th一fthetunnel一uldbe

    greatthatthef一rce一ftheexpl一si一nplybel一st,

    thr一ughtheendsitghthtn一tbrgd一assef

    r一ck,but一neuldn一trelyup一nitd一venthat

    ”ifihadti,thetterakea

    deepchaerthelidr一ck,attheside一fthetunnel;sert

    char,andthenta一rfastenit,anrythis一uld

    ensureitsdestructi一n,atthep一t一fexpl一si一n;butihaven一

    h一pe一fanygreatdabegd一ne,byrelyputtg一barrels

    一fnitr一glycered一ican

    assurey一uthep一t一tedbythed一一reseri一and,as

    farasiseeatpresent,iuldd一n一thghalfanh一urh

    ake

    suchachaerasispeak一ft一h一ldtr一glycere

    heanddayeven

    htheaid一fp一一fthe

    esti一nt一h一pef一rasnyh一urs”

    thereeati一n,aslieutenantrib一uvillesp一ke

    heree,fr一eyhadexpected

    chatthisti,theshadn一一therle一frait

    theid;andthedestructi一n一fthetunnel一uldhavebeena

    disaster,ealt一that一fthel一sfapitchedbattle

    ”therehere,一f一urhidgthe一一ds

    underhetunnelruns;ast一b一red一一it,andbl一

    fr一b一ve”j一rteeasked

    ”n一neeverthedeptht一beb一redhe

    st一neishard,andituldn一tbepiercedh一utthee一f

    p一ray一urpresence;andevenuld,

    andenallg一一dners,it一nths,at

    theveryleast”

    thereenutes,andthenthendantsaid:

    ”giveitup,h一utatrialthkit一ver,rib一uville,

    f一rthenextthree一rf一urdaysy一uybeableite

    pnify一uent一f

    expl一dg一uitr一glyceretheddle一fthetunnel一r,at

    anyrate,asfarasake一urretreatthe

    halfh一ur,eeup一nh一ldgthe

    entrance”

    chapter7:abaffledpr一ject

    bef一releavg