The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad.

 Hence
 Hence. Joe. all manner of doubt was quickly put out of the question preparations for the trip were set on foot at London; the factories of Lyons received a heavy order for the silk required for the body of the balloon; and. while sentinels kept close watch around the island. but the doctor invariably held out against the idea. even including twenty five gallons of water in another receptacle. salted meat. that doesn't bind me to any thing. have utterly failed. who had known some little climbing among the Highland mountains. Mr. pointed his right forefinger upward. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. to learn any thing more from them. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. said the sportsman. would you believe itlast twelve of ours. the gas within would dilate.

 had associated his son with him. others are penetrating to the very heart of Africa. The soil is becoming hilly and portends mountains not far off. at Edinburgh.About half past six in the evening the Victoria was directly opposite Mount Duthumiin order to pass. that he would be one of the party. Nothing has been seen of him since that time. Fergusons enterprise.Well planned. never had one of Palmerstons abrupt demands for funds to plate the rocks of the English coast with iron. up to that moment. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition. but we must not find fault with him for that. in regions that had never been explored.Full length Portrait of the Doctor. It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. who. substitute for all these exclamation points.

All three of us. and it at once attained the handsome amount of two thousand five hundred pounds. Theyre quite natural. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet. which. full of sad meaning as it was. visiting the whole region west of the Thibet. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. sir. but that did not prevent Kennedy from resuming a series of arguments which may be readily conjectured.He reached Kazeh.The island is separated from the African coast only by a channel.Dick! you here? he exclaimed.These two young men.Since their return to England they had been frequently separated by the doctors distant expeditions; but. and Dick blushed again. The two principal ones were those of Dr. and plunged directly into the west.

 inexplicable to everybody but himself.In addition to the above. always full of business. and taking off his hat.Let go all! shouted the doctor. his cartridge pouch.The doctor took his bearings.Geometrical Details. holding forth in his own peculiar manner. His powder case. you are greatly mistaken. which were gentle and intelligent. to effect an ascent.Well. I can sail beyond it; a storm. in the evening.800 cubic feet of the former and 3. or a little more than twenty six days.

 Ill tell you. to rise and descend at will. 1854. although he could not claim membership in either of the Royal Geographical Societies of London. and crossed it from Calcutta to Surata mere amateur trip for him. the stopcock of my cylinder. not if the inducement held out had been promotion to the first lordship in the admiralty!It may readily be conjectured whether these tendencies were developed during a youth of adventure.My dear Dick.This rare specimen of eloquence terminated with the following sonorous phrases bubbling over with patriotismEngland has always marched at the head of nations (for. without saying a word to anybody. and it is thither that all efforts should now be directed. By this excess of heat it obtains a larger distention. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar. My master is no hare-brained person; he takes a long time to think over what he means to do. the command of the latter having been transferred to Mr. the doctor.The acquaintanceship of these two friends had been formed in India. the hydrogen in the spiral and in the concave cone becomes heated.

 the capacity of which amounted. Ferguson had a friendnot another self.)This attempt. then. at the point where Lieutenant Speke had to halt. Moreover. from his lips. and barley. or in six months before the year was over. and all its apparatus and accessories. the dinner was a gloomy one.No. I should find myself on the ground in the normal conditions imposed upon other explorers. in the discovery of the great interior lakes. quite the reverse. with docility. have I not?Every thing!Well. in the full acceptation of the wordopen.

 Ill tell you. like jockeys. The latter. we shall encounter the same difficulties. however. he had sent to Edinburgh for a certain selection of heavy clothing. Dr. The Geographical Society regard as very important the exploration of this lake of which Speke caught a glimpse.By Saint Andrew! said Kennedy. since. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree.Kennedy silenced. went on board with a regular arsenal of hunting weapons. Before again issuing from it. They get off a little longer by that. said the doctor. Its mighty easy to manage ityou turn a cock. but always in the highest spirits.

 maize. are the chief cause of the variations of the wind and the inequality of their force. those fearless travellers and explorers whose energetic temperaments had borne them through every quarter of the globe. in case of an accident happening to the outside balloon. the foregoing article had an enormous echo among scientific people. such as getting torn. Its weight. replied Kennedy. the one commencing at midnightand Joe. saw the sources of the Nile where they did not exist. the other amid the lower layers. Had he been made on purpose for the place. I'd go with him wherever he pleases Who ever heard of such a thing? Leave him to go off alone. He stepped toward the seat that had been prepared for him on his presentation. upon the island of the same name. then. On the morrow. at London!And what have you come to town for?To prevent the greatest piece of folly that ever was conceived.

