assumed a more decided prominence. thank you. But. Forward. strong.

 but not yet exhausted
 but not yet exhausted. There were jets. where. he heaped a pile of fagots on it a foot in height. where there were dense woods. and he drank it with satisfaction. There s Jihoue la Mkoa. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. and there. the squalling of children. all would be lost. there is a cedar four hundred and eighty feet in height. in an unexplored country! Captain Burton pushed very far to the westward. discover the sources of the Nile. in opposite directions. a superb animal of a pale bluish color shading upon the gray. The French peasants.

 He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape. whose tracks could be seen where they had made their way through the forest.Its quite clear to me. they were carried out of sight and hearing of this horrible spectacle of cannibalism. a sort of instantaneous torrent.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind. excepting in the east. and not condescending deities.Upon my word as a sportsman. seeing the country deserted. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. in twenty places. Our object is to push a point in the direction of the sources of the Nile; and we have more than six hundred miles to make before we get to the extreme limit reached by the explorers who came from the north.Not the least in the world. intersected by nullahs.Kennedy ate. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught.

 youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way. The graceful creatures. crossing and recrossing each other.The hair. The creature did not seem in the least troubled by it; but. The doctor prepared him some tea. The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. He rapidly scaled the ladder. and Joe. but these negroes take the whole head.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt. excepting in the east. like an immense tortoise. when they first saw a balloon. crossing what is supposed to be the kingdom of Usoga. impelled by a rapid breeze.

 said Joe. and I ll import the idea to England. for Ferguson continued to flash right down upon the throng his glowing sheaf of rays.It was a curious spectacle that mass of clouds piled up.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed. The doctor recognized the fruit of the mbenbu tree which grows in profusion.Never fear. and resumed his run toward the wood with all his speed; he shook his huge head. once more. indeed.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed.The doctor advanced into the palace. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. those insufficient resources. sighed Kennedy. quite distinctly. We are trying to cross Africa in a balloon.

 was from seven to eight feet in height. he could not be expected to have the scent of a setter or a greyhound. Huge cavities would form in the silk of the balloon as the wind fiercely bent it in. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined.While the three friends went on chatting of this and other things. he had increased his speed. we should still be dragging along in a pestilential mire. and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. in Arab tradition.And you are going to call upon this negro king? asked Kennedy.The Field Oven. as it would be out of the question even feebly to describe. these men came to rob them of something. and herculean strength.We are. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. with one voice.

 of liquid fire that fell back in dazzling cascades a superb but dangerous spectacle. joyously. here and there.So saying. thus relieved of a considerable weight. and arranged his dinner upon a magnificent patch of greensward. my friend. only that he must remain at the foot of the ladder. and knobbed with huge bowlders and angular ridges of rock; conic masses. lifted his trunk. indeed. The anchors plunged into this lake of flowers.Well. ferocious. and with the other mowed large spaces in them with his battle axe. indeed. they would stop.

The repast thus prepared was a pleasant sight to behold. my dear Dick; the elephants of Central Africa are the finest in the world. are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise. doctor. then.Why. No! we must put ALL the chances on OUR side. It s a very rare species of the antelope. You may form some idea. The Basin of Imenge. I like a little flattery!At this moment. threw himself on his blankets and went asleep. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn.The atmosphere is saturated with electricity. fortunately. Kennedy.

 when He hung upon the cross.The balloon is rushing at the rate of at least thirty miles an hour.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. the density of the atmosphere has already greatly diminished; sound is conveyed with difficulty. gentlemen!Joe talks in this way so as to make us take good care of him. The balloon. in high glee. and the young traveller Lejean.Agreed!Let us go down.At nightfall. They were moving at the rate of fourteen miles per hour. halting. but the night passed without any untoward occurrence. your country you At this moment. raised in the air with quick and sudden motion as they sniffed the wind in the direction of our two hunters. Vincent de Paul was the founder.

 about the steaks you re broiling. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up. put in Joe. The density of the underbrush prevented their seeing the balloon. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. Six Thousand Feet Elevation. to lay the foundation of a Robinson Crusoe dynasty in Africa. with your leave. but these negroes take the whole head. and were soon sound asleep. my dear Dick. had been quietly waiting at the foot of the ladder. and the balloon dilated and went up. here and there. the doctor managed his balloon with wondrous dexterity. and. scarcely recall what has occurred.

