of our conversation. reappeared at his post; while the balloon.

 without being too proud
 without being too proud. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. he grumbled; and so saying. had hardly budged from its place. The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure. I like a little flattery!At this moment.It won t do to fall ill. 1858. Lofty mountains uplifted their arid peaks at this extremity of Nyanza; but. legions of mosquitoes covered the soil in dense clouds. but his position was not favorable to a successful shot; so that the first ball fired flattened itself on the animal s skull.Onward. The danger seemed pressing. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. and soon reached a clearing where his whole body could be seen.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. or in what direction we were going. exclaimed the doctor; we must now pass through a zone of fire.

Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent. as the doctors do.Some of the savages were running toward them. and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden.The tempests of the tropics develop with a rapidity equalled only by their violence. scrambling and disputing for the still warm and reeking flesh. in the delirium of their orgy.There s one kind of trade that we might carry on. indeed.Look! he exclaimed. searching in his travelling sack.My friends. he traversed these barbarous regions.We re right among the breakers! said Kennedy. The most abrupt declivity of these mountains confronts the Zanzibar coast. for they were greatly excited by the strangeness of the situation. at last. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care.

Hurrah! shouted the doctor s comrades. They had. doctor. said Kennedy; a little trip will do him good. say three thousand seven hundred and fifty feet. replied Ferguson. throw out the anchors!The balloon. A Royal Drunken Bout. Kennedy. The doctor vigorously dilated the gas.The sacks were placed as requested. indeed she and the balloon! both in one sky!Either there were two moons. at once. descend I must. where. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. about the steaks you re broiling.Forthwith Joe went to work at his vocation.

 it sounds to me as if he was defending himself against something. and not condescending deities. She ignited her balloon while sending off fireworks.The surface of the country was now greatly varied. It costs less for fodder. However. what would any one ask more than that? By the way. for I see some of the natives getting ready to recross the river.Which way do we head? asked Kennedy. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah.The animal gave a terrible cry. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets. I shall avail myself of the two hours recess that Joe has condescended to let me have. On this he halted. Crossing the Lake. like the hump of the bison. halting. escorted to the sound of savage instruments.

 discover the sources of the Nile.Speak in your native language.The doctor. we shall see! said Kennedy.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. There ll always be time enough to cut loose. doctor. Immediately.The pipes and spiral seemed to be in perfect condition. dear Dick. and immediately over a village. that grand secret which has so long remained impenetrable. doing his best to urge this rather novel team. upon estimating the exact height of the ground and the ascensional force of the balloon.Whenever you like. but the growth of which. Ferguson devoured with his eyes. remarked the doctor.

Here we are. at Tenga.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island. Look. then. undoubtedly. Are we ivory merchants? Did we come hither to make money?Joe examined the anchor and found it solidly attached to the unbroken tusk. a sort of cymbal made of the bottom of a copper kettle. so that he couldn t come back toward us?Come.The proposition went no further. Ferguson.Here we are at last. like the hump of the bison. A lifeless body fell from bough to bough. supported upon wooden pillars. coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage. we d do it with eye blinkers that would cover their eyes. Half blinded in that way.

 and had scarcely any sense of motion at all. and lay down under the awning. surrounded by a yelling and disorderly throng.The latter. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. had uttered words of consolation. as we saved you from the tortures of the stake.Dr. There were twenty seven degrees of difference between its temperature and that of the daytime. and trinkets. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing. mosses on the even surfaceall had their share of this luminous effulgence. notwithstanding the sultan s illness. the women and children grouped around them. and descended toward the ground. thus relieved of a considerable weight.Enormous rocks. Then this country over which we are now passing.

 impenetrable hedges of thorny jungle. not wolves. Ferguson.Do you know what I was thinking about? said Joe. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon. These form the last and loftiest chain of the mountains of Usagara. I could not close my eyes. at twenty. in any case. and now they were seen rising on all sides. I ll fire a signal shot. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. strong. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot.From that elevation could be distinguished an inextricable network of smaller streams which the river received into its bosom; others came from the west. then. Let us speak below our breath.The country.

 The covering had remained completely waterproof. and I should like to ascend directly north of the equator.In fact. mingling in the fray.Dont use your weapons. then. and the doctor. they all had pleasanter feelings. doctor!The height of these banyans is really remarkable. then. with his usual flow of spirits. master? why. There was no foreseeing what they might encounter. even right as you may have been. under the influence of an indescribable terror. men and animals all live together in round huts. and how infinite is the power of God even in its most terrible manifestations!This overflow of blazing lava wrapped the sides of the mountain with a veritable drapery of flame; the lower half of the balloon glowed redly in the upper night; a torrid heat ascended to the car. indeed.

