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  1 I     |            continued the famous James T. Maston, scratching with
  2 I     |              invention of the Hon. J. T. Maston, by which, at its
  3 I     |          colonel.~“Quite so,” said J. T. Matson; “but still we need
  4 I     |          fellows believe that one can’t become a general without
  5 I     |           much as to say that one can’t point a gun without having
  6 I     |         whale-oil.”~“What!” roared J. T. Maston, “shall we not employ
  7 I     |              is too true,” replied J. T. Maston, with fresh violence; “
  8 I     |              fighting, and yet we don’t fight. We save up our arms
  9 I     |            benefit of nations who don’t know what to do with them!
 10 I     |               Well, then,” replied J. T. Maston, “why should not
 11 I     |              United States,” cried J. T. Maston, “and see how he
 12 I     |              do!”~“By Jove!” cried J. T. Maston, “he mustn’t count
 13 I     |               J. T. Maston, “he mustn’t count on my vote at the
 14 I     |                Meanwhile,” replied J. T. Maston, “allow me to say
 15 II    |                heard speak of it. Don’t be surprised if I am about
 16 VII   |             Major Elphinstone, and J. T. Maston, to whom were confided
 17 VII   |               word,” here broke in J. T. Maston. Permission having
 18 VII   |             general.~“Ah!” groaned J. T. Maston, “if my mortar had
 19 VII   |             shot,” quickly replied J. T. Maston, “must be big enough
 20 VII   |           feet.”~“So, then,” cried J. T. Maston, “our projectile
 21 VII   |       achieved in this respect. I don’t mean to pretend that the
 22 VIII  |              is not enough,” cried J. T. Maston impetuously.~“I
 23 VIII  |            Barbicane.~“You surely don’t think of mounting a mass
 24 IX    |               my dear major,” said J. T. Maston, “you will get to
 25 IX    |                What matter?” cried J. T. Maston.~“Finally, it imparts
 26 IX    |            moon.”~At this juncture J. T. Maston could not repress
 27 IX    |         detail, a bagatelle,” said J. T. Maston.~
 28 XII   |            Club, of the one part, and T. Murchison director of the
 29 XIII  |          Baltimore, accompanied by J. T. Maston, Major Elphinstone,
 30 XIII  |               road.”~“Pooh!” cried J. T. Maston, mounting his steed.~“
 31 XIII  |            answer to a question of J. T. Maston, replied:~“My worthy
 32 XIII  |           were at the last,” cried J. T. Maston.~About ten A.M.
 33 XIII  |        brilliantly plumaged birds.~J. T. Maston and the major could
 34 XV    |              grand ceremony,” said J. T. Maston to his friend Barbicane.~“
 35 XV    |              of personal interest. J. T. Maston became their cicerone.
 36 XVI   |             they could do nothing. J. T. Maston escaped roasting
 37 XVI   |              of August,” exclaimed J. T. Maston one morning, “only
 38 XVI   |         rendezvous.~The ecstasy of J. T. Maston knew no bounds,
 39 XVI   |           took down the president, J. T. Maston, Major Elphinstone,
 40 XVI   |            the gigantic Columbiad.~J. T. Maston was no longer master
 41 XVIII |              with the exception of J. T. Maston, who exclaimed, “
 42 XVIII |             on board. Among others J. T. Maston got his hook fixed
 43 XIX   |      Barbicane, and on his left by J. T. Maston, more radiant than
 44 XIX   |             be said it was that of J. T. Maston). “Distance does
 45 XIX   |              course, no other than J. T. Maston. And, in all probability,
 46 XX    |       ourselves about you!”~“Pray don’t stand upon ceremony!”~“No!
 47 XXI   |                 Last night,” cried J. T. Maston, ex abrupto, “our
 48 XXI   |               Michel Ardan.”~While J. T. Maston was speaking, Michel
 49 XXI   |              Yes, we are,” replied J. T. modestly; “but we had better
 50 XXI   |               No!”~“Captain,” said J. T. Maston, with much feeling, “
 51 XXI   |        journey.”~“What?” exclaimed J. T. Maston, stupefied.~The
 52 XXII  |              mention a proposal of J. T. Maston’s. When the secretary
 53 XXII  |            wadded.~“What a pity I can’t find room in there,” said
 54 XXII  |               room in there,” said J. T. Maston, regretting that
 55 XXII  |              squirrel belonging to J. T. Maston, and of which he
 56 XXII  |               its fellow-traveler!~J. T. Maston grieved much for
 57 XXIII |           energetically claimed by J. T. Maston.~“Since I am not
 58 XXIII |             opened. The friends of J. T. Maston had been all along
 59 XXV   |          perpetual state of alarm. J. T. Maston seconded him to
 60 XXV   |               No, indeed!” replied J. T. Maston.~“Nothing would
 61 XXV   |             Hurrah! hurrah!” cried J. T. Matson; “what an ingenious
