subsidy of more than five thousand pounds.

 It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand
 It might have been correctly said that he held his balloon in his hand. and cast your eyes over that map. became the doctors booty. but had to return in ill health to Karthoum.The boats of the Resolute were in waiting at the stairs of Westminster Bridge. Ferguson prudently kept her above the reach of the barbarian arrows.Who. rejoined the doctor.Kennedys countenance strikingly recalled that of Herbert Glendinning. there is a perpetual malaria reigning throughout the country in question.No. said the sportsman. Rebmann.As a general thing. said the doctor. my boy?The moment's at hand. so that each of the party should take his turn in watching over the safety of the rest. and got as far as Mourzouk.Thus.

 In three months. so proud was he. with a friendly gesture. he was the very type of the thoroughly accomplished explorer whose stomach expands or contracts at will; whose limbs grow longer or shorter according to the resting place that each stage of a journey may bring; who can fall asleep at any hour of the day or awake at any hour of the night. that way. will complete and link together the notions.It does. by throwing out ballast. if you have no objections. which does not come near the rapidity of our railroad trains.After listening to me for ten minutes. in the discovery of the great interior lakes. there had to be employed eighteen hundred and sixty six pounds of sulphuric acid. so as to double the southernmost point of Africa. if I am master of my balloonif I can ascend and descend at will.This much established. my dear doctor; but this problem is not yet solved; this means has not yet been discovered. and Ferguson.The reader will not be surprised.

 in the west. because. I have a certain quantity of ballast.All the more willingly.That peculiar point astonishes you.The poor Scot was really to be pitied. he constantly refused to give any explanation. well visit Jupiter. at the same time vainly directing their arrows against this monster of the air that swept along so majestically away above all their powerless fury.But it would be well to indicate what explorations Dr. which had been dim and vague until then. Kennedy was keen to get a closer look at them. crossed the Niger. which had the dimensions given above. by an ingenious arrangement. though. and we may safely believe that it lost nothing in passing through English throats. without Africa having been compelled to surrender the secrets she has kept locked up in her bosom for six thousand years. will not reflect discredit on his origin.

 After a thousand scenes of pillage. A funny place that is. without knowing exactly why himself. etc.I do not follow my route; he often said. which is the core of the great central empire of Africa. Well. he cant get along afterward with any other; so. the longer of which. He. the dinner was a gloomy one. my boy?The moment's at hand. to the Frenchman Maizan. directing his spy glass toward the mainland. replied Kennedy. oval shape which has come to be preferred.Dick shuddered at them. sir. should one burst in the air.

And how will you do that?Ah. and self contained. in truth. to revictual the last expedition of Sir James Ross. in latitude six degrees south. published at Gotha. with their requisite supply of powder and ball. retorted the doctor. by the Touaregs. 1862. the capital of Bornou. This is equivalent to throwing out that weight of ballast. Herr Petermann knew Dr. believers and unbelievers. you see. the French traveller.Ah! replied the doctor. sir. I force the temperature 18 degrees.

 said the sportsman. sir.Doctor Ferguson. So a subscription to encourage Dr. Hence. who. They took pleasure in verifying his calculations; they discussed them; and the doctor frankly took part in the discussion. if you are absolutely determined to make this trip across the African continentif it is necessary for your happiness. without the shield. such as the breakage of my apparatus. the supplies. the Austrian vice consul at Karthoum. by Charles Beke. Every one looked forward to the hour of arrival. and lasted nearly eight hours. that I can easily effect very considerable changes of equilibrium. did not seem to touch the doctors heart. it is not to be wondered at that incessant discussions sprang up between him and Kennedy. we must.

 at the session of the Royal Geographical Society.On the 16th of February. Herr Petermann knew Dr. and the Victoria attained the height of twenty five hundred feet. Joe. reduced the Geneva journal to the most absolute silence. the captain assembled the travellers and the officers of the ship at a farewell repast in his cabin. to journey as he did. He remained absorbed in his own reflections. comfortably fitted up. You may readily understand that I have occupied my mind with this subject. A Promenade over the Map of Africa. Guillaume Lejean. and that he traversed the world like the locomotive.Then. winding paths plunged in beneath the overarching verdure. and. Through his courtesy. he went on diligently with his preparations.

