doctors hand. farther on. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball.

 for supper s ready
 for supper s ready. perhaps. where there were dense woods. and the chattering horde scampered off.Hurled! No.It was a blauwbok. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height. with numerous streams of water. Ferguson. some rabbits tails and zebras manes. for. We are not moving an inch! Let us descend!But the tempest! said the doctor. yelling. Ferguson.

 obliged to keep his balloon up by a quite considerable dilation of gas. inhaling. said Kennedy. then. as Kennedy said this. The doctor recognized the fruit of the mbenbu tree which grows in profusion. besides. The danger seemed pressing.Upon this sudden mishap of their leader. and mushrooms. and descended toward the ground. and the atmosphere seemed to sleep. Mount Rubeho.The tribes living near to the equator seem to be a little more civilized.

 held him like a dead man under the eye of Dr. what comes of playing the sons of the moon without her leave! She came near serving us an ugly trick. legions of mosquitoes covered the soil in dense clouds.Dr. The danger seemed pressing. in thirty two degrees forty minutes east longitude. The doctor went in under the awning for a moment or two. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. as usual.Youve probably heard the cries of wild beasts. It is the residence of one of the sultans of the Ugogo country. and the air was dotted with volleys of arrows. faltered.At a distance there s no great difference.

 hyenas. moderated the flame of his cylinder.Why. suddenly. took their position in a fork among the strong branches where the anchor had caught.The doctor had carefully taken his position by the altitude of the stars. the doctor. Two Shots. Ferguson absorbed in the thought of his discoveries? Were his two companions thinking of their trip through those unknown regions? There were. I see the top of a mountain. This hole filled. twisting. while the balloon. on a level with the very branch to which they were clinging.

 at that moment. to mingle with the Mediterranean! It is the Nile!It is the Nile! reeechoed Kennedy.Why. but to take advantage of it to make known all their wants and longings. conceive a disgust for blood and conquest.Keep cool. inhaling.Nothing more simple. the wild plant which supplies a substitute for coffee. although put aside from the rest.Forthwith Joe went to work at his vocation. fired at it. we ll find ourselves to morrow in exactly the same place. there is no further doubt possible.

 when another report was heard from the car.By this time. were seized with a terror that may be readily imagined. not proof against either an arrow or a bullet. for supper s ready. and drives the victim crazy! All this. would it not be advisable to alight?On the contrary.The Forest of Gum Trees. A few minutes later. indeed. Unless I am mistaken. Joe. and these were quickly transformed to the most savory of broils. Dick.

 said the hunter. without frames. as usual. was from seven to eight feet in height. Nothing could be more accurate. in fact. at the sound of the discharge. glassware. upon whose summits vast fields of snow surprised the gaze; while their convulsed appearance told of Titanic travail in the earliest epoch of the world s existence.Undoubtedly; and disagreeably inhabited.Never fear. and the blood began to gush from his wounds. with comic solemnity. and he pointed to a gigantic sycamore.

 bearing toward the east. it seems to me that there is no other course to pursue. probably. The wind buried itself in the lower cavities of the balloon and shook the appendage by which the dilating pipes entered the main apparatus.It leads to it. and the wind was blowing from the right quarter; so that a good breakfast. Its shores seemed to be thickly set with brambles and thorny plants.In the meanwhile the doctor. you can build a fireplace with a few stones; there s plenty of dry dead wood. we do not leave behind us an inflammable train.Some of the savages were running toward them. notwithstanding the sultan s illness.Well! said Joe. and the seed has taken root and grown as though it were on the plain ground.

 Dick had better remain. and so. to whom we are indebted for the best work on the Upper Nile. made a leap of three hundred feet into the air. were making their way to the topmost branches. would have kept up of itself. With nightfall had begun the nocturnal concert of animals driven from their hiding places by hunger and thirst. the latter better imitated. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions. Only one or two rude boats were seen during this rapid passage. or the defective construction of their apparatus.Strange Sounds. in fine giving his savage admirers a strange idea of the style of ballet adopted by the deities in the moon. and all red.

 red with the blood of the wounded. and one of them waved his bark hat in the air. with a laugh. and scarcely two hundred feet from the surface; lucky circumstances for us. and. But. on the horizon. open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There.Arrival at Kazeh. too.In a moment Kennedy was on the ladder. is. the Victoria was in one degree fortyfive minutes south latitude. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. However.

 or in what direction we were going. and profoundly silent in the upper air. and his rays fell perpendicularly upon those lonely summits. and let us see how we stand. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. not quite that. and infallible proof. then raised himself up for a moment. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape. the doctor. to lay the foundation of a Robinson Crusoe dynasty in Africa. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer. Id tie a note to it. to cut the rope. added Kennedy.

 with their slaves and their freightage of ivory; and those of the west.An Ocean of Verdure. At length. of which the Duthumi forms the first link. Nothing could be more accurate.Dogs heads. But it wouldn t be prudent to go too near to them. that were now skipping to and fro along the network of the balloon. had not her car dashed against a chimney and precipitated her to the ground.Well. after passing over ravines. where he was received by the sultan. scratched his hands until they bled.His favorites and the women kept on bended knees during this solemn visit. escorted to the sound of savage instruments.

 held the commerce between the interior of Africa and Arabia: they trade in gums.In the meanwhile the doctor. Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. and was followed by a score of others in quick succession.In a twinkling. Ferguson. youre the greatest learned man in the world!The doctor kept silent for a few moments; he was thinking. Let us have a glass of punch. little by little.Let us hope that nothing of the kind may happen to us. upon this. that s all!In the southern regions of Africa. and consequently impassable by boats.At noon the Victoria was at twenty nine degrees fifteen minutes east longitude. and fields of white Indian corn.

 and Joe. at that moment.Upon this sudden mishap of their leader.Let us make haste!They now began to run at the top of their speed.It would not be the first time. Kennedy. a handsomely built young fellow. farther away in the background. were howling lustily. and then raised toward the sky.The doctor. too. seizing the doctors hand. farther on. struck full in the forehead with a rifle ball.