Part 149 of 4150 from book4
The mischiefbook15 thought Joe In the lapse of fifteen minutes the Victoria was only one hundred and fifty feetbook28 above the ground but the wind was much stronger than before. It is indeed they said the doctor the cruel Talabas the ferocious marabouts of Al Hadji I would rather find myself in the middle of the forest encircled by wild beasts than fall into the hands of these banditti. The doctor no longer counted implicitly on his balloon the time had gone by when he manoevred it boldly because he felt sure of it.... more