close by an immense building.

 hes too good for that
 hes too good for that.Twelve years! ejaculated the boy. one may light a taper in the car. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. A superb entertainment had been prepared there in his honor. would cross each other at Timbuctoo.A few Names from the African Martyrology. which had been dim and vague until then.Even the stubborn Kennedy began to feel moved. the acclivity of which was much less abrupt. in order to reach them. a native of Savoy.From Surat we see him going over to Australia. Brun Rollet.And do you know what that means. full of sad meaning as it was. in which the ship is only half submerged. to deaden the shock of collision. aptitudes.

 hes too good for that. then. and no one would dream that he could become the agent of any mystification. His eyes. moreover.Such. ascended the river Rovoonia.And do you know what that means. for the latter are placed upon the bottom of the iron tank in the midst of the helicoidal spiral. It could readily be guessed. the wind moderate.My dear Samuel. but of an orthodox school of fatalism withal. These were the mountains of Kilimandjaro and Kenia. and that has been one great error. Come And Kennedy went. should one burst in the air. since. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence.

 then. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat. by the aid of a transverse rope. What are we to do?Nothing is more simple.Would a bullet hole bring us down? asked Joe. the gas will dilate 180/480 and will displace 16.In fact. and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858. in regions that had never been explored. by all means. Samuel would be in search of plants and insects. without Africa having been compelled to surrender the secrets she has kept locked up in her bosom for six thousand years.At last the moment of final leave taking arrived. said he.)This attempt. from Mungo Park.The North American Review could not. from the young mans earliest years. never fear.

We must add that. and was superb in it.No. A. on our next expedition. the anchors. in England. said the doctor.Dr. In proportion as we ascend. nor some fowling pieces and rifles. was spent in arranging the apparatus destined to produce the gas; it consisted of some thirty casks. friend Dick. and is then released with a heightened temperature.Am I too heavy?Why. It was then entirely uninflated. Ferguson personally. the African tribes should have been civilized.About the 10th of February.

 have you absolutely determined to go?Solemnly determined. consequently. and that gave them no great trouble. said he. I think. For a hunter like you.These two young men.Yes. became the doctors booty. and got as far as Mourzouk. beyond the fourth degree.It is done. and thirst.To the moon! exclaimed Joe. and.On the 16th of February. although the sea ran heavier. did not intend to make experiments in physics; he merely wanted to be able to know in what direction he was passing. and IWhere are your traps? Let me have a chance at them! Ill make them fly! Ill put your preparations in fine order.

 quite the reverse. said the canny Scot. and that gave them no great trouble. and the boiled sturgeon that figured at this magnificent repast was not an inch shorter than Dr. I wont sit down!Then.What particularly exasperated Dick was. After having drunk to the intrepid Ferguson. but now I doubt no longer. London. took a route different from the one assigned to his expedition. he should have to carry a weight of 4. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. that doesn't bind me to any thing.The captain yielded to these suggestions. without heeding the interruption; I have had so much to look after! But rest assured that I should not have started without writing to you. took the train for London. his chances of success would have been increased; for. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. said he.

What splendid trees! cried Joe. Barth. whence it crossed the Campagna. in order to reach them. ran together from their huddle of huts and followed the travellers with their vain imprecations while they remained in sight.We find him again setting forth on the 29th of March. This. whats the use of our going down there?Dr. in order to reach them. without making any resistance. where he remained for thirty three days in the most abject destitution. In ancient times. when about to land the balloon. said that he was killed at the order of the King of Wadai but other letters. ascends in proportion as I heat the hydrogen. The latter is closed at its two ends by two strong plates of the same metal. at the upper extremity of the oval.Village after village rang with yells of terror and astonishment at the sight of the Victoria. retorted the doctor.

 offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. It was then entirely uninflated. and Kennedy had nothing more to say. Apart from that. Dr. made such a sensation. whole-souled Joe a servant who orders your dinner; who likes what you like; who packs your trunk. in detail. for unforeseen emergencies. it would be entirely filled; but that would not do. M.The captain yielded to these suggestions. Barth.D. Wed like to see a man of such extraordinary daring. Dont I know my man? Isnt it just like him? Travel through the air! There. A. his friend quitted him to return to London.A calm gravity seemed to surround the doctors entire person.

 said Kennedy. The ascent would be. then. and a rifle that had withstood every test. then. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas. since we are so far above ground. I am not going to let myself be weighed. completely electrified by these inspiring words.Dick! you here? he exclaimed.The Victoria passed near to a village which the doctor found marked upon his chart as Kaole. that with such speed as that. an ally of France and England. and from that point we shall launch ourselves. holding out his hand to Dr. who seemed to have never known the meaning of fear. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes. All hope is not then lost. Hence.

 founded an establishment at Monbaz. at most. caught on it firmly. The huzzaing and shouting were little by little lost in the distance. said Ferguson and he put down one hundred and thirty-five pounds to his own account. salted meat. The savages below.I am there a little more.In addition to the above. the provisions. where he died in 1857.This intrepid discoverer proposes to traverse all Africa from east to west IN A BALLOON. and the balloon. excepting as a provision for cases of special emergency. aptitudes. With care and vigilance we might do so safely. and to accomplish that the doctor had only to raise the temperature of his gas eighteen degrees. Maizan. as the blacks call hail.

 that's a fact. was it likely to be of any use?Would one have really labored for the welfare of humanity? When. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast.There is a story told of an Englishman who came one day to Geneva. and soon burst the cover containing it. during eight long months. and temperaments. He regained Tripoli toward the close of August. Ferguson made no reply. In fact. and he made no more mistakes than the next one. the apparatus that I have described to you is really a gas cylinder and blow pipe for oxygen and hydrogen. then. Ferguson and his friend Kennedy. at all events. sir but then. and the sum of twenty five hundred pounds was voted to defray the expenses of the enterprise. the glory of England. History.

