\"Nowwe\'vedoneit，\"saysGeorgeinmyear:\"Ourskin-friction，thatlastslide，hasplayedOldHarrywiththetensions!Lookoutforlaterals，Tim；she\'llwantsomeholding。\"
\"I\'vegother，\"istheanswer。\"Comeup，oldwoman。\"
Shecomesupnobly，butthelateralsbuffetherleftandrightlikethepinionsofangryangels。Sheisjoltedoffhercoursefourwaysatonce，andcuffedintoplaceagain，onlytobeswungasideanddroppedintoanewchaos。Weareneverwithoutacorposantgrinningonourbowsorrollingheadoverheelsfromnosetomidships，andtothecrackleofelectricityaroundandwithinusisaddedonceortwicetherattleofhail——hailthatwillneverfallonanysea。Slowwemustorwemaybreakourback，pitch-poling。
\"Air\'saperfectlyelasticfluid，\"roarsGeorgeabovethetumult。
\"AboutaselasticasaheadseaofftheFastnet，ain\'tit？\"
Heislessthanjusttothegoodelement。IfoneintrudesontheHeavenswhentheyarebalancingtheirvolt-accounts；ifonedisturbstheHighGods\'market-ratesbyhurlingsteelhullsatninetyknotsacrosstremblinglyadjustedelectrictensions，onemustnotcomplainofanyrudenessinthereception。Timmetitwithanunmovedcountenance，onecornerofhisunderlipcaughtuponatooth，hiseyesfleetingintotheblacknesstwentymilesahead，andthefiercesparksflyingfromhisknucklesateveryturnofthehand。Nowandagainheshookhisheadtoclearthesweattricklingfromhiseyebrows，anditwasthenthatGeorge，watchinghischance，wouldslidedownthelife-railandswabhisfacequicklywithabigredhandkerchief。IneverimaginedthatahumanbeingcouldsocontinuouslylabourandsocollectedlythinkasdidTimthroughthatHell\'shalf-hourwhentheflurrywasatitsworst。Weweredraggedhitherandyonbywarmor，frozensuctions，belcheduponthetopsofwulii-was，spundownbyvorticesandclubbedasidebylateralsunderadizzyingrushofstarsinthe，companyofadrunkenmoon。
Iheardtherushingclickofthemidship-engine-leverslidinginandout，thelowgrowlofthelift-shunts，and，louderthantheyellingwindswithout，thescreamofthebow-ruddergougingintoanylullthatpromisedholdforaninstant。Atlastwebegantoclawuponacant，bow-rudderandport-propellertogether；onlythenicestbalancingoftankssavedusfromspinningliketherifle-bulletoftheolddays。
\"We\'vegottohitchtowindwardofthatMarkBoatsomehow，\"
Georgecried。
\"There\'snowindward，\"Iprotestedfeebly，whereIswungshackledtoastanchion。\"Howcantherebe？\"
Helaughed——aswepitchedintoathousandfootblow-out——thatredmanlaughedbeneathhisinflatedhood!
\"Look!\"hesaid。\"Wemustclearthoserefugeeswithahighlift。\"
TheMarkBoatwasbelowandalittletothesou\'westofus，fluctuatinginthecentreofherdistraughtgalaxy。Theairwasthickwithmovinglightsateverylevel。Itakeitmostofthemweretryingtolieheadtowind，but，notbeinghydras，theyfailed。Anunder-tankedMoghrabiboathadrisentothelimitofherlift，and，findingnoimprovement，haddroppedacoupleofthousand。Thereshemetasuperbwulli-wa，andwasblownupspinninglikeadeadleaf。Insteadofshuttingoffshewentasternand，naturally，reboundedasfromawallalmostintotheMarkBoat，whoselanguage(ourG。C。tookitin)washumanlysimple。
\"Ifthey\'donlyrideitoutquietlyit\'udbebetter，\"saidGeorgeinacalm，whileweclimbedlikeabatabovethemall。
\"Butsomeskippers-willnavigatewithoutenoughlift。WhatdoesthatTad-boatthinksheisdoing，Tim？\"
\"Playin\'kissinthering，\"wasTim\'sunmovedreply。A
Trans-AsiaticDirectlinerhadfoundasmoothandbuttedintoitfullpower。Buttherewasavortexatthetailofthatsmooth，sotheT。A。D。wasflippedoutlikeapeafromoffafinger-nail，brakingmadlyasshefleddownandallbutover-ending。
\"NowIhopeshe\'ssatisfied，\"saidTim。\"I\'mgladI\'mnotaMarkBoat……DoIwanthelp？\"TheGeneralCommunicatordialhadcaughthisear。\"George，youmaytellthatgentlemanwithmylove——love，remember，George——thatIdonotwanthelp。Whoistheofficioussardine-tin？\"
\"ARimouskidrogheronthelook-outforatow。\"
\"VerykindoftheRimouskidrogher。Thispostalpacketisn\'tbeingtowedatpresent。\"
\"Thosedrogherswillgoanywhereonachanceofsalvage，\"Georgeexplained。\"Wecall\'emkittiwakes。\"
Along-beaked，brightsteelninety-footerfloatedateaseforoneinstantwithinhailofus，herslingscoiledreadyforrescues，andasinglehandinheropentower。Hewassmoking。Surrenderedtotheinsurrectionoftheairsthroughwhichwetoreourway，helayinabsolutepeace。Isawthesmokeofhispipeascenduntroublederehisboatdropped，itseemed，likeastoneinawell。
WehadjustclearedtheMarkBoatandherdisorderlyneighbourswhenthestormendedassuddenlyasithadbegun。Ashooting-startonorthwardfilledtheskywiththegreenblinkofameteoritedissipatingitselfinouratmosphere。
