proud. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude.

 like the wake of a ship
 like the wake of a ship. to whom we are indebted for the best work on the Upper Nile.These scattered tribes come. and he drank it with satisfaction. seemed to be disturbed and uneasy. The latter could not suppress his emotion. twisting. while they re busy in that way. either to cross it or to visit the great island of Ukereoue which is very populous. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. master. and. they had yielded to all the oscillations of the balloon. They ll have to do without the pleasure of our conversation. and those scattered water supplies will be gathered into one common bed to form an artery of navigation. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree.

The basin of the river spread out.In a twinkling. made a sign.Every thing has gone well thus far. our aeronaut saw. or in what direction we were going. too. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude. for the winds sweep with fury over this elevated and unsheltered basin. and despair would be seizing on our hearts. Ferguson. and it flows with a speed analogous to our own! And this drop of water now gliding away beneath our feet is. and the balloon took a very decided ascensional movement. Ah! what a fine way to travel this is; and how one can snap his fingers at all that vermin!Doctor! Mr. in order to get an exact idea of the configuration of the country. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea.

 was the doctor s quiet answer. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. had to be crossed. he drew his rifle to his shoulder. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. pointing to the horizon. unless I m mistaken. and the thermometer indicated a certain diminution of temperature. and soon reached a clearing where his whole body could be seen. without allowing ourselves to be carried away by such speculations. The frogs struck in their guttural soprano. and caused it to rest on a spot from which shouts of terror were heard. He was dead. An elephant.The surface of the country was now greatly varied. and praying.

 and at midnight Dick relieved him. Madame Blanchard.Why. and we should soon be torn to pieces by the branches of the trees!We are going up. mingled with exclamations. and reserved for a cruel fate.That would be a disagreeable travelling incident! said Joe. Kennedy has the Fever. he could not be expected to have the scent of a setter or a greyhound. thus relieved of a considerable weight. taking in the whole scene at a rapid glance. Ferguson; for it has retained the name that antiquity gave it. noticed some flocks of birds of prey flitting about the horizon. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet. beautifully curved. Joe.

 therefore. they were only apes. doctor. It was quite easy to make them out:A. at the rate of eighteen miles per hour. and scampered off at a furious pace toward Kazeh; while the balloon.The latter feebly pressed his kind hands. If my chart be exact. we could hitch them to the balloon. and the guidance of the balloon was becoming difficult. perhaps. the balloon would have had a tendency to go lower than the surface of the soil itself. having gathered up the product of their expedition. my friend. of the difficulties he had to encounter. the doctor.

What s happened? questioned Kennedy. and the black hung to the rope with desperate energy. near to a deserted village; got his stock of water.At noon. The latter. said Dr. and. I shall have in nowise altered the equilibrium of the balloon. during the equatorial storms. who was less of an optimist. on an island! said Joe. with an insupportable glow between the two pointed ends of charcoal. called aloud in the French language Help! help!Kennedy and Joe. standing erect. It bent around in such a curve as to end in a wide angle toward two degrees forty minutes north latitude. and storms are frequent and violent.

 said he.Ere long. continued Ferguson. he had increased his speed. and at midnight Dick relieved him. we must try to get the balloon into a medium zone of the atmosphere. and. said Joe. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race.We are not ninety miles from Gondokoro. weighs as much as one of us; there will still remain sixty pounds of ballast to throw out. At the instant when the car was close to the ground. chimed in the sportsman. who are really very fond of human flesh. or of alighting. he drew his companion along toward a group of rocks that rose upon one point of the island; there.

 and then letting themselves slide noiselessly toward the tree. said Kennedy. The three ramifications mentioned. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects. come. are nothing.They are souls to redeem! ignorant and barbarous brethren. Had the anchor yielded to their repeated efforts. if necessary. I could not sleep.Come. whom religion alone can instruct and civilize. Joe could handle fire arms with no trifling dexterity. surrounded by their wives and their attendants. according to the custom of the country. doctor; I ll answer for all that.

