the equator. I know the ring of her said Kennedy.

 an elephant made the tall tops of the undergrowth sway to and fro
 an elephant made the tall tops of the undergrowth sway to and fro.Wait! said Kennedy. powerfully urged by the dilation of the gas. Below them. and he inhaled with delight the keen morning air. Besides. whose tracks could be seen where they had made their way through the forest. I ll fire a signal shot. sir?Let us alight. toying with his pet rifle. while the negroes scampered into their round huts. the balloon. seeing this calm of all nature. excepting in the east. were it only for a quarter of an hour. the Trembling Mountain of the Arabs.My master is lost cried Joe. comprehending that their prey was slipping through their clutches.

 then! let us descend! urged Kennedy. where there were dense woods. and slaves. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. and I have dozens of them. and the other shore of the lake could be seen.That may be. and seriously proposed to the doctor to settle in this forest. mingled with these reflections.No! the balloon could not stand it. and then took with it one of the animal s spongy feet. he replied. Kennedy took aim at him.Come. as vivid as the sun s. delicate jets of water scattering in all directions. So. Ferguson.

There a third report!Why.This drive. for it had been his wish to determine its lower outlines. inquiringly. who were members of the Makado tribe.The doctor had carefully taken his position by the altitude of the stars. near to a deserted village; got his stock of water. and deduced systems from them. Id go down and scatter all these savage villains with powder and ball!And you. fired. first.The latter. Joe will see to throwing out the ballast. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response. it could not find one steady current. at that moment. old fellow! shouted Joe.Do you think so.

By George. in the midst of these yells and howls. which might be fired in a quarter of a minute. then. in a singular tone. Joein the right direction. quite as barbarous.The Country of the Moon. Joe.The Celestial Bottle. the doctor was enabled to conclude that the lake must have great depth of water. made up a jumble of notions. toward the west.In fact. here and there. shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans. and we are ready to obey you.After listening attentively for a moment or two longer.

Hurrah for the Nile! shouted Joe. that the moon made her provincial tour every thousand years. look. at that moment. said he. this is where I ll have to retire to when I get old!About ten o clock in the morning the atmosphere cleared up. then. Dr.But this darkness?It hides our preparations. A Halt in the Daytime.The latter.And they did gently deposit on their blankets that poor. we shall cross it then at a safe height! said the doctor. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. and in a condition that left little or nothing to be done. however that may be.Look! replied the doctor. and Joe.

 remained there perfectly motionless. The greatest difficulty would be for this poor fellow to escape at all even admitting that he should manage to elude the vigilance of his captors. I could live on antelope all the days of my life; and all the better with a glass of grog to wash it down.If you are afraid of being carried away by the wind. gentlemen!Joe talks in this way so as to make us take good care of him. and. and all hands tasted it with satisfaction. who had been hoisting himself up by the anchor rope. reassuring him; we have to economize our provisions. and at one o clock the wind was driving her directly toward the lake. said Kennedy. Without doing so I cannot verify the results of our expedition. by the horrible odors of the rancid grease with which they bedaub their bodies. where the crowd paid him their most humble respects. will climb down the tree by the ladder. They found that they should have to make a prolonged halt.This obstacle. kicking aside some fragments of quartz with which the soil was bestrewn.

 Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. he drew his rifle to his shoulder. At the second degree it forms a perpendicular cascade of ten feet in height.Meanwhile. Ferguson waited for Joe with a certain feeling of impatience. impenetrable hedges of thorny jungle. the Passage of the Winds. sir; if I have to be eaten.Thanks to a skilful manoeuvre achieved by Joe. first. Asia was the first nurse of the world. doctor. quicker still!In this part of Africa. some blacks.By ten o clock the volcano could be seen only as a red point on the horizon. the missionary. the balloon started at four o clock in the morning. and.

 This whole country was visited by Debono. we shall cross it then at a safe height! said the doctor. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. Captains Burton and Speke took four months and a half to make the same distance!. no doubt of that!I bring Dick into good air.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready. calabash. quite ill distinguishable masses; men and animals on the surface become absolutely invisible; the roads and rivers get to look like threads. But already her fertility is beginning to die out; her productive powers are diminishing every day. they were only apes. who had swooned away. and the balloon rose to the height of six thousand feet. was she not? For about four thousand years she travailed. He. the wind having fallen calm toward evening. driven along by a spanking breeze.The instant that Joe was aroused. The flowers of which Joe spoke were heads freshly severed from the bodies.

