“Letthemputthehorsestoassoonaspossible。“
MichaelandNadia，resolvednottostopevenforanhour，traveledallnight。Theweathercontinuedfine，thoughtheatmospherewasheavyandbecomingchargedwithelectricity。
Itwastobehopedthatastormwouldnotburstwhilsttheywereamongthemountains，forthereitwouldbeterrible。
Beingaccustomedtoreadatmosphericsigns，MichaelStrogoffknewthatastruggleoftheelementswasapproaching。
Thenightpassedwithoutincident。Notwithstandingthejoltingofthetarantass，Nadiawasabletosleepforsomehours。