 62 XXVI  |                playing pranks with J. T. Maston. In one word, he
 63 XXVI  |          Michel Ardan was touched. J. T. Maston had found in his
 64 XXVII |            were seriously injured. J. T. Maston, who, despite all
 65 XXVII |               the 10th, no change! J. T. Maston went nearly mad,
 66 XXVIII|             by Messrs. Belfast and J. T. Maston, 12th of~December,
 67 XXVIII|               their devoted friend J. T. Maston.~Besides, he never
 68 XXVIII|     Elphinstone, the secretary Joseph T. Maston, and other learned
 69 XXVIII|             nights.~The worthy Joseph T. Maston, the staunchest
 70 XXVIII|              of Long’s Peak by Joseph T. Maston and Belfast to the
 71 XXVIII|             what the impatient Joseph T. Maston should have done
 72 XXVIII|               see it; and what Joseph T. Maston had seen, or thought
 73 XXVIII|           their worthy friend, Joseph T. Maston, was wasting his
 74 II    |            And if one of them— Joseph T. Maston for example— could
 75 III   |             in Florida.”~“But then J. T. Maston will think we are
 76 VII   |           imitating the worthy Joseph T. Maston, began to acquire
 77 VII   |            to-day; ideas worthy of J. T. Maston. But I have a notion
 78 VII   |               not return to earth, J. T. Maston will be able to
 79 VII   |               the moon! Hurrah for J. T. Maston!”~It is probable
 80 VII   |         probable that, if the Hon. J. T. Maston did not hear the
 81 XIX   |           asked Michel Ardan.~“We don’t know,” replied Barbicane.~“
 82 XIX   |            and the dearest of all, J. T. Maston. At that moment,
 83 XIX   |      satellite of a satellite! Had J. T. Maston given this unexpected
 84 XX    |       Lieutenant Bronsfield, “that J. T. Maston will one day join
 85 XXI   |                       CHAPTER XXI~ J. T. MASTON RECALLED~“It is ‘
 86 XXI   |              the third to the Hon. J. T. Maston, Long’s Peak, Rocky
 87 XXI   |       premature dispatch, in which J. T. Maston and Belfast announced
 88 XXI   |             decidely contradicting J. T. Maston’s telegram, two
 89 XXI   |           Francisco, the Honorable J. T. Maston was undergoing the
 90 XXI   |           were taking observation, J. T. Maston and Belfast were
 91 XXI   |           impatience of the fuming J. T. Maston and his not less
 92 XXI   |      projectile could not be seen, J. T. Maston maintaining that “
 93 XXI   |              projectile!” repeated J. T. Maston.~“No,” answered
 94 XXI   |          observing the lunar disc, J. T. Maston abusing the learned
 95 XXI   |        uttered a cry.~“What!” said J. T. Maston.~“The projectile!”~“
 96 XXI   |              him. He turned toward J. T. Maston. The unfortunate
 97 XXI   |            reflector.~He breathed. J. T. Maston, caught by his metal
 98 XXI   |      projectile has fallen?” asked J. T. Maston.~“Into the Pacific!”~“
 99 XXI   |               projectile,” replied J. T. Maston, “and the sooner
100 XXII  |            living.~“Yes,” repeated J. T. Maston incessantly, whose
101 XXII  |             they must act quickly. J. T. Maston hurried the workmen
102 XXII  | grappling-irons were put on board. J. T. Maston, Engineer Murchison,
103 XXII  |                At last!” exclaimed J. T. Maston.~“Shall we begin?”
104 XXII  |           which would be dreadful.~J. T. Maston, the brothers Blomsberry,
105 XXII  |        seventeen minutes past two, J. T. Maston and his companions
106 XXII  |             where are they?” cried J. T. Maston. And the poor man
107 XXII  |        midnight.~“To-morrow,” said J. T. Maston, as he set foot
108 XXII  |              another spot?”~“Yes.”~J. T. Maston did not doubt of
109 XXII  |                possibly,” answered J. T. Maston resolutely, “but
110 XXII  |            idea of finding it.~But J. T. Maston would not hear of
111 XXII  |              Commander Blomsberry, J. T. Maston, and the delegates
112 XXII  |            heard; it was the brave J. T. Maston who had just fallen
113 XXII  |             boats were put to sea. J. T. Maston and his friends
114 XXII  |            came alongside, that of J. T. Maston, and J. T. Maston
115 XXII  |               of J. T. Maston, and J. T. Maston rushed to the broken
116 XXIII |            special favor, the Hon. J. T. Maston, secretary of the
117 XXIII |        Captain Nicholl; secretary, J. T. Maston; director of movements,
118 Not   |            and volumes and masses don’t >match up. The business
119 Not   |              The dates and times aren’t quite consistent >throughout,
120 Not   |         spelling of “aluminium” I don’t know. “Aluminium” >has a
121 Not   |            has a certain charm. I don’t know what American or English
122 Not   |             league ~ 3 miles, but don’t know French usage in 1865. >