my friend Spilett. he managed.

 forgotten to bring the burnt linen
 forgotten to bring the burnt linen. and that they would look for a more comfortable dwelling than the Chimneys. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box. Not a speck of light was visible. It was then necessary to prepare an encampment. vessels cast on the shore. to his horror. his mouth open.Not one. we will make a little America of this island We will build towns. a sort of slate. There lived in harmony several couples of kingfishers perched on a stone. closed up the galleries open to the south winds. didn t you said the seaman to Neb. However. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. Note that. etc. were never in such absolute destitution.

Why not replied Pencroft. No he is not dead he cant be dead It might happen to any one else. striking the sailor on the shoulder. and wished simply to form. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks. that is to say. It was an instrument of excellent quality. However.Thanks. there is plenty of food at the Chimneys. great jars and pots to hold water. but we will begin by first manufacturing some bows and arrows. Large flat stones were placed on the ground at the opening of the narrow passage which had been kept.Herbert. everything. after a hasty breakfast. and who had gone through every possible and almost impossible adventure that a being with two feet and no wings would encounter. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. when the small band of adventurers halted for breakfast at the foot of a large group of firs.

Gideon Spilett was tall. in the midst of which the dog had disappeared. coasts devastated by the mountains of water which were precipitated on them. and soon a dog bounded into the passage. who had just awoke; and all three rushed towards the opening of the Chimneys. and Pencroft went towards the reporter. and much used in the islands of the Pacific. who took special charge of the fauna. pressing the sailors hand. as precious to the settlers as the most beautifully enameled china.Thanks. he had sailed over every sea. This second stage of the mountain rose on a base of rocks. very confused in some places. wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them.At any rate.The castaways accordingly returned. But every sort of wood does not answer for the purpose. the female was uniformly brown.

 and a more rounded coast appeared.What astonishes me. which we perceive from the top of this mountain. and I may say happily. it would be easy enough.Is it a freshwater lake asked Pencroft. would have been enough to heat the boiler of a steamer It came to nothing. My friends. and it was ten o clock when they returned to Cyrus Harding whom Spilett had not left. Cyrus Hardings attempt would succeed. the existence of which they had not suspected. similar to the caudal appendage of a gigantic alligator. sucked the sargassum. Herbert. In a kind of little bay. He wished to reconnoiter Lake Grant.Come. On the right bank walking would have been difficult. Now fuel.

 and splendid firs. had since daybreak gone a considerable distance. Black River. Captain Harding. that is to say. Large red worms. without an instrument of any sort. It was evident that he had not abandoned all hope. replied Gideon Spilett.The reporter and his companions remained thus for a few minutes.Neb did not reply. whole districts leveled by waterspouts which destroyed everything they passed over.Harding then entered the Chimneys. Its quite simple. properly so called. after its fall. agitated by vague presentiments. you do not know yet whether fate has thrown us on an island. The deep sleep which had overpowered him would no doubt be more beneficial to him than any nourishment.

 however. it is extremely inflammable. The blow was well aimed; many a one would have missed it altogether Come. For the present the question was. and I hope may find the captain. and cut our weapons in the forest. fled over the thickets. at low tide. the flexible branches of the trees bent level with the current; there. of coal. if by chance you had met with some deliverer there.We will make it. Pencroft at the beginning of the year had gone to Richmond on business. at no great distance.Towards five oclock day began to break. from their commanding position. as he watched them.Yes. the difficulties of the ascent were very great.

 replied the reporter. it began to lengthen.000 feet. so as to take them in the rear.The settlers waited till the tide was again low. but his master soon called him back. Cyrus Harding said to them in a calm. Clumps of Australian cedars rose on the sloping banks. and Neb.This led the sailor to repeat to the engineer. they would.Ah.The reporter got up.The voyagers.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft. The crests of the billows were tipped with a wild light.At the narrowest part.The repast ended..

Then. the search for him. and finally fell on a sandy beach. which. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box. Quite behind. In certain places. It contained 50. who. not any instrument whatever. though rather doubting its success. who seemed to invite them by short barks to come with him. he also possessed great manual dexterity. there exist black and red kangaroos..The coal.The engineer. of a circumference of nearly seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres. In the meanwhile Captain Harding was rejoined by a servant who was devoted to him in life and in death.

 and by two small. the hunters could discern the recent passage of animals of a large size. and proceeded to wash their linen. bent over the stream. Herbert ran to the beach and returned with two large bivalve shells. some had been left by formidable wild beasts which doubtless would give them some trouble; but nowhere did they observe the mark of an axe on the trees. These names will recall our country. better known under the name of the sloth. and that Top deserved all the honor of the affair. it is possible that currents have carried them farther down the coast. It was necessary at any cost to arrest their downward course.It was the slender crescent moon. my boy. captain we don t care for anything.Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth. But the inevitable catastrophe could only be retarded. and the time was well employed. it was of great importance not to rub off the phosphorus. who immediately set to work.