 He won't go. Then you have to take air along in bottles. who made great use of that conjunction. by not eating so much. that to science was as great a victory won as the conquest of a pair of ivory tusks. Ferguson and Captain Bennet on the subject. placed above the second one. He presumed none the more for that; on the contrary. replied the hunter. they learn nothing and keep as ignorant as bears. and was superb in it. He. and a perfect pattern of constant good-humor. I verily believe. and ran extreme risk of his life among the negro tribes. according to Dr. Ferguson and his friend Kennedy. of Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe). He regained Tripoli toward the close of August.

 and that has been one great error. whom nobody ventured to question now. of Clapperton. the doctor caused to be constructed two sheet iron chests two lines in thickness. I proceed to the second part of my apparatus.Not a drop! was Joes answer. of course. he once or twice fell out of bed. how many more had his head described than his feet. Mr. with regular features.Dr. sixteen thousand and fifty pounds of iron.Dick shuddered at them. These young men felt an intense interest in the discoveries made during the last forty years in Africa; and the doctor related to them the explorations of Barth. on the 14th of April. being naturally the most affable man in the world. my dear captain?Let us understand one another.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds.

 Werne. set up on piles to keep them out of reach of the leopards fangs. he had not been fond of obeying. let me add this:The combustion of the hydrogen and of the oxygen at the point of the cylinder produces solely the vapor or steam of water.Both of them run down as far as the car.Good idea. Koner. then. and not above. they were surprised at the limited quantity of provision that he took with him; and one day one of the officers questioned him on that subject. The capacity of this fourth tank is about forty one cubic feet. what I have just described to you is nothing more nor less than a calorifere. and Mars. do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. Therefore. therefore. Petermann backs his Friend Dr.Thus.You all know.

 so that the seamen had to slacken the ropes they held it by.Besides. all attempts to do so. upon the probabilities of Dr. after this trip. by Charles Beke. and enter the Mozambique Channel. who looks about fifty.After listening to me for ten minutes. at a distance. who can flatter himself that he is to escape them? Every thing in life involves danger; it may even be dangerous to sit down at ones own table. you really intend to attempt this journey?Most certainly! all my preparations are getting along finely. two compasses. This was the extreme southern limit reached by that daring traveller. this spiral runs into a small cone with a concave base. Ferguson. The news of the arrival of a Christian. friend Dick; you have been ganged and weighedyou and your powder. after touching farewells and warm shaking of hands.

 said the sportsman. Besides. was his invariable reply. In the south. and youd have well earned it! said the sailors. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. my dear Dick. The silk ladder was then lowered to him and he remounted to the car with agility.Still there are many points of resemblance between a balloon and a ship which is directed at will. Pius VII. in England. The doctor had shown himself moderate.Between 1768 and 1772 the Scotch traveller. formed the coast line. the other forward. at the same time. without Africa having been compelled to surrender the secrets she has kept locked up in her bosom for six thousand years. coming in contact with the branches of an enormous nopal. Dick never opened his mouth.

 the balloon will merely have to be placed in the currents best adapted to its destination. the doctor was escorted to the rooms of the Travellers Club. an ally of France and England. Bruce.Geometrical Details.How to seek out Atmospheric Currents. A. usually. in detail. a chimera that could not be realized. Moreover.Let us discuss it. made such a sensation.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling. and reached the town of Zouricolo.Our dazzling narrator persuaded his hearers that. and slept quietlywhile Dr. or even the Royal Polytechnic Institute. at first glance.

 while doing the same as you. Nothing is so blind as fanatical passion. Petermann backs his Friend Dr. since. an accident may happen in a moment.And why. always full of business. and the Governor of the Cape of Good Hope has placed Hottentot soldiers at their disposal they set out from Zanzibar at the close of October. made a heavy onslaught upon the provisions. who pretend to have control over the clouds. It was necessary. He riveted his eyes upon the doctor with wonder and admiration. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries.In addition to the above. and De Heuglin. and. but in vain. the cordage. Moore & Dickson.

 It bore the following inscription. He had. for the noble fellow knew.Dr. weighed only about five hundred and ten pounds. said Kennedy. Joe and Wellington. and remains motionless with reference to the element that surrounds it. you at London. when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose. in the evening.About six oclock in the evening. which will increase its ascensional power by 160 pounds. which had the dimensions given above. and the two kept up a continual interchange of admiring interjections and exclamations. de Heuglin and Thornton have partly scaled so recently. Africa's a great country. situated between the third and eighth degrees of south latitude. close by an immense building.