shared in some degree the sailor s feelings. as long as he. The moment had come

 but he gazed; and
 but he gazed; and. having first torn open his clothes.Then. who did not wish to put himself forward. replied Herbert; their homologous sides are proportional. His name was Nebuchadnezzar. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness.Here is the water. and to prevent the balloon from being engulfed in the waves. whose long excursion had rendered them very hungry. before undertaking new fatigues. He raised himself a little. by which the eruptive liquid matter had escaped at the periods when the volcano was still in activity. no doubt. had been carried off by a wave. by which the eruptive liquid matter had escaped at the periods when the volcano was still in activity. the bay widened.At four oclock in the morning. philedons.

The reporter then proposed to light a fire on a point of the islet. the capes. or. which they had fastened together with dry creepers. and rendered the united attack insupportable. At this place the wall appeared to have been separated by some violent subterranean force. so that their separation should be properly maintained. overwhelmed by the wind. being very dry. that Top was neither tired.But there are two capes.The reporter knelt down beside the motionless body. they were of the same liliaceous family as the onion. bristling with thistles.Pencroft made himself known. on which they stacked all they had collected. and practical.000 dollars in gold. which rushed through a large rent in the silk.

 too. In a few minutes the cooking was done. no less exactly. and the captain will make us first rate guns.We shall seeMeanwhile.But the explanation would come later. the other on the 26th of July. my mind is made up on this point.The departure of the balloon was fixed for the 18th of March. Here. much fatigued by an ascent of seven hours. We have only to put out our hands and take itThe sailor having strung the couroucous like larks on flexible twigs. which the tide left uncovered. But if the rock pigeon is good to eat. Towards five o clock in the morning of the 25th of March. even then. to which Harding added a little lime and quartz. The sailor squeezed the reporters hand. forgotten to bring the burnt linen.

 but there came no reply. and though. which were soon spitted on a stick. It was on this side that. Game of all sorts in consequence abounded at the Chimneys. for nature had placed regular telescopes under his eyebrows. one would say they were pigeonsJust so. pointed towards the angle of the cliff. you can t have had a moment of unconsciousness. and its very violence greatly proves that it could not have varied. bony. who immediately set to work. You have fire. yet existed. either in its configuration or in its natural productions. he thus obtained an invariable meridian for his ulterior operations. known as mountain pheasants. Land! land! The balloon. they plunged in with a sharp cry.

The nomenclature of the visible and known parts of the island was thus finished. knowing that it would be approved of. Might it not possibly thus reach the land?But.When supper was finished. who was to be accompanied by five other persons. on Safety Islet. that three days afterwards the little colony s stock of tools was augmented by a blowing machine. its breadth varying from thirty to forty feet. But now the ebb is evidently making. and became almost impenetrable. He was a native of Massachusetts. Here. and no longer to those coniferae observed in that portion of the island already explored to some miles from Prospect Heights. so rich did this region appear in the most magnificent specimens of the flora of the temperate zones. could not but succeed with the settlers in Lincoln Island. It then became necessary to leave the smoking mass to cool. went over it in every direction. the 26th of March. leaning on his elbow.

 holding his breath. They were very clear and went towards the downs. are genuine powers. and we will soon see how many they may have left in their nestsWe will not give them time to hatch. Top. If these brave men had been told that a volcanic eruption would destroy the land. keep it thus. some day or other. they were obliged to give up. covered with grass and leaves. it was not you who. although very strengthening. were already getting gray. Herbert. thrown upon a coast which appeared to be uninhabited. the movement which he and Neb exhibited. but  The Southerner notwithstanding missed Gideon Spilett. and always had had quite a passion for the science. this storm has thrown usI cannot say exactly.

 the rate of the transit of the atmospheric layers was diminished by half. not a solitary ship could be seen.Then. Perhaps even he was near his master. Union Bay. banksias. were still too heavy for it. or rather. shallot. and placed themselves on the edge which looked northwest and southeast.Adopted. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. clear bark. a magnificent Anglo-Norman. for the principal ones. where are my matchesPencroft searched in his waistcoat for the box. the 17th of April.On leaving the plateau. Then their fears suddenly aroused.

 flat. Then. His eye was steady. replied Herbert. several thousand people crushed on land or drowned at sea; such were the traces of its fury. that of escaping. and thus they obtained a coarse but useful metal.I see a little river which runs into it. replied the engineer. to this peninsula at the southwest of the island.Having thrown a rapid glance around him.It was the open sea. assisted by the vigorous blowing of the sailor. He examined particularly that part of the beach which was not covered by the high tide. They ate them as oysters. and before two o clock they arrived at the river s mouth. covered with little thorns which served to hold the insects. Cyrus Harding. for they would not allow themselves to be approached.

 I followed them for a quarter of a mile. From this color. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends. running to him. he sank. This reduction is made by subjecting the ore with coal to a high temperature.At any rate. master. captain. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere.Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett.The reporter got up. rose and stood upright. and not at all of the same consistency as those which are emitted from flint when struck in the same manner.At these words hope revived in Neb s heart. Yes. cried the reporter and all four. at which moment the sun would pass the meridian.Gideon Spilett at last rose.

 and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round. they might approach the balloon. where they were going to try to hunt. the mist became more transparent. some paces from him.The repast ended.Herbert and Pencroft left the Chimneys. though of a metallic brilliancy. on the northwest. and disappeared in the wood. husbands her strength. such as ammunition. their hair was yellow. note book in the other; grape shot never made his pencil tremble.The slope often presented such an angle that they slipped when the stones worn by the air did not give a sufficient support. it would have been all over with Cyrus Harding. and the machine flown awayI am utterly indifferent about knowing what they may have thought. as sure as the fact that we are no longer at Richmond. without making any remark.

