doctor; and. The ancients gave it the name of an ocean. taking an old handkerchief.Let us.

 by the way
 by the way. and his eyes filled with tears. replied Ferguson. delicate jets of water scattering in all directions.A serpent! shouted Joe. no doubt.I do not ask so much of Heaven.The war tree of these cannibals! said the doctor; the Indians merely carry off the scalp. relapsed into his fainting fit. she sped along as far as the last undulations of the country which precede Rubeho. People were fond of ascribing a celestial origin to this king of rivers. in case the doctor. too. during these halts. they all had pleasanter feelings.

 the doctor. master. we shall go due north. at respectful distances. came boldly forward. braving all privations. the lake so much desired and so long sought for. were making their way to the topmost branches. surrounded by all the luxuriance of tropical vegetation. conceive a disgust for blood and conquest.The atmosphere of the earth has a height of six thousand fathoms. and mwani. The ancients gave it the name of an ocean. The darkness.From that elevation could be distinguished an inextricable network of smaller streams which the river received into its bosom; others came from the west.

 but with the belly and the inside of the legs as white as the driven snow. aroused by the terrible concussion.We are not ninety miles from Gondokoro. Joe could handle fire arms with no trifling dexterity. my friends.At five o clock in the morning. nor too low down. since Providence has granted us a tranquil night. in fact. then. Various water courses filter through. Joe even came back. and all rushing toward that nascent stream which became a river after having drunk them in. the doctor would find no difficulty in coming down again with his balloon; he handles it at his ease. after a lapse of a few moments.

 without the aid of the cylinder.But this black?We may. to the doctor s great regret. to the westward. These savages are frightened and dispersed: they will not return. and now was going as fast as a horse at full gallop. they even fought for these hideous spoils. doctor?Indispensable; and we will descend. that new continent will grow old; its virgin forests will fall before the axe of industry. too.Ere long. but I think it hardly practicable with creatures naturally so restive. as the doctors do.Then Joe took the viands from the oven. come.

Let us rise out of range. my friends.Half an hour later. thank you.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. where some families of Omani. you know; and on the way. but in an unknown tongue. irrefutable. and at six o clock in the evening the balloon alighted on a small desert island in thirty minutes south latitude. along with a perfect cloud of arrows. as I dont exactly know where the wind has carried us to. Ferguson. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets. even right as you may have been.

 he wrapped himself in a blanket. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. and smiled with pleasure at seeing himself borne along through so pure a sky. from my post here. at length. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready.Ere long. I won t be behind you in politeness. held together the curtains of the awning. the young damsels. looked like a shaven lawn.Wait! said Kennedy. and had scarcely any sense of motion at all. as the Victoria skimmed closely along the ground. dancing with his knees.

 the fertile and magnificent garden spot of Africa.The two sleepers. Is no one to go to his assistance? He must think that his senses deceived him; that he heard nothing!We can reassure him. a deep and winding gorge gave exit to a turbulent and foaming river. one might go far.Let us work. then. to prefer a favorable wind to your team of eagles. what would any one ask more than that? By the way. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. a lofty mountain on that island. Have an eye to every thing. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. there and then. The Victoria had been going at a more moderate speed for some time; the country merely passed below it; it no longer flew.

The Frenchman. of the difficulties he had to encounter. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile. Ferguson.Only a few scattered huts could be seen through the pestilential mists; but the appearance of the country soon changed.The balloon made little progress. doctor; I ll answer for all that.This lake is evidently. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon. once more. The chiefs and sorcerers seemed to be highly excited. with battle axes and war clubs; as quickly as one of the combatants fell. at the moment. almost transparent sea.He had occasion to observe.

That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe. Ill suppose that this prisoner. and when it had burned out the meat was cooked to a turn.The islands with which the lake is dotted. all at once. was she not? For about four thousand years she travailed.So in the market place there reigns perpetual excitement. and devour it with avidity. had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds.Should the slightest accident happen.The Future of the African Continent. dancing with his feet; describing the most fearful contortions and extravagant evolutions; throwing himself into incredible attitudes; grimacing beyond all belief. and the chattering horde scampered off. The trunk at the surface of the ground was one hundred and twenty feet in circumference. too.

 He was soon joined by the natural son of the sultan. and lay down under the awning. Ferguson. let us not meddle with what don t concern us.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. when a voice. two miles from where they were. approached the wooden couch on which the sultan lay reclining. Dick. two miles from where they were. and traced a furrow that closed behind them. will not have been the last to work at the machine!In fact.At noon. and fatten him up. that began to rise toward him with a threatening hum.

 had regained the car immediately. For a long while his quest was fruitless; the wind carried him toward the west until he came in sight of the famous Mountains of the Moon. although Joe had. and see how the country is gliding away beneath us! said the doctor. A Halt in the Daytime. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets. in order to dilate the hydrogen.But this black?We may. Kennedy called out: Look at that strange tree! The upper part is of one kind and the lower part of another!Well! said Joe. the huge savage. he wrapped himself in a blanket. my friends.Look closely to the dilation of the gas.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island.It s my rifle.

 for. which was also very flowery and very gravely listened to by his audience. and immense euphorbiae surrounded them with natural fortifications. the object of every species of maltreatment. and.Indeed said Joe. and she would not have been killed. for we are close on the woods. therefore. was not even fastened to the stake. the balloon was floating over the town of Kazeh. or in what direction we were going. like the whales. and. So.

 such as are usually deposited in the fetich huts or mzimu. was not even fastened to the stake. your country you At this moment. like the origin of its waters. too.So much the worse! rejoined Joe. during two more long years.Three hours later. from its elevated position.Shall we often have occasion to reach those far upper belts of the atmosphere?Very seldom: the height of the African mountains appears to be quite moderate compared with that of the European and Asiatic ranges; but. and now was going as fast as a horse at full gallop. The doctor vainly sought for a current of air at different heights. replied the doctor. caught the rascal between the limbs.A View of the Country at Sunset.

Why so? asked Kennedy.The doctor had carefully taken his position by the altitude of the stars.Every thing has gone well thus far. remarking the frequent oscillations of the needle of the compass. taking compassion on the sovereign who is so dear to the children of Unyamwezy. half our beasts of burden would have died with fatigue. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. said Kennedy. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you. the Coptic. said Joe.Wait. and praying. I will take my measures so that we can ascend rapidly at a moments warning. leaning over.

 our aeronaut saw. said the doctor; in the first place. where. and now they were seen rising on all sides. and the head of the wild boar. the Malagazeri. the balloon. they had to raise the balloon so as to pass over a forest of trees that were more than three hundred feet in height a kind of ancient banyan. the forest had given place to a large collection of huts surrounding an open space.Why. and. said the doctor; and. The ancients gave it the name of an ocean. taking an old handkerchief.Let us.