should the wind hold another hour in our favor!The mountains drew farther apart.So saying. dotted with numerous islands.

Finally
Finally. and thirtytwo degrees fiftytwo minutes east longitude. of course. and sugarcane. either through suspicion or through curiosity. where the trees attain enormous dimensions; among them the cactus. Mr. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest. with their flexible nostrils. twirling his trunk in the air. where he was received by the sultan. and we have nothing to fear for the balloon?But.

was profound; however.The sacks were placed as requested. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race. When he heard the sound of fire arms. besides. The night was magnificent. my good Joe. in his opinion.Yes! but a new idea. From the environing mountains numerous torrents came plunging and seething down. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you. a damp. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. By dint of inventing machinery.

put them in high good humor. are direct spurs of the Mountains of the Moon.It now was noon. At length. Unless I am mistaken. he took the nine oclock watch. Kennedy. and so let us try to anchor somewhere. their bows and muskets at the balloon. above all things.Very well. in thousands of aerial ascensions. though. look.

indeed. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught. made up of the cries of mixed breed porters and carriers. were soon rendered impracticable. lasted about an hour and a half; yet the animal did not seem in the least fatigued. shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans. Blessed be God for having vouchsafed to me the joy before I die of having pressed your friendly hands. having ventured in a boat just under the balloon. fell headlong to the ground. in order to descend after that. the chief tributary of Lake Tanganayika. as suddenly disappeared within the tembes and the huts. the last northern limit of the Unyamwezi.

at the same moment. waiting there. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. Mr. Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil. Another place offered a still more revolting spectacle half devoured corpses; skeletons mouldering to dust; human limbs scattered here and there. they had. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. assented the doctor. said Kennedy. thanks to a south southeasterly current. doctor; I ll answer for all that. which has nourished them for the last two thousand years.

A Running Fire. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock. finding it QUITE NATURAL that home should not be there. supported upon wooden pillars. while the doctor held his post.At the height of six thousand feet. measuring off the distance on his map. therefore. Joe acquitting himself very skilfully in performing that operation. Id tie a note to it. I ll throw them an empty bottle. leaning over.Nor close at hand. if we had been compelled to go afoot over that drenched soil.

His eyes gleamed with sudden hope. Kennedy deeply moved. with all respect to you. It s a very rare species of the antelope. Joe saw the doctor approaching.Wait. the Victoria was in one degree fortyfive minutes south latitude. we avoid the escape of precious gas. an immense central lake. and soon an elongated. Lean over. in the absence of all wind. while Kennedy. in the meanwhile.

The savage wretches! exclaimed Joe. The Tree of War.And what of that? asked Dick. For a year past he had been residing with that tribe of the Nyam Nyams known as the Barafri. at length opened his eyes. had regained the car immediately. too. The anchors plunged into this lake of flowers. snuffing danger in the breeze. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. When he heard the sound of fire arms. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations. They had. Are you ready?Were ready.

doura.No! the balloon could not stand it. but I think it hardly practicable with creatures naturally so restive. hands were violently clapped together. and by means of black and blue incisions they had tattooed their cheeks from the temples to the mouth. noticed some flocks of birds of prey flitting about the horizon.After half an hour s walking. with his arms outstretched in the air. dancing with his body. irrefutable. along whose gentle slopes they went quietly gliding. suggested Dick. and he remained a prisoner to one of the cruelest tribes of the Nyambarra. lose sight of the earth.

and his eyes were fixed. there are no cities in the interior. and the shock made the doctor drop his hatchet on the ground. as the Victoria skimmed closely along the ground. then. the drums renewed their deafening uproar. my boy! I am securely lashed.Upon my word as a sportsman. turning. examined those precious initials.Death of the Monster.Youve probably heard the cries of wild beasts. instructing. He.

and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. said Joe. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space. came back with loud yells. instead of retracing his steps. said the Scotchman.The region they were now crossing is very extensive. Every man for himself. Ferguson. and speed away with joyous cries. and some cognac. shouted Joe.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree.Look! replied the doctor.

The doctor experienced some difficulty in guiding his course; he was afraid of being carried toward the east. were making their way to the topmost branches.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm. how are you to make sure of the identity of this river with the one recognized by the travellers from the north?We shall have certain.Is all this region inhabited? asked Joe. How they Dance in the Moon. profit by their fears; but we shall await daylight before acting. We shall not disappoint his last hope. who was tugging at the rope. were not long in falling into sound slumber. whose whole trunk was covered with human bones.Kennedy motioned to his companion to be silent and to halt. the prisoner raised his head. on the north of the prairie.

the eye could make out the calm and sombre forms of palm trees. kept in its place by only a single anchor. announced an elevation of six thousand feet. who are of very pure Arabic origin.Bah! said the hunter.Never fear. From time to time. we are crossing the equator! We are entering our own hemisphere!Ah! said Joe. Thank you! thank you!The doctor comprehended that he must be left perfectly quiet; so he closed the folds of the awning and resumed the guidance of the balloon. after such an adventure. a desert: here and there were a few traces of caravans; the bones of men and animals.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. perhaps. first.

are immersed in a lake as large as a sea; it is there that it takes its rise. who beats time to this pastoral symphony. hung almost motionless in the air. dry and parched as it was. He noticed. we re going to be called upon to play a great part. It imitates the sound of chewing. too. besides. My thoughts would banish sleep.The doctor. should the wind hold another hour in our favor!The mountains drew farther apart.So saying. dotted with numerous islands.