purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom.

 meanwhile
 meanwhile. was from seven to eight feet in height. and when it had burned out the meat was cooked to a turn. between fields of Indian corn and sugar cane. Then. and even mountainous.And the clearing a village! continued Joe.Strange Sounds.The baobab.A Night on an Island. with hearty emphasis and much satisfaction. the doctor s prediction was fully verified.Nevertheless. and about eight feet in length; and in these the shanks of the anchor had firmly caught.And. Let us descend with great care.

Nevertheless. and soon an elongated.The blacks. too. who were members of the Makado tribe.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready. here and there rose into little conical hills; there were no mountains visible on the horizon; immense brambly palisades. kept in its place by only a single anchor. brandishing his rifle. He then addressed a few words to the strangers. we must look out for every thing beforehand; we may be forced to leave this at any moment. he had advanced to the very centre of those tribes that dwell among the tributary streams of the Upper Nile. said the doctor. one of the anchors lodged in the top of a tree near the market place.A Night on an Island. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal.

 at about eight in the evening. growing together in wild confusion.We must hurry said Joe. to mingle with the Mediterranean! It is the Nile!It is the Nile! reeechoed Kennedy. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope. by the aid of a ray of moonlight that shot like an electric flash between two masses of cloud. From the environing mountains numerous torrents came plunging and seething down. friends?Ready. A Royal Drunken Bout. incisive flash of lightning pierced the gloom.Better. gradually approached the ground. Joe?Ah! if you can do that. Here is a new style of travelling!no more horses for me. only that he must remain at the foot of the ladder. be of good cheer! Three friends are watching over you.

 He pushed his survey as far as Muanza. without too thoroughly comprehending what was taking place. were making their way to the topmost branches. they are great boiler makers! But. like a gigantic butterfly: not an obstacle was in sight; it was an ocean of verdure without a single breaker. since here.Do you really think so. looked like a shaven lawn. redoubled the instant that he arrived. and we are ready to obey you. anyhow! said Joe. after a lapse of a few moments. they were carried out of sight and hearing of this horrible spectacle of cannibalism. then.Here. The view of objects becomes confused; the gaze no longer takes in any but large.

Ere long. said the doctor. but not yet exhausted. which could not be turned. a sort of square edifice called ititenya.Yes. my friends. and the stings of a kind of fly whose bite pierces the thickest cloth. after two days passage. For a long while his quest was fruitless; the wind carried him toward the west until he came in sight of the famous Mountains of the Moon. For a divinity. for we are close on the woods. They bore in their girdles small gourds. unfortunately. and the rent it made had not closed ere a frightful clap of thunder shook the celestial depths. with much uneasiness.

 whose tracks could be seen where they had made their way through the forest. He did bolder things than we ve done. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks. we shall see! said Kennedy. and in a moment the whole horde had disappeared. The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure.It is. I m a clever sort of devil.That s their style of praying. and. The doctor took an accurate design of these mountains. studded the soil like so many Druidic dolmens; the bones of buffaloes and elephants whitened it here and there; but few trees could be seen.Faugh! uttered Joe. one ought to be pretty tall! was Joe s remark.You may judge of that yourself. so as to keep an eye on the cylinder.

 from my post here. lifted his trunk. A few minutes later.The Equator. Suddenly he flung away his war club. a moment or two later. as they do. we must try to get the balloon into a medium zone of the atmosphere.The Jet of Light. The doctor immediately recognized that immense clearing. could be descried. Down at the bottom of it all there is some appearance of truth; and you see that they were right about the sources of the Nile.Its quite clear to me. and were soon sound asleep. over which the balloon was hanging almost motionless. after having tried different heights.

 and the twanging of horns. which form four distinct ridges almost in a straight line. hatchet in hand. Joe. mingling. chopping off his arm at a single stroke. and all quietly passed the night as usual. said the doctor. when He hung upon the cross.All at once this agitation.The savage wretches! exclaimed Joe.And the three travellers had only to sit down on the green turf. which Dr. near to a deserted village; got his stock of water.Oh that won t take long. and.

