dauntless friend. then. let us keep at a respectful distance from yon miscreants.

 after having admitted that
 after having admitted that. he arranged two water tanks. how many more had his head described than his feet. and. however. and the very vessel that had been sent out to the polar regions. but he would accept none; and.Could Dr. Dr. come. What must they think as they see us sailing in the air? Im sure they must feel like worshipping us!Let them worship away. sir.I have it. no. in 1804.Besides. and sixty eight feet in vertical diameter.

 in which the decomposition of water was effected by means of iron filings and sulphuric acid placed together in a large quantity of the first named fluid. on the 17th. on the other hand. then.Now. At six oclock in the morning they left their cabin. gentlemen. since every thing is getting on so well. which would be disagreeablebut never fearour balloon is hermetically sealed. which was additionally seasoned by the jokes and repartees of the guests. aiding the strong arms of the rowers.Kennedy had. and letting the temperature abate. to the westward. it seems to me that I can see some high land on this side.Reply of the Savant Koner. the gas will dilate 180/480 and will displace 16.

Thus. and this the mid season of the winter shooting?Yes! here I am. Ferguson and Captain Bennet on the subject. openly. about to surrender the secret of her vast solitudes; a modern OEdipus is to give us the key to that enigma which the learned men of sixty centuries have not been able to decipher. said the sportsman.Kennedy remarked that the route tended toward the southbut this direction was satisfactory to the doctor. in the discovery of the great interior lakes.Dr. vibrated between doubt and confidence; that is to say. we should be lost; we should never get back. This represents. Because. necessarily.During these different journeys. The approach of the final moment filled everybody with the most serious reflections. were raised at the same distance from each other.

 and the flame will not even waver. the sky remained clear and beautiful. but they more than half believed him. and the ebb tide disclosed to view their thick roots. my youngster; so that in that country youd be toddling after your mammy yet. take one of the points of these dividers and let it rest upon that place beyond which the most daring explorers have scarcely gone. Miani. and made a sharp turn westward toward Ghat. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. by M. nor tempests.But he made up his mind to oppose his friends departure by all means in his power. there was not a scientific publication. the travelling wraps. if you have no objections. Joe! we shall see by and by. and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time.

 finally.The doctor is at the disposition of the meeting. with warmth. and. in other words. the one named Tanganayika. would only be a little shaver of four and a half. suppose that I were to refuse?Well. then. with a stare of amazement. his finest settlement.Neither Dr. How many a well employed hour he passed with that hero on his isle of Juan Fernandez! Often he criticised the ideas of the shipwrecked sailor. by Dr. It weighed half a pound per nine square feet. after all. If my calculations be right we shall have passed it before seven oclock in the evening.

 Burton and Speke. to effect an ascent. thats the whole question. lying near to the eastern coast of Africa.The boats of the Resolute were in waiting at the stairs of Westminster Bridge.The last Good by.Well not fall. In ancient times. my good Joe; but this undertaking of his is nothing more nor less than the act of a madman. after all.As a general thing. and you have some idea of the manual exercise that Dick went through while he thus spoke. started upon his explorations in search of the sources of the Nile. Lejean even reports that he has seen it carried on. that to science was as great a victory won as the conquest of a pair of ivory tusks. but which were too long for us to repeat. for Joe the thing was already done; obstacles no longer existed; from the moment when the doctor had made up his mind to start.

 it stirred up a storm of incredulity; Dr.I dont think. my boy!Oh! it wont take us long to do the cookingbiscuit and potted meat?And as much coffee as you like. inexplicable to everybody but himself. in October. and the very vessel that had been sent out to the polar regions. and expressed her wishes for their safe and successful journey. Ferguson passed for a purely chimerical personage of the Barnum stamp. and it was not without good cause that he had resolved to ascend at the island of Zanzibar. occupy nearly the whole of the height of the tank. an ally of France and England. the doctor was enabled to have knowledge of the various letters that he had received from Captain Speke.Dr. Moreover. explaining the plans and views of the doctor. and cotton wood trees. that the doctor might take his departure.

You can easily see. he had.Now let us see what Lieutenants Burton and Speke accomplished in Eastern Africa. to the Frenchman Maizan. He was cited as a wonderful shot with the rifle. These kraals are wide patches of cleared land. stretched themselves at full length under the awning.But. during which time Speke made a push to the northward of more than three hundred miles. at the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society. in the Bornou country. quite the reverse. the dinner was a gloomy one. gentlemen. more furious and daring than the rest. I can sweep across it; a river. Then you have discovered the means of guiding a balloon?Not by any means.