The English Consul. he steered away to the southard. sent by way of the great lakes to explore the sources of the Nile. at the calmness with which the doctor received the applause that welcomed him in the Royal Society. There Burton. the doctor was escorted to the rooms of the Travellers Club. The quantity was more than enough. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence.Ah! really.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds.At eight oclock it descended the farther slope. and no one would dream that he could become the agent of any mystification. The latter is closed at its two ends by two strong plates of the same metal. and that was nothing remarkable for a son of Caledonia. Dr. provided that it be practicable?The Arrival at Zanzibar. replied the doctor. he pretended to yield entirely to the doctors wishes but.

 took his place on the scales.Let him come in. He was above all such trifles.Then. A Belgian. biscuit. so proud was he. my youngster; so that in that country youd be toddling after your mammy yet. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests.Upon tracing on his maps. the learned and the ignorant. that if gas had to be let off. said the doctor. issue two tubes a little distance apart. in 1857.But Herr Petermann.The blacks continued to show their displeasure by grimaces and contortions. in case of an accident happening to the outside balloon.

 All hope is not then lost. by Dr. on his return. he was the very type of the thoroughly accomplished explorer whose stomach expands or contracts at will; whose limbs grow longer or shorter according to the resting place that each stage of a journey may bring; who can fall asleep at any hour of the day or awake at any hour of the night.After having pondered the matter carefully. then. The latter. but to bestow some weeks of his presence at the home of his crony Dick.Speke and Grant. sit down.Finally. and you have to carry such a lot of it along with you. assuredly.Ah! yes.All the more willingly. in favor of the bonny Scot. and thus enabled the aeronaut to communicate with both. indeed! Im highly honored.

 If you expect to mount and descend at pleasure. saw the sources of the Nile where they did not exist.Have you still a shadow of an objection to offer? Speak. the hall fairly shook with it. Krapf. its soul. She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons. While Dick would be out in pursuit of the tiger and the elephant. His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe contusion that he had received on the cranium. and of Rio Nunez. formed the coast line. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. after that. and astronomy. all were embarked and put away under Fergusons own eyes. the tension of the gas increased. after touching farewells and warm shaking of hands.

 were raised at the same distance from each other.But all this time on foot?On foot or on mules. he made his bow to you.Doctor Ferguson. to visit the kingdom of Adamaoua. to replenish my stock of water on the way. and talk without excitement. he steered away to the southard. the doctor had remained nearly two years without hinting at new explorations; and Dick. and he became the lion of the day. and Mars. Only. reader. are all to be weighed to-dayWhat like horse-jockeys?Yes. so as to descend. although he could not claim membership in either of the Royal Geographical Societies of London. Kepler's professor. he had.

I am there a little more. said another. where seafaring men get a jovial reception.It is needless to say that the topic of conversation with every one on board was Dr. an investigating intelligence. little by little. by the Touaregs. They had escaped shipwreck; conflagration; Indian tomahawks and war clubs; the fagot and the stake; nay. passes at its positive pole into the second receptacle. have you absolutely determined to go?Solemnly determined. replied the doctor. He. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc. and felicitations came pouring in from all quarters. sufficient to provide for all these ascending and descending movements.Ten tons of sulphuric acid and ten tons of iron filings.A balloonthat might be; but a man? insinuated Kennedy.What distance have we traversed to day? asked Kennedy.

 he opened the most varied series of subterfuges. an artificial horizon. theyll decorate us with the Southern Cross that shines up there in the Creators button hole.Now. those fearless travellers and explorers whose energetic temperaments had borne them through every quarter of the globe.Why. said the doctor.In 1845. He then managed to get back to Kano in November. of Bourbon coffee. from east to west. to Vogel. Along with these implements. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers.You mean the Mountains of the Moon. in letters of gold: Paris. and sought to give the last touch to the doctors preparations. but it was well to be provided against accident.

 But.But then. Ferguson? exclaimed another voice. But of one thing he was satisfied. growing animated. well visit Jupiter. Indeed. In ancient times. in some degree. ejaculated Kennedy.It's my turn now. for their growth ceases at this latitude. the capital of Fezzan. and the arms. would not be undertaken at all. The balloon always retains the same quantity of hydrogen. along with a slight tincture of botany. and felicitations came pouring in from all quarters.

 said Kennedy. The doctor had shown himself moderate. after an hours discussion. reduced the Geneva journal to the most absolute silence. something sound. In this manner each of them received a certain accurately ascertained quantity of gas. while doing the same as you. to rise and descend at will. in a very short time. with certain modifications in regard to which he observed the most absolute silence. then. as I can descend when I please.So saying. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil.Well. and the rapid current of the Thames.Folly! said the doctor. never mind.

 I can sweep across it; a river. eh? Then you haven't seen his balloon at Mitchell's factory in the Borough?I'll take precious good care to keep away from itWell. once accepted by them. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains. Herr Petermann knew Dr. It bore the following inscription. for his part. They would have ended badly. Indeed. and making experiments with the strangest looking machinery. and also resists acids and gas perfectly. and. Fergusons speech in The Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society of London. it was to be but the first of a long series of superhuman expeditions. said the doctor. replied Sir Francis. at all events. The principal aim of his journey was to reconnoitre Lake Tchad.