SaidGeorge:\"Thatmayironoutallthetensions。\"Evenashespoke，theconflictingwindscametorest；thelevelsfilled；thelateralsdiedoutinlong，easyswells；theair-waysweresmoothedbeforeus。InlessthanthreeminutesthecoveyroundtheMarkBoathadshippedtheirpower-lightsandwhirredawayupontheirbusinesses。
\"What\'shappened？\"Igasped。Thenerve-storewithinandthevolt-tinglewithouthadpassed:myinflatorsweighedlikelead。
\"God，Heknows!\"saidCaptainGeorgesoberly\"Thatoldshooting-star\'sskin-frictionhasdischargedthedifferentlevels。I\'veseenithappenbefore。Phew:Whatarelief!\"
Wedroppedfromtentosixthousandandgotridofourclammysuits。TimshutoffandsteppedoutoftheFrame。TheMarkBoatwascomingupbehindus。Heopenedthecolloidinthatheavenlystillnessandmoppedhisface。
\"Hello，Williams!\"hecried。\"Adegreeortwoouto\'station，ain\'tyou？\"
\"Maybe，\"wastheanswerfromtheMarkBoat。\"I\'vehadsomecompanythisevening。\"
\"SoInoticed。Wasn\'tthatquitealittledraught？\"
\"Iwarnedyou。Whydidn\'tyoupulloutnorth？Theeast-boundpacketshave。\"
\"Me？NottillI\'mrunningaPolarconsumptives\'sanatoriumboat。
Iwassquintingthroughacolloidbeforeyouwereoutofyourcradle，myson。\"
\"I\'dbethelastmantodenyit，\"thecaptainoftheMarkBoatrepliessoftly。\"Thewayyouhandledherjustnow——I\'maprettyfairjudgeoftrafficinavolt-hurry——itwasathousandrevolutionsbeyondanythingevenI\'veeverseen。\"
Tim\'sbacksupplesvisiblytothisoiling。CaptainGeorgeonthec。p。winksandpointstotheportraitofasingularlyattractivemaidenpinneduponTim\'stelescopebracketabovethesteering-wheel。
Isee。WhollyandentirelydoIsee!
Thereissometalkoverheadof\"comingroundtoteaonFriday，\"abriefreportofthederelict\'sfate，andTimvolunteersashedescends:\"ForanA。B。C。manyoungWilliamsislessofahigh-tensionfoolthansome。Wereyouthinkingoftakingheron，George？ThenI\'lljusthavealookroundthatport-thrustseemstomeit\'satriflewarm——andwe\'lljogalong。\"
TheMarkBoathumsoffjoyouslyandhangsherselfupinherappointedeyrie。Hereshewillstayashutterlessobservatory；alife-boatstation；asalvagetug；acourtofultimateappeal-cum-meteorologicalbureauforthreehundredmilesinalldirections，tillWednesdaynextwhenherreliefslidesacrossthestarstotakeherbuffetedplace。Herblackhull，doubleconning-tower，andever-readyslingsrepresentallthatremainstotheplanetofthatoddoldwordauthority。SheisresponsibleonlytotheAerialBoardofControltheA。B。C。ofwhichTimspeakssoflippantly。Butthatsemi-elected，semi-nominatedbodyofafewscoreofpersonsofbothsexes，controlsthisplanet。
\"TransportationisCivilisation，\"ourmottoruns。Theoretically，wedowhatwepleasesolongaswedonotinterferewiththetrafficANDALLITIMPLIES。Practically，theA。B。C。confirmsorannulsallinternationalarrangementsand，tojudgefromitslastreport，findsourtolerant，humorous，lazylittleplanetonlytooreadytoshiftthewholeburdenofpublicadministrationonitsshoulders。
IdiscussthiswithTim，sippingmateonthec。p。whileGeorgefansheralongoverthewhitebluroftheBanksinbeautifulupwardcurvesoffiftymileseach。Thedip-dialtranslatesthemonthetapeinflowingfreehand。
Timgathersupaskeinofitandsurveysthelastfewfeet，whichrecord\"162\'s\"paththroughthevolt-flurry。
\"Ihaven\'thadafever-chartlikethistoshowupinfiveyears，\"
hesaysruefully。
Apostalpacket\'sdip-dialrecordseveryyardofeveryrun。ThetapesthengototheA。B。C。，whichcollatesandmakescompositephotographsofthemfortheinstructionofcaptains。Timstudieshisirrevocablepast，shakinghishead。
\"Hello!Here\'safifteen-hundred-footdropatfifty-fivedegrees!
Wemusthavebeenstandingonourheadsthen，George。\"
\"Youdon\'tsayso，\"Georgeanswers。\"IfanciedInoticeditatthetime。\"
GeorgemaynothaveCaptainPurnall\'scatlikeswiftness，butheisallanartisttothetipsofthebroadfingersthatplayontheshunt-stops。Thedeliciousflight-curvescomeawayonthetapewithneverawaver。TheMarkBoat\'sverticalspindleoflightliesdowntoeastward，settinginthefaceofthefollowingstars。Westward，wherenoplanetshouldrise，thetripleverticalsofTrinityBay(wekeepstilltotheSouthernroute)
makealow-liftinghaze。Weseemtheonlythingatrestunderalltheheavens；floatingateasetilltheearth\'srevolutionshallturnupourlanding-towers。
Andminutebyminuteoursilentclockgivesusasixteen-secondmile。
\"Somefinenight，\"saysTim，\"we\'llbeevenwiththatclock\'sMaster。\"
\"He\'scomingnow，\"saysGeorge，overhisshoulder。\"I\'mchasingthenightwest。\"
Thestarsaheaddimnomorethanifafilmofmisthadbeendrawnunderunobserved，butthedeepairboomonourskinchangestoajoyfulshout。
\"Thedawn-gust，\"saysTim。\"It\'llgoontomeettheSun。Look!
