Chapter

 1 IV   |        projectile up to the moon?”~Answer.— Yes; provided it possess
 2 IV   |         earth from its satellite?”~Answer.— The moon does not describe
 3 IV   |             To the third question.~Answer.— If the shot should preserve
 4 IV   |         favorable position, etc.?”~Answer.— After what has been said
 5 IV   |           the cannon to be aimed?”~Answer.— The preceding remarks
 6 IV   |           projectile’s departure?”~Answer.— At the moment when the
 7 VII  |         for our enterprise. I will answer for it. Now what say you
 8 VIII |           destined triumphantly to answer such questions. The following
 9 X    |             Barbicane returned for answer that, even if Captain Nicholl
10 X    | insinuations Barbicane returned no answer; perhaps he never heard
11 XIII |      elevation of the land; and in answer to a question of J. T. Maston,
12 XVIII|            to explain my plans and answer any objections whatever
13 XIX  |         still I will do my best to answer you.”~Up to this point the
14 XIX  |          inhabited.”~“No one could answer more logically or fairly,”
15 XIX  |            would have attempted to answer him. His objection has its
16 XX   |            man might be puzzled to answer it. For myself, I will simply
17 XX   |          the facts; and that is my answer now.”~“On again, then,”
18 XX   |           Publicly!”~“And you will answer to me for this insult?”~“
19 XXI  |          Barbicane! Barbicane!”~No answer! Ardan rushed toward his
20 XXI  |           waited for the captain’s answer. Nicholl watched for the
21 XXII |            I can only give you the answer which Arago borrowed from
22 XXIII|      present ignorant how it would answer with human beings. The honor
23 II   |            He waited anxiously. No answer; not even a sigh to show
24 II   |     projectile?”~Barbicane did not answer. The appearance of this
25 II   |         Columbiad?”~For want of an answer the conversation dropped,
26 III  |        with Barbicane, who did not answer him, and then with Nicholl,
27 IV   |   perfectly motionless, which will answer all our purpose.”~“And why?”~“
28 V    |       aware of.”~Barbicane did not answer, but after a rapid glance
29 V    |          said Michel, “you have an answer for everything, and I bow
30 VI   |           CHAPTER VI~ QUESTION AND ANSWER~On the 4th of December,
31 VI   |          provoked rather a curious answer from Barbicane, which is
32 VII  |         have started.”~“There’s an answer!” cried Nicholl.~“I quite
33 VIII |           utterly done up, did not answer.~Nicholl then tried to prepare
34 IX   |        quicker than we like.”~This answer brought Barbicane back to
35 XI   |           sense, the pupil’s witty answer might be given by a large
36 XV   |          their own study.~We might answer that men so strong-minded
37 XV   |          dumb and dark. It did not answer the multiplicity of questions
38 XVIII|        world.~“I think that we can answer,” said Barbicane; “but according
39 XVIII|            answered Michel.~“And I answer in the negative,” continued
40 XVIII|      question is more difficult to answer, but I will try; and I ask
41 XVIII|          worthy companion, I would answer that we have observed the
42 XVIII|          inhabited?” he asked.~The answer was unanimously in the affirmative.
43 XIX  |      Nicholl answered.~“You do not answer,” continued Michel impatiently.~“
44 XIX  |  impatiently.~“There is nothing to answer,” said Nicholl.~“Is there
45 XX   |           of laughter greeted this answer.~“No letters!” continued
46 XXI  |      corvette. It was difficult to answer this argument, for the speed
47 XXII |       friends could either hear or answer him through such an impenetrable
48 XXIII|            of lunar orography? How answer those savants whose sight
49 XXIII|    firmament?~To such questions no answer can be given. But knowing