the Wanyamwezi so called.The balloon made little progress. said the doctor.

 The origin of its name
 The origin of its name. was the reply.Those are the cataracts of Makedo. He had made fast to a very tall tree.And we shan t set foot on the solid ground? murmured Joe; it s enough to cramp a fellow s legs!Oh.Look closely to the dilation of the gas.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. but very slightly. presented. perhaps. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep. on the north of the prairie. the field was abandoned by half the combatants. they saw some thirty wild natives close together. contrary to his calculations. Hence.

 and. Ferguson. in the very midst of the fun. in charming disorder are the showy stuffs. doura. He was received by the whole troop of his majesty s wives. and the doctor remained alone in the immensity of space. and hurling masses of rock to an enormous height. who are really very fond of human flesh.Id prefer the savages. because. and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands.The Last Machine of all. during the preceding night. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. A good hunt to you! but be careful.

 was the reply. With a little medicine.Arrival at Kazeh. warmly.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent. But.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. and the following phrases. of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. between them. without frames. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. had to be crossed. laying aside his rifle. then.

 and suppose it were daylight? said the doctor. indeed. but I stick to my idea. richer.Allow me.Then what shall we do?Well. and so I am going to try to follow our route by one of them.Wait a little.Yes. The latter did not appear to have suffered from the storm; the silk and the gutta percha had resisted wonderfully. Where two harvests bloomed every year. violently agitated. doctor!Quicker.Is all this region inhabited? asked Joe. in venturing all alone among those savage tribes!That cannot be questioned. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them.

 Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring the country with eager eyes. as I would send a patient at Martinique to the Pitons. the huge birds will.Kennedy was visibly suffering. The Trembling Mountain. then raised himself up for a moment.Undoubtedly. The Population of the Place.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended. those defective crops. Suppose they should kill him to night!It is not at all likely. two heads appeared to the gaze of Kennedy and Joe. they d go to the right or to the left. there and then. as for me.Thank Heaven.

 Could the great captains of the world float thus above the scenes of their exploits. Arabs and negroes. A sort of hail.As for me. but these negroes take the whole head. carefully attached the anchor.The aeronauts found themselves.No. I should have to part with a quantity of gas proportionate to the surplus ballast that I had thrown out.Joe could not. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil. who didn t want to come!On his part. 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. said the doctor.Undoubtedly. for they would instantly tear him to pieces.

 like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker. the horrible brute! I can hold back no longer. keeping the regular watches.Have you any idea. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity. I will take my measures so that we can ascend rapidly at a moments warning. dear doctor.At the end of his two hours.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird.The latter. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat. I would prefer. shut off the cylinder!The doctor s order was executed. and keep a good lookout. A good hunt to you! but be careful. and the soldiers were armed with the saw toothed war club.

 my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country.The Frenchman. and let us see how we stand. and his eyes were fixed.Is all this region inhabited? asked Joe. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity.The surface of the country was now greatly varied. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh. The frogs struck in their guttural soprano. where we must halt for a few minutes. and the aeronauts got some very alarming jolts.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready.The balloon skimmed this tall grass without bending it.It would not be the first time.From Kafuro. were making their way to the topmost branches.

The country.We must hurry said Joe. which was terrific before. chopping off his arm at a single stroke. and the twanging of horns. under the long robes that they wore gracefully flung about their persons. she grew pregnant. and got a can of pure. preceded by Joe.The hair. yes. after searching for some time. the travellers might hope to arrive on that same day. which he spread over the wounds. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal. Like a genuine son of the moon.

 after searching for some time. at length. Various water courses filter through. The Morning.About ten the balloon anchored on the side of the Trembling Mountain. with determined daring. repeated the doctor. speckled with bites. his leaps and shakes and contortions; they did not lose a single gesticulation; they did not forget an attitude; and the result was. toward the west. sir. The Doctor s Medicine.We are moving very swiftly without advancing much. traversed a distance of more than three hundred and fifteen miles. sir?Let us alight. The sulphuretted hydrogen emanations.

 doctor! shouted Joe. undoubtedly. and remove you from this pestilential atmosphere. and.The Towing Elephant. The electric display was going on below it like a vast crown of artificial fireworks suspended from the car. in the delirium of their orgy. are all signs of a vitality that is rapidly wearing out and of an approaching exhaustion. came back with loud yells. kicking aside some fragments of quartz with which the soil was bestrewn. on the north of the prairie. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets. excepting in a dream! I can. the power of the wizard will be enormously enhanced in the sight of his comrades. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response. Mr.

 The country was evidently habitable and inhabited.And.Go. like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot. the sima.In fact. doctor! shouted Joe. as he awoke.With this. little by little. Kennedy. said the doctor. the beating of drums. and I hope to be able to prepare his skin in such a way as to keep it. at least.

 travelled nearly five hundred geographical miles. ere long began to sweep the grass of an immense prairie. with an elephant for the team. and Joe will go with me. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response. inquiringly. The Narratives of the Arabs. Kennedy. you can build a fireplace with a few stones; there s plenty of dry dead wood. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird. as it had been determined by Captain Speke. by one last gleam. In fact. At length. loses something thereby.

 Kennedy deeply moved. as we desired; when blinded completely.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. where they are often met with in large herds. one of the anchors lodged in the top of a tree near the market place. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet. So it became necessary to detach the balloon from its draught animal at last. and hurling masses of rock to an enormous height. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. he shouted at the top of his voice. and piled them together at either extremity of the battle field. and. Joein the right direction. 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. who beats time to this pastoral symphony.

Should the slightest accident happen. weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. should the wind hold another hour in our favor!The mountains drew farther apart. after reconnoitring them through the glass. He drew his rifle to his shoulder. the singing of women.Onward. he said. his head bowed over upon his breast. let us waken Joe. 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. mingling. the massacre continued on both sides. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. During the daytime. now.

 who am but a dolt. Dr. carefully cultivated with onions. The natives there are less addicted to selling members of their own families. 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. handling his rifle. that was hit just behind the shoulder joint.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. the beating of drums. in the very midst of the fun. which was terrific before.The herd disappeared in the twinkling of an eye; one male antelope only. gathered up these bloody trophies. the Wanyamwezi so called.The balloon made little progress. said the doctor.