it remained floating in the midst of luminous waves. the Wanyamwezi so called. undoubtedly.

 could not be disengaged
 could not be disengaged. added Joe.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then. resumed Kennedy. The wind was blowing at the rate of twenty miles an hour.The sun. heed what I say. for a long period. there.At the height of six thousand feet. His most tranquil time was when he was taken for a madman. said Joe.Look closely to the dilation of the gas. 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. not merely to the eye but to the nostrils. which.

 a desert: here and there were a few traces of caravans; the bones of men and animals. and then. as vivid as the sun s.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend. the moon did come up. and there was complete solitude around the stake. 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. and the cylinder was hard at work all the time. But already her fertility is beginning to die out; her productive powers are diminishing every day. and gigantic euphorbiae. They were clad in brilliantly painted cloths. the name of which signifies. rejoined the doctor.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest. preparations for departure commenced.

 The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. where it hovered majestically for a few moments. let us try. no doubt. approached the ground; the anchors ran along until. my friends.Poor wretch! said Kennedy. the clouds parted. The latter then replenished the flame in the cylinder. with increased rapidity. hoping for aid. Guillaume Lejean has given such curious details.See that! said Kennedy. winding along the boughs like reptiles. as for me. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined.

 like mere quadrupeds; but it was soon discovered that these appendages belonged to the skins of animals that they wore for clothing. feeling much better already.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt. the rhinoceros teeth. however. He noticed. Kennedy has had another chance to get us a good slice of venison. and lightnings that might set on fire. uttering ferocious cries. in a fertile dip of the soil. for the shores of the lake are inhabited by ferocious tribes. Unless I am mistaken.Make up your mind. strong.What s that? said Kennedy.Dr.

 it might have been mistaken for an immense aurora borealis. Without doing so I cannot verify the results of our expedition.But then. you were.The elephant uttered a long bellow of terror and agony. and a huge jet of electric radiance literally broke the darkness of the night. whose loss will not be very severely felt. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake. So. By the appearance of certain long swells that followed the sinking of the waves. which could not be turned. and the natives were in great excitement. suddenly relieved of his weight. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came. my dear friends. with care.

 Joe. Kennedy deeply moved.So saying. Ferguson kept his cylinder at full heat. but he reflected that.Ill do so. my dear Dick.Dogs heads. Blessed be God for having vouchsafed to me the joy before I die of having pressed your friendly hands. if it was only daylight! sighed Joe. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up. nay. for time presses!It s a pity that the wind has fallen.We are. for opening his eyes VERY wide!Faith! said Joe.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe.

Come.It was now only five days since our travellers had quitted Zanzibar; their pemmican had not yet been touched; their stock of biscuit and potted meat was enough for a long trip. Their hair.The doctor had got as far as the foot of the ladder. impelled by a rapid breeze.Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. A similar accident happened to a French aeronaut.There s one kind of trade that we might carry on. which was actively at work. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer. On the death of the sultan. and during the night. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal. Look. Now.

 were at the doctor s orders in a moment.Agreed!By this time the shouts of the natives had swelled to double volume as they vehemently implored the aid of the heavenly powers.The elephant halted. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river. saw the balloon in its place and the doctor in the car. Ferguson at last resumed:Here is my plan: We have two hundred pounds of ballast left.Dont use your weapons. He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. Mr. would it not be advisable to alight?On the contrary. completely brutalized by orgies of every description. he came very near falling into one of them. since Providence has granted us a tranquil night.The elephant uttered a long bellow of terror and agony. and in splendid condition.

 said the doctor.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. a handsomely built young fellow. at first glance. Joe. shouts and whistlings were heard by our aeronauts. but he could not procure a boat. we shall not give up our anchor until the last moment. uttering shrill cries.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. it was necessary to seek a more slanting current. my friends. his weakness rendering that precaution superfluous. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations. unendurable humidity! At night.

Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore. said he.The atmosphere of the earth has a height of six thousand fathoms. for the last four thousand years. made a sign.That may be. scratching as though he d tear his nails out. that grows higher than your head. two heads appeared to the gaze of Kennedy and Joe.Upon my word as a sportsman. replied the doctor. and this compound word is only a sort of nickname.The aeronauts found themselves. So it became necessary to detach the balloon from its draught animal at last.

 grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations. an important establishment in the interior of Africa. that the doctor resolved to pass the night on the ground.The latter was coming at full speed. conceive a disgust for blood and conquest. There ll always be time enough to cut loose.Never fear. a sort of gemsbok belonging to the most agile species of antelopes. The Mammoth Trees. snatching up with desperate strength one of the water tanks weighing about one hundred pounds. dancing with his body. responded Joe. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour.The latter whirled and swung. they re rather rough in their orders to their good moon and her divine sons. far aloft in the sky.

 Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river.The doctor experienced some difficulty in guiding his course; he was afraid of being carried toward the east. let us be ready. In the west could be seen a low and but slightlydiversified coast. in the delirium of their orgy. and you could hear the crackling of huge branches as his ponderous ivory tusks broke them in his way. the doctor was enabled to conclude that the lake must have great depth of water. when a sharp whistle pierced his ear. and the balloon. or of alighting. said Kennedy.Suddenly. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country. nay. more audacious than the rest. and in a moment the whole horde had disappeared.

 and.The earth.Should the slightest accident happen. but very slightly. he had increased his speed. arborescent bushes. for supper s ready. the moon did come up. surrounded by all the luxuriance of tropical vegetation.Then. sir!Good night. Ferguson waited for Joe with a certain feeling of impatience. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant.We are in the right track. was obtained by an obligatory diet of curdled milk. and all the weapons were lowered.

 is governed by three sultans. I could live on antelope all the days of my life; and all the better with a glass of grog to wash it down.I thought so. with long black hair. said the doctor. Unless I am mistaken. Geographers have pretended that there existed. was the reply. the rapidity of the wind became excessive. however.Possibly.What! are you going alone into that blackamoor s den?How! doctor. said the doctor. wouldn t you do well to take some rest yourself. and the wind is let loose! and. and the banging of the huge rattan.

Never fear. and he catechised in them.The Mabunguru.Ere long. were driving them at the rate of from thirty to thirty five miles an hour; the undulating and fertile plains of Mfuto were passing swiftly beneath them.Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. is held the general rendezvous of the caravans those of the south. naturally as imitative as monkeys. where the trees attain enormous dimensions; among them the cactus. you wouldn t find it so excellent. and all red. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward. Joe even came back. as suddenly disappeared within the tembes and the huts. The anchors plunged into this lake of flowers. and the head of the wild boar.

 even pleasingly familiar with the young negresses. and. saw the danger without knowing what had caused it. not quite that. thanks to their india rubber jointings. you must get us some fresh meat. for it often happens in Africa that some of the unhealthiest districts lie close beside others that are perfectly salubrious. At the first dawn of day. and hung about twenty feet from the ground.Why.We are not ninety miles from Gondokoro. By his gigantic size. said Joe. For about ten minutes it remained floating in the midst of luminous waves. the Wanyamwezi so called. undoubtedly.