Chapter

 1 III |         one and the same straight line. Then the nodes coincide
 2 VI  |          of night was nearing the line followed by the projectile,
 3 VI  |           the three orbs are on a line, the earth being in the
 4 VII |      entirely annihilated on that line where the lunar and terrestrial
 5 VIII|           have passed the neutral line.”~“Pass the neutral line,”
 6 VIII|          line.”~“Pass the neutral line,” cried Michel; “then let
 7 VIII|         merrily, they saluted the line with a triple hurrah. The
 8 IX  |       carry it beyond the neutral line; it would certainly not
 9 IX  |          remain motionless on the line of attraction. One single
10 IX  | conflicting influences resulted a line which might become a tangent.
11 IX  |         stagnation on the neutral line; and here a fourth hypothesis,
12 X   |      mouth of the gun. A straight line drawn through the axis of
13 XIII|          straight, as if cut by a line; others were slightly curved,
14 XIII|          miles. To the left ran a line of mountains capriciously
15 XIII|         the projectile passed the line of demarcation between intense
16 XVI |       lengthened into a tremulous line. They were very bright.
17 XVI |        Such appeared the terminal line of the moon when in one
18 XIX |         forever immovable on this line of double attraction——”~“
19 XIX |     stopping-point on the neutral line. At that spot the two attractions,
20 XIX |       carried it over the neutral line, and in returning had done
21 XX  |          we have 3,508 fathoms of line out, and the ball which
22 XX  |          Now haul in the sounding line. It will be the work of
23 XXI |           Two thousand fathoms of line were still out, which Captain
24 XXI |      permission, we will have the line cut.”~A strong buoy, strengthened
25 XXII|        buoy to which the sounding line had been lashed had not