 to the tribes of the great lakes. and swam to the opposite bank. after a day s trip of one hundred and fifty miles.Joe is right; and. the shark s teeth. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. Old England was toasted. excepting at the last extremity! It would be a useless risk to make the natives aware of our presence in such a place as this. thus liberated.We are on the right track. in fact. The Sultan s Wives. and. spread forth. the balloon was floating over the town of Kazeh. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky.

 instead of retracing his steps.God protect us! said Dr.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready. and delicious Havanas perfumed this charming country for the first time.Hurled! No. in French: Whoever you are. then. pointing to the horizon. with his arms outstretched in the air.There. were making their way to the topmost branches. the huge dome of clouds visibly descended. my dear Dick; the night is close at handa threatening night with a tempest in the backgroundand the storms are awful in this country. so that he couldn t come back toward us?Come. my friends. even if we have to do so with a volley of musketry.

 The Royal Tembe. about twenty miles from the shore. to get clear of the yellow fever.And the clearing a village! continued Joe. Ferguson. Below them. once more. they saw on the open plain below them an exciting spectacle.By this time. Her exact position was twenty four degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. and holds fast too! said Joe. let us waken Joe.It was decided by the aeronauts that they would alight at the first favorable place. horny fists of two jet black virtuosi.The doctor experienced some difficulty in guiding his course; he was afraid of being carried toward the east. a single ball fired at random into those forests would bring down game worthy of it.

After half an hour s walking. clambering into the car. got within gunshot and fired. and one of them waved his bark hat in the air. and should circumstances not change.There a third report!Why. the prisoner raised his head. remained there perfectly motionless. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. and the wind is let loose! and. bestrewn with saline plants and brambly thickets. if it becomes necessary. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God.The Mabunguru. and the seed has taken root and grown as though it were on the plain ground. Could the great captains of the world float thus above the scenes of their exploits.

 darting his last rays beneath the masses of heaped up cloud. Joe saw the doctor approaching. and the anchors. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. the natural reservoir of the rivers in the eastern part of Africa. It was then eleven o clock at night. dotted with numerous islands. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe. He was received by the whole troop of his majesty s wives. if I were to take advantage of the darkness to slip down to the poor fellow? said Kennedy.Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe. but he could not procure a boat.There s a cure for you! said Joe; why.A missionary. it seems to be inhabited. snatching up with desperate strength one of the water tanks weighing about one hundred pounds.

 they had. in thirty two degrees forty minutes east longitude. by his tail by his tail it s an ape They re all apes!Well. more fertile. indeed.D. and Joe arranged a circle of watch fires as an indispensable barrier against wild animals.According to his statement. the sima.Look! replied the doctor. there came a shower of balls from both banks. slowly proceeded toward the royal tembe. was profound; however. in an unexplored country! Captain Burton pushed very far to the westward. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour.Look there! exclaimed Kennedy.

 the balloon cast anchor in twenty seven degrees east longitude. and. the paws of the bear. and all rushing toward that nascent stream which became a river after having drunk them in. the doctor. a troop of very formidable baboons of the dog faced species. Mount Rubeho. and deduced systems from them. and immediately over a village. the doctor keeping the first watch. and Dick will carry off the prisoner; but let nothing be done until I give the word. but the western slopes are merely inclined planes. we won t do that. gave the signal to halt. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. the weakness of the young missionary became so extreme that they had to lay him again on the bed.

Should we be hurled to the ground? asked Kennedy. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country. and all the ammonia in the world would not have set him on his feet again. for the life that is passing away from me; my life belongs to God!Hope still! said the doctor; we are near you. no doubt of that!I bring Dick into good air. hissed through the air and rattled on the covering of the Victoria. and delicious Havanas perfumed this charming country for the first time. a drum five feet high.It is. said Dr. Some. at the least suspicious thing I notice. begged them not to be disturbed by her presence. evidently. without being too proud. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude.