Chapter

 1 I    |           knew nothing.~Scientists began at last to tire of the mystery,
 2 I    |          astronomy and meteorology began to have much weight in the
 3 II   |          Evans did his. Then there began the measurement to discover
 4 III  |         the first appeal. The work began under the superintendence
 5 IV   |           of the surf on the beach began to rise along the first
 6 IV   | propositions of the following kind began to fly about the room: ‘
 7 V    |          pale crescent of the moon began to sink in the west behind
 8 VI   |          of success.~“Phil Evans,” began Uncle Prudent, “if, when
 9 VI   |          their fingers wide apart, began to feel round the walls
10 VI   |           sudden outburst of fury, began to rave and stamp on the
11 VI   |           them.~Suddenly Frycollin began to give unequivocal signs
12 VI   |          signs of being unwell. He began to writhe in a most lamentable
13 VI   |            him —”~“What?”~“That he began by being rude and ended
14 VII  |          half afterwards inventors began to multiply. In 1742 the
15 VIII |           before the Canadian city began to slip into the distance.~
16 X    |            great confusion as yet, began to appear. They were the
17 XII  |         traversed. The “Albatross” began to descend. Coming from
18 XIII |      ceased his jumping about, and began to kick at the wall and
19 XIII |           you and yours.”~The crew began to close up with anything
20 XIII |          and more slowly, and what began as a gentle descent threatened
21 XIV  |         westerly one. But the wind began to drop, and it soon became
22 XV   |         arrived over the plain and began to descend among the clouds
23 XV   |          in the hands of the crew, began to rain down the bullets,
24 XVI  |       hurled into the sea. But she began to spin round on herself
25 XVII |        were given, and the aeronef began to sink towards the sea.
26 XVII |            a hundred feet of rope, began to move off towards the
27 XVIII|            few moments of calm she began to ascend, but the heavy
28 XVIII|          call the vague tint which began to rise over the horizon—
29 XVIII|        diminished. The “Albatross” began to come under control again.
30 XVIII|      awkward one. And the engineer began to consider if he could
31 XIX  |           for the sun the engineer began the repairs he reckoned
32 XIX  |           surprised. Uncle Prudent began by rubbing a small quantity
33 XIX  |    darkness deeper. A light breeze began to rise. A few puffs came
34 XX   |         were reversed. The aeronef began to fall astern, when Tom
35 XXI  |           of a ship. The fugitives began to ask themselves if they
36 XXII |       eight hundred feet.~Then she began her horizontal maneuvering.
37 XXIII|       logical.~But the “Albatross” began to rise after her. Although