When they recover, they learn that the gas bag is nearly empty.

I fired, and put the whole magazine of bullets into the gas bag.

Those who had gone outside came in again, under the shade of the gas bag.

He had arranged no rip cord on the gas bag.

"Sure, the gas bags that live there might get sick too."

My old gas bag was hanging squat on the ground.

"I'm going back to Shopton, fix up the gas bag, and give her another government trial," was the answer.

"Are you suggesting a battle between these gas bags and my battleships?"

"If they had shot a few holes in the gas bag where would we be?"

"I'd just end up punching a hole in the gas bag."