Aéronaute

en est pas de même dans les sociétés plus volumineuses où le travail est plus divisé. Comme les fonctions sont plus diversifiées, une même faculté peut servir dans des professions différentes. Le courage est aussi nécessaire au mineur, à l' aéronaute, au médecin, à l' ingénieur qu' au soldat. Le goût de l' observation peut également faire d' un homme un romancier, un auteur dramatique, un chimiste, un naturaliste, un sociologue. En un mot, l' orientation de l' individu est prédéterminée

long guide-rope, which depended from a passing balloon. As soon as I sufficiently recovered my senses to comprehend the terrific predicament in which I stood, or rather hung, I exerted all the power of my lungs to make that predicament known to the aeronaut overhead. But for a long time I exerted myself in vain. Either the fool could not, or the villain would not perceive me. Meanwhile the machine rapidly soared, while my strength even more rapidly failed. I was soon upon the point of resigning myself

society. Pointes (French for points or spits of land) here refers to a pleasure garden on Yelagin Island. [lxxxix] "Wine doesn't agree with me" (French). [xc] Berg was the owner of amusement attractions in Petersburg. Known as "the famous Petersburg aeronaut," he was often mentioned in newspapers during the mid-1860s. [xci] "So as to please you" (French). [xcii] "(Jive rest with thy saints, C) Christ, to the soul of thy servant . . ." is the first phrase of a hymn (kontakion) from the Orthodox funeral