Five Weeks in a Balloon - 11

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Chapter 11 The Arrival at Zanzibar.—The English Consul.—Ill-will of the Inhabitants.—The Island of Koumbeni.—The Rain-Makers.—Inflation of the Balloon.—Departure on the 18th of April.—The last Good-by. —The Victoria. An invariably favorable wind had accelerated the progress of the Resolute toward the place of her destination. The naviga-tion of the Mozambique Channel was especially calm and pleasant. The agreeable character of the trip by sea was re-garded as a good omen of the probable issue of the trip through the air. Every one looked forward to the hour of ar-rival, and sought to give the last touch to the doctor's preparations. At