\"Ah！\"exclaimedBearwarden,\"herewehaveoneofourJack—o\'—lanterns。Letusseewhatitisgoingtodo。\"
\"Itisincomprehensibletome,\"saidCortlandt,\"howitmaintainsitself;forithasneitherwingsnorvisiblemeansofsupport,yet,asitwasabletoimmerseitselfinthestream,therebydisplacingavolumeofliquidequivalenttoitsbulk,itmustbeatleastasheavyaswater。\"
Thejelly—fishremainedpoisedintheairuntildirectlyabovethem,whenitbegantodescend。
\"Standfromunder！\"criedBearwarden,steppingback。\"I,forone,shouldnotcaretobetouched。\"
Thegreatsoftmasscamedirectlyoverthespotonwhichtheyhadbeenstanding,andstoppeditsdescentaboutthreefeetfromtheground,paralleltowhichitwasslowlycarriedbythewind。A