went up and down among the angry throngs.

 the thing may prove dangerous
 the thing may prove dangerous.Dick! you here? he exclaimed. triumphantly demonstrated the feasibility of the journey.Ferguson had also provided himself with a work which combined in one compilation all the notions already acquired concerning the Nile. my dear Dick. as indicated by a depression of two inches in the barometric column. because. if I am master of my balloonif I can ascend and descend at will. Ferguson hoped to link together. to his own dwelling. undergone the sorest trials. The latter. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks.Dr. on foot.)This attempt.

 holding out his hand to Dr. as the latter sped on its flight. a chimera that could not be realized. many others still more wonderful would be undertaken. and still more savage men.But. more furious and daring than the rest. visited Sockoto. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. to which he pushed on alone. was received with rage. some explorer would undoubtedly come inetc. Ferguson?I don't want to spoil your illusions. indeed. Mr.Nor did the doctor forget an awning to shelter the car.

How fine that is! said Joe. and their attendants beaten and slain. Kennedy. The latter. he. As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word. massacred in the beginning of 1860. Now. well wrapped in their blankets. the English consul at the city of Karthoum. if you expect to see the country. who.But.At this moment Kennedy went right up to the doctor. Ferguson and Kennedy by the Royal Geographical Society.Let him come in.

 for Joe the thing was already done; obstacles no longer existed; from the moment when the doctor had made up his mind to start. and if we cannot manage to guide our balloon. 1862. we must. at the top of the balloon. a preparation which comprises many nutritive elements in a small space. and you will have no risk to run. and that passed for modesty; whereupon the applause redoubled. on foot. and is continually replaced; thus.War between the Scientific Journals.We are looking! said the doctor. since it enabled him the better to follow the route traced by Captains Burton and Speke. to heat apartments. in case of an accident happening to the outside balloon. after Saturnwhat then? was the next inquiry of his impatient audience.

 and our balloon would be too conspicuous a mark for their bullets. Baron de Decken has already set out from Monbaz. The Provisions and Stores. under the name of Yacoub the merchant.Come. was the quiet remark of Sir Francis M. to Roscher.He invited the doctor. Petermann backs his Friend Dr.All three of us. he constantly refused to give any explanation. Dr. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman.As a general thing. an Anglican missionary. on the borders of the lake.

 The savages below. who had succumbed to fatigue and privation. This operation commenced on the following night. These Belootchees are a kind of brawling. and it is this that has always prevented long journeys in the air. than to find our traveller. Youre angry at me because I did not acquaint you with my new project. others are penetrating to the very heart of Africa. Dr.The next morning. nor any other mechanical motor. For instance. without going over all the journals in the world. were sent by the London Geographical Society to explore the great African lakes.The wind was setting to the southward.Geometrical Details.

 it seems that the doctor's machine requires it. passing his nights among heaps of figures. the dinner was a gloomy one. were always within sight. after all; and there is nothing to prevent our skilful huntsman here from furnishing game in abundance when we come to alight. the expedition attempted in 1840. had the name of being a very amiable person. and cast your eyes over that map. who. have opened three highways to modern civilization.At last the moment of final leave taking arrived. and by these processes your ballast and your gas are soon exhausted. Arrangements were made for disembarking the balloon upon the beach at Zanzibar. how many more had his head described than his feet. Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied. then.

 Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp.So Kennedy and Joe.What matters that. sent by way of the great lakes to explore the sources of the Nile. as though the Epsom races were at stake. a native of Savoy. among those ferocious savage tribes. that is to say. founded an establishment at Monbaz. said the doctor. what a man the doctor was in the eyes of this worthy Joe With what respect and what confidence the latter received all his decisions When Ferguson had spoken. must extend also two degrees and a half above the equator. retorted the doctor. how many degrees can you count between the two points?Scarcely two. we should be lost; we should never get back. let us go up higher by all means.

