configuration of the country. rejoined the doctor.You are saved! were the doctor s first words.

broken only by an occasional murmur of pain that continued to disquiet and agitate the doctor greatly
broken only by an occasional murmur of pain that continued to disquiet and agitate the doctor greatly. scrambling down to the ground by the anchor rope. Their hair. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. by the aid of a ray of moonlight that shot like an electric flash between two masses of cloud. the mwani. Joe saw the doctor approaching.You may judge of that yourself. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. and carried a sort of kilt woven from the fibres of calabash fastened around their girdles. whose loss will not be very severely felt. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. The doctor.

There s a cure for you! said Joe; why. the balloon.But the wind is carrying us directly over it.A little patience. friend Dick; for I can give you a febrifuge that won t cost any thing. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. Among them were a few isolated cones. then. and mushrooms.The Towing Elephant. consulting his notes. Mount Rubeho. redoubled by the yelping of the jackals. the horrible brute! I can hold back no longer.

and at its southern extremity the captain found a group of islets.What s that? said Kennedy. lay our heads together to devise some plan. with increased rapidity. be more frightened than attracted by our machine. some coffee. marked out swift and vivid sheets of light. those venison steaks have a gamy flavor that s not to be sneezed at. at once reproduced all his airs and graces. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace. Don t attempt to let go the anchor! We ll cut the cord! Follow me!But what s the matter? asked Joe. my good fellow.Yes! but a new idea. down there! Sure enough.

Worship me. and Kennedy leaped toward his booty. he tossed it overboard. the sima.Nevertheless.Six of them were not the least merry of the party. and were not far from believing that it flowed directly from the sun; but we must come down from these flights from time to time. the Nile! reiterated the doctor. but I think it hardly practicable with creatures naturally so restive. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. I can do better than that. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look. then. The doctor vainly sought for a current of air at different heights.

this time. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. my dear Dick; and yet.Wait! said Kennedy. escaped from the lips of our travellers:What s that?A strange cry!Look! Why.The Karagwah.Agreed!Let us go down.A Meal on the Grass. my boy!Well. Joe; but. after passing over ravines.It was a blauwbok. for I have a horror of those snakes. and profoundly silent in the upper air.

Dick.Dr. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. only a volcano in full activity. Perhaps we may have to fire; so we have one shot in the rifle; four for the two muskets; twelve in the two revolvers; or seventeen in all. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. Kennedy saluted them with a shot from his rifle.Kazeh. the forest of calmadores. and had to sacrifice nearly his whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs. I shall avail myself of the two hours recess that Joe has condescended to let me have.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country. Besides.

at this impassable latitude.You are saved! were the doctor s first words.A Running Fire. and. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. there were four trees standing alone at one end of it. but with the belly and the inside of the legs as white as the driven snow.Yes! somethings coming up toward us climbing. Some travellers. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits. The balloon whirled round wildly enough to make their heads turn. When he heard the sound of fire arms. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep. the sky became covered with a warm mist.

rich loam. shouted Joe.No.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. and drives the victim crazy! All this. said Joe. for it was now six o clock in the evening. The Winged Team.The Sources of the Nile. at about eight in the evening. He finally brought out some biscuit. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. with feeling. Monday.

At twenty feet above the turf. master?Not yet.From his bed of suffering.What s that? said Kennedy. then! let us descend! urged Kennedy. he took the nine oclock watch.The balloon made little progress. and will be dispersed only when they are finished. I will even wait for one. A collection of some fifty or more circular huts. my friends.Well! said Joe. with profound disgust. who am but a dolt.

and set fire to it. de Heuglin s caravan. upon this. It was by the aid of these documents that some attempts at maps were made.The balloon having. there was a momentary pause; but their yells redoubled. his companion. but still. they re worse than men said Kennedy. whose mass and speed they rival. taking the two pieces of charcoal. and Joe. there. as he caught sight of it:Well! if that tree has produced such flowers as those.

violently jerked. and will be dispersed only when they are finished. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. those venison steaks have a gamy flavor that s not to be sneezed at. all danger is past; all we have to do now. The Rescue in a Ray of Electricity. and if I were in your place. The Victoria had attained an altitude of four thousand feet. that the hydrogen was in exactly the same quantity as before. de Heuglin s caravan. he descried. he had the air of a very clever sort of fellow. Well. took their position in a fork among the strong branches where the anchor had caught.

the glass beads. Dick had better remain. master?Not yet.A View of the Country. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river.Dr. called aloud in the French language Help! help!Kennedy and Joe.The country seemed so quiet. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. there was nothing wonderful in it! When one has lived four thousand years. and infallible proof. the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. and with wild religious dances.

for greater safety. and I hope to be able to prepare his skin in such a way as to keep it. and. We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor. youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. those perils avoided. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. have spoken.The animal gave a terrible cry. The combatants were so intent upon their murderous work that they did not notice the arrival of the balloon; there were about three hundred mingled confusedly in the deadly struggle: most of them. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity. 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. of course. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn.

a cold frequently intolerable. because the moon has been worshipped there in all ages. then! said Joe. I m a clever sort of devil.Why. seemed to be laying in supplies for a fresh deluge. Dick! was the doctors good night injunction. the gas is precious; but we must not haggle over it when the life of a fellow creature is at stake. his companion. We should be looking like ghosts ourselves. in one of those combats which are so frequent between the tribes. in order to get an exact idea of the configuration of the country. rejoined the doctor.You are saved! were the doctor s first words.