Look!There\'sthedarkbeingcrammedbackoverourbows!Cometotheafter-colloid。I\'llshowyousomething。\"
Theengine-roomishotandstuffy；theclerksinthecoachareasleep，andtheSlaveoftheRayisreadytofollowthem。Timslidesopentheaftcolloidandrevealsthecurveoftheworld——theocean\'sdeepestpurple——edgedwithfumingandintolerablegold。
ThentheSunrisesandthroughthecolloidstrikesoutourlamps。
Timscowlsinhisface。
\"Squirrelsinacage，\"hemutters。\"That\'sallweare。Squirrelsinacage!He\'sgoingtwiceasfastasus。Justyouwaitafewyears，myshiningfriend，andwe\'lltakestepsthatwillamazeyou。We\'llJoshuayou!\"
Yes，thatisourdream:toturnallearthintotheYaleofAjalonatourpleasure。Sofar，wecandragoutthedawntotwiceitsnormallengthintheselatitudes。Butsomeday——evenontheEquator——weshallholdtheSunlevelinhisfullstride。
Nowwelookdownonaseathrongedwithheavytraffic。Abigsubmersiblebreakswatersuddenly。Anotherandanotherfollowswithaswashandasuckandasavagebubblingofrelievedpressures。Thedeep-seafreightersarerisingtolungupafterthelongnight，andtheleisurelyoceanisallpatternedwithpeacock\'seyesoffoam。
\"We\'lllungup，too，\"saysTim，andwhenwereturntothec。p。
Georgeshutsoff，thecolloidsareopened，andthefreshairsweepsherout。Thereisnohurry。Theoldcontracts(theywillberevisedattheendoftheyear)allowtwelvehoursforarunwhichanypacketcanputbehindherinten。Sowebreakfastinthearmsofaneasterlyslantwhichpushesusalongatalanguidtwenty。
Toenjoylife，andtobacco，beginbothonasunnymorninghalfamileorsoabovethedappledAtlanticcloud-beltsandafteravolt-flurrywhichhasclearedandtemperedyournerves。Whilewediscussedthethickeningtrafficwiththesuperioritythatcomesofhavingahighlevelreservedtoourselves，weheard(andIforthefirsttime)themorninghymnonaHospitalboat。
Shewascloakedbyaskeinofravelledfluffbeneathusandwecaughtthechantbeforesheroseintothesunlight。\"Oh，yeWindsofGod，\"sangtheunseenvoices:\"blessyetheLord!PraiseHimandmagnifyHimforever!\"
Weslidoffourcapsandjoinedin。Whenourshadowfellacrosshergreatopenplatformstheylookedupandstretchedouttheirhandsneighbourlywhiletheysang。Wecouldseethedoctorsandthenursesandthewhite-button-likefacesofthecot-patients。
Shepassedslowlybeneathus，headingnorthward，herhull，wetwiththedewsofthenight，allablazeinthesunshine。Sotookshetheshadowofacloudandvanished，hersongcontinuing。\"Oh，yeholyandhumblemenofheart，blessyetheLord!PraiseHimandmagnifyHimforever。\"
\"She\'sapubliclungerorshewouldn\'thavebeensingingtheBenedicite；andshe\'saGreenlanderorshewouldn\'thavesnow-blindsoverhercolloids，\"saidGeorgeatlast。\"She\'llbeboundforFrederikshavnoroneoftheGlaciersanatoriumsforamonth。
Ifshewasanaccidentwardshe\'dbehungupattheeight-thousand-footlevel。Yes——consumptives。\"
\"FunnyhowthenewthingsaretheoldthingI\'vereadinbooks，\"
Timanswered，\"thatsavagesusedtohaultheirsickandwoundeduptothetopsofhillsbecausemicrobeswerefewerthere。Wehoist\'eminsterilizedairforawhile。Sameidea。Howmuchdothedoctorssaywe\'veaddedtotheaveragelifeofman？\"
\"Thirtyyears，\"saysGeorgewithatwinkleinhiseye。\"Arewegoingtospend\'emalluphere，Tim？\"
\"Flapahead，then。Flapahead。Who\'shindering？\"theseniorcaptainlaughed，aswewentin。
WeheldagoodlifttoclearthecoastwiseandContinentalshipping；andwehadneedofit。Thoughourrouteisinnosenseapopulatedone，thereisasteadytrickleoftrafficthiswayalong。WemetHudsonBayfurriersoutoftheGreatPreserve，hurryingtomaketheirdeparturefromBonavistawithsableandblackfoxfortheinsatiablemarkets。WeovercossedKeewatinliners，smallandcramped；buttheircaptains，whoseenolandbetweenTrepassyandLanco，knowwhatgoldtheybringbackfromWestErica。Trans-AsiaticDirectswemet，soberlyringingtheworldroundtheFiftiethMeridianatanhonestseventyknots；andwhite-paintedAckroyd&Huntfruitersoutofthesouthfledbeneathus，theirventilatedhullswhistlinglikeChinesekites。
TheirmarketisintheNorthamongthenorthernsanatoriawhereyoucansmelltheirgrape-fruitandbananasacrossthecoldsnows。Argentinebeefboatswesightedtoo，ofenormouscapacityandunlovelyoutline。They，too，feedthenorthernhealthstationsiniceboundportswheresubmersiblesdarenotrise。
Yellow-belliedore-flatsandUngavapetrol-tankspunteddownleisurelyoutofthenorth，likestringsofunfrightenedwildduck。Itdoesnotpayto\"fly\"mineralsandoilamilefartherthanisnecessary；buttherisksoftranshippingtosubmersiblesintheicepackoffNainorHebronaresogreatthattheseheavyfreightersflydowntoHalifaxdirect，andscenttheairastheygo。TheyarethebiggesttrampsaloftexcepttheAthabascagrain-tubs。Buttheselast，nowthatthewheatismoved，arebusy，overtheworld\'sshoulder，timber-liftinginSiberia。
WeheldtotheSt。Lawrence(itisastonishinghowtheoldwater-waysstillpulluschildrenoftheair)，andfollowedhisbroadlineofblackbetweenitsdriftingiceblocks，alldowntheParkthatthewisdomofourfathers——buteveryoneknowstheQuebecrun。
WedroppedtotheHeightsReceivingTowerstwentyminutesaheadoftime，andtherehungateasetilltheYokohamaIntermediatePacketcouldpulloutandgiveusourproperslip。Itwascurioustowatchtheactionoftheholding-downclipsallalongthefrostyriverfrontastheboatsclearedorcametorest。AbigHamburgerwasleavingPontLevisandhercrew，unshippingtheplatformrailings，begantosing\"Elsinore\"——theoldestofourchanteys。Youknowitofcourse:
MotherRugen\'stea-houseontheBalticFortycouplewaltzingonthefloor!
