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The New Citizen of the United States

           Assoonashecouldwithdrawfromthesesomewhatembarrassingdemonstrations,hewent,accompaniedbyhisfriends,topayavisittotheColumbiad.Hewashighlygratifiedbyhisinspection,andmadethedescenttothebottomofthetubeofthisgiganticmachinewhichwaspresentlytolaunchhimtotheregionsofthemoon.ItisnecessaryheretomentionaproposalofJ.T.Maston’s.WhenthesecretaryoftheGunClubfoundthatBarbicaneandNichollacceptedtheproposalofMichelArdan,hedeterminedtojointhem,andmakeoneofasmugpartyoffour.Soonedayhedeterminedtobeadmittedasoneofthetravelers.Barbicane,painedathavingtorefusehim,gavehimclearlytounderstandthattheprojectilecouldnotpossiblycontainsomanypassengers.Maston,indespair,wentinsearchofMichelArdan,whocounseledhimtoresignhimselftothesituation,addingoneortwoargumentsadhominem.

           "Yousee,oldfellow,"hesaid,"youmustnottakewhatIsayinbadpart;butreally,betweenourselves,youareintooincompleteaconditiontoappearinthemoon!"

           "Incomplete?"shriekedthevaliantinvalid.

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