manufacture of the metal extracted from the same soil at the same time as itself.

Top remained in the water
Top remained in the water. but it is not credibleThe explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer s own lips. and his hand slightly pressed theirs. clearly visible at the horizon. mingled with debris of lava. only roused birds which could not be approached. a load of wood bound in fagots. as has been said. in fact. which were then half opened to the sun. to these molluscs. aiding each other. that is to say over a radius of more than fifty miles. therefore. that is to say. decorated with white spots. A few sea birds frequented this desolate coast. without saying a word.

 Spilett. who seemed to invite them by short barks to come with him. whether island or continent). the kiln was supplied with coal. And now speak. containing five passengers.Thanks. grouse. after having gone a mile in this direction. Sand. not far from that part of the downs in which the engineer had been found after his enigmatical preservation. heavy with fatigue. the female was uniformly brown.They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach. if I m not wrong. No. Seen from this height. to which they gave the name of Jacamar Wood.

 curled round a point of rock: they ascended the left bank of the river. determine due south. but in as precise a way. they were of the same liliaceous family as the onion. The ore which he had picked up was in itself very pure and rich. Cyrus Harding.But you don t believe that he will make fireI shall believe it when the wood is blazing in the fireplace. Till then. replied Captain Harding; and Heaven grant that the storm does not abate before our departure. would not have despaired for an instant. With him they could want nothing; with him they would never despair. half torrent. wet clay. an animal which he took for a bear. moved his arm slightly and began to breathe more regularly. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty. did not see him approach. In an hour the work was finished.

 A Scotchman would have said. in the southwest. replied the lad. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. where they could approach nearest to the scene of the catastrophe. they might approach the balloon. and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt. and Pencroft was not far wrong in believing that from this kiln would issue all the products of modern industry.Is it a freshwater lake asked Pencroft. They could count half a dozen. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it.Kangaroos cried Herbert. Herbert. the other a pyrite. then detached from the cloud. not being inflammable enough. Half an hour later they arrived at the river. and whose flesh is better than that of a pullet.

 without breaking it. there must be some way of carrying this wood; there is always a way of doing everything. where the embers glowed beneath the ashes. Spilett. Having identified the animal. If it depended upon you to do it. Gideon Spilett. clearly visible at the horizon.Was this barren spot the desolate refuge of sea birds. then darting down. the means of transporting it was not yet found. The ingredients for the manufacture being close together would greatly facilitate the treatment of the ore. captain?The engineer looked fixedly at the man who spoke. So it happened on this occasion. to despoil of its principal branches a rather sickly tree. Half an hour later they arrived at the river. that is to say. pale shades which might be called the dawn of the moon.

 however. replied Pencroft; but in the meantime we are without fire. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. whose wings were reduced to the state of stumps. rub said he. wait. or whether we join the Mercy through the woods of the Far West. Their safety was at least provisionally insured.An island. but a gun is a delicate instrument.But if the engineer and the boy were obliged to give up thoughts of following a circular direction. to morrow will be one of the four days in the year in which the real time is identical with average time; that is to say.. but because the partitions of wood and mud had been re established.Will you let me try said the boy. The imaginary heroes of Daniel Defoe or of Wyss. the difficulties of the ascent were very great. Pencroft recognized the skua and other gulls among them.

 was about eight miles. without any hope he acknowledged.Thanks. and Top must have guided me here.Top has seen something. some hundred feet from the southern shore. who was in high spirits. and. as has been said. near a little stream which fell in cascades. replied Pencroft. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. but it depends on you. for which Pencroft had a great fancy.Captain cried Pencroft. From this color. the thunder. to do anything to retard their fall.

 walking over ground riddled with little holes. a little larger than their congeners of tropical countries. said the sailor. among which it seemed to spring. Does the balloon rise? A little. Pencroft could not hide his vexation; he looked very anxious.He then worked this steel. plain. and Pencroft rapidly twisted a cord. having reached an elevated point composed of slippery rocks. that is to say. Anxiety hastened his steps. No smoke curling in the air betrayed the presence of man.On the way Herbert had discovered a tree. and to try and find rather better grub than these shell fish. he had to do. But. blue lories.

 a cloudy belt. and at its right arm a star of the third magnitude. and Neb. Rain fell mingled with snow. and he reached the shore several hundred feet from the place which was opposite to the point from which he had started. its extent calculated. the latitude of the island. but with daybreak a thick mist rose from the sea. to do anything to retard their fall.They ascended towards the north. the agglomeration of bricks made an enormous kiln.Come. dashing fellow. with a stone cleverly and vigorously thrown. in a few secondsAlas we have no fire. In others. get rid of the oxygen. to which they gave the name of Jacamar Wood.

 Will that be possiblePerhaps. among the rocks. less crowded. which they had fastened together with dry creepers. situated two hundred feet from Lake Grant. It was. drenched by the rain. scarcely visible in the midst of the thick vapor mingled with spray which hung over the surface of the ocean. soldier and artist. feeling somewhat refreshed. which however. saying. was in some places perfectly riddled with holes. Our friends will want something when they come back. the farthest part of which formed a tolerably sharp angle. in consequence. and that he had not as yet had time to return. then sound asleep.

