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  1 I      |        Speech.—The Presentation of Dr. Samuel Ferguson.—Excelsior.—
  2 I      |     discovery.” (General assent). “Dr. Samuel Ferguson, one of
  3 I      |          subscription to encourage Dr. Ferguson was voted there
  4 I      |           of the president whether Dr. Ferguson was not to be
  5 I      |            to be no such person as Dr. Ferguson?” exclaimed another
  6 I      |           this grave Society.~“Ask Dr. Ferguson to come in,” was
  7 I      | immediately moved the insertion of Dr. Ferguson’s speech in “The
  8 I      |           not an inch shorter than Dr. Ferguson himself.~Numerous
  9 I      |           and last, but not least, Dr. Ferguson, who, by his incredible
 10 II     |         Petermann backs his Friend Dr. Ferguson.—Reply of the
 11 II     |            could not be realized.~“Dr. Barth, in following out
 12 II     |          by Denham and Clapperton; Dr. Livingstone, in multiplying
 13 II     |           by the daring project of Dr. Samuel Ferguson, whose
 14 II     |            a storm of incredulity; Dr. Ferguson passed for a purely
 15 II     |       silence. Herr Petermann knew Dr. Ferguson personally, and
 16 II     |            Allgemeine Erdkunde, by Dr. W. Koner, triumphantly
 17 II     |         the energetic character of Dr. Ferguson, and the heart,
 18 II     |        supposititious existence of Dr. Ferguson; secondly, as
 19 II     |          upon the probabilities of Dr. Ferguson’s return. The
 20 III    |           Advantages of a Balloon.—Dr. Ferguson’s Secret.~Dr.
 21 III    |             Dr. Ferguson’s Secret.~Dr. Ferguson had a friend—not
 22 IV     |       Speke.~The aerial line which Dr. Ferguson counted upon following
 23 IV     |         indicate what explorations Dr. Ferguson hoped to link
 24 IV     |       principal ones were those of Dr. Barth in 1849, and of Lieutenants
 25 IV     |          Burton and Speke in 1858.~Dr. Barth is a Hamburger, who
 26 IV     |           the vast oasis of Asben. Dr. Barth separated from his
 27 IV     |         the venturesome journey of Dr. Barth.~Dr. Ferguson carefully
 28 IV     |  venturesome journey of Dr. Barth.~Dr. Ferguson carefully noted
 29 IV     |           he died in 1857.~Neither Dr. Penney—the head of the
 30 IV     |           serious result.~In 1844, Dr. Krapf, an Anglican missionary,
 31 IV     |           in company with the Rev. Dr. Rebmann, discovered two
 32 IV     |            its annual prize medal.~Dr. Ferguson carefully remarked
 33 IV     |            and Speke with those of Dr. Barth, since to do so was
 34 V      |            Decken, and De Heuglin.~Dr. Ferguson energetically
 35 V      |         himself with the labors of Dr. Barth. In 1856, he quitted
 36 V      |        other letters, addressed by Dr. Hartmann to the traveller’
 37 V      |         Captain Speke and those of Dr. Barth, and then Africa
 38 V      |             After the departure of Dr. Ferguson, it was ascertained
 39 V      |          of our going down there?”~Dr. Ferguson made no reply,
 40 VI     |  Wellington.—He gets a Half-crown.~Dr. Ferguson had a servant
 41 VI     |   Dangerous! What! with a man like Dr. Ferguson?”~“I don’t want
 42 VII    |      Stores.—The Final Summing up.~Dr. Ferguson had long been
 43 VII    |         thousand cubic feet.~Could Dr. Ferguson have used two
 44 VII    |     pondered the matter carefully, Dr. Ferguson, by an ingenious
 45 VII    |          four thousand pounds that Dr. Ferguson proposed to carry
 46 VIII   |         ready for the reception of Dr. Ferguson and his friend
 47 VIII   |       farewell dinner was given to Dr. Ferguson and Kennedy by
 48 VIII   |        with every one on board was Dr. Ferguson’s enterprise.
 49 VIII   |         years.~But the interest of Dr. Ferguson’s hearers was
 50 VIII   |       going!”~“You won’t accompany Dr. Ferguson?”~“Not only shall
 51 X      |       inner receptacle. A Belgian, Dr. Van Hecke, by means of
 52 X      |          the elements of success.”~Dr. Ferguson here terminated
 53 XI     |            holding out his hand to Dr. Ferguson, “but now I doubt
 54 XI     |         intentions, conferred with Dr. Ferguson and Captain Bennet
 55 XI     |           with his eyes riveted on Dr. Ferguson, murmuring indistinguishable
 56 XI     |            at this parting moment. Dr. Ferguson, still cold and
 57 XII    |         sight of the Victoria, and Dr. Ferguson prudently kept
 58 XII    |        Those are baobabs,” replied Dr. Ferguson. “See, there’s
 59 XII    |        Gotha by his learned friend Dr. Petermann, and by that
 60 XII    |           the Soudan, according to Dr. Barth; the Lower Senegal,
 61 XII    |         the Delta of the Niger, by Dr. Blaikie.~Ferguson had also
 62 XII    |           and slept quietly; while Dr. Ferguson kept on the lookout.~
