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Theytookalsothreeriflesandthreefowling-pieces,andalargequantityofballs,shot,andpowder.
"Wecannottellwhomweshallhavetodealwith,"saidMichelArdan."Menorbeastsmaypossiblyobjecttoourvisit.Itisonlywisetotakeallprecautions."
Thesedefensiveweaponswereaccompaniedbypickaxes,crowbars,saws,andotherusefulimplements,nottomentionclothingadaptedtoeverytemperature,fromthatofpolarregionstothatofthetorridzone.
Ardanwishedtoconveyanumberofanimalsofdifferentsorts,notindeedapairofeveryknownspecies,ashecouldnotseethenecessityofacclimatizingserpents,tigers,alligators,oranyothernoxiousbeastsinthemoon."Nevertheless,"hesaidtoBarbicane,"somevaluableandusefulbeasts,bullocks,cows,horses,anddonkeys,wouldbearthejourneyverywell,andwouldalsobeveryusefultous."
"Idaresay,mydearArdan,"repliedthepresident,"butourprojectile-vehicleisnoNoah’sark,fromwhichitdiffersbothindimensionsandobject.Letusconfineourselvestopossibilities."
Afteraprolongeddiscussion,itwasagreedthatthetravelersshouldrestrictthemselvestoasporting-dogbelongingtoNicholl,andtoalargeNewfoundland.Severalpacketsofseedswerealsoincludedamongthenecessaries.MichelArdan,indeed,wasanxioustoaddsomesacksfullofearthtosowthemin;asitwas,hetookadozenshrubscarefullywrappedupinstrawtoplantinthemoon.
