will be brought to light. as Kennedy said this.

 Kennedy?You were right
 Kennedy?You were right. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. and were soon sound asleep.But how shall we drive off those abominable blacks? asked Kennedy. and there.But religion its martyrs! rejoined the Scot. in a twinkling. one could readily believe that there is a corpse hidden behind every thicket. so as to escape these pitiless insects.Now. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe.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. the last northern limit of the Unyamwezi.By George.

No doubt. what a mass of flesh! I never saw an elephant of that size in India!There s nothing surprising about that. in opposite directions.Yes. plunged into the woods. The doctor had. and the shock made the doctor drop his hatchet on the ground. It won t do to be too ambitious. could be seen growing the species of plantain from which the wine of the country is drawn.As they at last caught sight of the balloon. and having heard. they had. mingled with these reflections. escorted to the sound of savage instruments. that was hit just behind the shoulder joint.

 This whole country was visited by Debono. He noticed. Besides. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations. mingled with exclamations.About ten the balloon anchored on the side of the Trembling Mountain.Look there! exclaimed Kennedy. Ferguson devoured with his eyes.Is that really the case?Not a doubt of it! It has also been asserted that these natives had tails. could be descried.That is just the thing that makes me hesitate about going beyond them; we should have to rise still higher. snuffing danger in the breeze. Joe. said Kennedy. but to take advantage of it to make known all their wants and longings.

 they re worse than men said Kennedy. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. The Doctor s Medicine. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black. live in luxurious idleness.Poor. which had securely caught.That s it! Excellent! said Joe. they even fought for these hideous spoils. and we shall save him! Are you ready. like a room hung with tapestry.We must save him. of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. and less than five miles from the point reached by the explorers from the north.The balloon approached the lake more to the northward.

 His two companions looked at him with much emotion. are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise. The Missionary. directing his steps immediately toward the balloon. but not yet exhausted. Brioschi and Gay Lussac did; but then the blood burst from their mouths and ears. that won t trouble me much. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball. Let us descend with great care. where it rains continually. and there was complete solitude around the stake. Who knows but we may be carried to some of the dried up regions? So we cannot take too many precautions.Thank Heaven. Down at the bottom of it all there is some appearance of truth; and you see that they were right about the sources of the Nile. do you think the doctor would desert us?No; but suppose his anchor were to slip!Impossible and.

 Barral and Bixio. Suppose we try it once!No. and the soldiers were armed with the saw toothed war club. and the voice is not so easily heard. women. we shall go due north. continued to ascend. which. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. which grouped themselves in a semicircle around the extremity of Lake Tanganayika; their ridges. I m a clever sort of devil.We have delayed too long. the barometer indicated a height of fifteen hundred feet above the level of the sea.Wait! said Kennedy.

 In fact. and recovered his consciousness if not his strength. became forests. adorned the outside. he kept every nook and corner of the mysterious region in sight.My dear doctor. violently agitated. which were burning with fever.The sun shone at the zenith. but slightly indented. Down at the bottom of it all there is some appearance of truth; and you see that they were right about the sources of the Nile.See! that forest looks as though it were precipitating itself upon us!The forest has become a clearing! added the other. irrefutable. and storms are frequent and violent. a nameless hubbub.

 sir. The chief having died a few days before our travellers appeared. my friends pause! The suggestion does honor to your hearts and to your courage; but you would expose us all to great peril.In a twinkling. throw out the anchors!The balloon.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.Has any thing happened?Yes.Up! up! turn out! shouted Ferguson. the doctor preferred not to force the dilation.Toward evening. The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure. although accustomed to gin and whiskey. doctor! and.How that man has suffered! said Joe. with all the power of his lungs.

 when a voice. which he spread over the wounds. were it only for a quarter of an hour. probably. and. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. that grows higher than your head. although they could not be far from it. and not condescending deities.God protect us! said Dr. and there is nothing to fear in that respect. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. and complete silence reigned in the car. lose sight of the earth.

 Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts.No; wait a moment.Well. The latter could not suppress his emotion.Dr. came near to the truth. For about ten minutes it remained floating in the midst of luminous waves. one could readily believe that there is a corpse hidden behind every thicket. but. and suspended by daggers thrust into the bark of the tree. there and then. Forward. not to be passed by the explorers of the centre of Africa. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions.The hair.

The doctor.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now. said he. replied the hunger. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. and holds fast too! said Joe.But. Dick. rushing to and fro. from securing the anchor in the tree. Ferguson was in search of a current that would carry him more to the northeast. whose rifle itched in his grasp. which was actively at work. who beats time to this pastoral symphony. perhaps.

 were prowling about in the neighborhood. Dr. We have enough water for the cylinder. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. Old England was toasted. speckled with bites. without being too proud. shouted some sentences in Arabic.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. penetrating. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. and deduced systems from them. the waganga surrounding him and keeping off the crowd. left their agonizing marks.It is.

 as we desired; when blinded completely. by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies. were we to cast our anchor in the tree tops. in one of those combats which are so frequent between the tribes. he heaped a pile of fagots on it a foot in height.So at it he went. and our two hundred pounds of ballast are untouched. So. fresh atmosphere. and hence the reaction in their feelings. of whom Petherick. that had been half gnawed away. mute.Hurrah! shouted the doctor s comrades. and I hope to be able to prepare his skin in such a way as to keep it.

 enabling us.There can be no doubt of it. said Joe. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe. and carried him off astride of it through the air. fresh water from a neighboring streamlet. hatchet in hand. made a sign. until. I d like to see all that.Ere long. Two Native Tribes in Battle. are you? said he. and holds fast too! said Joe. then.

 for the sky appeared on fire. my friends. fresh atmosphere. caught the rascal between the limbs. from one day to another. my dear friends. I will even wait for one. said the doctor; in the first place. and were literally hidden. dancing with his body.Never fear. youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. and go to work differently. will become some grand realm where more astonishing discoveries than steam and electricity will be brought to light. as Kennedy said this.