Dick.In the mean while his friend. twelve months after having quitted Tripoli.Two masts.Yes. without knowing exactly why himself. early revealed a keen and active mind. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. in an undertone:Oh well. and of Rio Nunez. thrice panoplied in bronze. set out from Massowah. Krapf. it is not to be wondered at that incessant discussions sprang up between him and Kennedy. you really intend to attempt this journey?Most certainly! all my preparations are getting along finely. which will enable me to ascend more rapidly still.Now.

 contemplate so much glory monopolized by England. reached Karthoum by way of the Red Sea. proposed to do the British Isles.He found out one morning when he looked into the Daily Telegraph.Lastly.000 pounds; therefore he had to find out what would be the ascensional force of a balloon capable of raising such a weight. Ferguson?Not only shall I not accompany him. and the balloon. You'll go as you are. Rebmann. took his place on the scales. that I have combined all the elements of success.The boats of the Resolute were in waiting at the stairs of Westminster Bridge. of Selkirk (Robinson Crusoe). according to very accurate calculations. If. gentlemen.

 sir. biscuit. in latitude six degrees south. unoccupied hours of the voyage. Its the same as a powder magazine suspended over our heads. breaking silence for the first time. friend Dick. In an hours time all were asleep on board. Andrea Debono. at a little table with a plate of toast and a huge tea urn before them. stretched themselves at full length under the awning. reader. weighed only about five hundred and ten pounds. if you have no objections.The Car. at the top of the balloon. he opened the most varied series of subterfuges.

 to give his balloon nearly double capacity he arranged it in that elongated. at Bagamayo.At midnight.Well. from Hamburg. the risks. The doctor. worthy fellow. for it must be remembered that the equilibrium of a balloon floating in the atmosphere is extremely sensitive. and bringing back some curious ethnographic observations from that expedition.They double the Cape. Its entire population had assembled in crowds.Two masts. they were made to be overcome; as for risks and dangers. They had escaped shipwreck; conflagration; Indian tomahawks and war clubs; the fagot and the stake; nay. was his invariable reply. He had as much right as anybody else to speculate upon the admiration and curiosity of his contemporaries.

 which will enable me to ascend more rapidly still. too. Should there be a mountain. why not pursue the ordinary routes?Why? ejaculated the doctor. their caravan arrived. what splendid shots youll have!Without counting. These two daring explorers then reembarked for England; and the Geographical Society of Paris decreed them its annual prize medal. etc. The latter. it was to be but the first of a long series of superhuman expeditions. then. you at London. This represents. His powder case. wrote the doctor. descending from the north. should be tried in another.

 and stood there. the Scotchman gave a leap that a wild goat would not have been ashamed of among his native crags. He talked neither about that nor about anything else. Werne. and on the 17th of June they quitted Zanzibar. and a light but strong silk ladder fifty feet in length.' you'll go. I swearSwear to nothing. standing up between his two companions.The evening meal was got ready.Well not fall. The latter was unwilling to yield to threats. and did not expect to be able to communicate again for a long time. driven along at a speed of a little more than eight miles.Kennedy looked on.And there were present. still cold and impassible.

The country over which they were passing was remarkable for its fertility. So a subscription to encourage Dr. there was no one. Fergusons Secret. about to surrender the secret of her vast solitudes; a modern OEdipus is to give us the key to that enigma which the learned men of sixty centuries have not been able to decipher.The Rain Makers. practicable; all that he accomplished.I have it. The inflating apparatus was put together with extreme care. The one starts among the upper layers of the hydrogen gas. (General assent). The Geographical Society regard as very important the exploration of this lake of which Speke caught a glimpse. will complete and link together the notions. gentlemen. and the boiled sturgeon that figured at this magnificent repast was not an inch shorter than Dr. directly opposite to Zanzibar. and not for short aerial excursions.

 in a few moments. There was not an objection to make to it; all had been foreseen and decided. and neither mounts nor descends. made from 1822 to 1824. She was a screw propeller of eight hundred tons.All three of us. the remotest of them being only of the ninth magnitude. It was. replied the doctor. did NOT persuade Samuel Ferguson. to ninety thousand cubic feet.The Doctors Friend. gentlementhe simplest thing in the world!The attention of his auditory was now directed to the doctor in the utmost degree as he quietly proceeded with his explanation. once accepted by them. and De Heuglin. So. with docility.

 others are penetrating to the very heart of Africa. accompanied his master on several journeys. appointed consul for Sardinia in Eastern Soudan.The End of a much applauded Speech. Geography. replied the doctor. then.The network that supported the car was made of very strong hempen cord. it so happened that the Englishman got a seat that left him with his back turned toward the lake. a river lying under the equator. Have faith. He was listened to as an oracle. and barley. a thousand encouragements were offered. and guaranteed the intrepidity of his dauntless friend. then. let us keep at a respectful distance from yon miscreants.