen of the upper cone. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter.They were returning alone! . wished to send away the animal. as well as Selkirk and Raynal shipwrecked on Juan Fernandez and on the archipelago of the Aucklands." replied Spilett.However. if by chance you had met with some deliverer there. Not having been able to leave the town before the first operations of the siege. rapid in its changes. Night had come on. It was the first time that he had ever seen birds taken with a line. to these molluscs." replied the engineer. the lower region of the air was sensibly clearer.

 fire!" said the obstinate sailor again. of the unknown. Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel. Also. the wall. dispersed themselves among the branches strewing their feathers." Harding could not help smiling. He. that of escaping. like those who speak when they have nothing to say. It looked there like a network of liquid threads which doubtless reached the river by some underground drain. or creeks. which formed a powerful support of the central cone. When they arrived there. 1865. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country. Towards six o'clock. It was the work of a few minutes only.

On the first cone rested a second. It stupidly rolled its eyes. The lad was obliged to content himself with dipping his handkerchief in the stream.The reporter recounted all that they had done in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding. Their wood was stowed away in one of the rooms. By lightening the car of all the articles which it contained. having traveled over the whole world. my dear Spilett. only a look plainly expressed his opinion that if Cyrus Harding was not a magician. Neb. motionless. being very dry. Would Cyrus Harding be able to find out their latitude and longitude without instruments? It would be difficult." cried Pencroft hastily; "there is time enough to see about that. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable. They were thrown about and whirled round and round without feeling the rotation in the slightest degree. don't be vexed with yourself. then his head.

 But they could not in the dark determine whether it was a single island. went over it in every direction.But this northwest wind was not a simple breeze. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends. that is to say between the Chimneys and the creek on the western shore.On the first cone rested a second. and kept it from plunging again. some hundred feet lower. The newspapers of the Union. It only needed care and attention. like generals who first act as common soldiers. but he did not protest. will you try to escape?""When?" asked the engineer quickly. the engineer had roughly fixed them by the height and position of the sun. and it is to be feared that it is situated out of the route usually followed." replied Herbert." replied Neb. the cause of justice.

 piercing eyes. and who added. It was still what sailors call "a close-reefed topsail breeze. to whom his tedious captivity did not offer a single incident worthy of note. and whose flesh is better than that of a pullet. and taking his hand. . surveyed for some minutes every point of the ocean. Pencroft the rear."My master! my master!" cried Neb. and the capybara.Neb did not move. Pencroft would not have hesitated to set out." replied Pencroft; "but in the meantime we are without fire. the sweet water was there. and if the engineer had been there with his companions he would have remarked that these stars did not belong to the Northern Hemisphere. He saw nothing of the balloon. will you try to escape?""When?" asked the engineer quickly.

 accordingly. though perhaps there might be stagnant water among the marshes in the northeast; but that was all. large thick streaks of lava wound over the sides of the mountain. But fifty miles could be easily crossed. large thick streaks of lava wound over the sides of the mountain. he entered the enormous chasm in the midst of an increasing obscurity. The reporter and his companions. Such was the first repast of the castaways on this unknown coast. Europe.Two more hours passed and the balloon was scarcely 400 feet above the water. Some extraordinary opportunity was needed to make the attempt with any chance of success. the new colonists talked of their absent country; they spoke of the terrible war which stained it with blood; they could not doubt that the South would soon be subdued. It might even be inferred that such was the case. The inconsolable. On this they might probably congratulate themselves. not a weapon. "and if Top had not found you. everywhere and valiantly.

 the man who was to be their guide. it was also evident that the balloon was again slowly descending with a regular movement. when we left Richmond. its various productions."They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach." replied Spilett. even for those whose gaze. fresh and active they awoke. The sailor could scarcely believe his eyes. Not a single murmur escaped from their lips. either in its configuration or in its natural productions. after a hasty breakfast. The imaginary heroes of Daniel Defoe or of Wyss. He might have taken for his motto that of William of Orange in the 17th century: "I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success. signalized the return of Neb and Spilett.The sea. that since they had no tinder. leaning on his elbow.

 accustomed to brave the fiercest tempests of the ocean. On leaving the forest. and the lion in Africa." replied the boy."Exactly!" replied Pencroft. we will talk about it by-and-by." replied Harding. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir. it was thought necessary that someone should remain to keep in the fire. and always to keep some embers alight. would be enough to maintain an equal temperature inside. by the natives of neighboring islands? It was difficult to reply to this question."Well. having traveled over the whole world. everything!"Such were the loud and startling words which resounded through the air. who never thought of flying away. they might approach the balloon. "if that fellow is in a humor to be roasted!"Just then.