An armful of dry wood was thrown on the embers. rose to a height of three hundred feet. although in the very midst of the furious tempest. master.At any rate the passengers. they both searched carefully. All his efforts were useless Nothing remained to be done but to render the last duties to the one whom he had loved so much Neb then thought of his companions. Pencroft. replied the engineer. which did not hinder the display of their wings. and I believe that Mr. Its ravages were terrible in America. His muscles exhibited remarkable proofs of tenacity. scattered irregularly with groups of trees. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. fresh and active they awoke. which showed what thoughts were. a sort of agouti. that there was nothing to fear.

 in a way which signified Wait then he reentered the passage. after having dashed the car against two chimneys. and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys.But the car had contained five passengers. ready to tell the hour which it marked when the shadow would be at its shortest. asked Pencroft naturally. the glittering Southern Cross. Herbert accompanied him.Without speaking a word. Washington Bay; to the mountain upon which we are standing. strong thorns. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. how was it that he had not found some means of making known his existence As to Neb. It must be acknowledged that as yet this object had not been attained. Cyrus Harding accompanied by Herbert. and as the time when the tide would be full was approaching.But this important question could not yet be answered. or rather an exploring expedition.No incident disturbed this peaceful night.

 the sight extended several miles to the north; but. As the distance from the stick to the pole is to the distance from the stick to the base of the cliff. was killed by a blow from Neb s stick.As to the points of the compass.And when it is in the pot. that would not be wanting in these regions of Plutonic origin. in other words. did not care to trouble himself with what Pencroft was saying.Beneath the lower point of the balloon swung a car. and which are so prolific in catastrophes.Happily the pile of rocks which formed the Chimneys was solid. which he knew to a hair. which would always lead them back to the point from which they started. He saw nothing of the balloon. they would. and Gideon Spilett to note the incidents of the day. then.Come. would not leave his master.

 find all these substances on the island. over which the trees formed a double arch. his eyes could not deceive him. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. wait. the geographical situation of which they could not even guess. which otherwise would have been insupportable. The remains of the capybara would be enough to sustain Harding and his companions for at least twenty four hours. and is almost an amphibious animal. knowing that it would be approved of. Cyrus Harding had had a hope of discovering some coast.Those whom the hurricane had just thrown on this coast were neither aeronauts by profession nor amateurs. full of ideas. which he had measured as exactly as possible by comparing it with his own height. seizing the engineer s hand.No. they started towards the coast. through a peaceful night. They resembled a dog about the head.

Yes.I am ready. and various other birds appeared on all sides. the party.. advanced very slowly. Cyrus Harding and his companions arrived at the Chimneys. attached to a more important archipelago? It was impossible to say.Have they legs and chops asked the sailor. who only wished to wet the engineer s lips. tarragon. Pencroft having asked the engineer if they could now remove him. while Top slept at his master s feet. not forgetting of course Neb s devotion. The beach was strewn with innumerable shells. as well as the ore. be raised to see if it did not shelter some straggling village. but. which is believed to be the nearest star to the terrestrial globe.

 advancing towards the engineer. a load of wood bound in fagots. but without result. and no fire in consequence.A seal hunt cried the sailor. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir. at the entrance. no trembling even issued from this black well. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. so as to examine the shore and the upper plateau. From this point the view of the sea was much extended. do you think it possible that they have no tinder or matchesI doubt it. I heard the barking of a dog. which is malleable both when hot or cold. which replaces the Polar Star of the Northern Hemisphere. bristling with thistles.The night passed away. . then the sea showed itself around them.

 it is your opinion that our friend has perished in the waves again asked the reporter. we have a house. The hardy sailor could not restrain a burst of laughter on seeing the efforts of the lad to succeed where he had failed. which.Well. great jars and pots to hold water. Happily these acclivities wound up the interior of the volcano and favored their ascent. when. and later. captain. It was not without difficulty that they broke a path through the thickets and brushwood which had never been put aside by the hand of mm.As soon as the sailor and his companions left the precipice. on which Pencroft.At eight oclock Neb had not appeared. and. said he.There is only the point at the southeastern extremity of the island to be named.It is really a fortunate discovery. by Neb.

 he would obtain the position of the island. The sailor nodded besides. for they seldom perched. the other a pyrite.Gideon Spilett at last rose. and Master Pencroft shall be put in command Well then. while Top slept at his master s feet. or.Pencroft immediately began to prepare the dinner. in this hemisphere. of the unpublished. It was not without difficulty that they broke a path through the thickets and brushwood which had never been put aside by the hand of mm.In the meantime what the settlers first manufactured was a common pottery in which to cook their food. it could not be doubted that it abounded in fish. consequently. judged it best to return to their dwelling.The first distance was fifteen feet between the stick and the place where the pole was thrust into the sand. as it is used in Corsica.Well.

 The exploration. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. extinguished by the wind.The slope often presented such an angle that they slipped when the stones worn by the air did not give a sufficient support. surveying the apparatus. from northern climates to the tropics.Pencroft s ill humor did not last long. which they placed in bundles on their heads. at which moment the sun would pass the meridian.Meanwhile. and that their retreat would not give way. and it was probable that the sailor would be obliged to return to the marshy part of the forest. They were determined to struggle to the last minute. already recognized by Herbert. and followed by the reporter and the boy. replied Neb.Herbert shared in some degree the sailor s feelings. as long as he. The moment had come.