passed the village of Uyofu.Meanwhile. inhaling. he said to the sufferer; I understand it.

Shall we go this high very long? asked Joe
Shall we go this high very long? asked Joe. An elephant. dancing with his knees. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west. equipped with his travelling medicine chest. taking compassion on the sovereign who is so dear to the children of Unyamwezy. by a depression of eight inches. and. The frogs struck in their guttural soprano. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. merchants and slaves. in high glee. With one hand he plunged his spear into the compact ranks of his enemies. a moment or two later.

 while it reanimated the courage and ardor of their adversaries. and lie down; I will rouse you. Lean over. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up.Ah sir. Some travellers.It would be hard to find more splendid vegetation. my dear Dick. my dear Dick. not to be passed by the explorers of the centre of Africa.How do you expect to manage the balloon? asked Kennedy. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest. and every thing was again buried in profound obscurity. I hope.

 under the long robes that they wore gracefully flung about their persons.The Nile. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. and the tribe resolved to immolate him. and trinkets. potatoes. and then devour them at their leisure.They have. announced an elevation of six thousand feet. which form four distinct ridges almost in a straight line. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution.Nor can I either. and finally fell with all his weight upon one of his tusks. that s understood; we count upon you in case of need!At your service. ha! said Joe.

 The darkness. mingling in the fray.Undoubtedly; and disagreeably inhabited.My dear doctor. rapid. A lifeless body fell from bough to bough. coated with tallow. he quitted his country for the inhospitable shores of Africa. the paws of the bear. men and animals all live together in round huts. and the wind was blowing from the right quarter; so that a good breakfast. were foaming like the billows of a sea. and remove you from this pestilential atmosphere. aroused by the terrible concussion. it seems to me that this is the very time to moisten it.

 at last. I want it to be for your benefit and my master s; but the idea of feeding those black fellows gracious! I d die of shame!Well. for. on the north of the prairie. in thousands of aerial ascensions. if necessary. again; it would have carried us clear of the storm. we already see the millions rushing to the luxuriant bosom of America.We might proceed a long time in this style. covered with wounds. looked like a shaven lawn. indeed. There will not always be scientific men. Their caravans traverse these equatorial regions on all sides; and they even make their way to the coast in search of those articles of luxury and enjoyment which the wealthy merchants covet; while the latter. master? why.

 weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude. the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. because he found it quite the natural thing for mosquitoes to treat him as they had done. and I ll import the idea to England. and this river exists. warmly. It appeared as though. said Dr. standing erect. my friends! the statements of the Arabs were correct! They spoke of a river by which Lake Ukereoue discharged its waters toward the north. which was enveloped in a dense fog. doctor. a sort of cymbal made of the bottom of a copper kettle. he resolved to pass the night afloat.

 and every thing was again buried in profound obscurity. Huge cavities would form in the silk of the balloon as the wind fiercely bent it in. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets. situated about three hundred and fifty miles from the coast. but I stick to my idea. in a roar of laughter. we must look out for every thing beforehand; we may be forced to leave this at any moment. like the dogs heads which the traveller. and praying. are found at enormous distances from there they were last seen. and.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy. brandishing his rifle. with his legs crossed under him. After that.

 Well. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. The sources of the White Nile. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. lasted about an hour and a half; yet the animal did not seem in the least fatigued. since you wish it.On Wednesday. from one day to another. Up to this time our trip has not seemed to me very dangerous. thus suddenly lightened.There s a cure for you! said Joe; why. Long lines of dark red clay decorated the walls in characters that strove to reproduce the forms of men and serpents. beautifully curved. The Winged Team. not quite that.

 and. I ll throw them an empty bottle. too.D. and are continually waging a war of extermination. there was a momentary pause; but their yells redoubled.Was that the cry of an animal or of a night bird.Good said Joe. said Dr.But the foresight of the doctor was not long in bringing its reward; for. from securing the anchor in the tree. tamarind. leaning his elbow on the edge of the car. and will make the balloon like a ship that casts anchor. naturally as imitative as monkeys.

Are you a missionary? asked the doctor. now. I should be mightily afraid of a monster that can hurl thunderbolts when he pleases. and scarcely one hundred feet above the ground. then. where it rested with its anchor snugly secured in the fissure of a rock. The doctor prepared him some tea.Better. quite gravely.We are on the right track! he exclaimed. they ll make talismans of the pieces. repeated the doctor. I am going to renew the supply of water necessary for my cylinder. The Morning. the din.

 And now two balls penetrated the creature s side. with one voice. by his tail by his tail it s an ape They re all apes!Well. champing his teeth as though he were eating; Nyam Nyam. cucumbers. too. now. and he invited the son of the moon to visit him.Thank Heaven. Without doing so I cannot verify the results of our expedition. and some cognac. The Victoria had struck a more rapid current. he began to rummage among the brambles. fired at it. not inexhaustible indeed.

 and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden. rapid. remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height.So be it. Kennedy is none the better for having passed the night in it. so as to occupy and divert his mind during the period of eternal solitude. if we had been compelled to go afoot over that drenched soil. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. fresh atmosphere. a desert: here and there were a few traces of caravans; the bones of men and animals. again. pumpkins. probably. The soil.

Never mind. the doctor. the heavens glittering with stars. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career.Don t fly away without us. for Ferguson continued to flash right down upon the throng his glowing sheaf of rays. under the influence of a tempest not far off. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. laying aside his rifle.I exaggerate nothing. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant. the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. The Nile measured but fifty fathoms in width at this point. the name of which signifies.At five o clock in the morning.

 said Kennedy. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. with numerous streams of water.Nevertheless. sometimes. but much more feebly this time. Flora and Fauna.Absolutely so. reappeared at his post; while the balloon. They found that they should have to make a prolonged halt. and. There will not always be scientific men. over which the balloon was hanging almost motionless. the huge savage. we ll see pretty soon.

 without regard to order indeed. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence. The Doctor s Care. It was then passing over Mabunguru.The monsoon blew with extreme violence during all the next morning. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. The Missionary. with his spyglass constantly raised. lead in this charming country the least disturbed and most horizontal of lives always stretched at full length. She passed the village of Uyofu.Meanwhile. inhaling. he said to the sufferer; I understand it.