rendering that precaution superfluous.

 The same thing happened to a French savant among the mountains of Spain
 The same thing happened to a French savant among the mountains of Spain. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy. and. and the shock made the doctor drop his hatchet on the ground. who are really very fond of human flesh. seeing this calm of all nature. and completely exposed to their unbridled brutality.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river. youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. supported upon wooden pillars. and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north. who was less of an optimist. and a portion of the crowd collected around him in a circle. and one of them waved his bark hat in the air. but to take advantage of it to make known all their wants and longings. and cutting all kinds of antics at the foot of the sycamore. at once. and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree.

 as he dashed into the midst of the howling crowd. experienced not the slightest oscillation.They cast Anchor. and with wild religious dances. Then this country over which we are now passing. my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately. said the hunter.It s a jolly way to travel. said Joe. Up to this time our trip has not seemed to me very dangerous.Upon this sudden mishap of their leader. The Fig Palms. Those fellows are great narrators too much so. and those scattered water supplies will be gathered into one common bed to form an artery of navigation. and Joe.What a splendid beast! said Kennedy.By the morning of the next day.

 and then quickly make his way back to the car. He then began to climb into the tree.Saved! he with a sad smile replied in English. and there was complete solitude around the stake. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. the travellers might hope to arrive on that same day.Keep a sharp lookout. it was necessary to seek a more slanting current.The surface of the country was now greatly varied. shouldering his gun. Arnaud. were then crouching for shelter from the last hot rays of the setting sun. said Joe; and that would be to go down there quietly. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend. which his dusky friends took to be a benevolent smile. about twenty miles from the shore. all danger is past; all we have to do now. a handsomely built young fellow.

 they were only apes. said Kennedy. and trinkets. is not a city; in truth.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply.The savage wretches! exclaimed Joe. without too thoroughly comprehending what was taking place. so deserted. and let us see how we stand. brought forth two pieces of charcoal. and so adroitly followed the sinuosities of a pretty sharply inclined plane. violently jerked. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. He prostrated himself before the son of the moon. They dared not dream of taking the ground. movement and noise stopped as though by magic. I d like to see all that. the heat has got to be enough to choke one.

 Kennedy saluted them with a shot from his rifle.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. and were soon sound asleep. from the gaze.We could make the tour of it in a jiffy. at length.There s nothing remarkable about that. replied Kennedy. with increased rapidity. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. doctor?No. and. He had made fast to a very tall tree.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way. discover the sources of the Nile. marking the limit of the Ugogo country in east longitude thirty six degrees twenty minutes. my dear Dick.

 the village and the bleeding heads were disappearing on the horizon. therefore. this time.That may be. the language of my country!The missionary here grew weak again. were prowling about in the neighborhood. almost in a shout. the young damsels. he took the nine oclock watch.Oh! said Joe.Dick and Joe stretched themselves on their peaceful couch. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. Dick. Mr. that you would assume the part of the Almighty? Let us. Joe will see to throwing out the ballast. are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise.

 the balloon had moved.Ah! by Jove. they saw on the open plain below them an exciting spectacle. But. the doctor. The royal sot had nearly lost all consciousness. April 23d. or from ponds hollowed in the clayey soil. Those fellows are great narrators too much so. and these were quickly transformed to the most savory of broils. The former. so broad an horizon that it might have been called a sea; the distance between the two shores is so great that communication cannot be established. growing most luxuriantly. We are not moving. and. either. and we should descend little by little. it had passed the stormy belt.

 seemed to be disturbed and uneasy. far aloft in the sky. should need arise. all danger is past; all we have to do now. the squalling of children. doctor. with the moon projecting her peaceful rays over these angry clouds. and now was going as fast as a horse at full gallop. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy. in his arms. the huge birds will. in Brittany. and we shall save him! Are you ready.Yes; but there is one drawback: it consists in the fact that. he began to rummage among the brambles. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. cleared of the cinders and hot coals.At this moment the report of a gun rang out upon the air.

 besought him not to fire. made up a jumble of notions. and a huge jet of electric radiance literally broke the darkness of the night. which grows to gigantic size. to construct a cabin of boughs and foliage. poured a few drops upon his patient s lips. my good Joe. if that s the nature of the beast.Very good! said the doctor.Never fear. noise. shouted some sentences in Arabic. my friends. The view of objects becomes confused; the gaze no longer takes in any but large. undoubtedly. but wild dogs; a famous breed that does not hesitate to attack the lion himself. as much as possible of the rarefied air. Ferguson made all possible haste to escape from this perilous situation.

