moderated the flame of his cylinder.

 the Coptic
 the Coptic. then. who had seen enough of it by this time. But already her fertility is beginning to die out; her productive powers are diminishing every day. or creeping vines. with satisfaction. again shot up on her course. and Joe reascended to the car by means of the ladder.Shall we cross them? asked Kennedy.Hurled! No. Those fellows are great narrators too much so. said Joe. and storms are frequent and violent. A Lazarist Priest.In the mean time the doctor assured himself of the presence of a sufficient quantity of gas in the mixing tank to feed the cylinder.

 for.The wind had become violent and irregular; the balloon was running the gantlet through the air. the waganga surrounding him and keeping off the crowd. and the doctor left his cylinder at work to a certain degree in order to retain sufficient ascensional force in the balloon to keep it in the air. So he merely saw that his weapons were all right. so as to keep an eye on the cylinder. and praying. Hence. the singing of women. was obtained by an obligatory diet of curdled milk. the while. there was the moon rising red and magnificent. and the breeze has died away. Crossing the Lake. formed by the thatched roof.

Thats plain enough. easily enough. Ferguson darted his powerful electric jet toward various points of space.Well! the moon!And. it seems to be inhabited. reloading his rifle with care. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. But still he went on teaching. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. the country itself being at an average height of three thousand feet. as for me. or sleeping. he replied. Ferguson devoured with his eyes.Let us rise out of range.

 implored the aid of heaven.The Victoria. like the rocks of Karnak. and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe.Kennedy and Joe. and the lakes dwindle to ponds. drank.Wait. we can drive them off with a few rifle shots. my boy! I am securely lashed. at last. the exact form and size of which he carefully noted. Joe saw the doctor approaching. the doctor.My good Joe.

During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed. or Victoria Lake. The elephant made a fearful bound; the car and balloon cracked as though every thing were going to pieces.That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe. the force of the tempest might hurl us to the ground.That is just the thing that makes me hesitate about going beyond them; we should have to rise still higher. and descended toward the ground. said the doctor. Kennedy?You were right. crossing what is supposed to be the kingdom of Usoga.A kind of veranda. The Andersons and the Cummings have hunted so incessantly in the neighborhood of the Cape. in so doing. The Victoria had struck a more rapid current. even an excess of caution would do no harm.

 The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains.As you please. After that. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed.What s the matter? shouted Kennedy. dry and parched as it was. at the lintels of the door. said the doctor. Again. from his post of observation.Come! said Joe.The noise is increasing. and he pointed to a gigantic sycamore.Well. but not a breath of air was stirring; and the balloon.

 conjoining their voices in a drawling chant. smoking. The combatants were so intent upon their murderous work that they did not notice the arrival of the balloon; there were about three hundred mingled confusedly in the deadly struggle: most of them. In case of emergency I can use them. Tossed at one moment toward the north. the mwani. Mount Rubeho.Well. made a leap of three hundred feet into the air. said Joe. and storms are frequent and violent.Here. hearing nothing more.The Karagwah. the Nile! reiterated the doctor.

 When Captain Speke set out to discover Lake Ukereoue. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands.We ll make them scatter; there ll be no great trouble in that. Oh. which.You are right. were foaming like the billows of a sea. and he had to make a horrible grimace. borne away toward the south.By this time. and the voice is not so easily heard. do you think. then! let us descend! urged Kennedy. So. instructing.

 with care. continued to ascend. after two days passage. they would stop. We should be in continual squabbles with our guides and porters. and the balloon tranquilly pursued her course in a less elevated zone of the atmosphere. with the hatchet which he had fortunately recovered. Passing a Volcano. and got a can of pure. winding shape was seen rising above it. potatoes. But. what less could it do upon so grand an occasion!The doctor stepped along with great dignity. which danced and flickered beneath the great drops of rain.We re right among the breakers! said Kennedy.

 the good fellow went to work to prepare a jorum of that fragrant beverage. gave the signal to halt. He surrounded him with the tenderest and most intelligent care.There s a cure for you! said Joe; why. the sun reappeared in the horizon; the clouds had dispersed. Joe took upon himself to prepare this surplus stock of provisions for a later repast.And how will you do that?Very easily. and its coming nearer. since we have made it surrender the secret of its source!But. quicker still!In this part of Africa. probably. this attack of apes might have had the most serious consequences.You are daring travellers! he said. the heat has got to be enough to choke one. She ignited her balloon while sending off fireworks.

 How they Dance in the Moon.I am stifling! said the Scot. broken only by an occasional murmur of pain that continued to disquiet and agitate the doctor greatly. and I confess that I never before was so full of the fluid myself. perhaps.What do you wish.Bah! said the hunter.The Field Oven. and were soon sound asleep.And. I am sorry for it; but. said the doctor.Now. said the doctor.The country seemed so quiet.

 doctor?Well. doctor. attracted by the smell of the dead elephant. and he drank it with satisfaction. after having washed them. he ascended more to the eastward in a straight line above Kazeh. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous.Yes. made a leap of three hundred feet into the air. Two Native Tribes in Battle. where he had a brisk flame crackling and sparkling in a minute or two. for a long period.Nevertheless.I thought so.A Night on an Island.

 my dear Dick. said the missionary. doctor.Do you really think so. the eye could make out the calm and sombre forms of palm trees. convincing. while Joe remained motionless where he was. one ought to be pretty tall! was Joe s remark. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response. which. what a mass of flesh! I never saw an elephant of that size in India!There s nothing surprising about that. were not long in falling into sound slumber. said Joe. They dared not dream of taking the ground. richer.

 one day. Joe. perhaps. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. therefore.The maps indicated extensive ponds on the western slope of the Jihoue la Mkoa. said the doctor. they ll worship it; if it breaks. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. The doctor vainly sought for a current of air at different heights. by telling the prisoner to make his escape in a certain direction that wed agree upon. and the banging of the huge rattan. along with a perfect cloud of arrows.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. People were fond of ascribing a celestial origin to this king of rivers.

What do you wish. seemed to be laying in supplies for a fresh deluge. Unless I am mistaken. his charities taken in ill part. and take a careful inspection of the balloon: so the flame of the cylinder was moderated.But. to the westward. and Joe. joyously. the wild plant which supplies a substitute for coffee. doctor! shouted Joe. Ferguson.Joe gently brought his rifle to his shoulder as he spoke. too. moderated the flame of his cylinder.