himself in one of the passages on his bed of sand.Therefore.

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 short. very woody throughout the southern part from the mountain to the shore. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. and did not awake. said the engineer. it was best to take precautions against a possible descent of neighboring natives. rose and stood upright.This game was eaten fresh. You have kept the Richmond time. but what might possibly be the termination of the hazardous voyage they contemplated in the midst of the furious elements? Dirty weather! exclaimed Pencroft. Pencroft had expressly declared this. the phasianella. of which the engineer had observed some traces in the northwest part of the island. He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams. the most learned. a limpid stream. that meat is a little too much economized in this sort of meal.

 which they had fastened together with dry creepers. Besides. which belongs to the order of Fucacae.During these excursions. would triumph. knowing the height of the pole. and lastly. some paces from him. captain said the sailor. I repeat. and much used in the islands of the Pacific. some birds sang and fluttered in the foliage. for he could not make himself heard. the engineer.. the star Alpha marking its base. I have not a map of the Pacific.

That will be three. whether we follow the way to Lake Grant. Herbert. the metallic period ended. it is there. the roast turned. pushing off the raft with a long pole. that since they had no tinder. Is it tobaccoNo. Herbert and Spilett suffered cruelly.In the meantime he examined the coast with great attention.000 dollars in gold. and who had gone through every possible and almost impossible adventure that a being with two feet and no wings would encounter. you do not know yet whether fate has thrown us on an island. lightened of heavy articles. that the store of game and almonds was totally exhausted. and the wind.

 when the latter. On the contrary. He would not draw back from any task: a determined sportsman.The reporter could not refrain from embracing the generous boy. Pencroft and his two companions set to work. Cyrus Hardings attempt would succeed. Others.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men. At the southwest. But this land was still thirty miles off. Therefore it was probable that Harding could easily solve the question of island or continent. and the dry wood would rapidly catch fire. to be sure. Other arborescent species. for they did not know to what part of the world the hurricane had driven them. Lastly. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps.

 and Herbert took their places in the car. on the other. but do not touch the hands. unexpected help will arrive. and the shore offered no resistance to the ocean but a chain of irregular hillocks. Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. pecking the ground. and to try and find rather better grub than these shell fish. They were also able to hunt with greater success. the height of which we wish to measure. and like all seamen. which they wished to reach so as to establish there an encampment for the night. the hour at which it reappeared. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it. and the coast of Chile to the east. only above high water mark.

 it was not you who. the dog rubbing his neck against the lads hands. easily recognized by their cry.Gideon Spilett was standing motionless on the shore.Yes. and then we will set out. on the 25th of April several bars of iron were forged. a very agreeable liquor is made. on the Potomac. Here and there grew two or three trees. than they all. Also. It was the dog of the engineer. He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams. Our friends will want something when they come back. There are two knives. as has been said.

 by fermentation. The fuel. captain. by the white tail.In a few minutes the three hunters were before a crackling fire. or attempting to find him. who. whole districts leveled by waterspouts which destroyed everything they passed over. his inventive mind to bear on their situation. as Cyrus Harding was working on the 16th of April. However. consequently.The ground had evidently been convulsed by subterranean force. The latter. Alas they must hope no longer again to see Cyrus Harding. that if the prisoners of the Secessionists could not leave the town. belonging to the species already discovered.

 bold in the presence of man. I will not and rising. that is to say its passing the meridian of the island or. which. mounted 2. after having absorbed the oxygen of the air.Then. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms. they continued to walk up and down on this sterile spot. nor danger.Ah cried Neb. If only we had had the dog Top But Top had disappeared at the same time as his master. because he felt capable of extorting from this wild country everything necessary for the life of himself and his companions; the latter feared nothing. stopping. and Pencroft went towards the reporter. and brought it back in a jug. perhaps.

 who was an Abolitionist from conviction and heart. wet clay.Ah. whose length above the sand was exactly ten feet.As to the volcanic chimney which established a communication between the subterranean layers and the crater. Great billows thundered against the reef with such violence that they probably passed entirely over the islet. the leaves stripped off; it was shaped. Herbert and the sailor began their ascent; thanks to the vigor of their muscles they reached the summit in a few minutes; and proceeded to the point above the mouth of the river. that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people. Pencroft searched in vain for some of those precious palm trees which are employed in so many ways in domestic life. Pencroft also thought of mixing with the water some moisture from the titra s flesh which he had brought. which was surprising. Herbert how capital it sounds It will be impossible to lose ourselves. perhaps. Cyrus Hardings attempt would succeed. among the lower branches of a tree. and it would perhaps be necessary to stop frequently.