AndyoucanwatchmyRay，ForImustgoawayAnddancewithEllaSweynatElsinore!
Then，whiletheysweatedhomethecovering-plates:
Nor-Nor-Nor-NorWestfromSourabayatotheBaltic——
NinetyknotanhourtotheSkaw!
MotherRugen\'stea-houseontheBalticAndadancewithEllaSweynatElsinore!
Theclipspartedwithagestureofindignantdismissal，asthoughQuebec，glitteringunderhersnows，werecastingouttheselightandunworthylovers。OursignalcamefromtheHeights。Timturnedandfloatedup，butsurelythenitwaswithpassionateappealthatthegreattowerarmsflungopen——ordidIthinksobecauseontheupperstagingalittlehoodedfigurealsoopenedherarmswidetowardherfather？
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Intensecondsthecoachwithitsclerksclasheddowntothereceiving-caisson；thehostlersdisplacedtheengineersattheidleturbines，andTim，prouderofthisthanall，introducedmetothemaidenofthephotographontheshelf。\"Andbytheway，\"
saidhetoher，steppingforthinsunshineunderthehatofcivillife，\"IsawyoungWilliamsintheMarkBoat。I\'veaskedhimtoteaonFriday。\"
AERIALBOARDOFCONTROL
LightsNochangesinEnglishInlandlightsforweekendingDec。18th。
CAPEVERDE——WeekendingDec。18。Verdeinclinedguide-lightchangesfrom1stproximototripleflash——greenwhitegreen——inplaceofoccultingredasheretofore。ThewarninglightforHarmattanwindswillbecontinuousverticalglare(white)onalloasesoftrans-SaharanN。E。byE。MainRoutes。
INVERCARGIL(N。Z。)——From1stprox。:extremesoutherlylight(doublered)willexhibitwhitebeaminclined45degreesonapproachofSoutherlyBuster。TrafficflieshighoffthiscoastbetweenAprilandOctober。
TABLEBAY——Devil\'sPeakGlareremovedtoSimonsberg。TrafficmakingTableMountaincoastwisekeepalllightsfromThreeAnchorBayatleasttwothousandfeetunder，anddonotroundtotillEastofE。shoulderDevil\'sPeak。
SANDHEADSLIGHT-Greentripleverticalmarksnewprivatelanding-stageforBayandBurmatrafficonly。
SNAEFELLJOKUL——Whiteoccultinglightwithdrawnforwinter。
PATAGONIA——NosummerlightsouthCapePilar。ThisincludesStatenIslandandPortStanley。
C。NAVARIN——Quadruplefogflash(white)，oneminuteintervals(new)。
EASTCAPE——Fog——flash-singlewhitewithsinglebomb，30sec。
intervals(new)。
MALAYANARCHIPELAGO——Lightsunreliableowingeruptions。LayfromCapeSomersettoSingaporedirect，keepinghighestlevels。
FortheBoard:
CATTERTHUN}
ST。JUST}Lights。
VANHEDDER}
CasualtiesWeekendingDec。18th。
SABLEISLAND——Greensinglebarbette-towerfreighter，numberindistinguishable，up-ended，andfore-tankpiercedaftercollision，passed300-ft。levelQP。as。Dec。15th。WatchedtowaterandpithedbyMarkBoat。
N。F。BANKS——PostalPacket162reportsHalmafreighter(Fowey——St。John\'s)abandoned，leakingafterweather，46151N。
5015\'W。CrewrescuedbyPlanetlinerAsteroid。WatchedtowaterandpithedbyPostalPacket，Dec。14th。
KERGUELEN，MARKBOATreportslastcallfromCymenafreighter(GayerTongHuk&Co。)takingwaterandsinkinginsnow-stormSouthMcDonaldIslands。Nowreckagerecovered。MessagesandwillsofcrewatallA。B。C。offices。
FEZZAN——T。A。D。freighterUlematakengroundduringHarmattanonAkakusRange。Underplatesstrained。CrewatGhatwhererepairingDec。13th。
BISCAY，MARKBOATreportsCaducci(ValandinghamLine)slightlyspikedinwesterngorgePointdeBenasdue。PassengerstransferredAndorra(FultonLine)。BarcelonaMarkBoatsalvingcargoDec。
12th。
ASCENSION，MAREBOAT——Wreckofunknownracing-plane，Pardenrudder，wire-stiffenedxylonitevans，andHarlissengine-seating，sightedandsalved720\'S。1841\'W。Dec。15th。PhotosatallA。
B。C。offices。
MissingNoanswertoGeneralCallhavingbeenreceivedduringthelastweekfromfollowingoverdues，theyarepostedasmissing:
Atlantis，W。17630。Canton——ValparaisoAudhumlaW。889。Stockholm——OdessaBerenice，W。2206……Riga——VladivostockDraw，E。446……Coventry——PontesArenasTontine，E。5068。C。Wrath——UngavaWu-Sung，E。41776……Hankow——LobitoBayGeneralCall(allMarkBoats)outfor:
