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'We are properly punished; Mr。 Byfield; we had no business there;' 

I replied。



'No; indeed; sir; you may well say that!  Outrageous!  And my 

ascension announced for Friday; you know!' cried the aeronaut。  'A 

pretty scandal!  Byfield the aeronaut at the police…court!  Tut…

tut!  Will you be able to get your rascal home; sir?  Allow me to 

offer you my card。  I am staying at Walker and Poole's Hotel; sir; 

where I should be pleased to see you。'



'The pleasure would be mutual; sir;' said I; but I must say my 

heart was not in my words; and as I watched Mr。 Byfield departing I 

desired nothing less than to pursue the acquaintance



One more ordeal remained for me to pass。  I carried my senseless 

load upstairs to our lodging; and was admitted by the landlady in a 

tall white nightcap and with an expression singularly grim。  She 

lighted us into the sitting…room; where; when I had seated Rowley 

in a chair; she dropped me a cast…iron courtesy。  I smelt gunpowder 

on the woman。  Her voice; tottered with emotion。



'I give ye nottice; Mr。 Ducie;' said she。  'Dacent folks' houses 。 

。 。'



And at that apparently temper cut off her utterance; and she took 

herself off without more words。



I looked about me at the room; the goggling Rowley; the 

extinguished fire; my mind reviewed the laughable incidents of the 

day and night; and I laughed out loud to myself … lonely and 

cheerless laughter!。。。。。。。





'As this point the Author's manuscript breaks off'









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