Chapter
1 I | which is as much as to say that one can’t point a gun
2 I | T. Maston, “allow me to say that, if I cannot get an
3 I | field of battle, I shall say good-by to the members of
4 II | especial evening one might say, “All the world was on the
5 IV | the distance; that is to say, at three times a given
6 IV | of the earth; that is to say at 4752 of its passage.
7 IV | just mentioned: that is to say, in round numbers, about
8 V | nebulosities, that is to say, into planets. Similarly
9 VI | period of time, that is to say, in twenty-seven and one-third
10 VI | more than half, that is to say, five-sevenths, to be seen.~
11 VII | the former.”~“Suffer me to say a word,” here broke in J.
12 VII | committee of experiments. I may say, then, that the 100-pounder
13 VII | surprising, I will venture to say, than ours. For instance,
14 VII | answer for it. Now what say you to aluminum, gentlemen?”~“
15 IX | of the shot; that is to say, if a 24-pounder shot requires
16 IX | statistical facts when I say that, during the war, and
17 XI | the horizon, that is to say, toward the zenith. Now
18 XII | South America, that is to say, Peru, Chili, Brazil, the
19 XII | same conditions— that is to say, in eighteen years and eleven
20 XIV | in 255 days; that is to say, in round numbers, 2,000
21 XV | extremely delicate, not to say a dangerous operation, and
22 XVI | dollars!~It is needless to say that the first visitors
23 XVI | festival was animated, not to say somewhat noisy. Toasts flew
24 XVIII| anchors,” as the sailors say, gesticulating, making free
25 XIX | experiment. What would you say, then, if we were talking
26 XIX | point of view, I should say that nothing useless existed
27 XIX | not it is impossible to say, for the uproarious shouts
28 XIX | over our own planet, to say nothing of his years, which
29 XX | atmosphere in the moon. I might say that, a priori, if one ever
30 XX | For myself, I will simply say that it is defective, because
31 XX | extremity.~“You wished to say a few more words?” he asked,
32 XXI | the two enemies time to say anything more.~“Thank heaven!”
33 XXII | you must not take what I say in bad part; but really,
34 XXV | very useful to us.”~“I dare say, my dear Ardan,” replied
35 XXV | the perigee, that is to say about once a year, could
36 I | any arriere-pensee? Do you say to yourself, ‘This prison
37 III | earth was full, that is to say, when our globe was in opposition
38 III | never yet rested.~“I dare say,” replied Barbicane; “but
39 III | have been new; that is to say, invisible, because of the
40 III | captain.~“Which means to say?” asked Michel Ardan.~“That
41 IV | the moon.”~“You mean to say,” replied Barbicane, “to
42 IV | made, v zero, that is to say, the speed necessary for
43 IV | Barbicane, starting; “you say——”~“Twelve thousand yards.”~“
44 V | domestic animal.”~“I dare say; but room would have failed
45 V | of the stars; that is to say, what the terrestrial globe
46 VI | water is warmed— that is to say, when heat is added to it—
47 VI | of its continents, and to say to oneself, ‘There is America,
48 VII | inopportune.”~“I do not say that, wishing to draw back,”
49 VII | perform them; and, strange to say, they none of them noticed
50 VIII | used.~It is needless to say that a scale would not show
51 IX | at departure, that is to say, by water used as springs
52 IX | seconds; which means to say, that sooner the moon will
53 IX | asked Nicholl.~“I cannot say,” replied Barbicane.~“Very
54 X | night. It is needless to say, that during the night of
55 XI | ironically, “but I must say I have heard it spoken of.”~
56 XII | the northern hemisphere (say in Europe) see the moon
57 XII | think.”~“What would you say, then,” replied Barbicane, “
58 XII | hemisphere?”~“Well, I should say that it was still more beautiful,”
59 XIII | on its surface? We cannot say, since the greatest ascension
60 XIII | result, as some astronomers say, either from the imperfection
61 XIII | atmosphere? He could not yet say.~Farther on, he noticed
62 XIV | moon was new, that is to say fifteen days later.”~“I
63 XIV | than the visible face. I say that for you, Nicholl, because
64 XIV | moon is new; that is to say, she is situated between
65 XIV | moon is full, that is to say, opposite the sun with regard
66 XIV | projectile be? Who could say? Where would the chances
67 XV | alone, or as the sailors say, “let her run.”~Where did
68 XV | hyperbola (I was going to say hyperblague) is that it
69 XV | road.”~“I have nothing to say to that,” answered Michel
70 XV | star? Barbicane could not say. But a change had taken
71 XV | The attraction, that is to say the weight, had brought
72 XVII | its being possible even to say that life had ever existed
73 XVII | affirm, who would dare to say, that the amiable fellow
74 XVII | sadly broken cases. Who can say the cause, the reason, the
75 XVIII| Michel. “It is enough to say that it is a vast star,
76 XVIII| foreign.”~“One might as well say, living creatures which
77 XVIII| attraction. And who can say that this attraction was
78 XVIII| replied Nicholl; “and who can say that the moon has always
79 XVIII| the earth?”~“And who can say,” exclaimed Michel Ardan, “
80 XVIII| see it to-day.”~“And you say that the same fate is in
81 XIX | satellite of the moon, we must say that it is in its “aposelene”
82 XIX | down-right simpletons!”~“I do not say we are not,” replied Barbicane; “
83 XIX | so much despaired, I may say I think we shall gain our
84 XX | in the morning. We cannot say what blundering systems
85 XXII | their liberty? None could say. The truth is that every
86 XXII | rivers. But, singularly to say, a flag floating on the
87 XXIII| skeleton of a fossil, and say, “The moon was this, a habitable
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