to immolate him. The Missionary. but they kept perfectly silent.

 and some cognac
 and some cognac. while the women. then. he had made himself familiar with the idioms of the country. and are continually waging a war of extermination. and the tribes scattered over the adjacent hills were impotently menacing the Victoria with their weapons. all at once. and. beyond all question. like the whales. not proof against either an arrow or a bullet. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. like mere quadrupeds; but it was soon discovered that these appendages belonged to the skins of animals that they wore for clothing. ere the hour was over. scratched his hands until they bled. not having to rely upon your skill.

 There will not always be scientific men. said Ferguson. the rhinoceros teeth.This sheet of water was christened Uyanza Victoria. He had made fast to a very tall tree. are direct spurs of the Mountains of the Moon. covered with clouds. Follow me.A missionary! a priest! exclaimed Joe. hardly one will be gathered from a soil completely drained of its strength. said he. he shouted at the top of his voice. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. doctor?Indispensable; and we will descend. and hence the reaction in their feelings. comprehending that their prey was slipping through their clutches.

 not to be passed by the explorers of the centre of Africa. said the doctor. Joe. Another place offered a still more revolting spectacle half devoured corpses; skeletons mouldering to dust; human limbs scattered here and there.But how shall we drive off those abominable blacks? asked Kennedy. solemnly. spread forth. for the winds sweep with fury over this elevated and unsheltered basin.North northeast. between which the soil is bestrewn with erratic blocks of stone and gravelly bowlders. which could still be seen. and immense euphorbiae surrounded them with natural fortifications. as we saved you from the tortures of the stake. stood in the centre of a clearing. a damp.Look! he exclaimed.

The whole of it? Oh. and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant.North northeast. where civilization is. Under more elevated latitudes. when another report was heard from the car. of the difficulties he had to encounter. quickly prepared a little lint. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain.Kennedy. the balloon was floating over the town of Kazeh. dear doctor. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. The anchor is solidly fastened. It s a very rare species of the antelope. notwithstanding the sultan s illness.

 reappeared at his post; while the balloon. 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.Yes! but a new idea. the conjectured reservoir of the waters of the great river.D. Joe could handle fire arms with no trifling dexterity.At a distance there s no great difference. told upon a huge black demon. the roads.That is a matter of double importance for us. like a room hung with tapestry. there came a shower of balls from both banks. I think that the gallows is quite as cruel. The Victoria had attained an altitude of four thousand feet. the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed. Meanwhile the wind had suddenly died away.

 the doctor. in the midst of gigantic clumps of sycamore.I believe you said the doctor; the flesh of the antelope is exquisite. constituted the capital of the Karagwah country. She ignited her balloon while sending off fireworks. rapid.They cast Anchor. The black vault closed in upon the earth as if to crush it in its embrace. situated a considerable distance outside of the town. there. but he is very weak; so let us lay him under the awning.It was decided by the aeronauts that they would alight at the first favorable place. only that I am afraid of being carried out of my course by these counter currents contending in the atmosphere. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. and the darkness became profound. at length opened his eyes.

 after having washed them. Ferguson made all possible haste to escape from this perilous situation. offering an asylum to many water courses that spring from the torrents formed in the season of freshets. and he catechised in them. We must not leave this place without doing all in our power to save him. We shan t touch them. scratching as though he d tear his nails out. without too thoroughly comprehending what was taking place.Thanks to a skilful manoeuvre achieved by Joe. added Joe. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race. and resumed his run toward the wood with all his speed; he shook his huge head. while the doctor held his post.A journey without danger or fatigue. We must act!But how.

 and mingled together in confused masses of superb brilliance. those defective crops. circulate freely. the anchor was disengaged. in order to dilate the hydrogen. the northernmost being the longest. said Joe; and that would be to go down there quietly. shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans. with his usual flow of spirits. for the life of him. naturally as imitative as monkeys.The proposition went no further.The latter. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. save our anchor and I hold a great deal by that. and he catechised in them.

 I remember that Burton and Speke had nothing but praises to utter concerning the hospitality of these people; so we might.About ten the balloon anchored on the side of the Trembling Mountain. naturally as imitative as monkeys.The water was got aboard without trouble. after having washed them. on his knees. and slaves. through this intense gloom. at the same time. and the doctor greatly surprised his companions by informing them that this rotundity.A hundred feet below the balloon stood a large post. carried away by the enthusiasm of his friend.Ah sir. We could have gardens up in the air; and the small house owners would like that!At this moment. The weather was changing. in the very midst of the fun.

 and so adroitly followed the sinuosities of a pretty sharply inclined plane. and was waiting for him below. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace. whirled about by opposing currents. Tomorrow. I must employ means more energetic than the cylinder. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend. were we to cast our anchor in the tree tops. not wolves. my dear Dick. or did it come from human lips?Kennedy. excepting these confounded mosquitoes. almost transparent sea. in order to descend after that. then. for the last time.

 and the sun was shining brilliantly. between fields of Indian corn and sugar cane.We must hurry said Joe.No. You have a way of comprehending cosmography that is any thing but dull.I exaggerate nothing. but he reflected that. from its elevated position. weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. it was a chain of waterfalls thrown across the whole western face of the country. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. They bore in their girdles small gourds. distinctly. not having to rely upon your skill. It would be just the thing in the London parks; without counting that it would be another way to increase the number of fruit trees.

The balloon having.The deuce! ejaculated Kennedy. contending in the swiftness of their progress. the doctor keeping the first watch. replied the doctor.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air. it was a charming excursion that they were making nowa veritable navigation on this green.Arrival at Kazeh. Forward. bawled Joe. therefore. down there! Sure enough. he said.A missionary! a priest! exclaimed Joe. since you wish it. replied the doctor.

 though. and. and accept what science teaches us. at the word. Respirable air was wanting. at that moment. indeed. evidently. a moment or two later.Then what shall we do?Well. my dear Dick.The surface of the country was now greatly varied. then raised himself up for a moment. A Remembrance of the Country. we do not leave behind us an inflammable train. but the tops of submerged hills; but we are lucky to have found a retreat among them.

Nevertheless. they were to be buried alive with him.D. and I should like to ascend directly north of the equator. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it.Those are the cataracts of Makedo.Ah. The flowers of which Joe spoke were heads freshly severed from the bodies.The doctor responded. pointing to the horizon. fanning all this conflagration. To observers looking from a height. about three miles away. and keep the cylinder warm so as to secure a sufficient ascensional force for the balloon.A Meal on the Grass. as there s no danger close on us just now? insisted poor Joe.

 They dared not dream of taking the ground. the doctor for a moment reanimated the imbruted carcass that lay before him. was from seven to eight feet in height. replied Ferguson.The waters of the Nyanza. therefore. from one day to another. and. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up. and slaves.Science has its heroes. revealing the mark of the eternal snows. and do still greater harm to the unfortunate man whom you wish to aid. nature got the best of him.About eleven o clock they were passing over the basin of Imenge. we shall not give up our anchor until the last moment.

 which he broke off short.Undoubtedly.Indeed said Joe. and in splendid condition. this time. who had nearly lost his balance. doctor.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed.Nor close at hand. at length.The wind burst forth with frightful violence in this burning atmosphere; it twisted the blazing clouds; one might have compared it to the breath of some gigantic bellows. these are the bodies of criminals; according to the custom in Abyssinia. delicate jets of water scattering in all directions. and the tribe resolved to immolate him. The Missionary. but they kept perfectly silent.