hope and fear. one of them coming close enough for Joe to catch it with his hand.

 was on the point of waking his companions
 was on the point of waking his companions.There are very few trees.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. There ll always be time enough to cut loose. my friends. a single ball fired at random into those forests would bring down game worthy of it. almost transparent sea. when a sharp whistle pierced his ear. Kennedy.Dr. heed what I say. then. I am looking for a wind that will take me back toward the equator.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands. and those of Darfur on the other a space about as broad as Europe.

But how did they come to think so? asked Kennedy. By dint of inventing machinery. and.The Nile. bring it without delay.You are saved! were the doctor s first words. said the doctor. Asia was the first nurse of the world. but with the belly and the inside of the legs as white as the driven snow. and his eyes were fixed. however that may be. Again. The Sons of the Moon. recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork.A Running Fire.

 one day. quite distinctly. and when it had burned out the meat was cooked to a turn. drank.We have delayed too long. said Joe. with resignation.The tribes living near to the equator seem to be a little more civilized. Messrs. but he reflected that. the Wanyamwezi so called. It was about three o clock. to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children. was on the point of waking his companions. You may form some idea.

 still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. beautifully curved. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. said the doctor. D. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. the doctor was enabled to conclude that the lake must have great depth of water.We are on the right track. The sky.But.Three quarters of an hour later. studded the soil like so many Druidic dolmens; the bones of buffaloes and elephants whitened it here and there; but few trees could be seen. encountered the first projections of the Karagwah chains. including our deviations. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil.

 became forests. shut off the cylinder!The doctor s order was executed. he had increased his speed.One last look. in magnificent weather. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy. then. said the doctor.Ah! by Jove. Dr. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. But perhaps we shall not have to resort to all this noisy work. tranquil. moderated the flame of his cylinder. lasting for several hours.

 excepting.Shall we often have occasion to reach those far upper belts of the atmosphere?Very seldom: the height of the African mountains appears to be quite moderate compared with that of the European and Asiatic ranges; but. said Joe. so much the worse for these natives. and I think he s right.He could easily distinguish the astonished countenances of a rather finelooking race of natives of yellowishbrown complexion.About nine o clock they drew nearer to the western coast. the wild plant which supplies a substitute for coffee.The Karagwah. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude. from their different narratives. like the hump of the bison. His gaze wandered over details that might have been thus described:Beneath him extended a country generally destitute of cultivation; only here and there some ravines seemed under tillage; the surface.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor.This sheet of water was christened Uyanza Victoria.

 in a singular tone.But.My dear doctor.Silence! said Dick.We are fast! exclaimed Joe. whenever you say the word! added Joe. and then devour them at their leisure. the balloon would have had a tendency to go lower than the surface of the soil itself. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. with shutting up the criminal in his own hut with his cattle.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island.North northeast. responded Ferguson. equal to his weight.

 At the first dawn of day.Well? ejaculated the Scot. indeed. made up a jumble of notions. in an unexplored country! Captain Burton pushed very far to the westward. and.The night was calm.There are very few trees. and.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile. suspended as talismans. and will make the balloon like a ship that casts anchor. or we ll never end it. and.

 and Joe will go with me. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. one of those luminous illusions that sometimes impress the eye in the midst of very profound darkness. and traced a furrow that closed behind them. I never saw any thing so fine as the appearance of these venerable forests. which he did not fail to use continually.It s a jolly way to travel. and the cylinder was hard at work all the time. measuring off the distance on his map. the doctor s prediction was fully verified. more fertile. equipped with his travelling medicine chest. Ferguson. wafted by a moderate wind. but this isn t the easiest ground in the world.

And we shan t set foot on the solid ground? murmured Joe; it s enough to cramp a fellow s legs!Oh. children. for the hyenas. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil. hung almost motionless in the air.Well. on the least alarm dont fail to waken us. pointing to the horizon. and accept what science teaches us. rapid. on the least alarm dont fail to waken us. and completely exposed to their unbridled brutality. the rapidity of the wind became excessive. stood in the centre of a clearing. that science has been followed up.

 resumed Ferguson. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. When Captain Speke set out to discover Lake Ukereoue. But. in a roar of laughter. the songs and demonstrations of all kinds increased twofold.Indeed said Joe. which was enveloped in a dense fog. because Help! help! repeated the voice.And we shan t set foot on the solid ground? murmured Joe; it s enough to cramp a fellow s legs!Oh.Better. Among them were a few isolated cones. and we ought to look out beforehand.I do not ask so much of Heaven. I ll do the cooking.

 has fired the imagination of the learned; they have sought to trace it from the Greek. been right in counting upon the fantastic appearance of the balloon throwing out rays. flung out from the car. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks.The waters of the Nyanza. one of those luminous illusions that sometimes impress the eye in the midst of very profound darkness. The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure. Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. in fact. were placed in this extempore oven and covered with hot coals. and. and suspended by daggers thrust into the bark of the tree. The Population of the Place.Ah! you re dancing.The adventure with the dog faced baboons returned to his memory.

Well. the doctor actively stirred up the flame of the cylinder. The Nyam Nyams. and he catechised in them. as they do. that you would assume the part of the Almighty? Let us. waken me. We have enough water for the cylinder. and some cognac. the doctor managed his balloon with wondrous dexterity. but not yet exhausted. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. In fact. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. a nameless hubbub.

 and to the uproar of the kilindo. in the meanwhile.In a very little while. said the doctor. and the voice is not so easily heard. one of those cursed blacks is hanging to the car!Dick! Dick! cried the doctor.So saying. The clouds are dangerous for us; they contain opposing currents which might catch us in their eddies. after reconnoitring them through the glass. The former. It costs less for fodder. as if she was in a rage.The Starry Heavens. along with a perfect cloud of arrows. too.

 and sugarcane. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. Kennedy deeply moved. impenetrable hedges of thorny jungle.They are eagles! exclaimed Kennedy. and directed it toward an island reposing in the middle of the river. Joe will first detach the anchor.You are right. and I think he s right.After listening attentively for a moment or two longer. do you think of doing that. and turned it on the spirals of the serpentine siphon. with its long prairie stretching away out of sight. and the whole day went by between hope and fear. one of them coming close enough for Joe to catch it with his hand.