om t one of t t. A brig t drifted doed, still blazing, on ter.

    Lee let out tanding beside ion deep in his face.

    quot;Did you bring t storm?quot; said Lee.

    Grumman nodded.

    tiger; bands of gold alternated cripes of deepest   brotern ce, for t. tcer and p foam, and t of to not sank.

    ted  keeping to tning flasorm came closer, Lee began to fear for trike could  tumbling to eart suppose trol torm so finely as to avoid t.

    quot;Rig; ;Im going to ignore trate on getting us safe into tains and on t I  you to do is sit tigo jump ry to make it as gentle as I can, but landing in tions is a matter of luck as muc;

    quot;I trust you, Mr. Scoresby,quot; said the shaman.

    back in a corner of t wher binding.

    t gasbag ss. trained, but Lee  go some more ballast and cimeter closely. In a storm,  t drop against timetric reading, and very often it ion. Lee ran t of . trol  go higher; he could only descend.

    ently tormy air and made out t bulk of t tony beac  earing trees. So far, already! ter t.

    And  leave it too long before  too cool by nature to rage at fate; o raise an eyebro it laconically. But  orm and let it bloself out—eed to get t down.

    er and tucked o , buttoning t up close to keep  steady and quiet; orn, clung firmly alons deep in t rim and .

    quot;Im going to take us do; Lee sed above t;You sand and be ready to jump clear. ;

    Grumman obeyed. Lee gazed do, and blinking t of   to til Lee could hunde