Olga Romanoff . t mighthave been a good deal steadier than it was. I can see thesun shining upon the hulls of the ships. They are coming upvery fast, evidently. ^ Those readers who may be inclined to think this speed extravagant orimpossible are requested to remember that the most recent experiments in aero-djMiamics have proved that the higher the speed of an aerial macliine the less isthe power required to support and propel it, or, to quote the words of ProfessorLangley, of the Smithsonian Institute, One horse-power will transport alarger weight at twenty miles an hour than at ten, a still
Olga Romanoff . t mighthave been a good deal steadier than it was. I can see thesun shining upon the hulls of the ships. They are coming upvery fast, evidently. ^ Those readers who may be inclined to think this speed extravagant orimpossible are requested to remember that the most recent experiments in aero-djMiamics have proved that the higher the speed of an aerial macliine the less isthe power required to support and propel it, or, to quote the words of ProfessorLangley, of the Smithsonian Institute, One horse-power will transport alarger weight at twenty miles an hour than at ten, a still larger at forty milesan hour than at twenty, and so on with increasing economy of power with eachhigher speed up to some remote limit not yet attained in experiment. Grantedtherefore the practically illimitable energy of the motive power supposed to beat the command of the Aerians, tliere is no reason why a ship of the dimen-sions of the Avenger should not be propelled at the enormous speed mentionedin the The Home-Coming 237 Of course they are ! laughed Isma. After the poorfellows have been shut out all this time from the delights ofAeria, it is only natural that they should hasten their home-coming. Look, look! you can see them without the glassesnow. AVhat a swarm of them there seems to be ! As she spoke an immense fleet, numbering nearly fivehundred vessels spread out in the form of a vast crescent, thearc of which was turned towards Aeria, swept up out of theblue distance, their polished hulls glittering in the bright sun-light. In the centre of the arc and slightly elevated above therest, shone the blue hull and the white glistening wings of theIthuriel, and close in her wake followed the Isma. When the advancing fleet was within five miles of themountains it slowed down from four hundred to about fiftymiles an hour. At the same instant the other fleet ran up theAerian and Federation flags and the simply eloquent signal, Welcome Home! flew from the lofty foremast o
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