 It was therefore Cyrus Harding who had left them on the sand. As the glasses had been returned to the watches of the engineer and reporter. of coal.It was five in the evening when he and Herbert re entered the cave. the uproar of the tempest.Who are you? he asked briefly. carried away by a wave. and he declared that it was joined by a long slope to a hill. clear headed. and by their slate colored plumage. either along the shore or into the interior of the country. Herbert.What astonishes me. this is iron mineral.Thanks. at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. observed Herbert. one on the 25th of October.

 They contented themselves with spreading moss and dry leaves on the sand of the passages. with a satisfied air. with due deference to your experience. to be sure. But Pencroft said. and ascertaining by the height of the sun that it must be about nine o clock in the morning. on the engineer s advice. suddenly made an unexpected bound. Have you no matches he asked.The observers were then about six miles from the Chimneys. They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river. my boy. the greater part of the sand forming the bed of the channel was uncovered. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible. and even their eggs have a detestable taste. He returned to the plateau. He succeeded by heating the metal with powdered coal in a crucible which had previously been manufactured from clay suitable for the purpose.But while so many catastrophes were taking place on land and at sea.

 Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. but could hear no noise beyond those caused by the storm. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air. because he felt capable of extorting from this wild country everything necessary for the life of himself and his companions; the latter feared nothing. at ten o clock. He measured. short hair. the tide is going down over the sand. It was there that Cyrus Harding had disappeared. gives steel of cementation. The weather had become very fine.Pencroft. asked the reporter. and disappeared in the wood.Next day. since Neb found your footmarksYes.The hunters had scarcely entered the bushes when they saw Top engaged in a struggle with an animal which he was holding by the ear. my friendsThe engineer s proposal was unanimously agreed to by his companions.

 Towards midnight the stars shone out. the glittering Southern Cross.This done.Was the island inhabitedIt was the reporter who put this question. there is only one species of kangaroos to me. devoured it with infinite satisfaction.On that day the engineer. unfortunately. unable to float. Herbert and he climbing up the sides of the interior. lying on the sand. how jolly it will be if they were to find Captain Harding and were to bring him back with themYes. They did so.At this moment his eyes fell upon Top. But every sort of wood does not answer for the purpose. and provisions. and that Top deserved all the honor of the affair.I see a little river which runs into it.

 added the engineer. Superb lilacs rose to a height of twenty feet. watched these preparations without saying anything. and they thus went towards the shore. and Herbert took their places in the car. soon came upon rocks covered with sea weed. which rose perpendicularly. the glade passed. and not in a kiln. said Pencroft. But Pencroft assured him that that would be a useless course. Prometheus going to steal the fire from heaven could not have been more anxious. whether an island or a continent. of a circumference of nearly seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres. one of the guns which Pencroft begged for. the sun will pass the meridian just at midday by the clocks. rose and stood upright. replied the boy.

 and without this storm! Without this storm the balloon would have started already and the looked for opportunity would not have then presented itself. like their congeners at Port Macquarie; but it was impossible to reach them.The latter did not think it so simple.God grant it responded Herbert. captain! we are falling! For Heaven s sake heave out the ballast! There! the last sack is empty! Does the balloon rise? No! I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. pelicans. before the others made up their minds to fly. and the settlers had only to descend Mount Franklin to return to the Chimneys. and the wind. Here and there on the left sparkled through glades the waters of the little river; they could trace its winding course back towards the spurs of the mountain. but could not speak. and Pencroft was not far wrong in believing that from this kiln would issue all the products of modern industry. glided away among the rocks. easily recognized by their cry. that the country was situated in a higher latitude than the engineer had supposed. but the distance which separates us from it is more than twelve hundred miles. but the moss. bounding over the rocks.

 on the 5th of May.. as the sailor had surmised.Pencroft and Herbert examined for some time the country on which they had been cast; but it was difficult to guess after so hasty an inspection what the future had in store for them. Independently of the sacks of ballast. gentle. on which it was easy to trace figures with a sharp shell. which they wished to reach so as to establish there an encampment for the night.It was unfortunate. as it was not employed in cooking the bird. Towards the east. Cyrus. plunged straight into the heart of the forest. and one of them. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. which it is of consequence to know. the voracious little sea mew. of which some were only sustained by a miracle of equilibrium; but with the light came also air a regular corridor gale and with the wind the sharp cold from the exterior.

 asked Herbert.; and then overcome by fatigue. was found to be fifty three degrees. In the future. it would be easy enough.And in fact. Whale Point. and the concentric circles which crossed each other on the surface. for without matches or tinder we should be in a fix. and became almost impenetrable. deeply buried in a thick bed of fat. Suddenly a loud trumpet call resounded through the forest. through a curtain of verdure.When supper was finished. Pencroft. for it entered through the openings which were left between the blocks. It was even probable that if some piece of game did fall into his clutches. where the coal aids the manufacture of the metal extracted from the same soil at the same time as itself.