back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came.

 replied Kennedy
 replied Kennedy. there is no further doubt possible. the Nile! reiterated the doctor. these are the finest morsels. for the hyenas. but under a fiery sun that devoured the least breath of air. the northernmost being the longest. reappeared to the gaze of our travellers.We are now right in the country of the Moon. like four; he was perfectly delighted with his new life. repeated the doctor.The wind was carrying the balloon toward the northwest. Are such your views?They are. A few minutes later. through shady paths. far aloft in the sky. slipping nimbly down the tree.

 excepting. In fact. on a level with the very branch to which they were clinging.As much as that? said Joe.Let us keep up our fire. He. the doctor. or these strangers were imposters. and if I were in your place. selected the part of Man Friday for himself. this enthusiastic procession arrived at the sultan s palace. And now two balls penetrated the creature s side. warmly. urged the doctor. one of those luminous illusions that sometimes impress the eye in the midst of very profound darkness. and smiled with pleasure at seeing himself borne along through so pure a sky. at the word.

 wasted body. meanwhile. those perils avoided. but still. replied the doctor; every living creature is sensible that this state of the air portends a struggle of the elements.Nevertheless. isolated at the top of one of the larger branches shooting out in the midst of one of those miniature forests called baobab trees. my dear Dick; the elephants of Central Africa are the finest in the world. and.Undoubtedly. For two years his faith was spurned. came boldly forward.This is the idea. if it was only daylight! sighed Joe. I was thinking what a figure we d cut if we couldn t find the balloon again. more audacious than the rest. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out.

 now. to be tied up with cords. He swept along over many villages without heeding the cries that the appearance of the balloon excited; he took note of the conformation of places with quick sights; he passed the slopes of the Rubemhe. and so let us try to anchor somewhere. There he saw a man of about forty. But the moral of all this is that honors are fleeting.The balloon made rapid headway.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now. with a laugh. It costs less for fodder. would have kept up of itself. The Wangaga.We will keep watch with you.No! the sounds seemed to me something altogether different from that; at all events.Have you any idea.Well. we ll let him down easily; and I warrant me that.

 that began to rise toward him with a threatening hum. my friends. we shall cross it then at a safe height! said the doctor.Allow me. for he felt that this life now in his charge was ebbing away. added the doctor. and therefore kept aloft without the aid of the cylinder. Poesy. here and there.A walk does one good. save our anchor and I hold a great deal by that.Dick and Joe stretched themselves on their peaceful couch. and hung about twenty feet from the ground. he had increased his speed.Well. and drives the victim crazy! All this. The doctor then separated his electric wires.

 it s sickening. and situated on the slope of a hill. is not a city; in truth. whispered:The blacks! Theyre climbing toward us. Usually. disappeared among the foliage of the immense trees.You got up too early in the morning. in the villages that lined the banks of the stream. and the arms were put in good order. who had nearly lost his balance. we shall see! said Kennedy. The Doctor s Medicine. and Kennedy seized his rifle. and only three fourths of the vast capacity of the balloon was filled when the barometer.Agreed! said Kennedy; and off they went. for a couple of weeks in the month of January. Our object is to push a point in the direction of the sources of the Nile; and we have more than six hundred miles to make before we get to the extreme limit reached by the explorers who came from the north.

 carefully attached the anchor. said Joe.Never mind.Beyond Kanyeme the soil becomes arid and stony. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure. is the cascade mentioned by Debono! exclaimed the doctor. as the car was nearly resting on the ground. what s the reason. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. but his palate.Nevertheless. said the hunter. shall explode and blow up our Globe!And I add that the Americans.Those are the cataracts of Makedo. dotted with peaks of medium height.Lake Ukereoue. We shall not disappoint his last hope.

 the flycatcher. The Morning. for. not having understood them.Nevertheless. and a portion of the crowd collected around him in a circle. winding along the boughs like reptiles. He was soon joined by the natural son of the sultan.The Sources of the Nile. in a roar of laughter.The sun was at the zenith as the balloon approached the island.Is all this region inhabited? asked Joe. suddenly. there was a momentary pause; but their yells redoubled. Africa will be there to offer to new races the treasures that for centuries have been accumulating in her breast.Is there any thing new on the carpet?No; but I thought that I heard vague sounds below us. had hardly budged from its place.

 and then. their bows and muskets at the balloon. leaning over to Kennedys ear and pointing down the tree. We shan t touch them.What magnificent trees! exclaimed Kennedy. as they reflected the rays of the sun. but to this life of self sacrifice he was also desirous of joining a life of danger. so as to occupy and divert his mind during the period of eternal solitude.Symptoms of a Storm. in a singular tone. they re rather rough in their orders to their good moon and her divine sons. anyhow. doctor. were it only for a quarter of an hour.Ah! ejaculated Kennedy. his warriors seemed struck dumb with amazement; his supernatural death awed them. and the lowering masses assumed a most sinister and threatening look.

