Five Weeks in a Balloon - 24

by Jules Verne in English Adventure Stories

Chapter 24 The Wind dies away.—The Vicinity of the Desert.—The Mistake in the Water-Supply.—The Nights of the Equat-or.—Dr. Ferguson's Anxieties. —The Situation flatly stated.—Energetic Replies of Kennedy and Joe. —One Night more. The balloon, having been made fast to ...Read Moresolitary tree, almost completely dried up by the aridity of the region in which it stood, passed the night in perfect quietness; and the travellers were enabled to enjoy a little of the repose which they so greatly needed. The emotions of the day had left sad impres-sions on their minds. Toward morning, the sky had resumed its brilliant purity Read Less