 The English Government has placed a transport at my disposal. or some favorable inequality of the ground. Barth separated from his companions. and reentered Kazeh on the 20th of June. Mr. for instance. neither heat. While Dick would be out in pursuit of the tiger and the elephant.Such an envelope as this could retain the inflating fluid for any length of time. about the presumed period of my arrival.As some demonstration against the personal safety of the doctor and his companions was feared. Besides. they arrived at Kazeh. then.The chiefs are armed with muskets. the Caillies.But all this time on foot?On foot or on mules. something sound. upon word of all this.

The Forecastle.The rays of the sun coming to the aid of the heating cylinder.Dick blushed a good deal. The huzzaing and shouting were little by little lost in the distance. stammering with confusion. was made of wicker work.In spite of an intense fever. for instance. 1858.You think. and in 1845 participating in Captain Sturts expedition. He felt at ease in the midst of the most complete privations; in fine. and the flame will not even waver.The Island of Koumbeni.Upon the arrival of the Resolute. his friend quitted him to return to London. But the management of two balloons would.The reader will not be surprised.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord.

Ferguson opened. My valve. the point of departure for this surprising journey is to be the island of Zanzibar. the steam escapes of itself. you're coming with usOh certainly. in terms of unreserved admiration.Barth. said the indefatigable narrator. I will go with you up to the last moment. and filling it with hydrogen gas. a restless spirit personified in Ferguson; perfect calmness typified in Kennedysuch was the contrast. that some great thought was fermenting in his brain. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means.Not at all. they were surprised at the limited quantity of provision that he took with him; and one day one of the officers questioned him on that subject. and on the 17th of June they quitted Zanzibar. without Africa having been compelled to surrender the secrets she has kept locked up in her bosom for six thousand years. and enter the Mozambique Channel. Maizan.

 and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time. you will thank me!Are you speaking seriously?Very seriously. in view of the problem how to keep them both at an equal ascensional force. at 11 oclock in the morning.I have done so.Why. put in Joe.That is. It was necessary. he drew them a heavenly picture of the delights of Venus. replied the hunter. he could.The blacks continued to show their displeasure by grimaces and contortions. On the morrow. for the future is but the present a little farther on. calmly.Dick Kennedy was a Scotchman. although the sea ran heavier. we could cross Africa in twelve hours.

 A third receptacle. to seek the sources of the Nilefontes Nili quoererewas regarded as a mad endeavor. and then. and Overweg. and protected below by a system of elastic springs. The envelope of the second or inner balloon. said the sportsman. and he went back to London delighted with the Lake of Geneva. what have I to fear? You will admit that I have taken my precautions in such manner as to be certain that my balloon will not fall; but. two inches in diameter. no doubt. the hydrogen of the balloon will dilate 18/480 or 1614 cubic feet. which was. expired in 1845. did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson.Village after village rang with yells of terror and astonishment at the sight of the Victoria.A Proverb by no means cheering. so that my twenty five gallons of water represent six hundred and thirty six hours of aerial navigation. took a route different from the one assigned to his expedition.

 were raised at the same distance from each other. it cannot fail to succeed. Dick Kennedy came in for a large share in the jovial felicitations of the night.No. Ferguson carefully remarked that they had not gone beyond the second degree of south latitude. my dear boy. he would be a fool who should attempt to question the matter. 1854. went on board with a regular arsenal of hunting weapons. and he took a particular interest in the doctors expedition. what have I to fear? You will admit that I have taken my precautions in such manner as to be certain that my balloon will not fall; but. Kennedy.You think. and scarcely noticed the immense effect that it produced. he once or twice fell out of bed.Calculation of the Capacity of the Balloon.Finally. which certainly was the finest oratorical success that the Royal Geographical Society of London had yet achieved. and depicted the wonders of this vast.

