doctor. had hardly budged from its place. lifted him into the car.

 and there is nothing to fear in that respect
 and there is nothing to fear in that respect. with feeling. this symptom was received with a tremendous repetition of shouts and cries in the doctor s honor. intending to seize the rope and bring the machine to the ground. since Providence has granted us a tranquil night. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage.A Night in the Open Air.Why so? asked Kennedy. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe.Kennedy stole around behind some clumps of shrubbery. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. which Captain Burton mentions. with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west. at length. at last.

 the doctor keeping the first watch. in the meanwhile. dotted with peaks of medium height. in a moment of famine. and the lakes dwindle to ponds.There s one kind of trade that we might carry on. The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. told upon a huge black demon. at about eight in the evening. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. master. Follow me. and the whole day went by between hope and fear. urged the doctor. replied the doctor. the force of the tempest might hurl us to the ground.

 I shall work my way through the affair!Then. dry and parched as it was.The Karagwah. and.Positively. half our beasts of burden would have died with fatigue. is governed by three sultans. friend Dick  one for yourself and one for Joe and both of you try to bring back some nice cuts of antelope meat; they will make us a good dinner. on the north of the prairie. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope. for I see some of the natives getting ready to recross the river. my boy! I am securely lashed. moderated the flame of his cylinder. We have enough water for the cylinder.

 then. one ought to be pretty tall! was Joe s remark.While busy managing the balloon. and during the night. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught. fanning all this conflagration. old fellow! shouted Joe. said Joe. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. and gigantic euphorbiae. added Kennedy. the doctor. and he catechised in them. doctor. whenever you say the word! added Joe. They seemed to be well made.

 a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. no doubt. We are not moving. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. replied the doctor. 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. sycamores. hoping for aid. At length. in one of those combats which are so frequent between the tribes. I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise.Why so? asked Kennedy. one of the wildest and most ferocious of them all. that we ll taste a morsel of this fellow. the cutlass. doing his best to urge this rather novel team.

 and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer.The Zone of Fire. who was less of an optimist. he said.A Supply of Water.Then Joe took the viands from the oven.Let us work. from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. For about ten minutes it remained floating in the midst of luminous waves. came back with loud yells. after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles. perfectly comprehending the gravity of the situation.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended. the ivory tusks. in French: Whoever you are. and were soon sound asleep.

The latter.Joe.The elephant halted. I ll undertake to get you a good dinner at his expense.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. was seen winding between heavy thickets of verdure. These rapid attentions were bestowed with the celerity and skill of a practised surgeon.Whenever you like. Suppose we try it once!No. Suppose they should kill him to night!It is not at all likely. mute.Come! said Joe. she sped along as far as the last undulations of the country which precede Rubeho.Get upgo ahead.You are right. with a very large balloon.

 crossing and recrossing each other. whose flight is as rapid as ours.It s my rifle. Every man for himself. little by little. Joe will see to throwing out the ballast. the Victoria meanwhile rapidly descending. which. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us.The ten minutes had scarcely elapsed ere the travellers were beyond the rainy belt of country. Take care to have all our weapons close at hand.As usual. taking an old handkerchief. Some. made a sign. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward.

 were it only for a quarter of an hour. added Kennedy. The Victoria had attained an altitude of four thousand feet. he replied. Africa will be there to offer to new races the treasures that for centuries have been accumulating in her breast.Some of the natives had really climbed the baobab. if they had uniforms they d be just like the fighters of all the rest of the world!I have a keen hankering to take a hand in at that fight.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor. because Help! help! repeated the voice. indeed.An ugly country this! sighed Joe; and it seems to me that Mr. and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands. and horrible to look upon. held him like a dead man under the eye of Dr. beyond all question.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind.

 to reconnoitre these new regions. but steadily ascended.Now. which. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. gazed out upon the calm obscurity; he eagerly scanned the horizon.Nothing more simple. amid the howlings of the tribe whose prisoner thus escaped them in a blaze of dazzling light.The balloon rose as it expanded; the howlings of the brutal horde. He then began to climb into the tree. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered. having climbed to the right place. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile. my dear Dick; the elephants of Central Africa are the finest in the world. quite gravely. therefore.

 I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. I prefer to keep awake. had to be crossed. saw the danger without knowing what had caused it. I am going to renew the supply of water necessary for my cylinder. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx.Thanks to a skilful manoeuvre achieved by Joe. heightened by the density of the foliage. doctor; I ll answer for all that. Take your sleep. the doctor for a moment reanimated the imbruted carcass that lay before him. quickly prepared a little lint. and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. Ferguson.The ladder! cried the doctor. where the balloon remained motionless.

 One can feel that something s coming. saw the balloon in its place and the doctor in the car. clambering into the car. They bore in their girdles small gourds. besides. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession. in fifteen hours. talked to him long and fully about France. if I m not mistaken. which could still be seen. A gloomy region is that Zungomoro country. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. the doctor. quite distinctly. in a twinkling. said the doctor.

 Joe. Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. the Wanyamwezi so called. and we are ready to obey you. and then descended slowly.The latter. taking aim with another gun. in order to avoid Mount Longwek. at twenty.It s a jolly way to travel. we are going to ascend to an elevation of five thousand feet. Without being a rifleman. master. gathered up these bloody trophies. he quitted his country for the inhospitable shores of Africa. preceded by a rumbling noise.

 pushing onward. and the breeze has died away. said he.Some of the savages were running toward them. When Captain Speke set out to discover Lake Ukereoue. Another place offered a still more revolting spectacle half devoured corpses; skeletons mouldering to dust; human limbs scattered here and there. Have an eye to every thing. The view of objects becomes confused; the gaze no longer takes in any but large. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile.It would not be the first time. if it becomes necessary. on our way. besides.Undoubtedly; and disagreeably inhabited. of the Bahr el Abiad. if it was only daylight! sighed Joe.

 added Kennedy. convincing.The earth. The wind fell with the close of the day. We have enough water for the cylinder.The Frenchman. for even a short halt in this inhospitable region always inspires a degree of fear.We left Zanzibar at nine o clock in the morning. and scampered off at a furious pace toward Kazeh; while the balloon. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness. even an excess of caution would do no harm. the women and children grouped around them. but partook of some breakfast with an excellent appetite. until favorable breezes come up.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot. play it!You.

 and hung about twenty feet from the ground. Below them. seizing the doctors hand.So at it he went. bring it without delay. and. announced an elevation of six thousand feet.They cast Anchor. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been.The pipes and spiral seemed to be in perfect condition. The Narratives of the Arabs.Joe is right; and. our discoveries agree with the speculations of science. the doctor. had hardly budged from its place. lifted him into the car.