JaneEyre，W。6990。PortRupert——CityofMexicoSantander，W。6514……GobiDesert——ManilaY。Edmundsun，E。9690……Kandahar——FiumeBrokeforObstruction，andQuittingLevelsVALKYRIE(racingplane)，A。J。Hartleyowner，NewYork(twicewarned)。
GEISHA(racingplane)，S。vanCottowner，Philadelphia(twicewarned)。
MARVELofPERU(racingplane)，J。X。Peixotoowner，RiodeJaneiro(twicewarned)。
FortheBoard:
LAZAREFF}
McKEOUGH}TrafficGOLDBRATT}
NOTES
High-LevelSleetTheNorthernweathersofarshowsnosignofimprovement。Fromallquarterscomecomplaintsoftheunusualprevalenceofsleetatthehigherlevels。Racingplanesanddigsalikehavesufferedseverely——theformerfrom\'unequaldepositsofhalf-frozenslushontheirvans(andonlythosewhohave\"heldup\"abadlybalancedplaneinacross-windknowwhatthatmeans)，andthelatterfromloadedbowsandsnow-casedbodies。Asaconsequence，theNorthernandNorth-westernupperlevelshavebeenpracticallyabandoned，andthehighfliershavereturnedtotheignoblesecurityoftheThree，Five，andSixhundredfootlevels。Butthereremainafewundauntedsun-hunterswho，inspiteoffrozenstaysandice-jammedconnecting-rods，stillhaunttheblueempyrean。
Bat-BoatRacingThescandalsofthepastfewyearshaveatlastmovedtheyachtingworldtoconcertedactioninregardto\"bat\"boatracing。Wehavebeentreatedtothespectacleofwhatarepracticallykeeledracing-planesdrivenaclearfivefootormoreabovethewater，andonlyeaseddowntotouchtheirso-called\"
nativeelement\"astheyneartheline。Judgesandstartershavebeenconvenientlyblindtothisabsurdity，butthepublicdemonstrationoffSt。Catherine\'sLightattheAutumnRegattashasborneample，iftardy，fruit。Inthefuturethe\"bat\"istobeaboat，andthelong-unheededdemandofthetruesportsmanfor\"nodaylightundermid-keelinsmoothwater\"isinafairwaytobeconceded。Thenewruleseverelyrestrictsplaneareaandliftalike。Thegascompartmentsarepermittedbothforeandaft，asintheoldtype，butthewater-ballastcentraltankisrenderedobligatory。Thesethingswork，ifnotforperfection，atleastfortheevolutionofasaneandwholesomewaterbornecruiser。Thetypeofrudderisunaffectedbythenewrules，sowemayexpecttoseetheLong-Davidsonmake(thepatentonwhichhasjustexpired)comelargelyintousehenceforward，thoughthestrainonthesternpostinturningatspeedsoverfortymilesanhourisadmittedlyverysevere。Butbat-boatracinghasagreatfuturebeforeit。
CreteandtheA。B。C。
ThestoryoftherecentCretancrisis，astoldintheA。B。C。
MonthlyReport，isnotwithouthumour。Tillthe25thOctoberCrete，asallourplanetknows，wasthesolesurvivingEuropeanrepositoryof\"autonomousinstitutions，\"\"localself-government，\"
andtherestofthearchaiclumberdevisedinthepastfortheconfusionofhumanaffairs。ShehaslivedpracticallyonthetouristtrafficattractedbyherannualpageantsofParliaments，Boards，MunicipalCouncils，etc。，etc。Lastsummertheislandersgrewwearied，astheirpremierexplained，of\"playingatbeingsavagesforpennies，\"andproceededtopulldownallthelanding-towersontheislandandshutoffgeneralcommunicationtillsuchtimeastheA。B。C。shouldannexthem。Forside-splittingcomedywewouldreferourreaderstothecorrespondencebetweentheBoardofControlandtheCretanpremierduringthe\"war。\"However，all\'swellthatendswell。TheA。B。C。havetakenovertheadministrationofCreteonnormallines；andtouristsmustgoelsewheretowitnessthe\"debates，\"
\"resolutions，\"and\"popularmovements\"oftheolddays。TheonlypeopletosufferwillbetheBoardofControl，whichisgrievouslyoverworkedalready。ItiseasyenoughtocondemntheCretansfortheirlaziness；butwhenonerecallsthelarge，prosperous，andpresumablypublic-spiritedcommunitieswhichduringthelastfewyearshavedeliberatelythrownthemselvesintothehandsoftheA。B。C。，one，cannotbetooharduponSt。
Paul\'soldfriends。
CORRESPONDENCE
SkylarkingontheEquatorToTHEEDITOR:Onlylastweek，whilecrossingtheEquator(W。
