Five Weeks in a Balloon Chapter 35

In which brave Joe, having plunged into the vast waters of Lake Tchad, encounters the strange customs and perils of the local tribes and the eerie natural dangers that beset the shores. Battling hunger, fatigue, and the creeping despair of isolation, he journeys through a land as mysterious as it is untamed, awaiting the hoped-for return of the Victoria with a heart steadfast yet burdened.