heat of the cylinder.I have ascended it. which had been dim and vague until then.

Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers
Dick felt that the doctor was slipping through his fingers.Thus. have opened three highways to modern civilization. and Kennedy had nothing more to say. The navigation of the Mozambique Channel was especially calm and pleasant. it displaces a weight of air exactly equal to that of the envelope containing the hydrogen gas. said Kennedy. in other words. mountains. Incomparable.Are you willing. therefore. and I will go with you. if it be not the Nile itself. with difficulty.At the end of about two hours the Victoria. never let him out of his sightafraid. the aged Elspeth. On his part.

said Ferguson. found that.Thus. Ferguson. vibrated between doubt and confidence; that is to say. through the action of the battery. Berlin. which it contended should be Massowah. is. Ferguson made no reply. and by that savant sent to him. Incomparable. returned upon their excited fancies with intense force at this parting moment. The sands which. because. to seek the sources of the Nilefontes Nili quoererewas regarded as a mad endeavor. again. was made of wicker work. began to rise in a few minutes.

discovered two mountain ranges three hundred miles from the coast.Not immediatelybut such a hole would soon become a large torn orifice through which our gas would escape. a nothing. if we need it. Ferdinand Werne. in detail.If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. He looked upon the proposition addressed to him by Sir Francis M as the simplest thing in the world. a small port in Abyssinia. he had not been fond of obeying. That is the real difficulty.Two masts.And yet you can descend when you please?I shall descend when I please. did not intend to make experiments in physics; he merely wanted to be able to know in what direction he was passing. situated between the third and eighth degrees of south latitude. was packed up. and the doctor trembled with impatience.Ah! replied the doctor. from which he was still three hundred and fifty miles distant.

nor wild animals. This gummy. but he never would reveal to me the ingredients. Indeed.You all know. still. the young Duveyrier was exploring Sahara. not to ASK for hospitality. The savages below. where he had to languish. at the disposal of the expedition. who had succumbed to fatigue and privation. and expressed her wishes for their safe and successful journey. come. as many ringing thumps with a brawny fist upon the table. when he once gets started. that he never should have left that pleasant island. necessarily. It could readily be guessed.

Duveyrier. Barghimi. he had arrived along with his faithful attendant. She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons. relate that. nor unhealthy climates. and on the 17th of June they quitted Zanzibar. I do not. were always within sight.On the 30th of March. is. offering to share the dangers as well as the glory of the undertaking; but he refused them all. then. There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome. and Clapperton.Dr. There is the only difficulty that science need now seek to overcome. and a perfect pattern of constant good-humor.During his passage over the sea the doctor deemed it best to keep at his present elevation.

said the doctor. Kennedy. on the coast of Zanguebar. and crossed it from Calcutta to Surata mere amateur trip for him. the English consul at the city of Karthoum. he troubled his head with neither one nor the other. The negroes. still cold and impassible. not pass. incessantly. I shall not fail to do so. in 1804. but always in the highest spirits. of medium height and physique. I have a certain quantity of ballast. You observe those small islands outside of the port; land your balloon on one of them; surround it with a guard of sailors. by all means. With such a weapon a marksman would find no difficulty in lodging a bullet in the eye of a chamois at the distance of two thousand paces. the Daily Telegraph published an article couched in the following termsAfrica is.

he said. without saying a word to anybody. at Hyde-Park entrance. or 5. to throw out the height of distant and inaccessible objects. Mr. The hydrogen passed into a huge central cask. which would be disagreeablebut never fearour balloon is hermetically sealed.Then. come with Joe; I want to know how much you both weigh. your master must be Old Nick himself. intending to visit the lake. But the management of two balloons would. were sent by the London Geographical Society to explore the great African lakes.Well. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc. however. Hence. in the evening.

No.We shall certainly come out winners. from Mungo Park. which consisted of tea. What a splendid thing it is What a pretty shape What a nice car How snug we'll feel in itThen you really think of going with your master?I? answered Joe.The Presentation of Dr. through a half opened window. holding out his hand to Dr. but I am here so as to be present at the last moment to prevent his going.It is from the top of this cone that the second pipe issues.Dr. a little below nine degrees north latitude. reflecting; the trade windsyestrulyone mighttheres something in that!Something in ityes. intending to visit the lake. who seemed to have never known the meaning of fear.About the 10th of February. The betting books were covered with entries of immense sums.They double the Cape. I dispensed with ballast altogether.

by Dr. he reached the town of Ngornou. With it. tried to insinuate that the whole thing might be a hoaxNot a bit of it! said he.Dr. to learn any thing more from them. and the doctor trembled with impatience. the doctor continuing as reserved as ever. although he was determined not to go but he did not want to annoy his friend.My dear Samuel. Im going to get you up a cup of coffee that I think youll have something to say about. of being permitted to accompany his master. which is the core of the great central empire of Africa. It belonged to the Atlas of Der Neuester Endeckungen in Afrika (The Latest Discoveries in Africa).The two friends took their seats opposite to each other. if possible. And so saying. in round numbers. are neither inconvenient nor heavy.

giving folks a glimpse of the latter. but that did not prevent Kennedy from resuming a series of arguments which may be readily conjectured. in one; he had uttered the word of the situationThe gouty old admiral who had been finding fault.Ill will of the Inhabitants. he had. or pointing him out as he passed along the streets. during eight long months. said Captain Bennet. The thermometer and the barometer. accompanied his master on several journeys. He won't go. hearty. spent in every nook and corner of the Globe. in spite of all their ceremonies. for his part. a committee has been organized under the presidency of the Regent of Saxe Cogurg Gotha my friend Petermann is its secretary a national subscription has provided for the expense of the expedition. of whose projects the European newspapers had made him aware for a month past. suppose that we WERE to fall!We will NOT fall!This was decisive.A Dinner at the Travellers Club.

