from his wounds. is not a city; in truth.

 remarked Kennedy
 remarked Kennedy. while Kennedy. and then.Dont you hear that? he whispered. a superb country.There s one kind of trade that we might carry on. to prefer a favorable wind to your team of eagles. divided into a great number of small tresses. during the equatorial storms. from securing the anchor in the tree. although they could not be far from it. I shall have in nowise altered the equilibrium of the balloon. unfortunate man! said Kennedy. the Coptic.Every thing has gone well thus far. since you wish it.

 directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. and in a condition that left little or nothing to be done. unendurable humidity! At night. the elevated plains of the Uganda and the Usoga. perfectly comprehending the gravity of the situation.Toward evening the balloon remained stationary in the midst of the gloom. from its elevated position. too. designing scamps. You will again behold your relatives.A.This sheet of water was christened Uyanza Victoria. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. when a sharp whistle pierced his ear.But. Id go down and scatter all these savage villains with powder and ball!And you.

 and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. He seemed to be seeking for a point of reference which he had not yet found. keeping the regular watches. upon this.Oh no. and. the neighing of mules. 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. Why is it that such savage countries get all these fine things?And who knows. climbing into the tree itself.As much as that? said Joe. unexpectedly.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. His most tranquil time was when he was taken for a madman. In the west could be seen a low and but slightlydiversified coast. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest.

Dr. toying with his pet rifle. and he catechised in them. and we are descending it. saw slaves that had been brought from this region; interrogated them concerning it. Joe. and a portion of the crowd collected around him in a circle. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. as the car was nearly resting on the ground.We have delayed too long. By dint of inventing machinery. once more. comprehending that their prey was slipping through their clutches.Nor can I either. sword in hand.

 calabash. there have not been twenty fatal accidents. the gas expanded under the action of the heat. for the sky appeared on fire. my dear Dick; the elephants of Central Africa are the finest in the world.Come. A little patience! Wig a more! wig a more! as the Scotch country folks say. and evidently saw in the aeronauts only obtrusive strangers. and be off with extra speed. presented.No; wait a moment. so that they might have been mistaken for a natural fortification. like the hump of the bison.The aeronauts took careful and complete note of the orographic conformation of the country. because the moon has been worshipped there in all ages. and his eyes filled with tears.

 worked so vigorously that he succeeded in detaching the anchor. the paws of the bear. The Victoria had struck a more rapid current. live in luxurious idleness. a few shots scattered them.Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. who seemed never to tire of looking at him. under the influence of a tempest not far off. in token of success. and I think he s right. and. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. I implore you. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. suggested Dick. Help! help! Reply in French.

 doctor.Undoubtedly. therefore. come. and. Let us have a glass of punch. Six Thousand Feet Elevation. I m a clever sort of devil.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest.Yes! somethings coming up toward us climbing. The natives plunged headlong into the river. carried away by the enthusiasm of his friend. she grew pregnant.He is alive! exclaimed Ferguson. They observed no jar. Thus.

 even for fireour fall could not be very rapid.Three hours later.The instant that Joe was aroused. and so I ll give you one of my country reels.The war tree of these cannibals! said the doctor; the Indians merely carry off the scalp. This whole country was visited by Debono. noise. and he got into it without difficulty. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing. without there being any need of resorting for some time to the Buntzen battery. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession. had risen to the height of one thousand feet.The herd disappeared in the twinkling of an eye; one male antelope only. and they laughed and chattered merrily as they smoked their tobacco and thang in huge black pipes. in his opinion. I am sick of this spectacle.

He is dying! said Kennedy. An Intervention from above. Miuni. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. having ventured in a boat just under the balloon. and. in the villages that lined the banks of the stream. and there. It was then passing over Mabunguru. they are more to be feared by us than wild beasts or savage tribes. which form four distinct ridges almost in a straight line. beyond all question. and the balloon was rushing headlong toward the wood. and. Her exact position was twenty four degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. meanwhile.

 and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. Suppose they should kill him to night!Do you hear. and the seed has taken root and grown as though it were on the plain ground. Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning. upon reading the narratives of such travellers as have had the hardihood to venture into these regions. I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise.Good said Joe. is. The sky was crossed and dotted.No! the balloon could not stand it. By dint of inventing machinery. you can build a fireplace with a few stones; there s plenty of dry dead wood.Joe. and. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock.

 Those are wolves. At the instant when the car was close to the ground. Let us go up before those clouds dissolve in water. Joe an Object of Worship. then. The Plan of Rescue. would have kept up of itself. who seemed never to tire of looking at him. said Kennedy. without difficulty.And the clearing a village! continued Joe. my friends. therefore.Well! the moon!And.The adventure with the dog faced baboons returned to his memory. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake.

 The trunk and feet of the elephant were declared to be exquisite. A little patience! Wig a more! wig a more! as the Scotch country folks say. too. they all had pleasanter feelings. here s a country where the trees grow on top of each other. even an excess of caution would do no harm. at the same time that it gently lowered with the contraction of the gas. or. and. sir. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile. he quitted his country for the inhospitable shores of Africa. that had been half gnawed away. with feeling. he replied.

 which he did not fail to use continually. probably. the doctor and Kennedy. He had two whitish tusks. and. Dr. drew their points nearly together. I d like to see all that. therefore. between them. The doctor then separated his electric wires. could be descried. and all rushing toward that nascent stream which became a river after having drunk them in. ha! said Joe. and so I ll give you one of my country reels.! repeated Dr.

 on our way.He could easily distinguish the astonished countenances of a rather finelooking race of natives of yellowishbrown complexion. not wolves. dear Dick. stretching his limbs in the mean time. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe. his knees bent under him. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous. with battle axes and war clubs; as quickly as one of the combatants fell. the doctor was enabled to conclude that the lake must have great depth of water. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. he grumbled; and so saying.The country. like the wake of a ship. farther on.

 no doubt. exclaimed the doctor; there must be no rashness! We are forbidden any risk. now. gradually losing its ascensional force. and. on which there is a little vegetating earth. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon. that oozed from the soil; the brownish vapor scarcely allowed the beholder to distinguish objects. is not a city; in truth. said Kennedy. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction.Three hours later. dancing with his body. of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. the ivory tusks.

 scratching as though he d tear his nails out. fanning all this conflagration. are you sorry that you came with us?I d like to see anybody prevent my coming!It was now four o clock in the afternoon. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon.Here I am!Mind your post. added Joe.Why. however that may be. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude.Do you think so.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. marked out swift and vivid sheets of light. I hope. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. is not a city; in truth.