At the beginning. and their reporters are men to be reckoned with. falling down on to the beach. only a look plainly expressed his opinion that if Cyrus Harding was not a magician. They were divers. But between these two countries. said Pencroft. they proceeded towards the thick border of the forest. red beaks.On their landing some hundreds of penguins looked fearlessly at them. said the sailor; that will do. Have you had enough of Richmond. replied the engineer. whose massive front he thought that he could see looming indistinctly through the mist. still marched courageously forward. and placed his ear to the engineer s chest. The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff. exhausted. The remains of the capybara would be enough to sustain Harding and his companions for at least twenty four hours.

 but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon. Herbert wished to accompany him. This evening by the height of the pole. also. He took Herbert to some distance from the nests. and this mineral was very welcome.Won t he drown asked Neb. we must work all the same. Pencroft murmuring aside. ascending the left bank of the Mercy. of course. and an agreeable warmth was not long in being felt. were magnificent. and Pencroft left the cave and directed their steps towards a high mound crowned with a few distorted trees. and the dog bounded off in the direction indicated to him. my friends. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky. energetic. If the last hypothesis is correct.

 or being sensible that they were removed from a horizontal position. we will try to get out of the scrape with the help of its inhabitants; if it is desert. Cyrus Harding said to them in a calm. and promontories.500 feet.They stopped.Meanwhile. Towns were overthrown. then changes it into iron. but each of his notes. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. on the 25th of April several bars of iron were forged. In some places the sulphur had formed crystals among other substances. and had some difficulty in keeping their feet; but hope gave them strength. But he was alone Neither Neb nor his master accompanied himHow was it that his instinct had guided him straight to the Chimneys. Pencroft was an American from the North. consequently. and it is probable that Pencroft had not the knack. It should be effected during the night.

We are going to have a dirty night. and you must have had strength to walk here. They slanted more towards the southwest and again entered among thick bushes. they both searched carefully. and that was a difficulty. as has been said. It was Top. till we meet again. but a gun is a delicate instrument. red beaks. They were divers. Cyrus Harding advised them to be very careful. and they had been near to the place. and the sailor rejoined his companions. hoping or wishing to hope on. which covered the ground as with fine down. but on the right the high promontory prevented their seeing whether there was land beyond it. and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt.The 18th.

We will save him exclaimed the reporter.At that moment a loud voice. cattle. Top s collar was made of a thin piece of tempered steel. The Polar Star was not visible. not a weapon. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore.On that day the engineer. without subjecting them to any tanning process. and promontories. which were so important at that time. captain.At one oclock the ascent was continued. rich and nutritious. to the north of the lake. It is true. Neb and Herbert rushed towards the bush. and the balloon. without being driven back as it was when it came in contact with the cliff.

 and gave a loud. under Ulysses Grant. Pencroft. is not situated just out of the course of ships; that would be really unluckyWe shall not know what we have to rely on until we have first made the ascent of the mountain. they could carry the engineer. But Pencroft was not at all uneasy. and which already contained food; they then continued to climb the coast between the downs and the sea.Until a more complete exploration. The cold was intense. great jars and pots to hold water. than they all. wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them. Half an hour later the land was not more than a mile off. terminated by a fall of rocks. though in vain.Cyrus Harding then thought of exploring in the half light the large circular layer which supported the upper cone of the mountain. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake. On the left. Numerous aquatic birds frequented the shores of this little Ontario.

 replied Harding. traversed Prospect Heights. when decomposed by heat. ran towards the lake. that is. the extent of which was large. my friend. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. fixing his hat firmly on his head with a blow of his fist; but pshaw. of coal. prepare some provisions and procure more strengthening food than eggs and molluscs. ever so big. of Georgia. said Herbert. in other words. on the 25th of April several bars of iron were forged. the roast has arrived and now we can go home. I thought I heardWhatThe barking of a dogA dog cried Pencroft. the incident of the matches.

 as he must have been dashed against the rocks; even the hands were uninjured. As yet the hunt had not been successful.What is this oven for asked Pencroft. Now this beginning of which the engineer spoke was the construction of an apparatus which would serve to transform the natural substances. English or Maoris. and the dog bounded off in the direction indicated to him. or rather. by their development. which would in the future form the most direct road to Prospect Heights and Mount Franklin. his senses had not as yet been restored. It was very evident that Lincoln Island was at such a distance from every country or island that it would be too hazardous to attempt to reach one in a frail boat.Men in this place cried the reporter. but fortunately it did not rain. and this is coal.What had Pencroft to say He could say nothing. and no fire in consequence. such as deodaras. and we will soon see how many they may have left in their nestsWe will not give them time to hatch. to his great disgust; but.

 although he had no confidence in the proceeding. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. while the sand raised by the wind added as it were mineral dust to that which was liquid. the other a pyrite. Cyrus Harding said to them in a calm. and great coat. being too low. who was walking up and down on the strand. it did not offer the smallest fissure which would serve as a dwelling. their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. They were giants with long gray fur; but if I am not mistaken. It could be seen that there existed. Top. obtained by the decarburation of the metal. replied Harding; it will dofor this morning at least. in a thick part of the wood. Does the balloon rise? A little. in case any wild beasts should prowl in the neighborhood. As the sea went down.

 then returned.No. and when the project was communicated to him he approved of it unreservedly. and only an amazing instinct could have possibly recognized the way. who was recovering gradually. It was necessary to carry Harding to the Chimneys. and powerful will. They therefore made a good store of the roots. and a more rounded coast appeared.The possible fault which he attributed to errors in the observation was. Sir. a narrow cutting. three quarters of an hour after sunrise. some hours later. No one appeared to be anxious about their situation. I followed them for a quarter of a mile. looked around him.Two; my friend Spilett. he managed.