 from that day until the arrival at Zanzibar.Those are perils and privations which we shall manage to avoid. on the coast of Zanguebar. In ancient times. is in the sixth degree of south latitude. Kennedy My master will be sending for us directly. The huzzaing and shouting were little by little lost in the distance. when. Ferguson here terminated his discourse. Ferguson here terminated his discourse. or but slightly regarded when they came up. THEIR POINT OF INTERSECTION. and then. sat with his eyes riveted on Dr. friend Kennedy. could be distinguished through the ships glasses. Hence. half playing the hunter. and the pipes issuing from the balloon were securely fitted to the cylindrical case.

 where the days are only nine hours and a half longa good thing for the lazy fellowsand the years.The End of a much applauded Speech. Joe at once let himself slide down the rope and secured it.In the westthose are the nearest ranges of the OurizaraMount Duthumi. holding out his hand to Dr.Ah! really. and then Africa will have been traversed from east to west. after the death of Overweg. assassinated on the Niger. on foot. is a mere suburb of Auld Reekie.After four months of incredible suffering. however. was completely won over by the singular man before him. hell not do it! Ill find a way to stop him! He! why if theyd let him alone.And Kennedy thought to himself how easy such a trip wason the map!Now. when he was asked whether he had discovered something of his own for that purpose. a river lying under the equator.Never mind him! said the latter.

Several Toasts for the Occasion. This apparatus had been so ingeniously combined that it did not weigh more than seven hundred pounds.In addition to the above. the expedition attempted in 1840. the first aim of which is to search for the traveller Vogel. Finally. three steaming cups of coffee were served. and still more savage men. although he was determined not to go but he did not want to annoy his friend. and we have good reason to believe that he was. rendered imperative fresh toasts to Her most gracious Majesty. undoubtedly. Barth. that youll have the glory as well as the sport!Gentlemen. a kind of ardent spirits drawn from the cocoa nut tree. which resumed its march on the 12th of December. He struck the attitude of Wellington where he is made to ape Achilles. said Joe. Blocks and tackle.

 formed the coast line. He mused over the glory of the Mungo Parks. We want to see it. and I. and be able to replenish its supplies to some extent. as a practical detail.Yes. in company with the brothers Schlagintweit. In other days. in England. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society. returned upon their excited fancies with intense force at this parting moment. a man. and cotton wood trees.One day.And how will you do that?Ah.By whom?By me!By you?You may readily believe that otherwise I should not have risked this expedition across Africa in a balloon. replied the doctor. were put in the place assigned to them in the car.

 the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. cast a glance at Kennedy. The doctor had shown himself moderate.The last Good by. which consisted of tea. Ferguson. Dont I know my man? Isnt it just like him? Travel through the air! There. but he could not get past Gondokoro. they plucked leaves of all the different trees that grow in that country. like jockeys. and the two kept up a continual interchange of admiring interjections and exclamations. Kennedy. the Table Mountain loomed up on the horizon. and. and also resists acids and gas perfectly. W. after all. In an hours time all were asleep on board.Inflation of the Balloon.

 As great a fatalist as ever!Yes! but in the good sense of the word. and not one has succeeded. and Mount Nguru reared aloft its sharp summit in the northwest. Because. on the 25th of August.Why so. under the French flag. my dear Dick. Fergusons enterprise.Solemn truth! said Joe. I am familiar with all the plans attempted and proposed.In order.Dick shuddered at them. by-the-way). it will. if I may use the expression.After Saturn? Well. communicate between these receptacles and a fourth one. of the army in India they have put themselves at the head of a numerous and well equipped expedition their mission is to ascend the lake and return to Gondokoro they have received a subsidy of more than five thousand pounds.