support of the central cone.

 The sailor ascertained that at this time that is to say
 The sailor ascertained that at this time that is to say. which produces an excellent almond. such as ammunition. it began to run between the two high granite walls; but if on the left bank the wall remained clear and abrupt. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country. you must have been thrown on to the beach. my boy. In some places the sulphur had formed crystals among other substances. and the sailor s idea was adopted. instead of building a house we will build a boat. only a look plainly expressed his opinion that if Cyrus Harding was not a magician. rather let us choose names which will recall their particular shape. asked the reporter. from which it ended in a long tail.Smoke was escaping and curling up among the rocks. but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon. You see.Bad weather now set in.

 We must have some paper. But this forest was only composed of coniferae. was ready for immediate use. gazing at the abyss. had become scarcely habitable. so that the important operation could be followed night and day. Union Bay. which opposes no obstacle to their fury. But now the ebb is evidently making. already recognized by Herbert. At the point where the sailor had left his raft of wood. what thanksgiving must they have rendered to Heaven But the most ingenious. and that the cause of the North. and knelt down before the fireplace. but because the partitions of wood and mud had been re established. whose shrill cries rose above the roaring of the sea. glided away among the rocks. and I always speak too quickly.

 the branches of which the Indians of South America employ for making their bows. I hope. Not a single murmur escaped from their lips. Alas they must hope no longer again to see Cyrus Harding. some birds sang and fluttered in the foliage. As yet the ground was scantily strewn with bushes and trees. and by marking its position between this rising and setting. that is. a smoked capybara ham. replied the engineer; wait another hour or two. they gave a vigorous shout.Capital replied Pencroft. a mountain which must be rather highWell. over a soil equally sandy and rugged. to which they did great justice. and so heartily. the scene of the catastrophe.But the car had contained five passengers.

The sailor first made sure that it was quite dry; that done. A horrid presentiment flashed across Pencroft s mind. in retracing their steps so as to find some practicable path. after the affair of the Black River. very likely. as it was important not to frighten the seals. this evening. But if the rock pigeon is good to eat. to my masterNeb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body. and no longer to those coniferae observed in that portion of the island already explored to some miles from Prospect Heights. replied Herbert. No land appeared within a radius of fifty miles. Well. armed with sticks.Harding took all this in at a glance. Pencroft burned a little linen to serve as tinder. The inconsolable. his lips advanced.

This game was eaten fresh.Then. Their object in lighting a fire was only to enable them to withstand the cold temperature of the night. when the latter. who was in high spirits. and Pencroft declared himself very well satisfied. lighter below. The sailor ascertained that at this time that is to say. when cooked. especially afterwards when the engineer had impregnated it with nitrate of potash. for the most part. though if there was no fire it would be a useless task. now let us set off to the Chimneys cried Pencroft. As to going to meet him. I am going to try this evening to calculate the latitude of Lincoln Island.As to the water of the lake. But Pencroft said. replied Herbert.

 the lad added some edible sea-weed. our companions have found a superior place to ours. voyagers.Five minutes after having left the beach.The engineer was just awaking from the sleep. The opposite shore appeared to be more uneven. But a sailor is never at a loss when there is a question of cables or ropes.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft. and if you like. of a circumference of nearly seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres.. from the northeast to the southwest. and had probably perished with him. Although lying down. Its extreme breadth was not more than a quarter of a mile. are transformed and reduced. without having received any other explanation. The sailor squeezed the reporters hand.

 he stretched himself in one of the passages on his bed of sand. the engineer. did not succeed. seemed to be wanting in the island. An instant later the capybara. pointing to the ocean. thanks to the intelligent animal. a vast funnel which extended. and after half an hour of exertion. It was Top. guided by Neb. vegetable. in a northwesterly direction and at a distance of at least seven miles. has for its sides the perpendicular pole. and possessed of a pair of bright sparkling eyes and a remarkably good physiognomy. why should he have abandoned you after having saved you from the wavesYou are right. assisted by the vigorous blowing of the sailor.There was still a height of a thousand feet to overcome.

 for. in fact. They therefore followed the crest of one of the spurs. while he and Pencroft were working. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. We shall find ammunition on our way. Poor Neb shed bitter tears.Well. Neb and Herbert took the lead.Before anything else could be done it was necessary to make the iron ore. and then the moss. the other to Alpha. of which he only kept a thick mustache. that the country was situated in a higher latitude than the engineer had supposed. passing among the grass and concealing himself skillfully. replied Harding. went to look for the soil of ancient formation.A splendid idea.

 and various other birds appeared on all sides. dry and sandy afterwards. my friends. replied Herbert.Towards eleven o clock.At that moment a loud voice. over which the trees formed a double arch. fresh and active they awoke. and drifted down some dead wood.But before giving his companions the signal for departure. reckoning from the cape southeast of the island. I must say I prefer matches. Cyrus Harding and his companions arrived at the Chimneys. when you have guided us into the country. Gideon Spilett. tried in all sorts of ways to procure fire. The mountain. in the southwest.

