Five Weeks in a Balloon

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIXTH.

One Hun­dred and Thir­teen De­grees.–The Doc­tor’s Re­flec­tions.–A Des­per­ate Search.–The Cylin­der goes out.–One Hun­dred and Twen­ty-​two De­grees.– Con­tem­pla­tion of the Desert.–A Night Walk.–Soli­tude.–De­bil­ity.–Joe’s Prospects.–He gives him­self One Day more