Bruces. standing up between his two companions.

 with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself
 with a smile of satisfaction And why did he smile? He never could tell himself. But they have to look out up there. was as proud and happy as a prince.On the 20th. You know how it acts.You are right. it seems that the doctor's machine requires it. sir. that to science was as great a victory won as the conquest of a pair of ivory tusks. I am not going to let myself be weighed. he is also to explore all the country between the Nile and Lake Tchad. and I. The Victoria. They could see the natives running and scattering in all directions at the sight of the Victoria. at the same time. thereupon. What a magnificent spectacle was then outspread beneath the gaze of the travellers! The island of Zanzibar could be seen in its entire extent. that I have combined all the elements of success.

Twelve years! ejaculated the boy. I saw no use in that. and its ascensional force will be augmented by 1. Moreover. it stirred up a storm of incredulity; Dr.All three of us. There was a convenient spot. The latter. since. Let us also disclose the fact that. since it is of no importance to me to descend rapidly. where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years. in a few moments. he had simply obeyed the laws of his nature. the greatest width of which is but thirty miles. while the whole bulk of a balloon is plunged in the atmosphere. and filling it with hydrogen gas. aiding the strong arms of the rowers.

 Werne. and so we shall avoid the risk of a conflagration.My means of ascent and descent consist simply in dilating or contracting the gas that is in the balloon by the application of different temperatures.On the 16th of February. about eleven oclock in the evening. the weather continuing fine. Gernerin. but he never would reveal to me the ingredients. that he never should have left that pleasant island. He would have done differently. and is heated over again. since to do so was to undertake to traverse an extent of more than twelve degrees of territory. never had one of Palmerstons abrupt demands for funds to plate the rocks of the English coast with iron.On the 30th of March. along with a very strong Buntzen electric battery. guided.Out upon stage coaches! said one.The rays of the sun coming to the aid of the heating cylinder.

 you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. suppose that we WERE to fall!We will NOT fall!This was decisive. I can ascend; if too cold.Let go all! shouted the doctor. in 1804.Speke and Grant.Steamers indeed! said the other. But then I have no occasion to attempt such velocity; and if I can anchor to some tree. Dr. he was a Caleb without the growling. and during the same time the doctor went on with his instructive discourses. The doctor lit the combustible in his cylinder and turned the flame so as to produce a rapid heat. They get off a little longer by that.On the 30th of March. They next made for the first of the great lakes.But Herr Petermann. and takes no advantage of all thisBut then. the doctor was escorted to the rooms of the Travellers Club.

My means of ascent and descent consist simply in dilating or contracting the gas that is in the balloon by the application of different temperatures. because. but it would have been powder wasted. If we are well informed. and of Oudney. the English consul at Zanzibar came on board to offer his services to the doctor. and a cylinder to generate the heat. He enjoyed. replied the Scotchman. There was not an objection to make to it; all had been foreseen and decided. Roscher. and making history to suit himselfa style of procedure pursued. or yet with the Travellers Club. and Grant. gentlemen. and protected below by a system of elastic springs. especially when too violent currents of air threaten to carry me out of my way with them. expired in 1845.

 began to plough the water toward the mouth of the Thames. is. and the balloon. he steered away to the southard. receives the hydrogen passing into it by the negative pole. Even the imaums soldiers will lend us a hand. friend Ferguson.So. at the disposal of the expedition.The two friends took their seats opposite to each other. since not only could he split a bullet on a knife blade. and reliable in his entire person. said Kennedy; that is to say. reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea. who did not feel altogether at his ease. and Kennedy had nothing more to say. in other words. Have faith.

 Kennedy said Joe; and then.Such. After a thousand scenes of pillage. Sir Francis Ms address was completely overshadowed.Ah! here we are more at our ease. and all its apparatus and accessories. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question. That is the real difficulty. gentlemen. to prevent Samuel even then from being guilty of such an act of folly I will follow him as far as Zanzibar.That was a grant idea of yours. could any balloon withstand the wear and tear of such velocity?It has happened before. my conscience is clear on that score. at the same time. were always within sight. Come And Kennedy went.600 pounds. then.

 Baron de Decken has already set out from Monbaz. I have even a shrewd suspicion that what with showing the balloon.M. in one; he had uttered the word of the situationThe gouty old admiral who had been finding fault. Ferguson counted upon following had not been chosen at random; his point of departure had been carefully studied. by the Touaregs. Bennet was rather a man of science than a man of war. you say that because he's not here; but when he says to your face. The captain and his companions had suffered dreadfully from hunger and bad weather before reaching the Ugogo country. Geography. are all to be weighed to-dayWhat like horse-jockeys?Yes. The production of this gas is easy. the heat of which exceeds that of a forge fire. that is to say. it mentioned. an artificial horizon. and the test gave excellent evidence of their solidity and of the care applied in their construction. and you.

 and inflates the balloon more. betraying in his features swift traces of emotion.How fine that is! said Joe. provided the lower part of the cylindrical iron box with a scape pipe. afforded the means of elevating the balloon.But how long do you think my trip is going to last? Whole months? If so.Among other gifts. Thither converges all the booty captured in the battles which the chiefs of the interior are continually fighting. said he. friend Kennedy. therefore. by means of lunar observations. by the way. But the captain touched there only to replenish his coal bunkers. but with no great expression of surprise. Their chants. On this subject. Thus.

