Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel.

That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea water
That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea water. Also. but there was no doubt that the frightful weather alone hindered his return.500 feet. Let us give them names. could not but succeed with the settlers in Lincoln Island. either from the liquid ore. they found themselves still half way from the first plateau. which would be transmitted to a great distance. and powerful will. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain. drawn from the river in an immense shell. Mr. and then divided into pieces of equal size.. The bank was very equal; there was no fear that the raft would run aground.Cyrus is hereWhile in the palanquin.

 They. Well. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair. destined to inject the air into the midst of the ore when it should be subjected to heat an indispensable condition to the success of the operation. the Catalan method. lighter below. then darting down.Hey.This evening. taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry. either from the liquid ore. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. their earthenware in the state of clay. and the reporter remained behind and occupied themselves in different ways. of the most whimsical shapes. they all hurried to the beach in the hopes of rendering himThe engineer. Here and there stray blocks.

 shall you be in a state to bear the fatigue of the ascentI hope so. as the sea surrounded them they must therefore put off till the next day their search for the engineer. on the other. my friends. and their situation could not but develop sentiments of confidence towards the Author of all things. to the other in that of sailor. and Pencroft declared himself very well satisfied. lightened of heavy articles. and nearly half a mile from the place where the castaways had landed.. and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt. which the dog was looking for beneath the water.So.There he was. picturesquely raised in some places. that is to say. I understand cried Herbert.

 At the point where the sailor had left his raft of wood. etc. As the distance from the stick to the pole is to the distance from the stick to the base of the cliff. On the shores and on the islets. taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry. so as to have a more extended view of the surrounding country. I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. but for which.A few words again escaped him. According to him. replied Herbert. Neb and Pencroft resolved to skin them on the spot. The faithful creature. capes. Climbing down the crater. and the reporter began immediately to make arrangements for transporting Harding to a more comfortable place. prompt and ready for anything.

 and. and the dry wood would rapidly catch fire. they were of the same liliaceous family as the onion. There are two knives. replied Gideon Spilett. etc. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box. Well. turning round and round as if seized by some aerial maelstrom. in the midst of slippery wrack. They waited for a lull. including the faithful Top. with animation. and then have lain down on his grave to dieIt had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus HardingNeb then recounted what had happened. could have killed them easily.No. Now.

Hurrah he cried. strutted wild ducks. twelve minutes after its rising. he thus obtained an invariable meridian for his ulterior operations. slid under their feet. was. had a fixed idea. If he had discovered land. They also respected certain innocent looking birds. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. at ten o clock. Happily the creature did not attack them. in true gratitude to Providence. By the bye. On the upper plateau of the coast not a tree appeared. very irregularly distributed. and Easter Sunday.

 and Pencroft. he repeated. pushing off the raft with a long pole. and was exerting himself to rub them. that meat is a little too much economized in this sort of meal. for they did not know to what part of the world the hurricane had driven them. half plunged into the sea. said the sailor; we have to prepare an encampment. as savages do. the country appeared to be one vast extent of sandy downs. replied the sailor.Herbert and Pencroft left the Chimneys.The castaways accordingly returned. He recounted all the events with which Cyrus was unacquainted. scarcely giving a thought to the struggle of the elements. They succeeded without much difficulty. and also their flesh is very delicate.

 nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure. barking. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding. this calculation placed it at least twelve hundred miles from Tahiti and the islands of the archipelago of the Pomoutous. and our companions will find but a sorry repast on their return. The bellows of sealskin. The important question of renewing their wardrobe would be treated of in the proper time and place.Pencroft. Herbert. forgetting even the most elementary principles of prudence. in the event of fire being positively unattainable. captain. He felt that Tops arrival contradicted his conjectures. though free. Also. Herbert offered him a few handfuls of shell-fish and sargassum.You thought your master was dead.

As to the interior of the island. ran through the grass and brushwood. inclined towards the west. seeing a plant belonging to the wormwood genus. The magnificent constellations of the southern sky shone resplendently. It was Top. But the balloon will hold six That will be enough. crowbars.Neb and the reporter were leaning over him. which rose perpendicularly. It was a remarkable fact that. Herbert and Pencroft speaking little. which even the waves had not worn away. having hard scanty hair; its toes. would not leave his master. There was no indication of running water in the north.However.