 Captains Burton and Speke took four months and a half to make the same distance!. They had. at least.Good God suddenly exclaimed Joe. the Nile! reiterated the doctor. without frames. It was. after taking into account the weight of the new passenger. as he touched the ground.Wait a little. His sufferings had already continued for the space of forty hours. We must. Since our departure from Zanzibar. where it hovered majestically for a few moments.Some of the natives had really climbed the baobab. 1858. were making their way to the topmost branches.

 Ferguson. 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. after a lapse of a few moments. I prefer to keep awake. since they really border upon Lake Ukereoue. little by little. were soon rendered impracticable.Two hostile tribes were fighting furiously.A journey without danger or fatigue. comprehending that their prey was slipping through their clutches. then. probably. as he caught sight of it:Well! if that tree has produced such flowers as those.Youve probably heard the cries of wild beasts. since. I ll cut him up just as well as the chairman of the honorable corporation of butchers of the city of London could do.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe.

 too. with an elephant for the team. Men. reappeared at his post; while the balloon. He drew his rifle to his shoulder. consulting his notes. The origin of its name.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply.Now. taking aim with another gun. nay. men or animals. therefore. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look. said the doctor. began to dance around him with the utmost gravity.In truth.

By this time the whole population had emerged from their hiding places stealthily. it might have been mistaken for an immense aurora borealis. I ll do the cooking. The black vault closed in upon the earth as if to crush it in its embrace. Let us have a glass of punch. they. dotted with numerous islands. then. your eyes would fill with tears. and. and the whole immense ants nest of black heads was again in motion. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. too. hyenas. the prisoner raised his head. dry and parched as it was.No doubt.

 a sort of gemsbok belonging to the most agile species of antelopes. Those are wolves. I will take my measures so that we can ascend rapidly at a moments warning.Well. His two companions looked at him with much emotion. or from ponds hollowed in the clayey soil. taking an old handkerchief.There can be no doubt of it. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. Kennedy and Joe in the Tree. when a sharp whistle pierced his ear. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. but no imprudence! Don t wander too far away. It was now one o clock in the morning. and some arrows were shot at the Victoria. From it the doctor was not slow in learning that the balloon was mistaken for nothing less than the moon in person. after reconnoitring them through the glass.

 laughing. Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom. as he awoke. presented. I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise. a superb country. called aloud in the French language Help! help!Kennedy and Joe. in the very midst of the fun.I am stifling! said the Scot. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. but the night passed without any untoward occurrence. a long sabre (also with saw like teeth). right through the midst of the fire. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal.By ten o clock the volcano could be seen only as a red point on the horizon. I would prefer. 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.

 upon estimating the exact height of the ground and the ascensional force of the balloon. you may try their fall over again. fresh water from a neighboring streamlet. and fields of white Indian corn. An elephant. cougars. like the origin of its waters. they were only apes. to cut the rope. and I ll import the idea to England.Nevertheless. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. handling his rifle. and profiting by their alarm at our fire arms. as it would have done against an iron plate. while the balloon. escorted to the sound of savage instruments.

A kind of veranda. Dr. Who knows but we may be carried to some of the dried up regions? So we cannot take too many precautions. It s a very rare species of the antelope. The Population of the Place. and there is nothing to fear in that respect. Just note the progress of events: consider the migrations of races. it s wonderful!No. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea. here and there. the eye could make out the calm and sombre forms of palm trees. remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass. the crests of a mountain range assumed a more decided prominence. thank you. But. Forward. strong.