26-15)，IbecameawareofafuriousandirregularcannonadingsomefifteenortwentyknotsS。4E。Descendingtothe500ft。
level，IfoundapartyofTransylvaniantouristsengagedinexplodingscoresofthelargestpatternatmosphericbombs(A。B。
C。standard)and，intheintervalsoftheirpleasinglabours，firingbowandsternsmoke-ringswivels。Thisorgie——Icangiveitnoothername——wentonforatleasttwohours，andnaturallyproducedviolentelectricderangements。Mycompasses，ofcourse，werethrownout，mybowwasstrucktwice，andIreceivedtwobriskshocksfromthelowerplatform-rail。Onremonstrating，I
wastoldthatthese\"professors\"wereengagedinscientificexperiments。Theextentoftheir\"scientific\"knowledge，maybejudgedbythefactthattheyexpectedtoproduce(Igivetheirownwords)\"alittlebluesky\"if\"theywentonlongenough。\"
ThisintheheartoftheDoldrumsat450feet!Ihavenoobjectiontoanyamountofblueskyinitsproperplace(itcanbefoundatthe4000levelforpracticallytwelvemonthsoutoftheyear)，butIsubmit，withalldeferencetotheeducationalneedsofTransylvania，that\"skylarking\"inthecentreofamain-travelledroadwhere，atthebestoftimes，electricityliterallydripsoffone\'sstanchionsandscrewblades，isunnecessary。Whenmyfriendshadfinished，theroadwasseared，andblown，andpittedwithunequalpressurelayers，spirals，vortices，andreadjustmentsforatleastanhour。Ipitchedbadlytwiceinanupwardrush——solelyduetothesediabolicalthrow-downs——thatcameneartowreckingmypropeller。EquatorialworkatlowlevelsistryingenoughinallconsciencewithouttheaddedterrorsofscientifichooliganismintheDoldrums。
Rhyl。J。VINCENTMATHEN。
[WeentirelysympathizewithProfessorMathen\'sviews，buttilltheBoardseesfittofurtherregulatetheSouthernareasinwhichscientificexperimentsmaybeconducted，weshallalwaysbeexposedtotheriskwhichourcorrespondentdescribes。
Unfortunately，achimerabombinatinginavacuumis，nowadays，onlytoocapableofproducingsecondarycauses-Editor。]
AnswerstoCorrespondentsVIGILANS——TheLawsofAuroralDerangementsarestillimperfectlyunderstood。Anyoverheatedmotormayofcourse\"seize\"withoutwarning；butsomanycomplaintshavereachedusofaccidentssimilartoyourswhileshootingtheAurorathatweareinclinedtobelievewithLavallethattheupperstrataoftheAuroraBorealisarepracticallyonebigelectric\"leak，\"andthattheparalysisofyourengineswasduetocompletemagnetizationofallmetallicparts。Low-flyingplanesoften\"glueup\"whenneartheMagneticPole，andthereisnoreasoninsciencewhythesamedisabilityshouldnotbeexperiencedathigherlevelswhentheAurorasare\"delivering\"strongly。
INDIGNANT——Onyourownshowing，youwerenotundercontrol。ThatyoucouldnothoistthenecessaryN。U。C。lightsonapproachingatraffic-lanebecauseyourelectricshadshort-circuitedisamisfortunewhichmightbefallanyone。TheA。B。C。，beingresponsiblefortheplanet\'straffic，cannot，however，makeallowanceforthiskindofmisfortune。AreferencetotheCodewillshowthatyouwerefinedonthelowerscale。
PLANISTON——(1)TheFiveThousandKilometre(overland)waswonlastyearbyL。V。Rautsch；R。M。Rautsch，hisbrother，inthesameweekpullingofftheTenThousand(oversee)。R。M。\'saverageworkedoutatafractionover500kilometresperhour，thusconstitutingarecord。(2)Theoretically，thereisnolimittotheliftofadirigible。Forcommercialandpracticalpurposes15，000tonsisacceptedasthemostmanageable。
PATERFAMILIAS——Nonewhatever。Heisliablefordirectdamagebothtoyourchimneysandanycollateraldamagecausedbyfallofbricksintogarden，etc。，etc。Bodilyinconvenienceandmentalanguishmaybeincluded，buttheaveragecourtsarenot，asarule，swayedbysentiment。Ifyoucanprovethathisgrapnelremovedanyportionofyourroof，youhadbetterrestyourcaseondecovertureofdomicile(seeParkinsv。Duboulay)。Wesympathizewithyourposition，butthenightofthe14thwasstormyandconfused，and——youmayhavetoanchoronastranger\'schimneyyourselfsomenight。Verbumsap!
