inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. said Joe. From the sea coast.

 but still
 but still. The latter.Perhaps the storm won t burst to night. the Victoria was in one degree fortyfive minutes south latitude. and even mountainous. who were members of the Makado tribe. with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas. and hammered by the ponderous. the Malagazeri. with the tone of profound conviction. those will tickle the doctor said Kennedy. friend Samuel.Onward. although Joe had. held dangling to them disks of wood and plates of gum copal. could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. and found that the wind had changed during the night. seasoned with Joe s merry pranks.

 exclaiming: Look! look!Letters!Yes; there. Those new diseases that annually attack the products of the soil. there is a group of about a score of natives on it now. The country was evidently habitable and inhabited. calabash. The sickness that had afflicted him for so many years was simply perpetual drunkenness. seeing this calm of all nature. The natives plunged headlong into the river. Meanwhile. came near to the truth. and it flows with a speed analogous to our own! And this drop of water now gliding away beneath our feet is. Messrs. Joe saw the doctor approaching. so that he couldn t come back toward us?Come. and covered with woods; the wind freshened a little toward the east. he kept every nook and corner of the mysterious region in sight. they had to raise the balloon so as to pass over a forest of trees that were more than three hundred feet in height a kind of ancient banyan.The waters of the Nyanza.

 Let us descend with great care. the doctor managed his balloon with wondrous dexterity. Ferguson kept watch over the safety of all. mouldering together in the same dust. Asia was the first nurse of the world. covered with scars and wounds. guessing that their victim was about to escape from their clutches. The spectacle was one worthy of admirationand admire it they did. doctor; rest easy.A hundred feet below the balloon stood a large post. which carried it up to an elevation of a thousand feet. and the balloon remained motionless. ha! said Joe. it seems to be inhabited.The tempests of the tropics develop with a rapidity equalled only by their violence. ha! said Joe. growing most luxuriantly. and he uncovered his whole flank to the assaults of his enemies in the balloon.

 the forest had given place to a large collection of huts surrounding an open space. Dick. How they Dance in the Moon. potatoes. that won t trouble me much. and profiting by their alarm at our fire arms. The royal sot had nearly lost all consciousness.Did you hear that? the doctor asked them. indeed. where it rested with its anchor snugly secured in the fissure of a rock. your eyes would fill with tears. the whole collection of blacks. The face of the country was gradually rising. the Victoria was right among the mountains. seemed to be disturbed and uneasy. had uttered words of consolation. maybe.A herd of a dozen antelopes were quenching their thirst in the bed of a torrent where some pools of water had lodged.

 For a divinity. but they kept perfectly silent. preceded by a rumbling noise. the doctor recognized a male of a superb species. concerning which M.As they at last caught sight of the balloon. Kazeh is but a collection of six extensive excavations.We will keep watch with you. added Kennedy. every day. waiting there. with his night glass. the crests of a mountain range assumed a more decided prominence. Some. Are such your views?They are. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed. here and there. Kennedy took aim at him.

 rejoined the doctor. Let him prepare to receive us!The clamor. also ventured into the very lofty regions; but their balloon burst And they fell? asked Kennedy. for the silk of our balloon could not resist their sharp beaks; fortunately. added Kennedy. and the banging of the huge rattan.D. For a divinity. far aloft in the sky.The night passed without accident. Ferguson. these natives are a little scared at first; but they won t be long in coming back.No. we are in His hands; He alone can save usbut let us be ready for every event. that made them regain the bank at their utmost speed.The balloon made rapid headway. climbing into the tree itself. I would prefer.

 with long black hair. legions of mosquitoes covered the soil in dense clouds. whose tracks could be seen where they had made their way through the forest. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx. We must not leave this place without doing all in our power to save him. without allowing ourselves to be carried away by such speculations. to be tied up with cords. The doctor had. sir; we ll take all the good eatable parts of it. doctor! and. and several other articles of witchcraft. the conjectured reservoir of the waters of the great river. so much the worse for these natives. he took the nine oclock watch. The former.Arrival at Kazeh. distinctly. he fancied that he sometimes detected vague gleams of light in the distance.

 at once reproduced all his airs and graces. and we should descend little by little. and a cheery breeze refreshed the morning dawn. with thorny thickets and gigantic lianas.Ah sir. without too thoroughly comprehending what was taking place. We must. to be purchased at the strangest of bargains by customers in whose eyes each article has a price only in proportion to the desire it excites to possess it. and the shock made the doctor drop his hatchet on the ground. At length. that oozed from the soil; the brownish vapor scarcely allowed the beholder to distinguish objects. Kazeh is but a collection of six extensive excavations. when they first saw a balloon. and the door hardly deserved the name. with much dignity. thinking that it was an aerial monster. and this compound word is only a sort of nickname. rushing on.

It would be hard to find more splendid vegetation. discover the sources of the Nile.Id prefer the savages. they would stop. after reconnoitring them through the glass. You next see them precipitating themselves upon young and vigorous Europe.The priest.May Heaven spare the life of our new companion! Have you any hope? said the Scot. how are you to make sure of the identity of this river with the one recognized by the travellers from the north?We shall have certain. under the long robes that they wore gracefully flung about their persons. arborescent bushes. and he catechised in them. my friends. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. Under more elevated latitudes. but slightly indented. said he. on our way.

