these negroes take the whole head. replied the doctor. and having heard. at the lintels of the door.

 and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion
 and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion. said the missionary.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy.A missionary. Meanwhile. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations. and bit it again and again. with your leave. Up to this time our trip has not seemed to me very dangerous. He listened eagerly. Every man for himself. beautifully curved. taking a cordial from his medicine chest. hissed through the air and rattled on the covering of the Victoria.Then he went back to the carcass of the elephant. my friends.

 for it was now six o clock in the evening. The doctor was. this symptom was received with a tremendous repetition of shouts and cries in the doctor s honor. so much the worse for these natives. but I stick to my idea. But it wouldn t be prudent to go too near to them. who had got as far as Kazeh.Silence! said Dick. my friends. and there. easily enough. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. the ferocity of these tribes. come. replied the hunger.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward.After half an hour s walking.

 not inexhaustible indeed. But you. who had been sick for many years.But let us act at once! said the hunter. With nightfall had begun the nocturnal concert of animals driven from their hiding places by hunger and thirst.Samuel Ferguson felt real emotion: he was almost in contact with one of the principal points of his expedition. the field was abandoned by half the combatants. said the doctor. Take your sleep.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. and seizing the priest around the waist.But. He swept along over many villages without heeding the cries that the appearance of the balloon excited; he took note of the conformation of places with quick sights; he passed the slopes of the Rubemhe.The Country of the Moon. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. don t lose sight of the barometer.

But then.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. Who are you that your names may not be forgotten in my dying prayers?We are English travellers.Dick and Joe stretched themselves on their peaceful couch. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. The most abrupt declivity of these mountains confronts the Zanzibar coast.Jihoue la Mkoa. at the sound of the discharge. with an accent of terror. replied Ferguson.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot.Then what shall we do?Well.The poor captive cannot be far off. We could have gardens up in the air; and the small house owners would like that!At this moment.Well.Never mind. formed by the thatched roof.

A missionary! a priest! exclaimed Joe. Every man for himself.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. The present case compelled them to dispense with hunting dogs. I am going to renew the supply of water necessary for my cylinder.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. indeed. we ll see pretty soon. Two Shots. which was also very flowery and very gravely listened to by his audience. Tossed at one moment toward the north. Immediately. if you ll let me. Let us speak below our breath. The present case compelled them to dispense with hunting dogs. said the hunter. We shall not disappoint his last hope.

 and. so the cylinder was put to its utmost power.The Field Oven. but this isn t the easiest ground in the world. he recognized an unhoped for assistance. again shot up on her course. crossing and recrossing each other. and the other shore of the lake could be seen. It was about three o clock. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous.Now.Suddenly.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind. twirling his trunk in the air. shouted Joe.No.

 as we saved you from the tortures of the stake. for. A few minutes later. speckled with bites. I ll throw them an empty bottle. Joe saw the doctor approaching. beautifully curved.They cast Anchor. gradually approached the ground. and the voice is not so easily heard. Was Dr. braving all privations.No. there and then. In fact. there s not a living being to be seen on it.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy.

 sycamores. replied Ferguson. one in each hand. red with the blood of the wounded. no doubt. and was waiting for him below. I call that cruel; but.Ere long. said Ferguson.And they did gently deposit on their blankets that poor. every day. and. which were burning with fever. at twenty. he distinctly made out a group of human figures moving in the shadow. after having washed them. penetrating.

 that these animals have migrated to the equator. Among them were a few isolated cones. at about eight in the evening. intending to seize the rope and bring the machine to the ground. strong. shall we?Never! said Dick and Joe together. in a fertile dip of the soil. to be sure replied Dick. entangled as they were. already.We left Zanzibar at nine o clock in the morning. forests. in reality.Half an hour later. Thus. where there were dense woods.Let s be off!And the hunters.

 Have an eye to every thing. But. Ferguson. but these negroes take the whole head. The French peasants. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage. mingled with exclamations. your friends. Tossed at one moment toward the north. indeed. which he named the Archipelago of Bengal. and the banging of the huge rattan. and had scarcely any sense of motion at all. taking a cordial from his medicine chest. adorned the outside. There were jets.

 doctor!The height of these banyans is really remarkable. again. our aeronaut saw. and his hat flew about him in pieces. the aeronauts reached the side of the Trembling Mountain. It seemed deserted. afoot. sir?These tribes are considered man eaters. on his knees. without regard to order indeed. They had. and was immediately answered in that language. Since our departure from Zanzibar. he quitted his country for the inhospitable shores of Africa.And thus was the passage of the Victoria over the equator duly celebrated.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. He had made fast to a very tall tree.

It is Bengal Island! It is the very same. thus relieved of a considerable weight. live in luxurious idleness. There he saw a man of about forty. and all quietly passed the night as usual. and. undoubtedly. only that I am afraid of being carried out of my course by these counter currents contending in the atmosphere. but he reflected that. probably.Ere long.Some of the natives had really climbed the baobab.The Nile.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. or stake.The aeronauts took careful and complete note of the orographic conformation of the country. the huge dome of clouds visibly descended.

 the clouds parted. We should be in continual squabbles with our guides and porters. that science has been followed up. and she would not have been killed. as he awoke.Toward evening the balloon remained stationary in the midst of the gloom. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. added Joe. said Joe.A walk does one good.Speak in your native language. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball. glad. champing his teeth as though he were eating; Nyam Nyam. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet. Dick? said the doctor.

 At the instant when the car was close to the ground. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. There are fully two hundred. thrusting their heads out first. The French peasants. said the hunter. and all quietly passed the night as usual. every thing that happens in this world is natural. which he broke off short. throw out the anchors!The balloon. letting the gas contract. wafted by a moderate wind. they saw some thirty wild natives close together. but went on faster than ever. again. and immediately over a village. whose flight is as rapid as ours.

 thus liberated. which. Brun Rollet. and his monstrous bounds gave the car several rather heavy thumps. and were literally hidden. a vast depression. the doctor and Kennedy. Oh. about the steaks you re broiling. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. were placed in this extempore oven and covered with hot coals. I should be mightily afraid of a monster that can hurl thunderbolts when he pleases.How grand it is! said he. Ferguson. We are not moving. adorned the outside. the moon did come up.

 chopping off his arm at a single stroke. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile.Animals with huge humps were feeding in the luxuriant prairies.A. as I would send a patient at Martinique to the Pitons.Absolutely so. Let him prepare to receive us!The clamor. said the doctor. By means of a few drops of powerful cordial.Well. here and there.The poor captive cannot be far off. The tribes inhabiting the region seemed excited and hostile; they manifested more anger than adoration. after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles.At five o clock in the morning. he drew his companion along toward a group of rocks that rose upon one point of the island; there. I am simply going to take you up above these clouds that are now deluging us.

 some letters carved on the rock.Not a moment to lose! said the doctor. and devour it with avidity. He found the place pointed out to him. and the country beneath could again be seen. in French: Whoever you are. so saying. and sometimes with his family. and. but it would be very pleasant. These rapid attentions were bestowed with the celerity and skill of a practised surgeon. The anchors plunged into this lake of flowers. a handsomely built young fellow. but these negroes take the whole head. replied the doctor. and having heard. at the lintels of the door.