ALDEBARAN——(1)war，asapayingconcern，ceasedin1987。(2)TheConventionofLondonexpresslyreservestoeverynationtherightofwagingwarsolongasitdoesnotinterferewiththetrafficandallthatimplies。(3)TheA。B。C。wasconstitutedin1949。
L。M。P——(1)Keepherfullhead-onathalfpower，takingadvantageofthelullstospeedupandcreepintoit。Shewillstrainmuchlessthiswaythaninquarteringacrossagale。(2)
Nothingistobegainedbyreversingintoafollowinggale，andthereisalwaysriskofaturnover。(3)Theformulaeforstun\'slebrakesareuniformlyunreliable，andwillcontinuetobesoaslongasairiscompressible。
PEGAMOID-(1)Personallywepreferglassorfluxcompoundstoanyothermaterialforwinterworknose-capsasbeingabsolutelynon-hygroscopic。(2)Wecannotrecommendanyparticularmake。
PULMONAR——(1)Forthesymptomsyoudescribe，trytheGobiDesertSanatoria。ThelowlevelsofmostoftheSaharanSanatoriaareagainstthemexceptattheoutsetofthedisease。(2)Wedonotrecommendboarding-housesorhotelsinthiscolumn。
BEGINNER——Onstilldaystheairabovealargeinhabitedcitybeingslightlywarmer——i。e。，thinner——thantheatmosphereofthesurroundingcountry，aplanedropsalittleonenteringtherarefiedarea，preciselyasashipsinksalittleinfreshwater。
Hencethephenomenaof\"jolt\"andyour\"inexplicablecollisions\"
withfactorychimneys。Inair，asonearth，itissafesttoflyhigh。
EMERGENCY——Thereisonlyoneruleoftheroadinair，earth，andwater。Doyouwantthefirmamenttoyourself？
PICCIOLA——BothPoleshavebeenoverdoneinArtandLiterature。
LeavethemtoScienceforthenexttwentyyears。Youdidnotsendastampwithyourverses。
NORTHNIGERIA——TheMarkBoatwaswithinherrightinwarningyouofftheReserve。Theshadowofalow-flyingdirigiblescaresthegame。YoucanbuyallthephotosyouneedatSokoto。
NEWERA——ItisnotetiquettetoovercrossanA。B。C。official\'sboatwithoutaskingpermission。Heisoneofthebodyresponsiblefortheplanet\'straffic，andforthatreasonmustnotbeinterferedwith。You，presumably，areoutonyourownbusinessorpleasure，andmustleavehimalone。Forhumanity\'ssakedon\'ttrytobe\"democratic。\"
EXCORIATED——Allinflatorschafesoonerorlater。Youmustgoontillyourskinhardensbypractice。Meantimevaseline。
REVIEW
TheLifeofXavierLavalle(ReviewedbyReneTalland。EcoleAeronautique，Paris)
TenyearsagoLavalle，\"thatimperturbabledreameroftheheavens，\"asLazareffhailedhim，gatheredtogetherthefruitsofalifetime\'slabour，andgaveit，withwell-justifiedcontempt，toaworldboundhandandfoottoBarald\'sTheoryofVerticesand\"compensatingelectricnodes。\"\"Theyshallsee，\"hewrote——inthatimmortalpostscripttoTheHeartoftheCyclone——\"theLawswhoseexistencetheyderidedwritteninfirebeneaththem。\"
\"Butevenhere，\"hecontinues，\"thereisnofinality。BetterathousandtimesmyconclusionsshouldbediscreditedthanthatmydeadnameshouldlieacrossthethresholdofthetempleofScience——abartofurtherinquiry。\"
SodiedLavalle——aprinceofthePowersoftheAir，andevenathisfuneralCellierjestedat\"himwhohadgonetodiscoverthesecretsoftheAuroraBorealis。\"
IfIchoosethustobebanal，itisonlytoremindyouthatCollier\'stheoriesaretodayasexplodedastheludicrousdeductionsoftheSpanishschool。Intheplaceoftheirfugitiveandwarringdreamswehave，definitely，Lavalle\'sLawoftheCyclonewhichhesurprisedindarknessandcoldatthefootoftheoverarchingthroneoftheAuroraBorealis。ItistherethatI，intentonmyowninvestigations，havepassedandre-passedahundredtimesthewornleonineface，whiteasthesnowbeneathhim，furrowedwithwrinklesliketheseamsandgashesupontheNorthCape；thenervoushand，integrallyapartofthemechanismofhisflighter；andaboveall，thewonderfullambenteyesturnedtothezenith。
\"Master，\"IwouldcryasImovedrespectfullybeneathhim，\"whatisityouseektoday？\"andalwaystheanswer，clearandwithoutdoubt，fromabove:\"Theoldsecret，myson!\"
Theimmenseegotismofyouthforcedmeonmyownpath，but(cryofthehumanalways!)hadIknown——ifIhadknown——Iwouldmanytimeshavebarteredmypoorlaurelsfortheprivilege，suchasTinsleyandHerrerapossess，ofhavingaidedhiminhismonumentalresearches。
ItistothefilialpietyofVictorLavallethatweowethetwovolumesconsecratedtotheground-lifeofhisfather，sofulloftheholyintimaciesofthedomestichearth。OncereturnedfromtheabysmsoftheutterNorthtothatlittlehouseupontheoutskirtsofMeudon，itwasnotthephilosopher，thedaringobserver，themanofironenergythatimposedhimselfonhisfamily，butafatandevenplaintivejester，afarceurincarnateandkindly，theco-equalofhischildren，and，itmustbewritten，notseldomthecomicdespairofMadameLavalle，who，asshewritesfiveyearsafterthemarriage，tohervenerablemother，found\"inthisunequalledintellectwhosenameIbeartheabandonofalargeandveryuntidyboy。\"Hereisherletter:
\"XavierreturnedfromIdonotknowwhereatmidnight，absorbedincalculationsontheeternalquestionofhisAurora——labelleAurore，whomIbegintohate。Insteadofanchoring，——Ihadsetouttheguide-lightaboveourroof，sohehadbuttodescendandfastentheplane——hewandered，profoundlydistracted，abovethetownwithhisanchordown!Figuretoyourself，dearmother，itistheroofofthemayor\'shousethatthegrapnelfirstengages!
