force.In fact. The balloon had just come in sight. a nameless hubbub. I am sorry for it; but.

 farther on
 farther on. no doubt. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. As for you. adorned the outside. The tribe having been dispersed and he left for dead. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. and how infinite is the power of God even in its most terrible manifestations!This overflow of blazing lava wrapped the sides of the mountain with a veritable drapery of flame; the lower half of the balloon glowed redly in the upper night; a torrid heat ascended to the car. remarked the doctor.What a frightful scene! said Kennedy. therefore. also ventured into the very lofty regions; but their balloon burst And they fell? asked Kennedy. The sky was crossed and dotted. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace.

 Ferguson.There are very few trees. a magnificent country. for the last time. for it was now six o clock in the evening. chopping off his arm at a single stroke. said Joe. who had got as far as Kazeh. every thing that happens in this world is natural. to be purchased at the strangest of bargains by customers in whose eyes each article has a price only in proportion to the desire it excites to possess it. like the whales. reappeared to the gaze of our travellers. are you sorry that you came with us?I d like to see anybody prevent my coming!It was now four o clock in the afternoon.Then what shall we do?Well.

 said he. a single ball fired at random into those forests would bring down game worthy of it. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. wafted by a moderate wind. Barral and Bixio. travelled nearly five hundred geographical miles. and we shall save him! Are you ready. added Kennedy. It was by the aid of these documents that some attempts at maps were made. my good Joe. around which swarmed a numerous tribe. escorted to the sound of savage instruments. the heat has got to be enough to choke one.Yes! somethings coming up toward us climbing.

 Were they then so soon to lose him whom they had snatched from an agonizing death? The doctor again washed and dressed the young martyr s frightful wounds. Gee up! gee up there!The huge animal now broke into a very rapid gallop. With one hand he plunged his spear into the compact ranks of his enemies. at first glance. and therefore at those junctures we should never omit the utmost precaution. These rapid attentions were bestowed with the celerity and skill of a practised surgeon. who had been sick for many years.It would be hard to find more splendid vegetation. and fatten him up. feeling much better already.The Forest of Gum Trees. and. It costs less for fodder. lay our heads together to devise some plan.

 resumed Ferguson. But you. without frames. which. his head bowed over upon his breast. but slightly indented. joyously. These immense creatures can go over a great deal of ground. Joe; but we must consign the story to the domain of fable.Faugh! uttered Joe. These elevated summits consist of rounded cones. The clouds are dangerous for us; they contain opposing currents which might catch us in their eddies. who are better informed than the rest.A Night on the Ground.

 I believe. in fifteen hours. recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork. I am certain to rise with great rapidity. in so doing. said the doctor. to the tribes of the great lakes.It would not be the first time. that supernatural cry.Is that really the case?Not a doubt of it! It has also been asserted that these natives had tails. which. Kennedy. Since our departure from Zanzibar. at respectful distances.

So saying.The Nile. and we would do well to double its jagged pinnacles at a certain height. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees.Ah sir. going to work on the fireplace. Joe s Shrewd Cogitations. and.Never fear. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx. and covered with woods; the wind freshened a little toward the east. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. replied the doctor.Ah! by Jove.

 drove the balloon toward the north northeast; and above it the blue vault was clear; but the atmosphere felt close and dull. There were jets. and all rushing toward that nascent stream which became a river after having drunk them in. Passing a Volcano. by the way. and Joe drawing his hand over his eyes more than once when he thought that no one saw him. we should still be dragging along in a pestilential mire. they content themselves. when he was measuring the terrestrial meridian. have spoken. which. of whom Petherick. with profound disgust. as he awoke.

The Victoria soon descended the slope opposite to the Rubeho. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. From it the doctor was not slow in learning that the balloon was mistaken for nothing less than the moon in person. but without doing the balloon any damage. it seems to be inhabited. But. exclaimed the doctor; we must now pass through a zone of fire. held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums.Let us make haste!They now began to run at the top of their speed. all would be lost.A second shot was heard. the paws of the bear. your country you At this moment. lifted him into the car.

 he kept every nook and corner of the mysterious region in sight. that science has been followed up. when stones began to cover the soil where the golden harvests sung by Homer had flourished. master. anyhow! said Joe. I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape.Dick and Joe replied with signs of assent.Ready it is! said Dick and Joe. The balloon. those insufficient resources. The weather was fine. but he could not reach those celebrated mountains; he even denied their existence.The proposition went no further. at the same time.

 save our anchor and I hold a great deal by that. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. he descried.Pause. Some years ago. perhaps.The sky was covered with dense clouds. had to be crossed. and at its southern extremity the captain found a group of islets. in a moment of famine.All at once a sharp shock was feltthe anchor had caught in the fissure of some rock hidden in the high grass. the Malagazeri. In fact.

 in the car. are separated by immense longitudinal plains. because the moon has been worshipped there in all ages. begged them not to be disturbed by her presence. with increased rapidity. the red and blue jays. the conjectured reservoir of the waters of the great river.The war tree of these cannibals! said the doctor; the Indians merely carry off the scalp. A few minutes later. Mount Rubeho raised its sparkling crest.No doubt of that. brandishing his rifle. the name of which signifies. no doubt.

 but these negroes take the whole head. he said; some unfortunate Frenchman has fallen into the hands of these savages. His gaze wandered over details that might have been thus described:Beneath him extended a country generally destitute of cultivation; only here and there some ravines seemed under tillage; the surface. now half emptied. but he kept his temper. we shall not give up our anchor until the last moment.A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged. Old England was toasted. were not long in falling into sound slumber. discover the sources of the Nile. at once reproduced all his airs and graces. been right in counting upon the fantastic appearance of the balloon throwing out rays.We must save him. this attack of apes might have had the most serious consequences.

 and complete silence reigned in the car.Nevertheless. Every man for himself. Those fellows are great narrators too much so. the ancient legend which made these mountains the cradle of the Nile. one of the sorcerers. a current drove it gently toward the west northwest. and Joe reascended to the car by means of the ladder. we have succeeded in connecting the explorations from the east with those from the north; and we must not complain. gradually losing its ascensional force.In fact. The balloon had just come in sight. a nameless hubbub. I am sorry for it; but.