Chapter

 1 4 |   than sixty miles an hour, a speed that the railroads, with
 2 4 |      at more than double this speed.~It is needless to add that
 3 4 |       was only the tremendous speed which raised behind the
 4 4 |  impossible to permit the mad speed of this apparition which
 5 4 |       no right to run at such speed over the roads of the United
 6 4 |     apparition moving at such speed was scarcely practicable.
 7 4 |    Calculating on the maximum speed hitherto attained, of perhaps
 8 4 |     was that passed with such speed. There was no exaggeration
 9 4 |    maintained this arrow-like speed, it would reach the contestants
10 4 |     would pass them with this speed double their own; it would
11 4 |       hour. Fast as was their speed, it shot by them at such
12 4 |   monster.~It did not slacken speed at the finish. Lake Michigan
13 5 |    place, even at his amazing speed, but seemed to appear only
14 5 |     moved with such lightning speed that the best telescopes
15 5 |     pursuit by its arrow-like speed, surely, these were enough
16 6 |     generated this remarkable speed, more than doubling the
17 6 |  sudden appearance and insane speed.~I found that, as was to
18 6 |    the subject. Comparing the speed of the swiftest known vessels
19 6 |       the smallest minimum of speed which could possibly be
20 8 |    above all their remarkable speed, seemed to imply their identity.
21 8 |     flee from justice at such speed over both land and sea?
22 8 |    into his automobile and to speed away at the rate we know
23 8 |   automobile this unthinkable speed, greater than any it had
24 8 |     boat maneuvering at great speed appeared off the coast of
25 10|       escape by means of that speed which no other machine could
26 11|    Not only would its amazing speed have made its voyage short,
27 11|   handle an apparatus of such speed, and of such intricacy,
28 11|    But despite their splendid speed, how could they vie with
29 12|    they were running with all speed. Doubtless they had discovered
30 12|      would disappear with the speed of a meteor, and our attempt
31 13|       we shot forward at such speed the water cut by the bow,
32 13|      imparted such prodigious speed to the machine, I could
33 13|    was advancing at only half speed; for, had she been doing
34 13|       altered our course. The speed of the “Terror” increased.~
35 13| machine rapidly increased its speed.~Anger almost mastered me.
36 14|    the engines. Even when our speed increased, these engines
37 14|   afternoon, reckoning by the speed of the “Terror” and her
38 14|     commanded an even greater speed, and always, if she were
39 14|      they were headed at full speed toward her. Yet our captain,
40 14|    them, no matter what their speed! With a few turns of her
41 14|     under the strain of their speed, gained on us perceptibly.
42 14|        without increasing her speed, saw one of them approach
43 14|       indeed, he preferred to speed to land, and there continue
44 14|  destroyers pursued us at top speed, though being now directly
45 14|  begins to move at tremendous speed, to become two miles further
46 14|   upon us from the south. The speed of our craft, doubled by
47 14|     our craft, doubled by the speed of the current, was prodigious!
48 15|    with what power! With what speed! Al few instants sufficed
49 15|      match either in might or speed.~Everything led me to believe
50 15|       ease of movement at any speed. Their spokes spread out
51 15|     dart through space with a speed probably superior to that
52 16|   nothing like the horizontal speed of the “Albatross,” they
53 17|       did so at some moderate speed. Surely a distant and feeble
54 17|     he could control both our speed and our direction. As to
55 17|     an aerial monster. At the speed which the “Terror” possessed,
56 17|      Terror” advanced at easy speed. What her captain intended
57 17|    the helm, the other on the speed regulators while the great