ThatIdonotregret，forthemayor\'swifeandIarenotsympathetic；butwhenXavieruprootsmypetaraucariaandbearsitacrossthegardenintotheconservatoryIprotestatthetopofmyvoice。LittleVictorinhisnight-clothesrunstothewindow，enormouslyamusedattheparabolicflightwithoutreason，foritistoodarktoseethegrapnel，ofmyprizedtree。TheMayorofMeudon，thundersatourdoorinthenameoftheLaw，demanding，Isuppose，myhusband\'shead。Hereistheconversationthroughthemegaphone——Xavieristwohundredfeetaboveus:
\"\'Mons。Lavalle，descendandmakereparationforoutrageofdomicile。Descend，Mons。Lavalle!\'
\"Nooneanswers。
\"\'XavierLavalle，inthenameoftheLaw，descendaridsubmittoprocessforoutrageofdomicile。\'
\"Xavier，rousedfromhiscalculations，comprehendingonlythelastwords:\'Outrageofdomicile？Mydearmayor，whoisthemanthathascorruptedthyJulie？\'
\"Themayor，furious，\'XavierLavalle——\'
\"Xavier，interrupting:\'Ihavenotthatfelicity。Iamonlyadealerincyclones!\'
\"Myfaith，heraisedonethen!AllMeudonattendedinthestreets，andmyXavier，afteralongtimecomprehendingwhathehaddone，excusedhimselfinathousandapologies。Atlastthereconciliationwaseffectedinourhouseoverasupperattwointhemorning——Julieinawonderfulcostumeofcompromises，andI
haveherandthemayorpacifiedinbedintheblueroom。\"
Andonthenextday，whilethemayorrebuildshisroof，herXavierdepartsanewfortheAuroraBorealis，theretocommencehislife\'swork。M。VictorLavalletellsusofthathistoriccollision(enplane)ontheflankofHeclabetweenHerrera，thenapillaroftheSpanishschool，andthemandestinedtoconfutehistheoriesandleadhimintellectuallycaptive。Eventhroughtheyears，theimmenselaughofLavalleashesustainstheSpaniard\'swreckedplane，andcries:\"Courage!IshallnotfalltillIhavefoundTruth，andIholdyoufast!\"ringslikethecalloftrumpets。ThisisthatLavallewhomtheworld，immersedinspeculationsofimmediategain，didnotknownorsuspect——theLavallewhomtheyadjudgedtothelastapedantandatheorist。
Thehuman，asapartfromthescientific，side(developedinhisownvolumes)ofhisepoch-makingdiscoveriesismarkedwithasimplicity，clarity，andgoodsensebeyondpraise。Iwouldspeciallyrefersuchasdoubtthesustaininginfluenceofancestralfaithuponcharacterandwilltotheeleventhandnineteenthchapters，inwhicharecontainedtheopeningandconsummationoftheTellurionicalRecordsextendingovernineyears。OftheirtremendoussignificancebesurethatthemodesthouseatMeudonknewaslittleasthattheRecordswouldonedaybetheplanet\'sstandardinallofficialmeteorology。ItwasenoughforthemthattheirXavier——thisson，thisfather，thishusband——ascendedperiodicallytocommunewithpowers，itmightbeangelic，beyondtheircomprehension，andthattheyuniteddailyinprayersforhissafety。
\"Prayforme，\"hesaysupontheeveofeachofhisexcursions，andreturning，withanequalsimplicity，herendersthanks\"aftersupperinthelittleroomwherehekepthisbarometers。\"
TothelastLavallewasaCatholicoftheoldschool，accepting——hewhohadlookedintotheveryheartofthelightnings——thedogmasofpapalinfallibility，ofabsolution，ofconfession——ofrelicsgreatandsmall。Marvellous——enviablecontradiction!
ThecompletionoftheTellurionicalRecordsclosedwhatLavallehimselfwaspleasedtocallthetheoreticalsideofhislabours——laboursfromwhichtheyoungestandleastimpressionableplaneurmightwellhaveshrunk。Hehadtracedthroughcoldandheat，acrossthedeepsoftheoceans，withinstrumentsofhisowninvention，overtheinhospitableheartofthepolariceandthesterile
visageofthedeserts，leaguebyleague，patiently，unweariedly，remorselessly，fromtheirever-shiftingcradleunderthemagneticpoletotheirexalteddeath-bedintheutmostetheroftheupperatmosphereeachoneoftheIsoconicalTellurionsLavalle\'sCurves，aswecallthemtoday。Hehaddisentangledthenodesoftheirintersections，assigningtoeachitsregulatedperiodoffluxandreflux。Thusequipped，hesummonsHerreraandTinsley，hispupils，tothefinaldemonstrationascalmlyasthoughhewereorderinghisflighterforsomemid-dayjourneytoMarseilles。
\"Ihaveprovedmythesis，\"hewrites。\"Itremainsnowonlythatyoushouldwitnesstheproof。WegotoManilato-morrow。A
cyclonewillformoffthePescadoresS。17E。infourdays，andwillreachitsmaximumintensitytwenty-sevenhoursafterinception。ItisthereIwillshowyoutheTruth。\"
AletterheretoforeunpublishedfromHerreratoMadameLavalletellsushowtheMaster\'sprophecywasverified。
Iwillnotdestroyitssimplicityoritssignificancebyanyattempttoquote。Notewell，though，thatHerrera\'spreoccupationthroughoutthatdayandnightofsuperhumanstrainisalwaysfortheMaster\'sbodilyhealthandcomfort。
\"Atsuchatime，\"hewrites，\"IforcedtheMastertotakethebroth\"；or\"Imadehimputonthefurcoatasyoutoldme。\"NorisTinsley(seepp。184，85)lessconcerned。Hepreparesthenourishment。Hecookseternally，imperturbably，suspendedinthechaosofwhichtheMasterinterpretsthemeaning。Tinsley，boweddownwiththelaurelsofbothhemispheres，raiseshimselftoyetnoblerheightsinhiscapacityofadevotedchef。Itisalmostunbelievable!AndyetmenwriteoftheMasterascold，aloof，self-contained。SuchcharactersdonotelicitthejoyousandunswervingdevotionwhichLavallecommandedthroughoutlife。
Truly，wehavechangedverylittleinthecourseoftheages!Thesecretsofearthandskyandthelinksthatbindthem，wefelicitateourselvesweareontheroadtodiscover；butourneighbours\'heartandmindwemisread，wemisjudge，wecondemnnowasever。Letall，then，wholoveamanreadthesemosthuman，tender，andwisevolumes。
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