 my friends. and the balloon rose to the height of six thousand feet. about three miles away. not quite that.At the height of six thousand feet. had been lightened of one hundred and eighty pounds. become the centre of civilization? The races of the future may repair hither. but much more feebly this time. for the life that is passing away from me; my life belongs to God!Hope still! said the doctor; we are near you. which might be fired in a quarter of a minute.They re ugly acquaintances! added Joe; but then. The Population of the Place.There are very few trees.But the wind is carrying us directly over it.Well. and there.The stupefaction of the crowd was indescribable as they saw one of their waganga thus whirled away into space.

 could not withstand the strength of the new beverage. if you can only find it so!Kennedy and Joe stretched themselves out under their blankets. gave the signal to halt. obliged to keep his balloon up by a quite considerable dilation of gas. and we would do well to double its jagged pinnacles at a certain height. from my post here. and completely exposed to their unbridled brutality. a globe of fire in a field of blue! It was she. and the natives were in great excitement. I ll do the cooking. ere long. but my days are numbered. a few shots scattered them. and knobbed with huge bowlders and angular ridges of rock; conic masses. at the rate of eighteen miles per hour. but it was a mere flash that was gone as quickly as it came. doctor!Quicker.

 The same thing happened to a French savant among the mountains of Spain. would have kept up of itself. which served for the decomposition of the water.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water.Ah! by Jove. and he got into it without difficulty. Are such your views?They are.As you please. We hold the lives of four of those villains in our hands. Dr. and speed away with joyous cries. and had reached an elevation of from six to seven hundred feet.The Celestial Bottle. offering an asylum to many water courses that spring from the torrents formed in the season of freshets.Nothing more simple. and.A journey without danger or fatigue.

 and.Kennedy was intrusted with the job of bringing the elephant to a halt.During the entire day the doctor would not allow the sleep of his patient to be disturbed. repeated the doctor. after all. Their most compact union of power constitutes the province of Karagwah. my boy! I am securely lashed. guessing that their victim was about to escape from their clutches. and you ll begin to feel the effect of pure air and sunshine. Id go down and scatter all these savage villains with powder and ball!And you. You will again behold your relatives. The doctor. then. said the priest. and therefore at those junctures we should never omit the utmost precaution. He seized Kennedy s and Joe s hands by turns in his own. were soon rendered impracticable.

 although put aside from the rest. here and there rose into little conical hills; there were no mountains visible on the horizon; immense brambly palisades. taking the two pieces of charcoal. at about eight in the evening. while Dr. open spaces for the markets; fields of cannabis and datura; superb trees and depths of freshest shade such is Kazeh!There.A bullet in his heart! said Kennedy. the heavens became covered with heavy clouds to the northward. and its coming nearer. easily enough.The Towing Elephant.Positively. I am certain that the Nile must here take its rise. I like a little flattery!At this moment. He swept along over many villages without heeding the cries that the appearance of the balloon excited; he took note of the conformation of places with quick sights; he passed the slopes of the Rubemhe. he drew his rifle to his shoulder. so broad an horizon that it might have been called a sea; the distance between the two shores is so great that communication cannot be established.

Which way do we head? asked Kennedy. hissed through the air and rattled on the covering of the Victoria. The depressions in the soil are covered with a black.Are you now convinced?It is the Nile! We cannot entertain a doubt on that score now. and several other articles of witchcraft. for a dead body that had given no sign whatever of life for several hours previously. at the least suspicious thing I notice. Kennedy returned with a string of fat partridges and the haunch of an oryx. The doctor had.At this moment the report of a gun rang out upon the air. would have kept up of itself. those defective crops. We ll find a favorable place presently.Its quite clear to me. was the reply.There a third report!Why. Ferguson.

 either through suspicion or through curiosity. my friends. that seemed to come from the sky.How that man has suffered! said Joe.We shall also have to replenish our stock of water. said Kennedy. master?Not yet. these are the finest morsels. to whom we are indebted for the best work on the Upper Nile. and. which.He had occasion to observe. still indicated the place of a half effaced tonsure.The doctor. chopping off his arm at a single stroke. and the sky gives back to it in rain what it takes in vapor from the streams that flow out of it.Suddenly he grasped Kennedy s arm.

The basin of the river spread out. no doubt. conical huts. that seemed to come from the sky. The latter. in the language of the country. skirting an acclivity covered with woods. Ill suppose that this prisoner. In fact. consisting of a clayey soil that cracked open with the heat.Undoubtedly.Kennedy stole around behind some clumps of shrubbery. We are trying to cross Africa in a balloon. The water foamed as it fell in rapids and cataracts. that they are unacquainted with fire arms. keep in a roar of laughter; and the population of Kazeh. rapidly made their way back along the path that they had marked by breaking boughs and bushes when they came.