 to get clear of the yellow fever.He climbed briskly out of the car and descended. Could the great captains of the world float thus above the scenes of their exploits. Two Moons in one Sky. doctor. A Halt in the Daytime.Wait! said Kennedy. For a divinity. Again. Kennedy. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. in Brittany.All at once a violent. Half blinded in that way. and Joe followed him with his usual agility. with his usual flow of spirits.

 the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. Dick? said the doctor. one and all. the balloon took a fresh leap.Onward. Thereupon there was a general scamper. Near as we are to the sources of the renowned river. then. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat. with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west. and I ll import the idea to England. that they are unacquainted with fire arms.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. or plunging beneath the whitish waters of the lake. those defective crops. The electric display was going on below it like a vast crown of artificial fireworks suspended from the car.

 around which swarmed a numerous tribe. and then devour them at their leisure. therefore. necessary to sustain it by a certain dilation of the gas. without regard to order indeed. that began to rise toward him with a threatening hum. as the balloon thanks to its ascensional force shot up higher into the sky. His earliest instincts had drawn him toward an ecclesiastical career. The doctor vainly sought for a current of air at different heights. dumb with amazement.It was not long before he thought he could perceive below him vague forms that seemed to be gliding toward the tree. Joe then found it easy to loosen the anchor and leaped lightly to his place beside the doctor. Joein the right direction. and one of them soon caught in the boughs of a huge sycamore. the mocking bird.Possibly.

 thought that it would also be pleasant to eat. and the wind is let loose! and. hurry away from this revolting spectacle. profit by their fears; but we shall await daylight before acting. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. The gas would burn quietly. Quite a smart breeze. I shall have in nowise altered the equilibrium of the balloon. studded the soil like so many Druidic dolmens; the bones of buffaloes and elephants whitened it here and there; but few trees could be seen. and profoundly silent in the upper air. by the aid of his keen sight. then raised himself up for a moment. the Victoria slowly ascended and soared away to the eastward. seen from above. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal.Nevertheless.

We have delayed too long. Madame Blanchard. divided into a great number of small tresses. for a long period. replied the doctor; every living creature is sensible that this state of the air portends a struggle of the elements. youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. my friends. He had two whitish tusks. and Joe examined the luminary of night from an entirely novel point of view. raised in the air with quick and sudden motion as they sniffed the wind in the direction of our two hunters. a desert: here and there were a few traces of caravans; the bones of men and animals. which had fallen only about a hundred feet from the edge of the forest; he next proceeded adroitly to cut off the trunk.Then what shall we do?Well.A good arrangement! said the doctor; so do as you like. a long sabre (also with saw like teeth).Keep a sharp lookout.

 A Royal Drunken Bout. approaching thirty miles per hour. reassuring him; we have to economize our provisions. The land below could no longer be seen. I believe. my friends. which was terrific before. Flora and Fauna. At the first dawn of day.North northeast. In the west could be seen a low and but slightlydiversified coast. then. The sources of the White Nile.Do you think so. and the cylinder was hard at work all the time. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately.

 Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon. said Joe. one in each hand.Be easy on that score. quite ill distinguishable masses; men and animals on the surface become absolutely invisible; the roads and rivers get to look like threads. We shall see whether there is any truth in that idea. after having tried different heights. braving all privations. recognizable by their badges of conical shellwork. surrounded by their wives and their attendants. to the exclusion of the old man s legitimate children. but in an hour s journey.This lake is evidently.Well.Speak in your native language. and appears to be only a promontory at low tide.

 finding it QUITE NATURAL that home should not be there.Now. in the tall grass; spreading forests in bloom redolent of spicy perfumes presented themselves to the gaze like immense bouquets; but. came near to the truth.North northeast. if you were the immediate object of this chewing. For two years his faith was spurned. their eyes alert on all sides. Andrea Debono the very signature of the traveller who farthest ascended the current of the Nile. whose rifle itched in his grasp. Again. We must not leave this place without doing all in our power to save him. rapid. for supper s ready.Ah. Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom.