CHAPTER XXI
A NOVEL EXPERIENCE[1]
S William let go of the handles a slight click was borne to his ear, and then all was silence again.
Occupied though he was in trying to break his fall, our hero could not help feeling that, through some accident or other, the car had failed to start; and he felt a pang of disappointment at the thought. But a fresh surprise was in store for him; for although he was continually falling, he did not seem to be any nearer the bottom of the car than before, but remained suspended, head downward, in mid-air!
- ↑ It may be well to state that the curious physical effects during the fall of the car have been very carefully calculated, with the kind assistance of the Professor of Applied Mechanics in one of our leading colleges. Hence, however startling and improbable our hero's experiences may seem, they may be taken as a fair representation of what might happen under the conditions given.
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