 63 XIII   |      meanwhile rapidly descending. Dr. Ferguson was in search
 64 XIII   |           trees.~“Attention!” said Dr. Ferguson. “We are approaching
 65 XIV    |           a fine hide it is!”~“But Dr. Ferguson will never allow
 66 XIV    |          on the right track,” said Dr. Ferguson. “There’s Jihoue-la-Mkoa,
 67 XV     |          but in an unknown tongue.~Dr. Ferguson, not having understood
 68 XV     |             Now, my friends,” said Dr. Ferguson, “we must look
 69 XV     |          hardly deserved the name.~Dr. Ferguson was received with
 70 XV     |        period of eternal solitude.~Dr. Ferguson, taking in the
 71 XVI    |         country of the Moon,” said Dr. Ferguson; “for it has retained
 72 XVI    |            all this conflagration.~Dr. Ferguson kept his cylinder
 73 XVI    |              God protect us!” said Dr. Ferguson, solemnly, “we
 74 XVI    |           over these angry clouds.~Dr. Ferguson consulted the
 75 XVII   |        want to come!”~On his part, Dr. Ferguson was engrossed
 76 XVIII  |    straight line toward the north.~Dr. Ferguson fairly clapped
 77 XVIII  |         busy managing the balloon, Dr. Ferguson never ceased reconnoitring
 78 XVIII  |            numerous islands, which Dr. Ferguson devoured with
 79 XVIII  |            A. D.”~“A.D.!” repeated Dr. Ferguson. “Andrea Debono—
 80 XVIII  |      majestically ascending, while Dr. Ferguson, in token of success,
 81 XIX    |            reigned in the car. Was Dr. Ferguson absorbed in the
 82 XXI    |          him, on that score,” said Dr. Ferguson —and, standing
 83 XXII   |   Self-Denial. —Passing a Volcano.~Dr. Ferguson darted his powerful
 84 XXII   |            instruct and civilize.”~Dr. Ferguson, yielding to the
 85 XXII   |          dead man under the eye of Dr. Ferguson. The latter could
 86 XXII   |           ascended to the car, and Dr. Ferguson made all possible
 87 XXIV   |         The Nights of the Equator.—Dr. Ferguson’s Anxieties. —
 88 XXIV   |          region greatly disquieted Dr. Ferguson.~It seemed as
 89 XXVI   |           desert!~Then it was that Dr. Ferguson, buried in meditation,
 90 XXVII  |             said Joe; “our friend, Dr. Ferguson?”~That one word
 91 XXVII  |            the narrow passage, and Dr. Ferguson appeared at the
 92 XXVIII |          so little,” philosophized Dr. Ferguson.~“So little water,
 93 XIX    |            connected with those of Dr. Barth.—The Atlantika Mountains.—
 94 XIX    |           with the explorations of Dr. Barth. We have left the
 95 XXX    |        with Captain Clapperton and Dr. Oudney. They set out from
 96 XXX    |            which at a later period Dr. Barth was to pursue on
 97 XXX    |             Captain Clapperton and Dr. Oudney had pushed their
 98 XXX    |        been sent to cooperate with Dr. Barth. They met on the
 99 XXX    |         how often was the death of Dr. Barth reported, to his
100 XXX    |      course upon the maps drawn by Dr. Barth.~“You perceive,”
101 XXX    |      around him. In the mean while Dr. Ferguson tried to make
102 XXXI   |          sort of fish good to eat, Dr. Ferguson?”~“That fish,
103 XXXIII |            Victoria’s Equilibrium.—Dr. Ferguson’s New Calculations.—
104 XXXV   |          he.~He was not aware that Dr. Vogel’s last letters had
105 XXXVII |         the remedy he needs,” said Dr. Ferguson. “Nature will
106 XXXVII |             said he, “we come upon Dr. Barth’s route. It was at
107 XXXVII |     already falling into ruin when Dr. Barth visited it.~The Victoria,
108 XXXVII |           little toward the south.~Dr. Ferguson hastened to avail
109 XXXVIII|     solitude.~“The Arabs,” replied Dr. Ferguson, “are endowed
110 XXXVIII|            about this river,” said Dr. Ferguson, “and it is already
111 XXXVIII|     through which it passes.”~“Did Dr. Barth follow this route?”
112 XLIX   |            Timbuctoo.—The Chart of Dr. Barth. —A Decaying City.—
113 XLIX   |           During this dull Monday, Dr. Ferguson diverted his thoughts
114 XL     |                  CHAPTER FORTIETH.~Dr. Ferguson’s Anxieties.—Persistent
115 XL     |         moments crossed Lake Debo.~Dr. Ferguson, forcing the dilation
116 XLI    |          marked down as dangerous. Dr. Ferguson knew it through
117 XLIII  |            gesture of despair.~But Dr. Ferguson, with an energetic
118 XLIII  |        having seen mention made of Dr. Ferguson’s daring expedition,
119 XLIII  |         left bank of the Senegal.~“Dr. Ferguson!” exclaimed the
120 XLIV   |           they became witnesses of Dr. Ferguson’s arrival.~The
121 XLIV   |          project, naturally became Dr. Ferguson’s witnesses. Hence
122 XLIV   |           witnessed the arrival of Dr. Ferguson and his two companions,
123 XLIV   |         the astonishing journey of Dr. Ferguson and his brave
124 XLIV   |          1862.~The first result of Dr. Ferguson’s expedition was
125 XLIV   |           turn, the discoveries of Dr. Ferguson in that vast region