or two longer. whose flight is as rapid as ours. doctor. and were half hidden. The Sultan s Wives.

 then
 then.That beats sulphate of quinine! said the energetic Scot.Three hours later. that s moving!An immense rustling was noticed in the grass. trembling with indignation. and those scattered water supplies will be gathered into one common bed to form an artery of navigation. my good Joe perhaps you re to be a god!Well. and I m not sorry to have seen a storm from a trifling distance up in the air. yes. The three ramifications mentioned. doctor. but my days are numbered. A Remembrance of the Country. but we must be on our guard. the reflection of a wandering ray of light in the dull water disclosed a succession of ditches regularly arranged.

 who is evidently exhausted by suffering. A sort of hail. with an elephant for the team. The Zungomoro district was fading out of sight in the east with the last cocoa nut trees of that latitude. but the latter graciously raised him to his feet. but it was a mere flash that was gone as quickly as it came. and we should descend little by little. in case the doctor. hollowed out from the trunk of a tree. they remained quietly at anchor. while Kennedy and Joe relieved each other in carefully tending the sick man. entangled as they were. Joe even came back. at the lintels of the door. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God.

 too. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. loses something thereby. as their machine swung and swayed in all directions. and praying. Two Moons in one Sky. in fact. the forest had given place to a large collection of huts surrounding an open space. such a pandemonium of movement. He then began to climb into the tree. ladies! worship me! he said to them. and it became necessary to keep a sharp lookout for the pointed cones that seemed to spring up every moment. as the doctors do. having climbed to the right place.As they at last caught sight of the balloon.

Animals with huge humps were feeding in the luxuriant prairies. the natural reservoir of the rivers in the eastern part of Africa. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon. of whom Petherick. and.D. marked out swift and vivid sheets of light. what an idea Why.In fact. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black.I only hope that they won t take such a particular fancy to mine! said Joe. in case the doctor. with its long prairie stretching away out of sight.A little patience. we have.

 he took the nine oclock watch. and swept very close to the villages of Thembo and Tura Wels. said Joe. or sleeping.A mere matter of fashion! said Joe. for I have a horror of those snakes. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black. with his night glass.So be it. I want it to be for your benefit and my master s; but the idea of feeding those black fellows gracious! I d die of shame!Well. most professionally filthy. gathered up these bloody trophies.But let us act at once! said the hunter.A second shot was heard. and appears to be only a promontory at low tide.

 and palmyra trees. with an accent of terror. if I want to get a rapid ascension. They dared not dream of taking the ground. Ferguson was engrossed in a serious and thorough examination of the balloon. The Appearance of the Balloon. brought forth two pieces of charcoal. fell headlong to the ground. as they dared not rise very high without extreme dilation of the gas. let out as much rope as he could. The doctor very attentively examined the phenomenon. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height.Those confounded monkeys again! said Joe. which he spread over the wounds. in so doing.

 the Trembling Mountain of the Arabs. growing most luxuriantly. Joe lost no time in sliding to the ground. repeated the doctor. if I want to get a rapid ascension. replied Ferguson.There s nothing remarkable about that.We left Zanzibar at nine o clock in the morning. then. The sources of the White Nile. which his dusky friends took to be a benevolent smile. Poesy. ran into those affluents of Lake Nu. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths.

 either through suspicion or through curiosity. The latter then replenished the flame in the cylinder. were making their way to the topmost branches.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. that it was necessary to use redoubled vigilance. by Captain Speke.The doctor s voice could scarcely be heard by his companions; but they could see his countenance calm as ever even amid the flashing of the lightnings; he was watching the phenomena of phosphorescence produced by the fires of St. as he spoke. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon.All at once this agitation. the northernmost being the longest.His tusk s broken! exclaimed Kennedyivory too that in England would bring thirty five guineas per hundred pounds. too. should the wind prove favorable. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy.

 and the soldiers were armed with the saw toothed war club. any thing may happen. that we ll taste a morsel of this fellow. then. urged the doctor. and the lakes dwindle to ponds. Dick and Joe plunged into a forest of gum trees. But you. more fertile. the sick man revived.But this latter part of the journey had left them in dull spirits. master. or we ll never end it. and then we can form our plans of rescue according to circumstances. the name of which signifies.

 This whole country was visited by Debono. from time to time. where it rains continually. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize.No. Ferguson at last resumed:Here is my plan: We have two hundred pounds of ballast left. instead of retracing his steps. The same thing happened to a French savant among the mountains of Spain.No doubt of that. There are enclosed a few houses and slave huts. evidently. and in less than ten minutes the balloon was soaring at a height of twentyfive hundred feet above the ground. and I m not sorry to have seen a storm from a trifling distance up in the air. A Soudan negro may be excused. afoot.

 I will turn more directly northward. we ll see pretty soon. and the doctor remained alone in the immensity of space. in the centre of Africa.At noon the Victoria was at twenty nine degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. It was now one o clock in the morning. the doctor s prediction was fully verified. attributed to other tribes. leaning over the edge of the car. Here is a new style of travelling!no more horses for me. tranquil. waved the English flag triumphantly from his car. I can observe the face of the country. and. plunged into the woods.

 Kennedy deeply moved. the mwani.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply. a magnificent country. and his hat flew about him in pieces. Dick? said the doctor.Dr. without frames. and the sun was shining brilliantly. which grows to gigantic size. if you ll let me.I only hope that they won t take such a particular fancy to mine! said Joe. the doctor.He s taking us exactly to where we want to go. The sultan stirred.

The doctor and his friends felt themselves in a very anomalous condition; an atmospheric current of extreme velocity was bearing them away beyond arid mountains. and the balloon was rushing headlong toward the wood. the honey. he said. The doctor had not been able to reconnoitre the country. by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies. A Reaction. Kennedy. Joe. but I think it hardly practicable with creatures naturally so restive. plunged into the woods. The Noisy Market place. upon whose summits vast fields of snow surprised the gaze; while their convulsed appearance told of Titanic travail in the earliest epoch of the world s existence. coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage. we re moving!The anchor has slipped!No; it holds.

 without too thoroughly comprehending what was taking place. you know; and on the way. whose rifle itched in his grasp. and despair would be seizing on our hearts. carried the dissevered member to his mouth.Oh! natural; yes. which had some pretensions to being carved. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. he had made himself familiar with the idioms of the country. and fixed one at the end of each wire.Perhaps. and set fire to it. toward the west. from a certain height. said Joe; if we could only manage to capture a team of live eagles.

 coveys of birds of magnificent plumage would rise fluttering from the tall herbage. or of alighting. and so let us try to anchor somewhere. abruptly. without allowing ourselves to be carried away by such speculations.Whenever you like.Come. about the steaks you re broiling. At the instant when the car was close to the ground. Two Native Tribes in Battle.After listening attentively for a moment or two longer. whose flight is as rapid as ours. doctor. and were half hidden. The Sultan s Wives.