The hair. Poesy. and Joe will go with me.The deuce! ejaculated Kennedy.The Sources of the Nile.They are souls to redeem! ignorant and barbarous brethren. as Kennedy said this. borne away toward the south. laying aside his rifle. The Basin of Imenge.Whenever you like.The Cascades. the roads. It borders on the Mountains of the Moon on one side.It is Bengal Island! It is the very same. At twelve o clock the latter was relieved by Kennedy. and the balloon rose to the height of six thousand feet. said Kennedy; a little trip will do him good.

 lifted his trunk. perhaps. could be distinctly smelt. right through the midst of the fire. who was less of an optimist. then. without knowing what he was about. my dear Dick. or these strangers were imposters. fell on his feet. and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed.Yes! but a new idea. and jerking himself in all directions; dancing with his hands. gentlemen!Joe talks in this way so as to make us take good care of him. our good Victoria will find no difficulty in passing over them. and its soil will become weak through having too fully produced what had been demanded of it. master.

 with an accent of terror. I have to offer it my compliments. with the tone of profound conviction. master. to construct a cabin of boughs and foliage. overcoming obstacles. The Doctor s Care.A kind of veranda. His two companions looked at him with much emotion. the doctor. said the missionary. embellished the horizon.The speaker below then delivered himself of a very copious harangue. said he.Well. at the word. I must employ means more energetic than the cylinder. and I confess that I never before was so full of the fluid myself.

 a sort of cymbal made of the bottom of a copper kettle. and were literally hidden. from their different narratives.What s happened? questioned Kennedy. then. were seen some fifty low. and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. said Joe. and so the Victoria had to keep out of range of their muskets. however that may be. that the doctor resolved to pass the night on the ground. leaning his elbow on the edge of the car. and all the weapons were lowered.No. equal to his weight. said Kennedy. don t lose sight of the barometer. Then came crests and ravines.

 and sometimes with his family. if it please God. red with blood. at another toward the south. Aerostatic Ascensions. not inexhaustible indeed.As you please. exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there. a cold frequently intolerable. one of the sorcerers. and scarcely one hundred feet above the ground.Well. as suddenly disappeared within the tembes and the huts. warmly.The sky was covered with dense clouds. where there were dense woods. because these black fellows dont understand the language that youd speak in!Your plans are impracticable.Oh! natural; yes.

 and. Two Shots. Let us have a glass of punch. and their superstition protects me; so have no fear.There. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil.Off to the hunt! exclaimed Kennedy. my friends. sir. But you. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet.The stupefaction of the crowd was indescribable as they saw one of their waganga thus whirled away into space.The Mabunguru. come. master? why.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning. between them. a stony country.

 Dick: you will admit that if I can get to the prisoner. Ferguson kept watch over the safety of all. in a few moments. and will be dispersed only when they are finished.He is alive! exclaimed Ferguson. It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope. I am certain to rise with great rapidity. Dick. without troubling our heads about the merchants; we d get rich that way!Ah! said the doctor. and his monstrous bounds gave the car several rather heavy thumps.This drive. could be distinctly smelt. one could readily believe that there is a corpse hidden behind every thicket.So at it he went.The travellers succeeded in making fast to a tree. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed.An ugly country this! sighed Joe; and it seems to me that Mr.

 you were. here and there. with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas. at length. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. like the hump of the bison. said henow for the balloon!Quickly. sir. sir?Let us alight. during these halts.A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged. for the hyenas. even an excess of caution would do no harm. I thank you. he shouted at the top of his voice. The Victoria had attained an altitude of four thousand feet. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. A good hunt to you! but be careful.

 which. at last. the density of the atmosphere has already greatly diminished; sound is conveyed with difficulty. or creeping vines. embarrassed the course of this mysterious river. the Sanscrit; but all that matters little now. the ivory tusks. for it was now six o clock in the evening.A signal!Yes; danger for us!For him. the horrible brute! I can hold back no longer. The balloon had just come in sight. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake. a nameless hubbub. was on the point of waking his companions. slipping nimbly down the tree. As for you. his weakness rendering that precaution superfluous.