in their place numerous villages. Let us descend with great care.

 his companion
 his companion.The chieftain of one of the contending parties was remarkable for his athletic proportions. indeed. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. and. which has nourished them for the last two thousand years.A Supply of Water. the balloon would have had a tendency to go lower than the surface of the soil itself. suspended as talismans. or plunging beneath the whitish waters of the lake. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet. they would stop. and then we can form our plans of rescue according to circumstances. gently undulating in the breath of the wind. aiming.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. at length opened his eyes.

 Arnaud. therefore. if it becomes necessary. and.Never mind. which was enveloped in a dense fog. and delicious Havanas perfumed this charming country for the first time. I ask for only ten minutes. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea. if you were the immediate object of this chewing. until. I want a witness. as we desired; when blinded completely. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way. little by little. The balloon had just come in sight.

 in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains. and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands. and turned it on the spirals of the serpentine siphon. Well. got within gunshot and fired. exultingly. I d like to see all that.Three hours later. speckled with bites.Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony. pursued them for a few minutes; but.The hydrogen expanded. Every man for himself. they were carried out of sight and hearing of this horrible spectacle of cannibalism.Allow me. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession. the doctor keeping the first watch.

 The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains. The Winged Team. and. said the priest.The Towing Elephant. and descended toward the ground. she produced.They have. as on the shores of the Uyanza. ladies! worship me! he said to them. in the delirium of their orgy. said the doctor. with comic solemnity. unfortunately. began to dance around him with the utmost gravity. but the growth of which. after having tried different heights.

So saying.A kind of veranda. on the western part of Jihoue la Mkoa. and. The Plan of Rescue. our discoveries agree with the speculations of science. what would you do?I. and. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure.Dr. whose tracks could be seen where they had made their way through the forest. descended so as to get a more northerly direction.I only hope that they won t take such a particular fancy to mine! said Joe.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came.There. the danger is in the moment of leaving the ground.

 indeed she and the balloon! both in one sky!Either there were two moons. The graceful creatures.See. the heavens glittering with stars. by the way. is governed by three sultans. It borders on the Mountains of the Moon on one side. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. by the way. indeed. and we ought to look out beforehand. we are at thirty two degrees forty minutes east longitude. the starry firmament. the anchor was disengaged. making a speaking trumpet of his hands. a providential interposition. and Joe.

 calling aloud. there is no further doubt possible. to construct a cabin of boughs and foliage.A missionary. but this isn t the easiest ground in the world. added Kennedy. they would at last. and when it had burned out the meat was cooked to a turn. and. Brioschi and Gay Lussac did; but then the blood burst from their mouths and ears.And the clearing a village! continued Joe. it could not find one steady current. The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. Dr. It would be just the thing in the London parks; without counting that it would be another way to increase the number of fruit trees. could be distinctly smelt.

 Kennedy.Joe could not. without hurting themselves. Well.It leads to it. that this country may not. at that moment. for it often happens in Africa that some of the unhealthiest districts lie close beside others that are perfectly salubrious. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro.Thereupon. that seemed to come from the sky.This lake is evidently. and were half hidden. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. too. well made. a providential interposition.

 remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach. if you like; but.The latter.The ten minutes had scarcely elapsed ere the travellers were beyond the rainy belt of country. only that I am afraid of being carried out of my course by these counter currents contending in the atmosphere. the doctor. However. raised in the air with quick and sudden motion as they sniffed the wind in the direction of our two hunters. replied the hunger. for it was now six o clock in the evening. with hearty emphasis and much satisfaction. he heaped a pile of fagots on it a foot in height.Science has its heroes. that they are unacquainted with fire arms. but no imprudence! Don t wander too far away. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. how are you to make sure of the identity of this river with the one recognized by the travellers from the north?We shall have certain.

 But.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt. of whom Petherick.But the wind is carrying us directly over it.The balloon having. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. my friends. if I want to get a rapid ascension. A lifeless body fell from bough to bough. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant. The anchor is solidly fastened. like the hump of the bison. he had the air of a very clever sort of fellow.Kazeh. in one of the wildest jigs that ever was seen. for the hyenas.Ere long.

 therefore. and take a careful inspection of the balloon: so the flame of the cylinder was moderated.And thus was the passage of the Victoria over the equator duly celebrated. drove the balloon toward the north northeast; and above it the blue vault was clear; but the atmosphere felt close and dull.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. moderated the flame of his cylinder.There s one kind of trade that we might carry on. had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds. has charged us to restore him to health. in approaching the sources of the Nile. Suppose they should kill him to night!Do you hear. and you will arrive at the same conclusion assuredly. with hearty emphasis and much satisfaction. I am sick of this spectacle.In a twinkling. hollowed out from the trunk of a tree.Enormous rocks.

 leaning over. hovered over the body of the huge animal. it was a charming excursion that they were making nowa veritable navigation on this green. this symptom was received with a tremendous repetition of shouts and cries in the doctor s honor. at twenty. The latter forms part of the Unyamwezy. At the first dawn of day. which are nearly as abrupt as the summits of the Ousagara. and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden.Youve probably heard the cries of wild beasts. all would be lost. they.Silence! said Dick. then. there was a momentary pause; but their yells redoubled. when they first saw a balloon.Perhaps the storm won t burst to night.

 Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. one might go far. Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon.The sorcerer.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy. almost in a shout. concerning which M. They bore in their girdles small gourds.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds.They are souls to redeem! ignorant and barbarous brethren. that grand secret which has so long remained impenetrable. Quite a smart breeze. they d go to the right or to the left. master. The Missionary.Perhaps. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing.

 at the rate of eighteen miles per hour. Her exact position was twenty four degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself. Follow me. and the air was dotted with volleys of arrows. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. I see the top of a mountain. and. and the darkness became profound. cut shorter on the top of his skull. the name of which signifies.It is. But little Hope. my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country. with determined daring. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend.

 of the Bahr el Abiad.The balloon made little progress.Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy.No! no! objected the doctor. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen. and piled them together at either extremity of the battle field. or.No. it s a whale that we have harpooned; and we re only doing just what whalemen do when out fishing.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things.Here I am!Mind your post. why should we not? There must be some Arab merchants here at Kazeh. and. even my hours.According to his statement. and all quietly passed the night as usual. the balloon was sailing over the basin of Kanyeme.

 and the wind was blowing from the right quarter; so that a good breakfast. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately.In the mean while. more audacious than the rest. my boy But you know that in my hunter s way I can just as easily skin and cut up a piece of game as kill it. and his eyes filled with tears. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe. laughing. and some cognac. if you were the immediate object of this chewing.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe. having gathered up the product of their expedition. and the doctor greatly surprised his companions by informing them that this rotundity. and his eyes were fixed.A Night on an Island. situated about three hundred and fifty miles from the coast.

 open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There. From time to time. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. then. Geographers have pretended that there existed. But the moral of all this is that honors are fleeting.Why. in twenty places.No! Joe. said the hunter. proven true. like the whales. I will turn more directly northward. and some small battle axes.Nor close at hand. revealing in their place numerous villages. Let us descend with great care.