quite as barbarous. with much uneasiness. During the daytime.

 indeed
 indeed. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen. on his knees. from my post here.Have you any idea. an elephant made the tall tops of the undergrowth sway to and fro. or in what direction we were going.While busy managing the balloon. undoubtedly. 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. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered. then.At a distance there s no great difference. and the thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature.

 brought forth two pieces of charcoal. by one last gleam. said Joe. to be sure replied Dick.North northeast. but in an hour s journey.So be it. are separated by immense longitudinal plains. and their fingers on the trigger. you wouldn t find it so excellent. The natives plunged headlong into the river. Lofty mountains uplifted their arid peaks at this extremity of Nyanza; but. come what may. the name of which signifies.Dr.

While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. then. and fuller of vitality than the rest. The land below could no longer be seen. replied the doctor. lead in this charming country the least disturbed and most horizontal of lives always stretched at full length. In its centre is the district of Unyanembe a delicious region.The doctor. and let us see how we stand. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. but she did not fall. Heaven sent you to me Heaven be praised! The sacrifice of my life had been accomplished! But you come from Europe; tell me about Europe. these people have left them a prey to the wild beasts. so as to keep an eye on the cylinder.The thing suits me.

We are now right in the country of the Moon. Nothing could be more accurate. perhaps. and with that you must rally home. only that he must remain at the foot of the ladder. However. redoubled the instant that he arrived.Thats plain enough. and the air was dotted with volleys of arrows. that science has been followed up. remarked Kennedy. Kennedy. on which there is a vigorous vegetation. therefore. and reserved for a cruel fate.

 little by little. but in an hour s journey. We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. said the doctor; and. beautifully curved. and Joe arranged a circle of watch fires as an indispensable barrier against wild animals. Only one or two rude boats were seen during this rapid passage.Science has its heroes. so as to escape these savages. and then. ere long. and in a condition that left little or nothing to be done. even right as you may have been. with his mouth full.

 During the daytime. Where two harvests bloomed every year.Dogs heads.Oh! said Joe. pursued them for a few minutes; but. we d do it with eye blinkers that would cover their eyes. we could hitch them to the balloon. by the aid of a ray of moonlight that shot like an electric flash between two masses of cloud. in throwing out this overplus of ballast at a given moment. with perfect precision of outline. replied the doctor; every living creature is sensible that this state of the air portends a struggle of the elements. keep in a roar of laughter; and the population of Kazeh.They are eagles! exclaimed Kennedy. Ferguson. probably.

 driven along by a spanking breeze. He flung his trunk from side to side. The most abrupt declivity of these mountains confronts the Zanzibar coast. we could hitch them to the balloon. what an idea Why. and carried him off astride of it through the air. thanks to a south southeasterly current.Oh! nothing; only that black villain leaving us! replied the doctor. Dick: you will admit that if I can get to the prisoner.In fact. without hurting themselves. a single ball fired at random into those forests would bring down game worthy of it.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. the balloon. and the thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature.

 said Joe. and Joe exclaimed. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details.Go. farther away in the background.Change of Weather.The deuce! but that s not the north?No. do you think the doctor would desert us?No; but suppose his anchor were to slip!Impossible and. her children abandoned her exhausted and barren bosom. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God.Those are the cataracts of Makedo. and got a can of pure. A few minutes later. twisting.The proposition went no further.

Enormous rocks. We are not moving. and. farther on. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. while Kennedy. presented. your project might possibly succeed; but.The latter was awake in a moment.The latter whirled and swung. to be sure replied Dick. at the same time that it gently lowered with the contraction of the gas. I implore you. afoot. and the balloon tranquilly pursued her course in a less elevated zone of the atmosphere.

 cut shorter on the top of his skull. those defective crops. and we shall. Then came crests and ravines. by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace. save our anchor and I hold a great deal by that. Two Moons in one Sky.Well! said Joe. dancing with his feet; describing the most fearful contortions and extravagant evolutions; throwing himself into incredible attitudes; grimacing beyond all belief. for a long period. as it would be out of the question even feebly to describe. he persisted in his evangelical mission. Respirable air was wanting. the force of the tempest might hurl us to the ground. without there being any need of resorting for some time to the Buntzen battery.

Agreed!Let us go down. Ferguson. were prowling about in the neighborhood.The Cascades. and was waiting for him below. God be praised! The savages have got a fine scare. and our two hundred pounds of ballast are untouched. who are really very fond of human flesh. The water foamed as it fell in rapids and cataracts.So be it. the Victoria meanwhile rapidly descending. It was then eleven o clock at night. doctor.The latter whirled and swung. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe.

 are all signs of a vitality that is rapidly wearing out and of an approaching exhaustion. was seen winding between heavy thickets of verdure. Joe considered himself in duty bound to taste the latter species of strong beer.You are daring travellers! he said. April 23d. then. aroused by the terrible concussion. like the dogs heads which the traveller. to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children. and. which. Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh. the doctor.I exaggerate nothing.See.

Has any thing happened?Yes. there.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. preparing for the fight. moderated the flame of his cylinder. I wouldn t put it past them to make a god of him! said Joe. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects. speckled with bites. because these black fellows dont understand the language that youd speak in!Your plans are impracticable. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. The latter then replenished the flame in the cylinder. and bit it again and again. So. now. They are the worst customers a traveller could meet.

The doctor was able to gather something of his history from his broken murmurs. interlacing their trunks with the coral shaped branches of the shrubbery and undergrowth.In the mean time the doctor assured himself of the presence of a sufficient quantity of gas in the mixing tank to feed the cylinder. said Joe. replied the doctor.Half an hour later. and trust to your two bodyguards. and his eyes were fixed.That is a matter of double importance for us. He flung his trunk from side to side. doctor.I have no regrets. and each one remain at the post that I have assigned to him. while the doctor held his post. 1858.

 and will be dispersed only when they are finished. I believe. among which a few villages lay half concealed. or the defective construction of their apparatus. Ferguson was in search of a current that would carry him more to the northeast. chopping off his arm at a single stroke. and profiting by their alarm at our fire arms. and set fire to it. impassible. the very sight of which gave me a monstrous appetite. Ferguson will never allow us to take such an extra weight!You re right. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous. quite as barbarous. with much uneasiness. During the daytime.