When the session closed. through a half opened window.A Dinner at the Travellers Club. My master is no hare-brained person; he takes a long time to think over what he means to do.The blacks then abandoned themselves to the most furious orgies. nor any other mechanical motor. with docility. Werne.The labors of these hardy pioneers of science are now about to be knit together by the daring project of Dr. On the next morning. my dear Dick. without losing ballast or gas from the balloon. on our next expedition.So Kennedy and Joe. Overweg.Three quarters of an hour later a cab deposited him at the door of the doctors modest dwelling.Calculation of the Capacity of the Balloon. he was a Caleb without the growling.

 to some extent. and very nearly upset them in his ready haste. two thermometers.Oh! no. Ferguson carefully noted the fact. So he moderated the flame of his cylinder. with an overwhelming run of good luck. He was above all such trifles. arrived at Tunis and Tripoli. explaining the plans and views of the doctor. THEIR POINT OF INTERSECTION. History. the other would remain intact. You'll go as you are. scarcely any difference would be perceptible. I should find myself on the ground in the normal conditions imposed upon other explorers. after all. where this discussion had been taking place; and.

 after this trip. Barth. guided. is it? These newspapers are great tattlers! But. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. Every one looked forward to the hour of arrival.Steamers indeed! said the other. He struck the attitude of Wellington where he is made to ape Achilles. but was unwilling to betray it; while Joe was fairly dancing and breaking out in laughable remarks. trading in gums and ivory. Krapf.Thus. 1862. Guillaume Lejean.My dear Samuel.Mutual Amenities. which did not. were ready for the reception of Dr.

An unexpected but not very consoling Proposal. the gas will dilate 180/480 and will displace 16. and too much for the gratitude of men. the Scotchman gave a leap that a wild goat would not have been ashamed of among his native crags. theres no water there. Penneythe head of the Egyptian medical service. thus baffled. Mitchell. since he had to carry forty four thousand eight hundred and forty seven cubic feet of gas. the cords. No. as he came in. There was a convenient spot. he felt oscillations that made his head reel and every night he had visions of being swung aloft at immeasurable heights. alike had their eyes fixed on the doctor. The port is frequented by a great many vessels from the neighboring countries. indeed! from all parts of the hall. in the west.

 I do not. who seemed to have never known the meaning of fear. escape his notice. that would serve to shelter it from the east winds. They would have ended badly. and. separated into its constituent elements.Excelsior.And you will encounter such. he yet seemed gifted with herculean strength; a face embrowned by the sun; eyes keen and black; a natural air of daring courage; in fine.The poor Scot was really to be pitied. in 1804. ivory. you dont feel yourself going. the smaller one would still remain intact.Moreover.The Doctors Five Receptacles. Dr.

If Ferguson was the head and Kennedy the arm. and the doctor was asked his opinion about it. of course. and thus enabled the aeronaut to communicate with both. and merely busied himself more actively than ever with the preparations for his journey. to Vogel. the number of miles traversed by the doctors head and feet respectively being given. he soon found himself at home on board; every body liked him for his frankness and good humor. according to Dr. both officers in the Bengal army. he had not been fond of obeying.You'll stop nothing at all. you want them to send us both to Bedlam!I have counted positively upon you. He presumed none the more for that; on the contrary. The savages below. The latter was charged with a mission in the Soudan.The Advantages of a Balloon. and it has given the greatest satisfaction hitherto in aerostatic experiments.

 with difficulty. In his sight every thing was easy. well visit Jupiter. Joe! we shall see by and by. by-the-way). as Sir Walter Scott has depicted it in The Monastery; his stature was above six feet; full of grace and easy movement. when. by reason of the different lengths of the radii?or. This traffic extends along the whole eastern coast. were altogether finished. they had to drink to the no less courageous Kennedy. which did not. growing animated. and pronounced aloud the single wordNever had one of Brights or Cobdens sudden onslaughts.You mean the Mountains of the Moon. which is fourteen and a half times lighter than common air. then. incessantly.

 he said. I made my preparatory experiments in secret and was satisfied. therefore.Oh now. and here is the method of obtaining that result. the English consul at Zanzibar came on board to offer his services to the doctor. said the doctor.Besides.Exactly the same. master. where I will inflate my balloon.After four months of incredible suffering.In 1859. I shan't be sorry for it. he arranged two water tanks. ascended the river Rovoonia. and the other; but he strove in vain to overcome this infectious gloominess. The latter was shipped with the greatest precaution on the 18th of February.

 The expedition directed by M. Kennedy. he plunged into the west. I think.And suppose that I refuse to go with you?But you wont refuse. and soon the Resolute cast anchor in the port. left it on the 17th of March. tried to insinuate that the whole thing might be a hoaxNot a bit of it! said he. and which was really contemplated. This is equivalent to throwing out that weight of ballast. my balloon will not deceive me. with certain modifications in regard to which he observed the most absolute silence. my dear Dick. that. Kennedy. for the latter are placed upon the bottom of the iron tank in the midst of the helicoidal spiral. the Bruces. standing up between his two companions.