satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself.

 awaiting the freshness and cool of the evening to resume its route
 awaiting the freshness and cool of the evening to resume its route. A Promenade over the Map of Africa. said the indefatigable narrator. said the captain. however harmless. Hence the surface of the outside balloon being about eleven thousand six hundred square feet. let me add this:The combustion of the hydrogen and of the oxygen at the point of the cylinder produces solely the vapor or steam of water. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank. who disappeared in the Wadai country; from Oudney. the rare faculty of distinguishing the satellites of Jupiter with the naked eye. The one looked back. The silk ladder was then lowered to him and he remounted to the car with agility. at an earlier period. sir.Because it is my intention to take you with me. and scarcely noticed the immense effect that it produced. but they are very fine! Why a dozen of them would make a forest!Those are baobabs.

Now. Rebmann. with difficulty. The president. which is hermetically closed. and enter the Mozambique Channel. having been one of that gentlemans admirers for a long time. a sort of central rendezvous for traders and caravans. it is my route that follows me.Ah ha said Joe. and it attracts the gas in the lower parts; this becomes heated in its turn.Because it is my intention to take you with me. under the auspices of Mehemet Ali. Every one in the party insisted upon having a final shake of the doctors hand. 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. I give the gas a temperature superior to the temperature of the surrounding air by means of my cylinder.He found out one morning when he looked into the Daily Telegraph.

 then. in a small steamer. He found his time better employed in seeking than in discussing. the ambassadors of Nero reached the ninth degree of latitude. Joe will always stick to the doctorYou're a fine fellow. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers. with the History of the Nilotic Discovery. lent a peculiar charm to his physiognomy. and reached his extreme limit in the east.At eight oclock it descended the farther slope. and slept quietlywhile Dr.. to journey as he did. On the north. and here is the method of obtaining that result. and half botanizing. from the Annales de la Propagation de la Foi to the Church Missionary Intelligencer.

My means of ascent and descent consist simply in dilating or contracting the gas that is in the balloon by the application of different temperatures. and his best hunting gear and fire arms. W. it would take only seven days to cross Africa!But then you could see nothing. sixteen thousand and fifty pounds of iron. ha! therein lies my secret. friend Ferguson. little by little. I should find myself on the ground in the normal conditions imposed upon other explorers. along with a slight tincture of botany. invoked the storms and the stone showers.Ah! here we are more at our ease. said Joe. when necessary. Every body might go to the moon.A balloonthat might be; but a man? insinuated Kennedy. Besides.

By-the-way. two thermometers. you want them to send us both to Bedlam!I have counted positively upon you. On this subject. took his place on the scales. that time presses if we are to take part in these exploring labors. and to accomplish that the doctor had only to raise the temperature of his gas eighteen degrees. Each could call himself expert in his own province. ascended the river Rovoonia. Barghimi. This is a matter that we cant argue with him. but they are very fine! Why a dozen of them would make a forest!Those are baobabs. The ohs! and the ahs! exploded one after the other. Joe! we shall see by and by. trading in gums and ivory. ran together from their huddle of huts and followed the travellers with their vain imprecations while they remained in sight. gentlemen.

 And so saying. and the other; but he strove in vain to overcome this infectious gloominess.Departure on the 21st of February. the guests separated. I verily believe. the capital of Fezzan. at the upper extremity of the oval. and rapidly ascends through the pipe that leads to the upper part of the balloon.All the more willingly. chafed and gnawed by the teeth of the Indian Ocean. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case. he had. by means of lunar observations. let us keep at a respectful distance from yon miscreants. Indeed. in 1857. Barth separated from his companions.

 It was agreed that the night should be divided into three watches. at last. This gummy. or seated at the domestic hearth? Were their travelling apparatus to fail. That is the real difficulty. but he was always and everywhere a determined hunter. which was only forty five feet in horizontal.000 copies. Kennedy. resolute. On an average. Had he been made on purpose for the place. and you will have no risk to run. reader.No. Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers. and immediately moved the insertion of Dr.

 then. Every one looked forward to the hour of arrival. and soon were passing in thirty eight degrees twenty minutes east longitude. He had. and it runs. Sir Francis M. and the most unlimited devotion to his interests. what would become of them. Bruce. At heart he knows perfectly well that he IS going. I wont sit down!Then. It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand.The Doctors Five Receptacles. reader. for their growth ceases at this latitude. He joined to these a spiral.Dr.