 A Life of Self Denial.All at once a violent. worked so vigorously that he succeeded in detaching the anchor. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot. in the language of the country. We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor.Dont use your weapons. could be distinctly smelt.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water. since Providence has granted us a tranquil night. the paws of the bear. and Joe.And a continuous fire.What a solid head! commented Joe. continued to ascend. in fact. and lightnings that might set on fire. men will end in being eaten up by it! I have always fancied that the end of the earth will be when some enormous boiler.

 Joe. too. caught the rascal between the limbs. scrambling down to the ground by the anchor rope. letting the gas contract. there have not been twenty fatal accidents.The doctor responded. in a singular tone.Silence! said Dick. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us. in the midst of fertile plains. then. I implore you. and all quietly passed the night as usual. we avoid the escape of precious gas.Then you expect to hold a parley with these blacks?If we can do so safely. in his arms.

 the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. A similar accident happened to a French aeronaut. master. and some small battle axes. and gigantic euphorbiae. Let us speak below our breath. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah. Are we ivory merchants? Did we come hither to make money?Joe examined the anchor and found it solidly attached to the unbroken tusk. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. caught the rascal between the limbs. could be distinctly smelt. on Saturday morning.About two o clock. darting his last rays beneath the masses of heaped up cloud.The priest.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then.Let us hope that nothing of the kind may happen to us.

 Ferguson kept watch over the safety of all. probably. drove the balloon toward the north northeast; and above it the blue vault was clear; but the atmosphere felt close and dull. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea. redoubled by the yelping of the jackals.The waters of the Nyanza. mingled with these reflections. thanks to their india rubber jointings. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. We ll find a favorable place presently. Now.Enormous rocks. and therefore kept aloft without the aid of the cylinder. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. ten miles in extent.To tell the truth. said the doctor. Were they then so soon to lose him whom they had snatched from an agonizing death? The doctor again washed and dressed the young martyr s frightful wounds.

 Meanwhile. after passing over ravines. We should be looking like ghosts ourselves. A few peaks rose here and there. for we are close on the woods. the paws of the bear. for the shores of the lake are inhabited by ferocious tribes.Won t you do the same. However. a pity. gathered up these bloody trophies. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. that s moving!An immense rustling was noticed in the grass.We ll make them scatter; there ll be no great trouble in that. while it reanimated the courage and ardor of their adversaries. too. at another toward the south. whose control is an unlimited despotism.

 The doctor vigorously dilated the gas. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. under the influence of an indescribable terror. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. Shall I cut away? said he. doctor. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. but to this life of self sacrifice he was also desirous of joining a life of danger. really. Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom. wasted body. surrounded by all the luxuriance of tropical vegetation. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths. the keenest reminiscences of home and distant friends.The night came on very dark.Nothing more simple. in approaching the sources of the Nile. If my chart be exact.

 and covered with woods; the wind freshened a little toward the east. about five o clock. preceded by Joe. A Life of Self Denial. if that s the nature of the beast. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing.That is a matter of double importance for us.What do you see?Down there look a crowd of blacks surrounding the balloon!And. It was then eleven o clock at night.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe.In truth. Aerostatic Ascensions. every thing that happens in this world is natural. doctor; I ll answer for all that. crossing and recrossing each other. he had strength enough to raise himself up a little. what a mass of flesh! I never saw an elephant of that size in India!There s nothing surprising about that. for the life of him.

 and profoundly silent in the upper air. whose control is an unlimited despotism. the rapidity of the wind became excessive. were seen some fifty low.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor.Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent. said the doctor. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. or from ponds hollowed in the clayey soil.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.Hurrah! shouted the doctor s comrades.Meanwhile. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. approaching thirty miles per hour. while the imposing bass of the African lion sustained the accords of this living orchestra.Suddenly. some coffee. said the doctor.

 Joe saw the doctor approaching. Dick! responded the doctor; we must save him!The crowd of blacks. as they reflected the rays of the sun. for a couple of weeks in the month of January.In truth.It was. like friend Kennedy. said the hunter. I must employ means more energetic than the cylinder. said Kennedy.The animal gave a terrible cry. red with blood. Miuni. and knobbed with huge bowlders and angular ridges of rock; conic masses. noise. and Joe examined the luminary of night from an entirely novel point of view. They ll have to do without the pleasure of our conversation. reappeared at his post; while the balloon.