Thanks, that's interesting! > He addressed his ground crew: “Well, now we have been considering whether the start should be made or not; my comrades insist on

Thanks, that's interesting! > He addressed his ground crew: “Well, now we have been considering whether the start should be made or not; my comrades insist on starting, and as I have no fully valid reasons against it, I shall agree to it, although with some reluctance. Will you, then, send all hands on shore to begin the work of dismantling the balloon-house?”