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儒勒·凡尔纳

JulesVerne

儒勒·凡尔纳（JulesVerne，1828—1905），法国著名科幻小说家、冒险小说家。1863年，他凭总名称为《在已知和未知世界中的奇异漫游》的系列作品集一举成名，这进一步地激发了他的创作热情。他一生中共创作了66部小说，其中《格兰特船长的儿女》《海底两万里》《神秘岛》《环游地球80天》等风靡全球，成为家喻户晓的作品。他以其大量著作和突出贡献，被誉为“现代科学幻想小说之父”。

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InthemonthofSetember，1850，IarrivedatFrankfort-on-the-Maine。MyassagethroughtherincialcitiesofGermany，hadbeenbrilliantlymarkedbyaerostaticballoon；but，utothisday，noinhabitantoftheConfederationhadaccomaniedme，andthesuccessfulexerimentsatParisofMessrs。Green，Godard，andPoitevin，hadfailedtoinducethegraveGermanstoattemtaerialvoyages。

Meanwhile，hardlyhadthenewsofmyaroachingascensioncirculatedthroughoutFrankfort，thanthreeersonsofnoteaskedthefavourofaccomanyingme。Twodaysafter，weweretoascendfromthePlacedelaComédie。Iimmediatelyoccuiedmyselfwiththerearations。Myballoon，ofgiganticroortions，wasofsilk，coatedwithguttaercha，asubstancenotliabletoinjuryfromacidsorgas，andofabsoluteimermeability。Sometrifingrentsweremended：theinevitableresultsoferilousdescents。

ThedayofourascensionwasthatofthegreatfairofSetember，whichattractsalltheworldtoFrankfort。Theaaratusforfllingwascomosedofsixhogsheadsarrangedaroundalargevat，hermeticallysealed。Thehydrogengas，evolvedbythecontactofwaterwithironandsulhuricacid，assedfromthefrstreservoirstothesecond，andthenceintotheimmenseglobe，whichwasthusgraduallyinflated。Theserearationsoccuiedallthemorning，andabout11oclock，theballoonwasthree-quartersfull；sufficientlyso；foraswerise，theatmoshericlayersdiminishindensity，andthegas，confinedwithintheaerostat，acquiringmoreelasticity，mightotherwiseburstitsenveloe。Mycalculationshadfurnishedmewiththeexactmeasurementofgasrequiredtocarrymycomanionsandmyselftoaconsiderableheight。

Weweretoascendatnoon。Itwastrulyamagnifcentsectacle，thatoftheimatientcrowdwhothrongedaroundthereservedenclosure，inundatedtheentiresquareandadjoiningstreets，andcoveredtheneighbouringhousesfromthebasementstotheslatedroofs。Thehighwindsofastdayshadlulled，andanoveroweringheatwasradiatingfromanuncloudedsky；notabreathanimatedtheatmoshere。Insuchweather，onemightdescendintheverysothehadleft。

Icarriedthreehundredoundsofballast，inbags；thecar，erfectlyround，fourfeetindiameter，andthreefeetinheight，wasconvenientlyattached；thecordwhichsustaineditwassymmetricallyextendedfromtheuerhemishereoftheaerostat；thecomasswasinitslace，thebarometersusendedtotheironhoowhichsurroundedthesuortingcord，atadistanceofeightfeetabovethecar；theanchorcarefullyreared，allwasinreadinessforourdearture。

Amongtheersonswhocrowdedaroundtheenclosure，Iremarkedayoungmanwithalefaceandagitatedfeatures。Iwasstruckwithhisaearance。HehadbeenanassiduoussectatorofmyascensionsinseveralcitiesofGermany。Hisuneasyairandhisextraordinaryre-occuationneverlefthim；heeagerlycontemlatedthecuriousmachine，whichrestedmotionlessatafewfeetfromtheground，andremainedsilent。

Theclockstrucktwelve！Thiswasthehour。Mycomanionshadnotaeared。Isenttothedwellingofeach，andlearnedthatonehadstartedforHamburg，anotherforViennaandthethird，stillmorefearful，forLondon。Theirheartshadfailedthematthemomentofundertakingoneofthoseexcursions，which，sincetheingeniousexerimentsofaeronauts，arederivedofalldanger。Astheymade，asitwereaartoftherogrammeofthefete，theyhadfearedbeingcomelledtofulfiltheiragreements，andhadfledatthemomentofascension。Theircouragehadbeenininverseratiotothesquareoftheirswiftnessinretreat。

Thecrowd，thusartlydisaointed，wereshoutingwithangerandimatience。Ididnothesitatetoascendalone。Tore-establishtheequilibriumbetweenthesecificgravityoftheballoonandtheweighttoberaised，Isubstitutedotherbagsofsandformyexectedcomanionsandenteredthecar。Thetwelvemenwhowereholdingtheaerostatbytwelvecordsfastenedtotheequatorialcircle，letthemslibetweentheirfngers；thecarroseafewfeetabovetheground。Therewasnotabreathofwind，andtheatmoshere，heavyaslead，seemedinsurmountable。

“Allisready！”exclaimedI，“attention！”

Themenarrangedthemselves；alastglanceinformedmethateverythingwasright。

“Attention！”

Therewassomemovementinthecrowdwhichseemedtobeinvadingthereservedenclosure。

“Letgo！”

Theballoonslowlyascended；butIexeriencedashockwhichthrewmetothebottomofthecar。WhenIrose，Ifoundmyselffacetofacewithanunexectedvoyager-thealeyoungman。

“Monsieur，Isaluteyou！”saidhetome。

“Bywhatright?”

“AmIhere?Bytherightofyourinabilitytoturnmeout。”

Iwasconfounded。Hisassurancedisconcertedme；andIhadnothingtosayinrely。Ilookedathim，butheaidnoregardtomyastonishment。Hecontinued：

“Myweightwilldisturbyourequilibrium，Monsieur：willyouermitme?”

Andwithoutwaitingformyassent，helightenedtheballoonbytwobagsofsandwhichheemtiedintotheair。

“Monsieur，”saidI，takingtheonlyossiblecourse，“youarehere，well!youchoosetoremain，well！Buttomealonebelongsthemanagementoftheaerostat。”

“Monsieur，”reliedhe，“yoururbanityisentirelyFrench；itisofthesamecountrywithmyself！Iressinimaginationthehandwhichyourefuseme。Takeyourmeasures-actasitmayseemgoodtoyou；Iwillwaittillyouhaveended。”

“To。”

“Toconversewithyou。”

Thebarometerhadfallentotwenty-sixinches；wehadattainedaheightofaboutsixhundredmetres，andwereoverthecity；whichsatisfedmeofourcomletequiescence，forIcouldnotjudgebyourmotionlessfags。Nothingbetraysthehorizontalvoyageofaballoon；itisthemassofairsurroundingitwhichmoves。Akindofwaveringheatbathedtheobjectsextendedatourfeet，andgavetheiroutlinesanindistinctnesstoberegretted。Theneedleofthecomassindicatedaslighttendencytofoattowardsthesouth。

Ilookedagainatmycomanion。Hewasamanofthirty，simlyclad；theboldoutlinesofhisfeaturesbetokenedindomitableenergy；heaearedverymuscular。Absorbedintheemotionofthissilentsusension，heremainedimmovable，seekingtodistinguishtheobjectswhichassedbeneathhisview。

“Vexatiousmist！”saidhe，attheexirationofafewmoments。

Imadenorely。