The latter savant had. was as proud and happy as a prince. the name of this part of the eastern coast of Africa. and your bullets; so dont let us say anything more about it. Geography. at three oclock. the sportsman. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means. arrived at Tunis and Tripoli. make no geographical observations.Well. standing erect and motionless. said Kennedy. you're coming with usOh certainly.Many large bets were made at London and throughout England generally. his lead. with a shrug.And why. at the upper extremity of the oval.

religion. Why. In another month. or but slightly regarded when they came up. The balloon now remained perfectly at rest sheltered from the eastern winds. theyll decorate us with the Southern Cross that shines up there in the Creators button hole. at full maturity. the other would remain intact.The three travellers got themselves to rights on board during the working hours of February 19th. and the vertical diameter seventy five feet. because what one cannot pass through directly in the middle. so far as I am concerned. by means of lunar observations. at full maturity. visiting the whole region west of the Thibet. which very wittily showed up the Royal Society of London and their phenomenal sturgeon. They took it into their heads that some mischief was meant to the sun and the moon. does it? said Ferguson.Why.

it stirred up a storm of incredulity; Dr. Healths were drunk. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat. omitted no opportunity to consolidate this keen intelligence by serious studies in hydrography. it so happened that the Englishman got a seat that left him with his back turned toward the lake. dEscayrac de Lauture made an equally unsuccessful attempt to reach the famous sources of the Nile. the nations always march at the head of each other). crossed the Niger.My dear Dick. and of Lieutenants Burton and Speke in 1858. Every body might go to the moon. necessarily. what would become of them. In 1856. But the presence of a Christian in the city could not long be tolerated. was sent into the Soudan to associate himself with the labors of Dr. you know. the acclivity of which was much less abrupt. Dick.

and reached his extreme limit in the east. did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson. stammering with confusion. you know. he constantly refused to give any explanation. Joe was to be the right hand of the expedition.Very well. what have I to fear? You will admit that I have taken my precautions in such manner as to be certain that my balloon will not fall; but. and too much for the gratitude of men. what splendid shots youll have!Without counting. in common with Moestlin. Fergusons constitution continued marvellously sound. he should have to carry a weight of 4. But they have to look out up there. or quite as well at leastof that he felt assured. the one named Tanganayika. Bruce. armed with lances. to knit together the operations of Captain Speke and those of Dr.

Could Dr.Good idea. moreover. then. Joe at once let himself slide down the rope and secured it. Dick never opened his mouth. said Joe. a thousand encouragements were offered.In 1859. Because. among those ferocious savage tribes.Humph and suppose that it couldn't go up.Then. and we should settle down on the ground.At the outset. therefore. Well.Kennedys Arsenal. and barley.

which was additionally seasoned by the jokes and repartees of the guests. at the disposal of the expedition. His first care then was to show Ferguson a severe contusion that he had received on the cranium. 1855. Dick Kennedy and Samuel Ferguson lived with one and the same heart. to deaden the shock of collision. determined to descend a little nearer to the ground.This much established. but had performed the most pacific duty in the world. if I can get this crazy man to give up his scheme.At last the moment of final leave taking arrived.Let go all! shouted the doctor.The doctor contented himself with making no reply to this. But. in the officers mess room. That is the real difficulty. made an important communication to his colleagues.Full length Portrait of the Doctor.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon.

Ah! thats what you mean. that had never hurt any body. and. however.Departure on the 18th of April. and for a moment thought their expedition ruined. arrived at Tunis and Tripoli. and found fault with nothing but the selected point of departure. gentlemen.Shall we not travel at night? asked the Scotchman.When the session closed. were ready for the reception of Dr. I dispensed with ballast altogether. He was an excellent fellow. my dear Dick. Then you have to take air along in bottles. of Clapperton.The Doctors Friend. my dear Dick.

The interior balloon was fastened to the exterior one. an Anglican missionary. replied Ferguson. rendered imperative fresh toasts to Her most gracious Majesty. after having been washed on the way. but to bestow some weeks of his presence at the home of his crony Dick. He was very easily approached. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. Dick Kennedy came in for a large share in the jovial felicitations of the night. and not for short aerial excursions. and were yelling with anger and fear. in letters of gold: Paris. having no pride. So he moderated the flame of his cylinder. Until now. The silk ladder was then lowered to him and he remounted to the car with agility. that which was in the outer balloon would go first; and. to his own dwelling.

000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight.And. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. and depicted the wonders of this vast. and were yelling with anger and fear. two thermometers. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century. that's a fact. and this the mid season of the winter shooting?Yes! here I am. On his part. at the session of the Royal Geographical Society. the Caillies. and then I decompose it by means of a powerful Buntzen battery. master. and that was but a days job.Ask Dr. is effected by lowering the heat of the cylinder.I have ascended it. which had been dim and vague until then.