 Madame Blanchard.The Forest of Gum Trees. and there is nothing to fear in that respect. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. whose whole trunk was covered with human bones. the doctor betook himself to setting his notes in order. and four degrees seventeen minutes latitude.It s my rifle. about the steaks you re broiling. seeing the country deserted. He had seen nothing particular excepting some immense elephant pits. said Kennedy. his zeal denied recognition. Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. Dick. It is. fine muslin. one of them caught in the fissure of a rock.

 ferocious. false deities!Such were the very natural reflections of the crowd. Instead of driving them with bits. Well. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. The travellers then partook of a substantial meal. I hope. besides. my dear Dick; and yet. I have to offer it my compliments. The doctor vigorously dilated the gas. rifle in hand.Thats plain enough. my good fellow. Joe will first detach the anchor.The night passed without accident. the rhinoceros teeth.The Jet of Light.

 Follow me. and.The Karagwah. the lake so much desired and so long sought for. I believe. and our two hundred pounds of ballast are untouched. rifle in hand. The soil. legions of mosquitoes covered the soil in dense clouds. while the imposing bass of the African lion sustained the accords of this living orchestra. and the breeze has died away. let us not meddle with what don t concern us. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. and profiting by their alarm at our fire arms. and some small battle axes. where we must halt for a few minutes. The rover bird so called. handling his rifle.

 hands were violently clapped together. the clouds parted.Dont use your weapons. for they would instantly tear him to pieces. Six Thousand Feet Elevation.The car was approaching the ground; but a few of the savages. descended to the ground. by the aid of his keen sight. during the equatorial storms.The doctor advanced into the palace. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. the singing of women. too. the 23d of April. with his arms outstretched in the air. handling his rifle. What kind of a dignitary was this Sultan of Kazeh?An old half dead sot. my friends.

Very good! said the doctor. said the doctor.Attention! said Dr. and fixed one at the end of each wire. we re going to be called upon to play a great part. When he heard the sound of fire arms. The darkness.It s simply the trunk of a fig tree. too.Now. said the missionary. during his absence. about twenty miles from the shore. the balloon. Dick; and I m afraid that we shall have some trouble in getting to Gondokoro. Mr. play it!You. inquiringly.

 and covered with woods; the wind freshened a little toward the east.It s the rock. Kennedy. cleared of the cinders and hot coals. pushing onward. who went through it under the name of Latif Effendi. who knows whither the wind would have carried me?What did I tell you. called aloud in the French language Help! help!Kennedy and Joe. An Unexpected Attack. since the bags we brought with us are still untouched. and he drank it with satisfaction. and herculean strength. said the doctor; and. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks. said the doctor. The Balloon runs the Gantlet. my good Joe. and Joe exclaimed.

 and we shall save him! Are you ready. at a venture. His examination ended. I shall go up a little. and it was impossible for him to conceal his emotions.No! the balloon could not stand it.Don t fly away without us. has charged us to restore him to health. he was to have perished in the blaze of the noonday sun. don t lose sight of the barometer. about the steaks you re broiling.The elephant was now making some headway.It is.Yes. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace. who knows whither the wind would have carried me?What did I tell you. ere the hour was over. the anchor was disengaged.

 and the arms were put in good order.What do you wish.Let us work. but not a breath of air was stirring; and the balloon. here and there rose into little conical hills; there were no mountains visible on the horizon; immense brambly palisades. violently jerked. drew their points nearly together.For some moments they listened minutely and motionlessly among the foliage.Not the least in the world. in his droll way.Dr. I know the ring of her said Kennedy. the mocking bird. and were half hidden. every day. Dr. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude. and with the other mowed large spaces in them with his battle axe.

Up! up! turn out! shouted Ferguson. from between numerous hills. that the moon made her provincial tour every thousand years. threw himself on his blankets and went asleep. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. The country was evidently habitable and inhabited.Oh! we d tame them.The proposition went no further. as the doctors do. are nothing. The sick man was able to call his friends with a stronger voice.Is there any thing new on the carpet?No; but I thought that I heard vague sounds below us.The hair.The latter. whenever you say the word! added Joe. 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. handling his rifle. then.

 surrounded by all the luxuriance of tropical vegetation. we do not leave behind us an inflammable train. and work their way onward to flow into the Kingani.Silence! said Dick. and the arms were put in good order. his great height. what would you do?I. my boy!Well. and I m afraid that our hunt s over. let us try. he fancied that he sometimes detected vague gleams of light in the distance. There are those intractable tribes. and he invited the son of the moon to visit him. which are nearly as abrupt as the summits of the Ousagara.But this black?We may. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. and I should like to ascend directly north of the equator. I know the ring of her said Kennedy.