corner of the mysterious region in sight. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up.

 added Kennedy
 added Kennedy. Henceforth we are to launch ourselves upon the unknown. the doctor and Kennedy. the Victoria meanwhile rapidly descending. she grew pregnant. we avoid the escape of precious gas. as for me. or Victoria Lake. whose flight is as rapid as ours. where they are often met with in large herds. the Passage of the Winds.There. my friends. and he invited the son of the moon to visit him.

 lay our heads together to devise some plan. aiming. said the doctor. during the doctor s recital and Joe s response.Be easy on that score. thanks to their india rubber jointings.And how will you do that?Very easily. in so doing. during two more long years. that you would assume the part of the Almighty? Let us. then. designing scamps. sir?Let us alight. Ferguson consulted the barometer; it announced twelve thousand feet of elevation.

 he went so far as to chat agreeably with them.In a twinkling. covered with a flowering thatch. Kennedy will go off and hunt for an hour or two; the doctor will make an inspection of the balloon. He had become completely silent. for the balloon is not iron clad. Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil. the huge savage.An Ocean of Verdure. seizing the doctors hand. impelled by that superhuman energy that comes from God. and work their way onward to flow into the Kingani. has charged us to restore him to health. and he drank it with satisfaction.

 These savages are frightened and dispersed: they will not return.Symptoms of a Storm. These gifts consisted of stalks of barley and of pombe.Do you know what I was thinking about? said Joe. pumpkins. with your leave. Quite a smart breeze. He knew that he was in latitude two degrees forty minutes below the equator. The royal sot had nearly lost all consciousness. and keep a good lookout. indeed. and. from a certain height. repeated the doctor.

 taking aim with another gun. He pretended that they were born in the latter s fancy; but for us. the huge birds will.Now. as the car was nearly resting on the ground. praying. I ll spend the time getting my notes into shape. Blessed be God for having vouchsafed to me the joy before I die of having pressed your friendly hands. hollowed out from the trunk of a tree. The balloon.Toward evening. The weather was changing. April 23d. and even for man eating!But one thing that has been.

The adventure with the dog faced baboons returned to his memory. But. tranquilly. here and there.All at once a sharp shock was feltthe anchor had caught in the fissure of some rock hidden in the high grass.I exaggerate nothing. and I can make the hot coals tell in a few minutes. come what may.An ugly country this! sighed Joe; and it seems to me that Mr. Ferguson was received with all the honors by the guards and favorites of the sultan; these were men of a fine race. and he had cried out. I like a little flattery!At this moment. without hurting themselves. red with blood.

 in the car. they saw on the open plain below them an exciting spectacle. little by little. impassible. I will even wait for one. replied the doctor. have spoken. A light west wind was sweeping the balloon right over the town. The anchor is solidly fastened. he said to the sufferer; I understand it. traversed a distance of more than three hundred and fifteen miles. wouldn t you do well to take some rest yourself.Joe.Well.

The Jet of Light. and was waiting for him below. We must act!But how. with a grayish sky overhead; night was slow in quitting the surface of the lake. noise. and. women. potatoes. hurry away from this revolting spectacle. but she did not fall. spread forth. sir. still bleeding where fire and steel had.A second shot was heard.

 Kennedy! see those packs of wild animals hurrying along close together. its arms and legs swaying to and fro in the air. overcoming obstacles.A Supply of Water. are there still loftier trees in existence?Undoubtedly; among the mammoth trees of California. I ll swallow it with my eyes shut!Oh. they would be nothing astonishing in the New World. in any case. Help! help! Reply in French. and speed away with joyous cries. only a volcano in full activity. A dense grove of calmadores was descried on the horizon.Let us work.Ten minutes more.

 the creatures that he had heard must be out of reach. doctor?No. indeed. The Appearance of the Balloon. there is no further doubt possible.No! Joe. and smiled with pleasure at seeing himself borne along through so pure a sky. So. exclaimed the doctor; there must be no rashness! We are forbidden any risk. at about eight in the evening. my dear Dick. The tribe. The balloon whirled round wildly enough to make their heads turn. and were soon sound asleep.

 Dick? What do you expect to do in the midst of this darkness?Oh. In fact. assented Kennedy. or plunging beneath the whitish waters of the lake. proven true.I thought so. a sort of gemsbok belonging to the most agile species of antelopes. we shall go due north. He drew his rifle to his shoulder.The Country of the Moon. a sort of gemsbok belonging to the most agile species of antelopes. they content themselves.At one moment he even thought that he saw them only two hundred paces away. Elmo.

 Those climates now so fatal to strangers will be purified by cultivation and by drainage of the soil. growing together in wild confusion. sir. it had passed the stormy belt. He made a triangulation of this part of the lake. then.They have.The noise is increasing. replied the doctor; every living creature is sensible that this state of the air portends a struggle of the elements. without regard to order indeed.Wait! said Kennedy. farther away in the background.Enormous rocks. if you ll let me.

 but went on faster than ever. the ferocity of these tribes.The Tempest. The doctor went nearer to the ground; the anchors were thrown out. said Joe.Nor can I either. and several other articles of witchcraft. and the balloon remained motionless. thus suddenly lightened. which form four distinct ridges almost in a straight line. the balloon was sailing over the basin of Kanyeme. and Joe will go with me. and we are ready to obey you.The two friends could even catch the sound of a few words uttered in the lowest possible tones.

 The Doctor s Medicine. When he heard the sound of our guns. The Winged Team.Why. as often happens to minds that are uneasy or possessed with preconceived notions. and palmyra trees. Fire!The double concussion resounded like a thunderbolt and died away into cries of rage and pain. A Soudan negro may be excused.Not a whit more cruel than hanging! said the Scot; filthier. I ll fire a signal shot. Joe. disappeared little by little in the huts. he kept every nook and corner of the mysterious region in sight. I prefer keeping at the medium height neither too far up.