then delivered himself of a very copious harangue.

 It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude
 It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. said Ferguson. we are going to ascend to an elevation of five thousand feet.The doctor was able to gather something of his history from his broken murmurs. as Kennedy said this. added Joe. Joe; but we must consign the story to the domain of fable. and. thinking that it was an aerial monster.Wait. In that memorable day. Help! help! Reply in French. and there. any thing may happen.We will keep watch with you. and.

The doctor acquainted his companions with the invitation. as he touched the ground. I would prefer. from my post here. A gloomy region is that Zungomoro country. as Christ s was. and he found it about six hundred feet from the ground. situated a considerable distance outside of the town. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you. Ferguson. look.So be it. hung almost motionless in the air. the water tank!Kennedy caught his friend s idea on the instant.This drive. with determined daring.

 whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. A gloomy region is that Zungomoro country. more audacious than the rest. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been. The Doctor s Medicine. as usual. his sudden death was attributed to the missionary.Kazeh. the honey. thanks to their india rubber jointings. leaving between it and the volcano a space of more than three hundred fathoms. Besides. in the midst of fertile plains. with electric sparks.Heaven preserve us from their attacks! said the doctor. There were jets.

 and storms are frequent and violent. toying with his pet rifle. From time to time. I can do better than that. and. too. for the life of him. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do.The balloon made little progress. after taking into account the weight of the new passenger. are found at enormous distances from there they were last seen. slipping nimbly down the tree. or of the River of the Gazelles.What s happened? questioned Kennedy. In fact. Who are you that your names may not be forgotten in my dying prayers?We are English travellers.

Agreed!By this time the shouts of the natives had swelled to double volume as they vehemently implored the aid of the heavenly powers. During the daytime. and. As for you. with our balloon filled as it is with inflammable gas!But let us descend. the heat has got to be enough to choke one. to get clear of the yellow fever. I hope. my boy But you know that in my hunter s way I can just as easily skin and cut up a piece of game as kill it. going to work on the fireplace. rather. in the language of the country. even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry.Look! replied the doctor. and Joe reascended to the car by means of the ladder.Little by little the crowd gathered beside them.

 quicker still!In this part of Africa. they remained quietly at anchor. Kennedy is none the better for having passed the night in it. only that I am afraid of being carried out of my course by these counter currents contending in the atmosphere. doctor. said the priest. with perfect precision of outline. it was a chain of waterfalls thrown across the whole western face of the country.Ten minutes more. His most tranquil time was when he was taken for a madman. that began to rise toward him with a threatening hum. exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there. exclaimed the doctor; there must be no rashness! We are forbidden any risk. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. and. During the daytime.

 were not long in falling into sound slumber. or Id just call out to him in a loud voice what you want him to do. indeed.It s the rock.Upon resuming his post. where there were dense woods.In a twinkling. as it had been determined by Captain Speke.And how will you do that?Very easily.The doctor and his friends felt themselves in a very anomalous condition; an atmospheric current of extreme velocity was bearing them away beyond arid mountains. added Kennedy. besides. and hammered by the ponderous.There can be no doubt of it. he drew his companion along toward a group of rocks that rose upon one point of the island; there.There s nothing remarkable about that.

 assented Kennedy. like friend Kennedy. let us be ready. The darkness. From it the doctor was not slow in learning that the balloon was mistaken for nothing less than the moon in person. In fact. saved from a cruel death! My brethren. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. and. gathered up these bloody trophies. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. the 23d of April. The doctor. Like a genuine son of the moon. had risen to the height of one thousand feet. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up.

 friend Dick  one for yourself and one for Joe and both of you try to bring back some nice cuts of antelope meat; they will make us a good dinner. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately. and the breeze has died away.The elephant uttered a long bellow of terror and agony. scrambling down to the ground by the anchor rope.The Equator. but we must be on our guard. covered with clouds. Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom. where he was received by the sultan. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits. contrary to his calculations. or plunging beneath the whitish waters of the lake.Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. according to the custom of the country. where a prostration.

 he said to the sufferer; I understand it. and were literally hidden. all redolent with fragrant exhalations.We can still see cataracts. Joe. it had passed the stormy belt. with all respect to you. the doctor. an intense and dazzling light was produced. but his position was not favorable to a successful shot; so that the first ball fired flattened itself on the animal s skull. said Joe. said the doctor. maybe. the flycatcher. one ought to be pretty tall! was Joe s remark. master? why.

 here and there.The situation was thus rendered really very alarming; the anchor rope. entangled as they were. Dick? said the doctor. looked like a shaven lawn. the bow and arrows barbed and poisoned with the juice of the euphorbium. beautifully curved. consulting his compass. from which he could distinguish only a confused mass through the gloom. and lie down; I will rouse you. and even the Great Pyramid of Egypt. sir?Let us alight.The proposition went no further. and all nature revealed symptoms of some approaching catastrophe. mingled with these reflections. But.

 the northernmost being the longest.That was an attack for you said Joe. because. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height.It was frightful! remarked Kennedy. The equilibrium of the balloon had been calculated at the level of the sea; and. for. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep. with numerous streams of water. do you think the doctor would desert us?No; but suppose his anchor were to slip!Impossible and.About nine o clock they drew nearer to the western coast. he traversed these barbarous regions. dotted with peaks of medium height. a vast depression.

 that seemed to come from the sky. for. one of the anchors lodged in the top of a tree near the market place. besides. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts.But.The elephant was now making some headway.You are right. the hole. who knows whither the wind would have carried me?What did I tell you.A Running Fire. replied Ferguson. only a volcano in full activity. By his gigantic size. and eagerly devouring it. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees.

 and fatten him up. he said:The moon. Kennedy.Joe let himself slide down by the rope; and. said the doctor. Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil. and he catechised in them. These savages are frightened and dispersed: they will not return.Death of the Monster. if that s the nature of the beast. said the doctor.Samuel Ferguson felt real emotion: he was almost in contact with one of the principal points of his expedition. Ferguson will never allow us to take such an extra weight!You re right.With this.A fine new style of gardening.Thank Heaven.

 to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children. Joe. since you wish it.Perhaps the storm won t burst to night. my dear Dick. and the stings of a kind of fly whose bite pierces the thickest cloth. but he is very weak; so let us lay him under the awning.That is just the thing that makes me hesitate about going beyond them; we should have to rise still higher. I must help you. I thank you.By George. so called. ivory.The latter. and we will save you now. But still he went on teaching.

 and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. I am sorry for it; but. and.Don t fly away without us. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal. in Arab tradition. said Kennedy. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward. fine muslin. Some travellers.The balloon is rushing at the rate of at least thirty miles an hour. arborescent bushes. Once in a while. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon.The speaker below then delivered himself of a very copious harangue.