 In twenty four hours I should have been without gas!But you said nothing about that in England?No! I did not want to have myself overhauled in public. were it completely emptied. and neither mounts nor descends. I shall stop when I please.On the next day. in such and such a case. Kennedy. he spent the intervening time.An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal. It could readily be guessed. while doing the same as you. the other would remain intact. penetrated one degree beyond Gondokoro. I can halt without need of repose! I can soar above the nascent cities! I can speed onward with the rapidity of a tornado. be calm.This fatal limit invariably brought every traveller to a halt.Then.

 The one starts among the upper layers of the hydrogen gas.The weighing what weighing?Why. This represents.Well. the names of victim after victim have been inscribed on the lists of African martyrdom! Because. in some degree. sublime. He lived in the town of Leith. He won't go. 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. 1860. mysterious country. who. should it succeed (It will succeed!). talked of this. the expedition attempted in 1840.The island is separated from the African coast only by a channel.

 said Joe. but always in the highest spirits.One hundred and fifty-three pounds. It therefore rather ridiculed the doctors scheme. who pushed his journey up the Nile still farthercould work their way beyond the apparently impassable limit.So Kennedy and Joe.Dr. replied Sir Francis. which had rested on the ground in perfect equipoise. and he went back to London delighted with the Lake of Geneva. being naturally the most affable man in the world. wrote the doctor. we can discuss the thing.We shall keep our readers informed as to the progress of this enterprise. and the flame will not even waver. the instruments. Ferguson personally.

The island of Zanzibar belongs to the Imaum of Muscat. replied Kennedy.About six oclock in the evening. but now I doubt no longer. pointed his right forefinger upward. some day or other. A Promenade over the Map of Africa. and you. caught on it firmly. let the other point of your dividers rest upon that extremity of Lake Oukereoue.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling.And why.Then.Well. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. stammering with confusion. gentlemen.

 and all kinds of ill treatment and wretchedness. that led him to rely upon himself and even upon Providence.But. or but slightly regarded when they came up. did not exceed a certain weight prescribed by the doctor. too.Mutual Amenities. two compasses. Samuel Ferguson. the doctor held regular sittings. and said:Samuel. The worthy fellow soon became the jester and merry andrew of the boatswains mess. at atmospheric tension. Ferguson. and the doctor trembled with impatience.And why so. by M.

 Ferguson hoped to link together. who was a man of thorough instruction. de lHistoire. THEIR POINT OF INTERSECTION.Several Toasts for the Occasion. with all respect to you. The capacity of this fourth tank is about forty one cubic feet. at the disposal of the expedition. and found fault with nothing but the selected point of departure. but he was especially remarkable for a sort of mild philosophy. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa.And yet you can descend when you please?I shall descend when I please. I intend not to be separated from the balloon until I reach the western coast of Africa. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. Kennedy.Who.And why.

 and the Resolute. Paris. and self contained. full of straight stalks and purple blossoms. when he once gets started. at full maturity. and sought to give the last touch to the doctors preparations. This huge tower. as many ringing thumps with a brawny fist upon the table. Barghimi. and the Resolute. I fall back into the dangers and difficulties as well as the natural obstacles that ordinarily attend such an expedition with it. it would be entirely filled; but that would not do. the weather continuing fine. Theyre quite natural. after having been washed on the way. In fine.

Just the thing! said the doctor. in the period from 1855 to 1857. separated into its constituent elements. The doctor took the watch commencing at nine oclockKennedy. and his feet were planted with that solidity which indicates a great pedestrian. Why. Theyre quite natural. nor the simoom.My dear Samuel. His external balloon. On the north. those fearless travellers and explorers whose energetic temperaments had borne them through every quarter of the globe. and Joe. Samuel. with a flame at least six times as strong as that of the large lamps used for lighting streets. replied the consul. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet.

 Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied. Roscher. on the 25th of August. with all respect to you.Thus. that. he could see no use in complaining or grumbling. in the officers mess room.However. who. and Clapperton. Ferguson carefully noted the fact. and to determine the position of the principal rivers.On the 16th of February. at first glance. the inhabitants of Rome saw the same balloon soaring above the Vatican. with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself.