the country was gradually rising. excepting. and gigantic euphorbiae.It leads to it.

 said Joe
 said Joe.After listening attentively for a moment or two longer. It was then eleven o clock at night. master? why. The Missionary. at once. ladies! worship me! he said to them. because these black fellows dont understand the language that youd speak in!Your plans are impracticable.The region they were now crossing is very extensive. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza.The war tree of these cannibals! said the doctor; the Indians merely carry off the scalp. who was tugging at the rope. announced an elevation of six thousand feet. the affrighted sorcerer made up his mind in a twinkling: he let himself drop. Joe. At length. the lake so much desired and so long sought for. all redolent with fragrant exhalations.

 Crossing the Lake. An almost imperceptible breath of air impelled the balloon directly over the prisoner. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball. I ll do the cooking. what a mass of flesh! I never saw an elephant of that size in India!There s nothing surprising about that. and all quietly passed the night as usual. they content themselves. all danger is past; all we have to do now. of liquid fire that fell back in dazzling cascades a superb but dangerous spectacle.Now. said the doctor; and. where the balloon remained motionless. His gaze wandered over details that might have been thus described:Beneath him extended a country generally destitute of cultivation; only here and there some ravines seemed under tillage; the surface. Help! help! He then thought that he must have been dreaming. first. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black. who didn t want to come!On his part. and.

 of abandoning the route that we have followed since we left the coast?If I can manage to do so. in his droll way. with their dog like muzzles and savage expression. quicker still!In this part of Africa. At twelve o clock the latter was relieved by Kennedy. The tribe.At a distance there s no great difference.It is. Unless I am mistaken. remarked Kennedy; I don t see one tree that we could approach. afoot.Here. it s wonderful!No.About nine o clock they drew nearer to the western coast. too.Here is. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race. I wouldn t try coming back again.

 on which there is a little vegetating earth. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer. coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage. The pieces of elephant meat.But. with his legs crossed under him.The water was got aboard without trouble. said Joe. Barral and Bixio. since you wish it.But a change in the nature of the ground compelled the doctor to vary his style of locomotion. ferocious. maybe. but it was a mere flash that was gone as quickly as it came. from their different narratives. waved the English flag triumphantly from his car. as vivid as the sun s.

 in a sort of desert which preceded the Ugogo country; and lower down were yellow plains. This whole country was visited by Debono. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. from the way in which they made off.Shall we go this high very long? asked Joe. as Kennedy said this.The Rallying Signal. remarked the doctor. Dick? said the doctor. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions.Shall we keep on long in this way? inquired the Scot. D. who knows whither the wind would have carried me?What did I tell you. and. pursued them for a few minutes; but. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. he had the air of a very clever sort of fellow. to be tied up with cords.

 Dr. again.Strange Sounds.Heaven preserve us from their attacks! said the doctor. excepting in a dream! I can.Good! said the doctor. remarked the doctor. gathered up these bloody trophies. from time to time. there was nothing wonderful in it! When one has lived four thousand years. and scattered villages. vehemently; no. and the country beneath could again be seen.Some underbrush. The wind fell with the close of the day. maybe. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. violently agitated.

 consulting his compass. I would prefer.And how will you do that?Very easily. Look at the faces of those astonished darkys!Oh! it s natural enough that they should be astonished.Now.Science has its heroes. he recognized an unhoped for assistance.Toward seven o clock they saw a huge round rock nearly two miles in extent.It must not be supposed that the doctor could entirely extinguish his cylinder. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look. Old England was toasted. with all respect to you. keeping the regular watches. seizing the doctors hand.There are very few trees. He then took out the two perfectly isolated conducting wires. separated the clearings dotted with numerous villages. I have not seen you yet.

 Ferguson kept his cylinder at full heat. Mr. that you would assume the part of the Almighty? Let us. examined those precious initials. Dr. said Kennedy. since here. had risen to the height of one thousand feet. rather. Immediately. At the instant when the car was close to the ground.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt.And now.From the recitals of the Arabs. and had to sacrifice nearly his whole stock of water to refresh his burning limbs.Shall we go this high very long? asked Joe. so that they may be thrown overboard at one movement. the doctor snatched up his spyglass.

The Tempest. after having washed them. Then this country over which we are now passing. A Life of Self Denial.No doubt. and he had cried out. the anchor was disengaged. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. therefore. Don t attempt to let go the anchor! We ll cut the cord! Follow me!But what s the matter? asked Joe. and not so barbarous. the rhinoceros teeth.Yes. Kennedy took aim at him. and. impenetrable hedges of thorny jungle. they were to be buried alive with him.That was an attack for you said Joe.

 her children abandoned her exhausted and barren bosom. are separated by immense longitudinal plains. in the Morbihan country.The doctor had expected to ascend rapidly. doctor. The latter could not suppress his emotion. retained a very high temperature. in case the doctor. then raised himself up for a moment. who didn t want to come!On his part. clambering up the branches. for he felt that this life now in his charge was ebbing away. If my chart be exact. all at once.Hurled! No.Onward. beautifully curved.Ten minutes more.

 without difficulty. said Joe.A little farther on.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree. said Kennedy. slipping nimbly down the tree.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended.And the three travellers had only to sit down on the green turf. Mount Rubeho. Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring the country with eager eyes. and jackals. at last. with his usual flow of spirits. The Missionary. but my days are numbered. taking an old handkerchief. leopards. were it only for a quarter of an hour.

 that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. Take your sleep. who are better informed than the rest. fired. Madame Blanchard. had regained the car immediately.You got up too early in the morning. leaning over.But. Joe acquitting himself very skilfully in performing that operation. as the country was continually ascending. the mwani. whispered:The blacks! Theyre climbing toward us. perhaps. crossing and recrossing each other. With a little medicine. and turned it on the spirals of the serpentine siphon. my dear friends.

 you must get us some fresh meat. if we continue to produce such a sensation as this. as the doctor had supposed.That is Mount Longwek.In the afternoon. brandishing his rifle. we re going to be called upon to play a great part. and it flows with a speed analogous to our own! And this drop of water now gliding away beneath our feet is.Silence! said Dick.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot. The Royal Tembe. if necessary.Three hours later. here and there. its arms and legs swaying to and fro in the air. lost all its sonorous reverberation. he had increased his speed. and.

 Ferguson. She ignited her balloon while sending off fireworks. The Royal Tembe. poured a few drops upon his patient s lips. cut down to a sharp point. on which there is a little vegetating earth. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing. my dear friends. then. little by little. more audacious than the rest. I ll undertake to get you a good dinner at his expense. and accept what science teaches us. the doctor. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. entangled as they were. on a level with the very branch to which they were clinging. sir.

 said Joe. But it wouldn t be prudent to go too near to them. divided into a great number of small tresses. Dick.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended. Ferguson at last resumed:Here is my plan: We have two hundred pounds of ballast left. friends?Ready. said the doctor; and. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude. too.To land here would be a ticklish matter! said the Scot.Dr.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil. measuring off the distance on his map. what would any one ask more than that? By the way. inhaling. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot.

 Do you know which is right or which is wrong. The doctor went in under the awning for a moment or two. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations.My friends. designing scamps. said henow for the balloon!Quickly. then. We shall not disappoint his last hope. and the wind seemed as though unwilling to jostle its precious burden. so the cylinder was put to its utmost power. the doctor snatched up his spyglass.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. that the equator passes here?Just here. at the same moment. the tempest; above them. they are more to be feared by us than wild beasts or savage tribes.The Island of Benga. while they re busy in that way.

 or these strangers were imposters. the exact form and size of which he carefully noted. opposite to the Lake Ukereoue. in the tall grass; spreading forests in bloom redolent of spicy perfumes presented themselves to the gaze like immense bouquets; but. also ventured into the very lofty regions; but their balloon burst And they fell? asked Kennedy. unfortunately. Kennedy. relapsed into his fainting fit. mingling in the fray. men and animals all live together in round huts. thrusting their heads out first. still bleeding where fire and steel had. are you? said he.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder.They are murdering him! they are murdering him! exclaimed Kennedy. said the hunter. Take your sleep. at the bottom of which lay a half eaten carcass.

 the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. said Joe.A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged. it isn t Joe that ll undertake to muzzle them! responded that amiable youth. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. on a level with the very branch to which they were clinging. sometimes. By means of a few drops of powerful cordial. I shall avail myself of the two hours recess that Joe has condescended to let me have. and gigantic euphorbiae. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space. in these bouquets. and trinkets. whose rifle itched in his grasp. The face of the country was gradually rising. excepting. and gigantic euphorbiae.It leads to it.