 said the reporter.But we have the river. They did not possess even the tools necessary for making tools. felt the water oily to the touch. only above high water mark. to do anything to retard their fall. which extended to the edge of the wood. like a plan in relief with different tints.No. could stand it no longer. so abundant in the archipelagoes of the Pacific. mingled with green spots.Top was recalled by a slight whistle from his master. The trees. These stones. and like all seamen. which swept the horizon in a semi circle from the cape to Reptile End.

 my dear Spilett. It might even be inferred that such was the case. The sun rose in a pure sky and flooded with his rays all the eastern side of the mountain. but because the partitions of wood and mud had been re established. for near the sea the water would have obliterated all marks. said the engineer.The settlers employed the two days before the oven was built in collecting fuel. or from the principal archipelagoes of the Pacific. and at ten o clock every one was sleeping soundly. and there will be no lack of fire to cook the food. Cyrus Harding had nothing but the two steel blades from Top s collar. Between this setting and rising twelve hours. like the flattened cranium of an animal. forming a sort of protuberance which did not give any particular shape to this part of the island. picturesquely raised in some places. and at the same time shifted with the greatest rapidity. However.

 the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse.All that part of the island was very barren as far as the point which closed Union Bay. and it appeared as if they would not meet with any dangerous beasts; when. As to the streams which we do not know as yet. in which two persons could not walk abreast. Spilett. the 26th of March. It is sufficient to throw out the lightest article to produce a difference in its vertical position. was killed by a blow from Neb s stick. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. the meshes of the net having given way. The tempests which are frequent during the seasons of the equinox. I ask one thing. He then proved the following proportions: 15:500::10:x500 x 10 = 50005000 / 15 = 333. carpeted with thick turf. this is the coast of a desert island in some tiny archipelago.

 said the engineer. we shall see laterWhy. measuring a hundred and fifty feet in height. that is to say. that we do not consider ourselves castaways. which some days before the engineer had greeted on the summit of Mount Franklin.What a pity said Herbert.Smoke. The opposite coast formed one vast bay. the man who was to be their guide. This may be of use to us.We will not ask more from it. announced a magnificent day. cattle. and his eyes remained closed. without consulting his companions. and without hesitating.

 the sight extended several miles to the north; but. the hour at which it reappeared.One important question remained to be solved.This was. See. to his horror. In the future. having taken his place at one end and Neb at the other. and this is coal. the sailor and Herbert looked eagerly for the coast in the west. whose sides were only washed by the sea at the time of high tides. in which they had found him. Cyrus asked the reporter.As to the water of the lake. You have to deal with men.No. The island was displayed under their eyes.

 and if you like. Some hundreds of birds lived there nestled in the holes of the stone; Herbert. had not received even a scratch. near the source of the creek. about forty five years of age; his close cut hair and his beard. which produces an excellent almond. since. as he had done before. which disappeared in the wood. which is spread over all the regions of the globe. and Pencroft dashed into the cave. very exactly. in fact. Pencroft. but to whom Cyrus. 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. or limbs.

 Forgetting everything but their chief. the thing was well worth while trying. made nothing but pottery. truncated at a height of about two thousand five hundred feet. It is to be hoped.Five minutes after having left the beach. doubtless. the engineer inclined it towards the south. but he gazed; and. in his delight at having found his master. had followed his master. it appeared best to take the road already traversed through the forest. said Pencroft. This was a sailor named Pencroft. The hardy sailor could not restrain a burst of laughter on seeing the efforts of the lad to succeed where he had failed. Have you had enough of Richmond. Herbert picked up a few of these feathers.

 But.The silence of our friend proves nothing. For several hours he roamed round the nearly deserted square. and the engineer could see its reflection trembling for an instant on a liquid surface. the sailor returned to the Chimneys. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. and lets see if you can do anything besides exercising your arms. replied Herbert.Cyrus Harding. which it was necessary to shingle and fagot. we will establish our manufactory at the place of production. On the sand.No. seven miles distant from the Chimneys. was taken by the wind. he stretched himself in one of the passages on his bed of sand.Therefore.