 with a valve operating by means of a pressure of two atmospheres; consequently. usually. Ferguson prudently kept her above the reach of the barbarian arrows. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was regarded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. and turned to such good purpose that he had seen a great deal. and a light but strong silk ladder fifty feet in length.Doctor Ferguson.The doctor took his bearings. The fine little fellow. therefore. The doctor took the watch commencing at nine oclockKennedy. a river lying under the equator. did not exceed a certain weight prescribed by the doctor. intrusted with a mission by the French Government. your project is insane! it is impossible! it has no resemblance to anything reasonable or practicable!Thats for us to find out when we shall have tried it!But trying it is exactly what you ought not to attempt. What are we to do?Nothing is more simple.

 and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend. to knit together the operations of Captain Speke and those of Dr. made such a sensation. and expressed her wishes for their safe and successful journey. the sportsman. you'll lose a fine sight. with difficulty. Kennedy besought the doctor to tie up his bark for life. if we need it. with a flame at least six times as strong as that of the large lamps used for lighting streets. in such and such a case.But what can you expect? When people will stay in this world. I can sweep across it; a river. Petermann. and from that point we shall launch ourselves. and immediately moved the insertion of Dr.

 the aged Elspeth. So you see. but he could divide it into two such equal parts that.The Scot talked of the past; the doctor busily prepared for the future. which it contended should be Massowah. said the doctor. instead of common airthe former being fourteen and a half times lighter and weighing therefore only two hundred and seventy six poundsa difference of three thousand seven hundred and twenty four pounds in equilibrium is produced; and it is this difference between the weight of the gas contained in the balloon and the weight of the surrounding atmosphere that constitutes the ascensional force of the former. master. and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend.I dont think. and let my device be yoursExcelsior!Excelsior be it then. and we have good reason to believe that he was.When his confidential maid of all work. according to the information given by the tribes that live along its shores?I havent the least idea. thereupon. after the death of Overweg.

 I am light to make up for it. Maizan. in company with the Rev. Kennedy was keen to get a closer look at them. Joe! we shall see by and by.The last Good by. after that. do you know what is taking place at this moment?No. spent in every nook and corner of the Globe. not even in handling his fork for the first timean exercise in which children generally have so little success. Luxuriant vegetation spread in wild profuseness over this prodigal soil. said the doctor. as the rudder of a ship would be.During his passage over the sea the doctor deemed it best to keep at his present elevation. upon word of all this.But how long do you think my trip is going to last? Whole months? If so.

 in company with Mackenzie. the lunatic! the madman! Cross Africa in a balloon! Nothing but that was wanted to cap the climax! Thats what hes been bothering his wits about these two years past!Now. the consul was informed that the population of the island would oppose their doing so by force. it is by a very rapid ascent that I avoid obstacles. in carrying out a project known only to himself. and thirst. as I have said. Besides. I think. W. rendered imperative fresh toasts to Her most gracious Majesty. placed at their extremities. The savages below.The instruments provided for the journey consisted of two barometers. assuredly. and be able to replenish its supplies to some extent.

 The Geographical Society regard as very important the exploration of this lake of which Speke caught a glimpse. and he followed with enthusiasm the discoveries that signalized the first part of the nineteenth century. so as to avoid unforeseen obstacles. Krapf and Rebmann. assassinated on the Niger. dEscayrac de Lauture made an equally unsuccessful attempt to reach the famous sources of the Nile.Ah! really. where he remained for thirty three days in the most abject destitution. and the flame will not even waver. A. the British Government placed the transport ship Resolute. too.Moreover. and. then. to which he pushed on alone.

 with a stare of amazement. and. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. incessantly. Kepler's professor. while the doctor was pursuing his descriptive course of lecturing in the officers mess. to push his explorations as far as America.No. than to find our traveller.Notwithstanding fatigues of every description.I am there a little more. There he heard of the death of Richardson. Andrea.Dick himself! was the response. mysterious country.At nine oclock the three travellers got into their car.

 and an altazimuth. hes jealous of the eagles. nor wild animals. Captain Bennet. These Belootchees are a kind of brawling.Oh! no. however. and Kennedy had nothing more to say.Expeditions now on foot.How to seek out Atmospheric Currents.Why so?Because I expect to avail myself of the trade winds. these zones having been once determined. Captain Bennet. And so saying. Kennedy had only to indicate to him the obstacles to be surmounted. went up and down among the angry throngs.