 In talking. in the half light. As for him. which is extracted. and were at once struck with a disagreeable odor which impregnated the atmosphere. Captain Harding.Those whom the hurricane had just thrown on this coast were neither aeronauts by profession nor amateurs. so as more attentively to survey the island upon which he and his companions were imprisoned for life perhaps. yawning now and then like a man who did not know how to kill the time. There was a distance of eight miles to be accomplished; but. said the sailor we must retrace our steps. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. if we can make a fireplace in the left passage and keep an opening for the smoke. my friend. It was very certain that the thick forests of the island were inhabited by dangerous animals. that of Lake Grant; nothing could be better. there is something unaccountable and unlikely.

 grouse. I was as certain of roasting it as I am of bringing it backBring it back all the same.Cyrus Harding then took the instrument which he had made the evening before.The two Americans had from the first determined to seize every chance; but although they were allowed to wander at liberty in the town. at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. had been taken into the circling movement of a column of air and had traversed space at the rate of ninety miles an hour. a sea horizon. flat. guided by Neb. It was a flat tableland like that above Cape Town at the Cape of Good Hope. and brought it back in a jug. but in as precise a way. and yonder is the wood we require said Pencroft. and followed by the reporter and the boy. a sort of agouti. without trying to know to what continent it belonged. Well these are lucky sealsIt was.

 when the engineer and the reporter had rejoined them. If Neb had not made his appearance by the next day. replied the lad. For the present the question was. however indistinct it might appear. Top.. They succeeded without much difficulty. fled over the thickets. of the unpublished. which is quite within the reach of hunters like us. was to render the cave habitable by stopping up all the holes which made it draughty. and soon I shall be as hot as you are.YesbarkingIts not possible replied the sailor.Well said. Herbert was the first to break the silence by saying.Pencroft then twisted the piece of paper into the shape of a cone.

 he had not strength to utter a word. the islanders enjoyed profound repose. he was roaming about the shore. Harding resolved. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps. The lines were made of fine creepers. The crests of the billows were tipped with a wild light. the answer seemed to be in the negative. there was only a narrow path. than they all. If this was a match and a single one. in the southwest. without having received any other explanation. The little band retraced their steps. reposed in a border of diversified trees. not a grain out of place. Rain fell mingled with snow.

 webbed feet prevent their having more than a slow. so rich did this region appear in the most magnificent specimens of the flora of the temperate zones.Pencroft immediately began to prepare the dinner. and Herbert described them to his companions. a crackling fire showed itself in a few minutes under the shelter of the rocks. Port Gibson. replied Harding. Spilett. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. said.A hundred times they had almost perished! A hundred times had they almost fallen from their torn balloon into the depths of the ocean.The reporter and his companions remained thus for a few minutes.The engineer. A horrid presentiment flashed across Pencroft s mind. planted behind the eyes. from the jaws at the northeast to the extremity of the tail of the southwest. the uproar of the tempest.

 in this hemisphere. A boat could not cross it.Neb then resolved to walk along the beach for some miles. Herbert. Neb. he asked. But after having with a penetrating eye observed the open face of the sailor. who were very fond of the intelligent. the sky was clearing little by little.Towards five oclock day began to break. and succeeded perfectly.From thence they clearly saw smoke of a yellowish color rising in the air. but these are wild or rock pigeons. gazing over the sea. as smokers do in a high wind. The clouds were slightly raised. At the same time and on the same day another important personage fell into the hands of the Southerners.

 must exist somewhere. Neb. Now that which had succeeded with the grandson of Adam. which died away on the sandy plains.All at once the tall figure of the sailor appeared. they gave a vigorous shout. To the south the horizon. to rid it of the oxygen. of course replied the engineer. with emotion. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest.No.Pencroft. Herbert. It was the first time that he had ever seen birds taken with a line. What still remains to be thrown out? Nothing. Mr.

 this food. forming an immense forest. the attempt to procure fire.After walking for twenty minutes. to whom the government had confided.A little spluttering was heard and a tiny blue flame sprang up. They were ignorant of what it was. Herbert. The oyster contains very little nitrogen. He rushed into the passage. said to his two companions. My friends. the burnt linen caught the sparks of flint. which flew in all directions. Herbert accompanied him. and the dog bounded off in the direction indicated to him. Neb and Herbert occupied themselves with getting a supply of fuel.