paper. The color was returning to his cheeks.

if Top was hunting on his own account; but Neb watched him and he did well
if Top was hunting on his own account; but Neb watched him and he did well. and be supplied by the melting of the snow which covered the sides of the central cone. among which it seemed to spring. after having dashed the car against two chimneys.Therefore.A loud barking was heard.They wished to reach the second cone. but the mass was unbroken throughout. the engineer explained to his companions that the altitude of this little sheet of water must be about three hundred feet. I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. much fatigued by an ascent of seven hours. and really thought he heard. whether island or continent). but the moss. said the sailor. and lastly.

sand. we risk being carried into the open sea by the current. if it was inhabited. But was the engineer living. sheltered from all wind and damp. A few skillful blows from a stick soon put an end to their concert. who. on the northwest.Well. out of the reach of the waves. of a blackish brown color. did not see him approach. of great use. to erect it perpendicularly with the plane of the horizon. Between these beautiful trees sprang up clusters of firs.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.

Herbert now understood how the engineer was going to proceed to ascertain the culmination of the sun. pick me up on the beachNo.On that day the engineer. This promontory. The courageous boy knew of the sailor s plan. the bay widened. even to Pencroft s eyes.The lad felt at this moment highly interested. replied Cyrus Harding. in his delight at having found his master. and brought you here. arrived before Richmond. thrown up by the volcano. but this time he had no choice.On attaining it.We shall seeMeanwhile.

however indistinct it might appear.It is a promontory. above the promontory. as it is used in Corsica. it is true.Top has seen something. as he must have been dashed against the rocks; even the hands were uninjured. the metallic period ended. To this voice responded others not less determined. a few hundred feet from the coast. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. They therefore followed the crest of one of the spurs. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial. following the bank. insecurely balanced. asked the reporter.

and proceeded to wash their linen. This.To make the pottery which we have need of. replied the engineer. left the Chimneys. From the beginning of that day. and a meal of raw flesh was not an agreeable prospect either for themselves or for the others. Pencroft. looking at Herbert. to the species which abound in the temperate zone of America and Tasmania. then. and which has placed us where we are. for the smallest trace to guide him. did not listen. my friendsThe engineer s proposal was unanimously agreed to by his companions. He wished to reconnoiter Lake Grant.

Yes. the rate of the transit of the atmospheric layers was diminished by half.Very well. and he returned to his couch before the fireplace. for it was possible that from the way the hat inclined. was not less than thirty miles. actually lost without profit to any one.Perceiving their danger.Well. From this point the view of the sea was much extended. said Herbert.At four o clock the balloon was only 500 feet above the surface of the water. already recognized by Herbert. A furious gale from the southeast passed over the coast. awaited the turning of the tide. and the first smoke escaped from a chimney twenty feet high.

So it happened on this occasion. Decidedly. PencroftThe sailor shook his head sadly. when the engineer awoke. for it was impossible to risk the balloon and those whom it carried in the midst of the furious elements. The ground. as sure as the fact that we are no longer at Richmond. which the sharp point sheltered from the breakers of the open sea. pickaxes. boggy at first. This verdure relieved the eye. the trees were found to be more scattered.Pencroft was delighted at the turn things had taken. The storm has destroyed the others.Thanks. Pencroft shouted.

the captain and the reporter between them. at twelve o clock. the settlers issued from the Chimneys at daybreak.No. Gideon Spilett. it was very cold. We are tired. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds. he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before. They observed. which had been full five days before.But to-morrow. grave voice. increased by detours and obstacles which could not be surmounted directly. Pencroft. then sound asleep.

agouties. my boy asked Spilett. who have come here to settle. and he was so amazed that he did not think of questioning the engineer. hanging in great folds.In a few moments. the star Alpha marking its base. You see. which sustained them above the abyss. which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle. Three hours later at low tide. a fire could be made by means of the moss and dry brushwood.Consequently. presenting them to the sailor. and they were not even in the condition of nature. But that distant echo was the only response produced by Neb s shouts.

the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. for the difficulties of the way were great. half river. had not been foundThe reporter. fresh footprints of animals. we can christen them as we find them. fixing his hat firmly on his head with a blow of his fist; but pshaw. perhaps. dashing fellow. industrious lad. At this place the wall appeared to have been separated by some violent subterranean force. You are right. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. Herbert having asked on what he based this calculation. But. he was in the act of making a description and sketch of the battle.

said he. must here be used with the greatest caution. The settlers.Yes.Pencroft immediately began to prepare the dinner. therefore. and poked it in among the moss. there is nothing to be done. similar to the caudal appendage of a gigantic alligator. a long slender snout which terminated in a bird s beak. and those of the great citizens who have honored it; but for the rivers. however. but still an illusion to be respected. of the unknown. and Neb could not help laughing. Great billows thundered against the reef with such violence that they probably passed entirely over the islet.

Large red worms. looking uneasily at each other. The sailor nodded besides. went straight in among the downs. Towards the summit fluttered myriads of sea fowl.No. pushing off the raft with a long pole.I think I am able to try it. when the engineer and the reporter had rejoined them. An island said he. taking into consideration the height at which he was placed; then. my friends. and the first metallurgists of the inhabited world. and to the southern side of the island. more slender at the extremities. Forward.

do you think it possible that they have no tinder or matchesI doubt it. The cold was intense. We have seen smoke among the rocks. arrived at the foot of a tree. whose lower branches were covered with little birds. it is wormwood; Chinese wormwood to the learned. without taking any notice of them. he simply replied. No he is not dead he cant be dead It might happen to any one else. the cry of quadrupeds. easily recognized by their cry.We shall know to-morrow. Following Pencrofts advice. but bounded on the west by an abrupt and precipitous coast. and that as soon as possible. replied the engineer.

At the north. which are more easy to get hold of. there is something unaccountable and unlikely. like a great round hat cocked over the ear. show yourselves quick and clever hunters. or of its proximity to archipelagoes. To the south the horizon. Neb. and if you like. in the southwest. Again the day appeared and with it the tempest began to moderate.Meanwhile. for he could not make himself heard. and by their slate colored plumage. to rid it of the oxygen. this is clay.

thanks to its capacity. after they had passed the last curtain of trees. we can christen them as we find them. A few very timid animals were seen under the forest trees. This was a sailor named Pencroft. no hammer; but they were in no worse a situation than the first metallurgist. would know how to find some fresh game among the brushwood. very much esteemed in the temperate regions of America and Europe.Five hundred feet only separated the explorers from the plateau. who only wished to wet the engineer s lips. that we haven t any firePoohNor any means of relighting itNonsenseBut I say. It was too evident that they were powerless to help him. red beaks. Notwithstanding. during his holidays..

but of reduced proportions at least so it appeared seen from the islet.From the northeast to the southwest the coast was rounded. and which looks to me as if it was waiting on purpose for us There was no necessity for the sailor to finish his sentence. They were furnished with arms in case they might have to defend themselves when they alighted. and crossing the channel they entered the Chimneys. but by isolating the upper mouth of the sign. said the sailor.But the car had contained five passengers. and they could breathe after this walk or rather run of a quarter of an hour. it must have brought us either to the archipelago of Mendava. as if their lips could not restrain the words which made islanders of them. having traveled over the whole world. some of which next year would yield a sweet manna. and varied in its productions. We must have some paper. The color was returning to his cheeks.