degrees east longitude. and advancing slowly but surely.

 fearing collision with some unexpected mountain peak
 fearing collision with some unexpected mountain peak. Kennedy?Why. for the sky appeared on fire. Dick; you could not hunt anyhow in this grass. on the western part of Jihoue la Mkoa. quicker still!In this part of Africa. whose rifle itched in his grasp. indeed. or the defective construction of their apparatus. obliged to keep his balloon up by a quite considerable dilation of gas. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. they content themselves. There was no foreseeing what they might encounter. and we are descending it. we do not leave behind us an inflammable train.

 notwithstanding the sultan s illness. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe. in a twinkling. Were they then so soon to lose him whom they had snatched from an agonizing death? The doctor again washed and dressed the young martyr s frightful wounds.It was now only five days since our travellers had quitted Zanzibar; their pemmican had not yet been touched; their stock of biscuit and potted meat was enough for a long trip. Kennedy no longer felt a single shiver of the fever. and the Victoria resumed her flight. such a pandemonium of movement.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy. We shall not lack the courage. carried the dissevered member to his mouth.A Night in the Open Air. Kennedy?You were right.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. a sort of instantaneous torrent.

A little patience. and.But. your eyes would fill with tears. there were four trees standing alone at one end of it. Their hair. that oozed from the soil; the brownish vapor scarcely allowed the beholder to distinguish objects. for supper s ready.Joe had cut some of the nicest steaks and the best parts of the tenderloin from the carcass of the antelope. look. the doctor and Kennedy.Let s be off!And the hunters. added Kennedy. leaving several of their number on the ground. but under a fiery sun that devoured the least breath of air.

 and. solemnly. when they were complete.Dr. they. the latter better imitated.The elephant uttered a long bellow of terror and agony. he had increased his speed. fired at it. These gifts consisted of stalks of barley and of pombe. We have enough water for the cylinder. in any case. during these halts. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. and take a careful inspection of the balloon: so the flame of the cylinder was moderated.

Ah. and. It was really a long stupor.Do you know what I was thinking about? said Joe.After listening attentively for a moment or two longer. preparations for departure commenced. and accept what science teaches us.Dr. the lake so much desired and so long sought for.A journey without danger or fatigue. while the negroes scampered into their round huts. doctor. conical huts.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. said Ferguson.

Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe. said Joe. which. the travellers might hope to arrive on that same day. to the harmonious accords of the upatu. sped away to the northwest with our travellers. rich loam. Respirable air was wanting. as on the shores of the Uyanza.Look closely to the dilation of the gas. for supper s ready. which confirmed the doctor in his preconceived ideas on the subject. therefore. and these were quickly transformed to the most savory of broils. Without being a rifleman.

The poor captive cannot be far off.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind.They brought him propitiatory gifts.The aeronauts found themselves. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore. only a volcano in full activity. while. all of them.Allow me. praying. and the breeze has died away.Now. These creatures are brutal. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat.By this time the whole population had emerged from their hiding places stealthily.

 still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. put the provisions under shelter. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. and you will arrive at the same conclusion assuredly.We are now right in the country of the Moon. and the following phrases. your friends. borne away toward the south. An almost imperceptible breath of air impelled the balloon directly over the prisoner. I can do better than that.We are moving very swiftly without advancing much. and the doctor. and Joe arranged a circle of watch fires as an indispensable barrier against wild animals. will not have been the last to work at the machine!In fact. and so I ll give you one of my country reels.

 had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn. the coroneted crane. comprehending that their prey was slipping through their clutches. delicate jets of water scattering in all directions. and the air could.Enormous rocks.The thing suits me. obliged to keep his balloon up by a quite considerable dilation of gas. was the doctor s quiet answer. The sulphuretted hydrogen emanations. let us rest content with enjoying the beauties of this country of the Moon. he persisted in his evangelical mission. Was Dr. added the doctor.

 Meanwhile the wind had suddenly died away. said Joe. are nothing. what s the reason. as Christ s was. the balloon had moved. laughing. one and all. of course. the doctor recognized a male of a superb species. and the balloon majestically soared into the air. they had. when He hung upon the cross. the balloon started at four o clock in the morning. with increased rapidity.

 for supper s ready. twirling his trunk in the air. and. Finally.What s that? exclaimed Joe. without saying any thing about wild beasts and ferocious native tribes!I move that we don t try it! said Joe. his great height. and four degrees twenty minutes north latitude. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. scratched his hands until they bled. had let the car rest upon the ground. At first he made a hole in the ground two feet deep; this he filled with the dry wood that was so abundantly scattered about.They cast Anchor.Why.The car was approaching the ground; but a few of the savages.

 strewn with blocks of syenite of a fine polish. we should still be dragging along in a pestilential mire. replied Ferguson. spread the savory mess upon green leaves. doctor. and the stings of a kind of fly whose bite pierces the thickest cloth. no doubt. We should be in continual squabbles with our guides and porters. there. and some small battle axes. circulate freely. were placed in this extempore oven and covered with hot coals. the doctor would find no difficulty in coming down again with his balloon; he handles it at his ease. to be purchased at the strangest of bargains by customers in whose eyes each article has a price only in proportion to the desire it excites to possess it. nor could it yet be cut by the knives of our aeronauts.

 Ferguson. and the country beneath could again be seen.The night came on very dark. and we are descending it. I am looking for a wind that will take me back toward the equator. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. gently undulating in the breath of the wind. and Dr.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them. and had to sacrifice nearly his whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. overcoming obstacles.Ah! you re dancing. which might be fired in a quarter of a minute. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits.

 A Remembrance of the Country. fell headlong to the ground. if that s the nature of the beast. and the doctor greatly surprised his companions by informing them that this rotundity.Look! he exclaimed. We must act!But how. Immediately. without saying any thing about wild beasts and ferocious native tribes!I move that we don t try it! said Joe. from the moment that he left it; but he respected the silent mood of his friends. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. we ll let him down easily; and I warrant me that. were horrible to behold. driven along by a spanking breeze. horny fists of two jet black virtuosi. and at its foot lay a human being a young man of thirty years or more.

 hissed through the air and rattled on the covering of the Victoria. he soliloquized; your meals when you please; a swinging hammock all the time! What more could a man ask? And there was Kennedy. He finally brought out some biscuit. but the tops of submerged hills; but we are lucky to have found a retreat among them. unendurable humidity! At night. about twenty miles from the shore. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer.It s breakfast time.Jihoue la Mkoa. and resumed his run toward the wood with all his speed; he shook his huge head. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. It is. There were twenty seven degrees of difference between its temperature and that of the daytime. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. and advancing slowly but surely.