The Project Gutenberg eBook, Ticket No. "9672", by Jules Verne, Translated by Laura E. Kendall
TICKET NO. "9672"
BY JULES VERNE
Translated from the French by Laura E. Kendall
CHAPTER I.
"What time is it?" inquired Dame Hansen, shaking the ashes from her pipe, the last curling rings from which were slowly disappearing between the stained rafters overhead.
"Eight o'clock, mother," replied Hulda.
"It isn't likely that any travelers will come to-night. The weather is too stormy."