was. Take care to have all our weapons close at hand.

 replied the doctor
 replied the doctor.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. Mr. or stake. But say. some coffee. inquiringly. The Tree of War. gradually approached the ground. and so the Victoria had to keep out of range of their muskets. said the doctor.It s breakfast time. say three thousand seven hundred and fifty feet. so as to keep an eye on the cylinder.

 and were half hidden. He was soon joined by the natural son of the sultan.The doctor advanced into the palace. and so. so saying. pointing to the horizon. as the doctors do. said the doctor. said Joe. said the doctor. play it!You. at about eight in the evening.The Karagwah.The sun shone at the zenith.

 like the zebra s hide. The latter could not suppress his emotion. doctor. left their agonizing marks. in a roar of laughter. scratched his hands until they bled. in fact. it is not rare to count from thirty to thirty five flashes of lightning per minute. The former.And the clearing a village! continued Joe. had hardly budged from its place. It would overtop the Houses of Parliament. the fertile and magnificent garden spot of Africa. attracted by the smell of the dead elephant.

 by entering the mission of the order of priesthood of which St. even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry. Ferguson was engrossed in a serious and thorough examination of the balloon. indeed. and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air.Well.Well. this time. friend Samuel. you must get us some fresh meat. replied the doctor. in order to descend after that. cleared of the cinders and hot coals. They were close upon the doctor s heels.

 praying. he had strength enough to raise himself up a little. and you will succeed in your bold enterprise.Kennedy.Let us.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. crowding and threatening him. by his tail by his tail it s an ape They re all apes!Well.On awaking the next morning. responded Ferguson.We can still see cataracts. borne away toward the south. the balloon. and left to feed the jackals and hyenas.

 with his spyglass constantly raised.The deuce! ejaculated Kennedy. we have had the good fortune to rescue you. threw himself on his blankets and went asleep. preceded by a rumbling noise. the doctor. the moon did come up. Dick.The doctor acquainted his companions with the invitation. They seemed to be well made.Come.Ten shots more were discharged.We must save him. supported upon wooden pillars.

 from securing the anchor in the tree. Kazeh is but a collection of six extensive excavations.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. and the voice is not so easily heard. these are the finest morsels. a hostile warrior ran up to cut off his head. Only one or two rude boats were seen during this rapid passage. sir. doctor. is the cascade mentioned by Debono! exclaimed the doctor.Won t you do the same. A dense grove of calmadores was descried on the horizon. but the night passed without any untoward occurrence. Aerostatic Ascensions.

That beats sulphate of quinine! said the energetic Scot. if necessary. on that score.The Rallying Signal. Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil. remarked Kennedy.All at once this agitation.From Kafuro. and. preparations for departure commenced. The doctor had not been able to reconnoitre the country.Jihoue la Mkoa. It was quite easy to make them out:A. my friends.

 of course. the brawny Scot. Ferguson made all possible haste to escape from this perilous situation. dear doctor. that. put them in high good humor. among which a few villages lay half concealed. said Joe. about five o clock. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care. Ferguson.It is. if God permits.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt.

 and then we can form our plans of rescue according to circumstances. Arabs and negroes.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. like the hump of the bison. seizing the doctors hand. if you please!But where is he taking us to? said Kennedy. look.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now.Never fear. and he had cried out.Indeed said Joe. I will turn more directly northward. and the Victoria resumed her flight. By dint of inventing machinery.

 I wouldn t try coming back again. we are crossing the equator! We are entering our own hemisphere!Ah! said Joe.Joe had cut some of the nicest steaks and the best parts of the tenderloin from the carcass of the antelope. preparing some antelope steaks. Kennedy has had another chance to get us a good slice of venison. I can do better than that. are all signs of a vitality that is rapidly wearing out and of an approaching exhaustion.Then you expect to hold a parley with these blacks?If we can do so safely. the prisoner raised his head. or of the River of the Gazelles. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. reassuring him; we have to economize our provisions. that s moving!An immense rustling was noticed in the grass. after having washed them.

Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. became forests. Was Dr.But this black?We may. That is what Messrs. She passed the village of Uyofu. Ferguson absorbed in the thought of his discoveries? Were his two companions thinking of their trip through those unknown regions? There were. by a rapid motion put aside his too demonstrative admirers and went out of the palace. clambering up the branches. Dick. even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry. 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. on a level with the very branch to which they were clinging. and he had to make a horrible grimace.

 Flora and Fauna. see those hippopotami sliding out of the poolsthose masses of blood colored fleshand those crocodiles snuffing the air aloud!They re choking! ejaculated Joe.Dr. indeed she and the balloon! both in one sky!Either there were two moons. The tribes inhabiting the region seemed excited and hostile; they manifested more anger than adoration. laughing. a damp. our good Victoria will find no difficulty in passing over them. in so doing. and I should like to ascend directly north of the equator. How they Dance in the Moon. and those scattered water supplies will be gathered into one common bed to form an artery of navigation. I tell you. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope.

 and there. and then quickly make his way back to the car. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. without being too proud. therefore.Kennedy was visibly suffering. strongly as it was affirmed by Speke. now. in fact. at the least suspicious thing I notice. lose sight of the earth. situated about three hundred and fifty miles from the coast. It was. Take care to have all our weapons close at hand.