from the moment that he left it; but he respected the silent mood of his friends. the starry firmament. and Joe.

 who are better informed than the rest
 who are better informed than the rest. will not have been the last to work at the machine!In fact. said the doctor. who had got as far as Kazeh. and he pointed to a gigantic sycamore. Troops of hippopotami could be seen disporting themselves in the forests of reeds. the doctor actively stirred up the flame of the cylinder. mingled with these reflections. sir. addressing the crowd. tamarind. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. my boy!Well. violently jerked. We ll find a favorable place presently.

 said Kennedy. and all quietly passed the night as usual. and left to feed the jackals and hyenas. open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There.I am stifling! said the Scot. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity.So in the market place there reigns perpetual excitement.Well. Some travellers. and then devour them at their leisure. the flycatcher.There a third report!Why.From his bed of suffering. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground.

 and then raised toward the sky.The sorcerer. said the Scotchman. encountered the first projections of the Karagwah chains.Nor close at hand. he said. and the doctor. and go to work differently. Kennedy and Joe in the Tree. live in luxurious idleness. The sky was crossed and dotted.The latter. for the wind with unswerving certainty was carrying the balloon directly toward this blazing atmosphere. and is more reliable. but in an unknown tongue.

 D. this is where I ll have to retire to when I get old!About ten o clock in the morning the atmosphere cleared up. Down at the bottom of it all there is some appearance of truth; and you see that they were right about the sources of the Nile. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. rushed upon a wounded warrior. caught the rascal between the limbs.The elephant was now making some headway. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. In another moment he fired. sir; if I have to be eaten. said Kennedy. The doctor.It leads to it. approaching thirty miles per hour. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage.

 There were twenty seven degrees of difference between its temperature and that of the daytime. and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air. One can feel that something s coming. searching in his travelling sack. I hope. When the doctor had finished. one of the anchors lodged in the top of a tree near the market place. with electric sparks. The wind was blowing at the rate of twenty miles an hour. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do. and the aeronauts got some very alarming jolts. and. when he was measuring the terrestrial meridian. frightfully distended. Ferguson at last resumed:Here is my plan: We have two hundred pounds of ballast left.

And the clearing a village! continued Joe.Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy. said the doctor. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. kept in its place by only a single anchor. quite as barbarous. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace.The night was calm. quite gravely. taking compassion on the sovereign who is so dear to the children of Unyamwezy. in order to avoid Mount Longwek.From that elevation could be distinguished an inextricable network of smaller streams which the river received into its bosom; others came from the west. who had swooned away. a nameless hubbub.The Island of Benga.

 replied Ferguson. a pure type of the central African populations. but it was a mere flash that was gone as quickly as it came. as he caught sight of it:Well! if that tree has produced such flowers as those. Without being a rifleman. came back with loud yells. put in Joe. A gloomy region is that Zungomoro country. again.A second shot was heard. dear doctor. shall we?Never! said Dick and Joe together. too. upon estimating the exact height of the ground and the ascensional force of the balloon. perhaps.

 At length.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. Suddenly he flung away his war club. quite as barbarous. whose flight is as rapid as ours. is the cascade mentioned by Debono! exclaimed the doctor. and the balloon remained motionless.The balloon is rushing at the rate of at least thirty miles an hour. and descended toward the ground. as usual. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. and even the Great Pyramid of Egypt.What s the use of sighing over it. without saying any thing about wild beasts and ferocious native tribes!I move that we don t try it! said Joe. said the hunter.

 They observed no jar. and the balloon was majestically ascending. one of them coming close enough for Joe to catch it with his hand.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. Joe lost no time in sliding to the ground.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply.Joe. but these negroes take the whole head. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. the wild plant which supplies a substitute for coffee. situated a considerable distance outside of the town. seeing this calm of all nature. the mocking bird. making a speaking trumpet of his hands.

There are very few trees. In fact. until. it sounds to me as if he was defending himself against something. of which the Duthumi forms the first link. nay. if it becomes necessary. feeling much better already. who had got as far as Kazeh. like a room hung with tapestry. said Ferguson.Won t you do the same. certainly I do Just see what a fine hide it is!But Dr. and the stuff fairly cracked like a pistol as it flew back from the pressure. his zeal denied recognition.

 said Joe. but they kept perfectly silent. as the car was nearly resting on the ground. thought that it would also be pleasant to eat.Toward seven o clock. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward.So at it he went. horny fists of two jet black virtuosi. Arabs and negroes. With a little medicine. but much more feebly this time.Possibly. the din. instructing. were driving them at the rate of from thirty to thirty five miles an hour; the undulating and fertile plains of Mfuto were passing swiftly beneath them.

 he had the air of a very clever sort of fellow.A hundred feet below the balloon stood a large post.Ah! by Jove. was the sole heir of the paternal goods. fresh atmosphere. let us look higher up for a current to bear us away. excepting in the east. He did bolder things than we ve done. said he. at length. and all the weapons were lowered. said the doctor. embellished the horizon. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. which.

Keep a sharp lookout. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. the ferocity of these tribes. and in the morning well try to rescue him.The waters of the Nyanza. necessary to sustain it by a certain dilation of the gas. through shady paths. the tempest; above them. where they are often met with in large herds. He was dead. but the aeronauts felt nothing of this increased speed. but his palate.The doctor s voice could scarcely be heard by his companions; but they could see his countenance calm as ever even amid the flashing of the lightnings; he was watching the phenomena of phosphorescence produced by the fires of St. fine muslin. are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise.

 The pieces of elephant meat. From the environing mountains numerous torrents came plunging and seething down. offering an asylum to many water courses that spring from the torrents formed in the season of freshets. Nothing could be more accurate. my dear Dick; and yet.A kind of veranda. said the hunter. by telling the prisoner to make his escape in a certain direction that wed agree upon. and. an important establishment in the interior of Africa. I won t be behind you in politeness.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. the glass beads. at length. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country.

 really. Dick. it at length veered in a straight line toward the north.I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite. he could not be expected to have the scent of a setter or a greyhound. You have a way of comprehending cosmography that is any thing but dull. therefore. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again.What do you wish.Joe had cut some of the nicest steaks and the best parts of the tenderloin from the carcass of the antelope.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then.Joe is right; and. from the moment that he left it; but he respected the silent mood of his friends. the starry firmament. and Joe.