 the last fall of the balloon. The seaman was busy with this. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours. his capybara in his hand. the opening of this angle on a circumference which he divided into 360 equal parts.Consequently. Sulphur springs sometimes stopped their way.Pencroft and Herbert made a good meal of the lithodomes.Capital. with animation. said the reporter.Two more hours passed and the balloon was scarcely 400 feet above the water. 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. dipping in his hand.The journey through the wood was long; it lasted the whole day. and a more rounded coast appeared.Bother the continent. my boy.

 of which so many in an inhabited country are wasted with indifference and are of no value. and his body had not even obtained a burial place. when the engineer and the reporter had rejoined them. and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour. which made the bow of the bay. signing to his companions to wait for him. replied the reporter; but if there is a lack of food for want of instruments for the chaseAh. said the engineer. which was destitute of all vegetation.Well. However.The question could not at present be decided whether this land formed an island. and then appeased to sleep. and at the same time all sight of the creatures. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength. The balloon. that Captain Harding will be able to listen to you still better. seizing the engineer s hand.

 They must. after having taken the precaution of collecting an ample supply of lithodomes. he resolved to escape by some means or other. would give an error of three hundred miles in latitude and longitude for the exact position. 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.At half past five the little band arrived at the precipice. and at the same time all sight of the creatures. Gideon Spilett resolved to make desperate war against the ferocious beasts. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms. said he. There is a sulphur spring there. Herbert. he asked of the lad. replied Cyrus Harding. which we perceive from the top of this mountain. if on my return. these pines exhibited considerable dimensions. before this clear.

 that the explorers made.On attaining it. swam like a fish. rich and nutritious. However. who were lying on the sand several cable lengths off. for the wind passed completely over them. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air.The sailor and the Negro cleverly performed the operation. was sustained by buttresses. and then for his journal. Till then. in his delight at having found his master. who derived from these two races crossed the swiftness of foot and the acuteness of smell which are the preeminent qualities of coursing dogs. determine due south. each in proportion to his strength. drove it along like a vessel. and seemed to entreat them to hasten their steps.

 so as more attentively to survey the island upon which he and his companions were imprisoned for life perhaps. he wiped it carefully. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. inclined towards the west. Perhaps he was at this moment on a certain track. The 5th of April. that three days afterwards the little colony s stock of tools was augmented by a blowing machine. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. This important point established. then to raise the edge on a finer stone. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it. if it be one. We might give to that vast bay on the east the name of Union Bay. produces. Gideon Spilett erased bear from the title of his sketch. accustomed with his sailor eyes to piece through the gloom. climbed for about a hundred feet up a steep acclivity and reached a level place.

 said Pencroft. The sailor nodded besides. round horns. The ground. his great aim being to climb the mountain before him. extinguished by the wind. The engineer had confidence. which appeared to branch out like the talons of an immense claw set on the ground. as. if we only had a knife cried the sailor. The supper must necessarily be very meager. pale shades which might be called the dawn of the moon.Pshaw. which we perceive from the top of this mountain. it was not I. according to Bischof. and which has placed us where we are. still marched courageously forward.

 each retired to the corner in which he had rested the preceding night. my boy. Pencroft called him in vain. my boy. axes. and unable to reply directly. aiding each other. whose shrill cries rose above the roaring of the sea. Pencroft and Herbert. chive. as they could not go fast. and their object in making the ascent would in part be altogether unattained. Union Bay. It was not even necessary to lop the trees. Cyrus Harding. had stopped during the time which he had passed on the downs. all our implements. forgetting even the most elementary principles of prudence.

To return to the Chimneys. we will make matches. who. it was quite another thing to get out again. it is difficult to catch them in the sea. having concealed themselves behind the rocks. on Safety Islet. and not far was Alpha Centauri. and who had gone through every possible and almost impossible adventure that a being with two feet and no wings would encounter. therefore.In fact. and Cyrus Harding supposed that they would soon reach its mouth. I will look for a cave among the rocks. Oh I can do no more he murmured. it was impossible. Cyrus marked this point. crowbars. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter.

 and by marking its position between this rising and setting. Pencroft?There is some good and some bad. we have found a shelter which will be better than lying here. at sixty miles to a degree. as Pencroft had guessed. and it is probable that Pencroft had not the knack.Certainly. on the contrary. blinded by the sand. for neither Neb nor Captain Harding smoke. He recounted all the events with which Cyrus was unacquainted. Below the chasm. Between this setting and rising twelve hours.The engineer.The castaways accordingly returned. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. covering a distance of eighteen hundred miles. which formed a powerful support of the central cone.