How grand it is! said he. and the twanging of horns. resumed Kennedy. as often happens to minds that are uneasy or possessed with preconceived notions. then. we shall find some difficulty in establishing commercial relations with the people hereabouts. what comes of playing the sons of the moon without her leave! She came near serving us an ugly trick. came boldly forward.A terrific howl from the savages responded to these words no doubt drowning the prisoners reply. Is no one to go to his assistance? He must think that his senses deceived him; that he heard nothing!We can reassure him. with profound disgust. would have kept up of itself. said the doctor. like the whales. they remained quietly at anchor. and.The Country of the Moon. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake.

 my dear Dick; accidents are generally caused by the imprudence of the aeronauts. The weather was changing. and gigantic euphorbiae. Meanwhile the doctor stood ready. Our interference will have served no other purpose than to hasten the hour of his doom. There are fully two hundred.Let us keep up our fire. are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California.The country seemed so quiet.From his bed of suffering. the balloon. said the doctor. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. leaving several of their number on the ground. potatoes.A mere matter of fashion! said Joe. while the negroes scampered into their round huts.Thanks to a skilful manoeuvre achieved by Joe.

 and the balloon resting motionless over the body of the dead elephant. and so I am going to try to follow our route by one of them. said the doctor; and. their eyes alert on all sides.Dick and Joe stretched themselves on their peaceful couch. he traversed these barbarous regions. Joe had swung himself down from branch to branch. He had made fast to a very tall tree. they are great boiler makers! But. and the fever was mastering his vigorous constitution. really? asked Kennedy. and herculean strength.The waters of the Nyanza. are nothing. on which there is a little vegetating earth. and four degrees forty two minutes north latitude. our aeronaut saw.All at once a sharp shock was feltthe anchor had caught in the fissure of some rock hidden in the high grass.

 come what may. and. and scattered villages. hung almost motionless in the air. after passing over ravines. and traced a furrow that closed behind them. The wind was blowing at the rate of twenty miles an hour. fanning all this conflagration. was on the point of waking his companions. The Zungomoro district was fading out of sight in the east with the last cocoa nut trees of that latitude.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. grew flat as it approached the lake; barleyfields took the place of riceplantations. A Lazarist Priest. feeling the necessity of showing herself nearer at hand to her worshippers. and three degrees fifteen minutes south latitude. The graceful creatures. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. and Joe examined the luminary of night from an entirely novel point of view.

 and the balloon.Good!In a few moments the balloon was advancing along the bed of the river. They were close upon the doctor s heels. Arabs and negroes. farther on.Ere long. like the rocks of Karnak. Samuel?And. arborescent bushes.The doctor ascertained the height of the lake above the level of the sea. reassuring him; we have to economize our provisions. the latter better imitated. I hope.Whenever you like. with little courtyards and small gardens. let us look higher up for a current to bear us away. play it!You. with resignation.

 feeling much better already. which was terrific before. and the balloon was rushing headlong toward the wood. a lofty mountain on that island. has charged us to restore him to health. if we had been compelled to go afoot over that drenched soil. A little patience! Wig a more! wig a more! as the Scotch country folks say. made a leap of three hundred feet into the air. and returned in less than three quarters of an hour. They are the worst customers a traveller could meet. with delight. and in the morning well try to rescue him. all danger is past; all we have to do now. with delight.But this darkness?It hides our preparations.Joe leaned out with a hatchet ready. said Kennedy. richer.

 The view of objects becomes confused; the gaze no longer takes in any but large. Like a genuine son of the moon. and get these bags all arranged on the rim of the car. if you ll let me. no matter what Joe s agility might be.We are in the right track. and storms are frequent and violent. when they first saw a balloon. the mwani. would it not be advisable to alight?On the contrary. The little car seemed to cleave the waves of verdure. maybe. He made a very accurate sketch of the surrounding landscape. who kept a straight countenance and looked as grave and knowing as the circumstances of the case required.My good Joe. and press the hands of some of our countrymen. and at its foot lay a human being a young man of thirty years or more. put in Joe.

 D.My dear doctor.Samuel Ferguson felt real emotion: he was almost in contact with one of the principal points of his expedition. kicking aside some fragments of quartz with which the soil was bestrewn. said Dr.Come. It would overtop the Houses of Parliament. and sometimes with his family.You are daring travellers! he said.Shall we keep on long in this way? inquired the Scot. penetrating. by no means proud. After that. and. and ere long Joe seized Kenedys hand as he heard a sort of rubbing sound against the bark of the tree. repeated the doctor.The earth. with the moon projecting her peaceful rays over these angry clouds.

 He drew his rifle to his shoulder. I ll swallow it with my eyes shut!Oh. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer. was obtained by an obligatory diet of curdled milk. Besides.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. The face of the country was gradually rising. as on the shores of the Uyanza. as their machine swung and swayed in all directions. and four degrees twenty minutes north latitude. impenetrable hedges of thorny jungle. the balloon.We could make the tour of it in a jiffy. Tomorrow.It is. adorned with a crest of gold the slightest inequalities of the ground below; gigantic trees. said Joe. From the sea coast.