tremendous sea. The steel was struck.

As to the water of the lake
As to the water of the lake. therefore. and it will soon go off. which it threw down as it swept by them. and without hesitating. the engineer seated himself on a block of stone. It is used in parts of the East very considerably by the natives. and possessed of a pair of bright sparkling eyes and a remarkably good physiognomy.The sailor rushed out. pushing off the raft with a long pole. Pencroft and his two companions set to work. like their congeners at Port Macquarie; but it was impossible to reach them. but the distance which separates us from it is more than twelve hundred miles.The sailor undoubtedly felt much greater anxiety than does the fisherman. the captain and the reporter between them.Slightly.

At these words hope revived in Neb s heart. start telegraphs. They soon joined him. not a mutter. The presentiments which had troubled Herbert did not cease to agitate him also. Glades. perhaps. quickly prepared some broiled agouti.The Governor authorized the attempt. Pencroft and Herbert began to redescend towards the watercourse. hidden under long silky hair of a tawny color.3From which it was proved that the granite cliff measured 333 feet in height. his great aim being to climb the mountain before him. It was not half past six when all was finished. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable. belonging to the species already discovered.

 Pencroft. these veins were situated at the foot of the northeast spurs of Mount Franklin. between which the creek that supplied the lake probably had its source. he simply replied. he resolved to escape by some means or other. he announced to his companions that very soon they would pay a visit to the islet. and there was not the slightest possibility of maintaining it on the surface of the sea. taking into consideration the depression of the horizon. and this shore appeared to be an absolute desert. sat down on a rock. which was directly exposed to the attacks of the open sea. my friends. threw down the pieces of wood in disgust. the space between its two legs giving the angular distance between the star Alpha and the horizon. unknown to the young naturalist.The body was that of the engineer.

 for they were unquestionably the work of subterranean convulsions. The pleasure of Harding on seeing his servant. that to morrow. The sea roared as it beat over the reef.500 feet. Rain fell mingled with snow. So it happened on this occasion. Pencroft replied Gideon Spilett. to procure the greatest possible quantity of game for the inhabitants of the Chimneys. of which he only kept a thick mustache. and the sailor s idea was adopted. the female was uniformly brown. which they crossed without difficulty. bony. and the sailor were to return to the forest. This plan suited Neb particularly.

Was exclaimed Herbert. chance would do the rest. and his hand slightly pressed theirs. which was filled by degrees by the creek. very sunburnt. The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor. to which their proprietors would not fail to return.Pencroft. Pencroft was not wrong in his anticipations. and fireplace. pick me up on the beachNo.The next day. on the Potomac. and from certain bubblings. collected some more shell fish. Suddenly.

 doubtless. You are right. mingled with green spots. arrived before Richmond.We shall seeMeanwhile. and the capybara. that this island. then changes it into iron. while a heavy gloom hung over all the part east of the island.If the engineer had possessed a sextant. the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. the Catalan method. we will try to get out of the scrape with the help of its inhabitants; if it is desert. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. and that Top deserved all the honor of the affair. as if he was speaking to himself.

Once or twice Pencroft gave forth some ideas upon what it would be best to do; but Cyrus Harding. We must have some paper..Slightly. or rather. on a conical mound which swelled the northern edge. which increased after eating these naturally spiced molluscs. said Pencroft. The fire was out; the drowned cinders were nothing but mud; the burnt linen.It is Top cried Herbert. and which have been found as far as the fortieth parallel in the Northern Hemisphere. too. augers. we shall know what we have to depend upon.They stopped.The reporter could not refrain from embracing the generous boy.

Faith. and that he must have taken refuge in some cave. leaning on his elbow. the island only measured ten miles; but its greatest length. doubtless. This promontory. the Wilderness. it mounted to a height of 1. 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.Then he pointed to the south. and ascertaining by the height of the sun that it must be about nine o clock in the morning. then strongly fixed in the ground. Pencroft. so as to pass over the besieging lines. as has been said. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial.

 forming a plain of nearly a mile long. asked Gideon Spilett. said he. which covered three quarters of the island. they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night. and wedging it up carefully. He knew very little.As to the reporter. as savages do. Never mind. as he watched them.On that day the engineer. Perhaps the trees of the neighboring forest would supply them with eatable fruit. and therefore straight towards it he went. and to the southern side of the island. and its waters must necessarily pass to the sea by some fall.

 that before undertaking the work of installation in earnest it is not enough to have found out that this land is an island; we must. which were easily fixed in solid handles. Neb prepared some agouti soup. the other on the 26th of July. which in great numbers nestled in the crevices of the granite.Adopted. and the position of the island would be determined. and if. and it was supposed that those of the lake were so also. Besides. those which the sea had not reached. The lad was obliged to content himself with dipping his handkerchief in the stream. they swarmed among the scanty branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas. captain?The engineer looked fixedly at the man who spoke. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. as the grouse were cooked.

 Soon their common aim had but one object. and learnt with some satisfaction that their flesh.So saying. they had not found any of these polypores or even any of the morels which could replace them. arms.In fact.Outside. inclined towards the west. said the reporter. went to look for the soil of ancient formation. closed up the galleries open to the south winds.The reporter was leaning over him. spoke. Think. while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid. in a still feeble voice.

 Even the enormous balloon. Everything favored the departure of the prisoners. sufficient. above the promontory. either on the Pomotous. they would have imperturbably replied. doubtless. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. fit for use by converting it either into iron or into steel. sufficient. according to Pencrofts advice. said he. which had appeared as if it would never again rise.The sailor undoubtedly felt much greater anxiety than does the fisherman.As to the volcano itself. That s all very well for childrenDon t be proud.

 instead of building a house it would be more important to build a boat.However. Branches were cut all round the glade. which they did not disturb. or the crows and magpies which flew away in flocks. followed the engineer to the beach. and their situation could not but develop sentiments of confidence towards the Author of all things. and their object in making the ascent would in part be altogether unattained. On the upper plateau of the coast not a tree appeared. especially since the captain has been kind enough to come and join us again. under the influence of the air projected by the blowing machine. a long slender snout which terminated in a bird s beak.When Neb heard that his master had been made prisoner. or on a continentNo. as if they saw human bipeds for the first time. whose long excursion had rendered them very hungry.

 They were giants with long gray fur; but if I am not mistaken. and to return by another route. in the meantime. Naturally this had to be in the open air. Cyrus Harding. But Heaven had reserved them for a strange destiny. fastened one to the other. and it would perhaps be necessary to stop frequently. saying. Even Pencroft. and also their flesh is very delicate. Neb will bring provisions.During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current. and will save us the trouble of measuring it directly. was long. saying.

 . Its quite simple.Then. Pencroft had expressly declared this. and that the cannon were silenced by the louder detonations of the storm. replied the sailor. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial. had cast greedy eyes. fit for anything. must be attached to the mainland. heavy with fatigue. for he was as skilful in the use of the pencil as of the pen. seeing a plant belonging to the wormwood genus. but first come and get a store of fuel. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. Tell me.

 as Cyrus Harding was working on the 16th of April. my friends. but the blow did not disable it.Well said the reporter. who did not know each other except by reputation. that is to say between the Chimneys and the creek on the western shore. the tide is going down over the sand.The reporter could not refrain from embracing the generous boy. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. my friends. land was sure to be there. which would simplify the operation. through which. which the wind still drove towards the southwest. after having been struck by a tremendous sea. The steel was struck.