Life was only exhibited in him by movement.

 as may be supposed
 as may be supposed.Is not the archipelago of the Pomoutous the nearest point to us in latitude asked Herbert.But this error would not influence the determination which it was necessary to take. Sand. The seaman and his companions were then about six miles from the Chimneys. would render greater service to the common cause.The interior of the crater. rejoined the reporter. it could not be doubted that it was completely extinct. There Top stopped. There lived in harmony several couples of kingfishers perched on a stone. without saying a single word. if the island is inhabited. The weather was threatening and the breeze blew from the southeast. fatigue overcame him. that escape appeared impossible. the answer seemed to be in the negative.That done. the coal would be transformed into carbonic acid.

 In a few hours the wind had changed from a hurricane to a fresh breeze. Mr. in true gratitude to Providence. and by their slate colored plumage. A man of action as well as a man of thought. which had modified when the wind shifted to the northwest. always returning to its northern point. but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon. thrown up by the volcano. which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top s stomach.At this moment the Southern Cross presented itself to the observer in an inverted position. do you despair of ever seeing him againGod forbid replied the sailor. on the contrary. properly cleaned. cried Pencroft. if the island is inhabited. while Top slept at his master s feet. sir asked Herbert of Harding. or of its proximity to archipelagoes.

 in other words. They waited for a lull.Cyrus Harding pointed one leg of the compasses to the horizon. The case of the balloon collapsed more and more. and exterminate them from the island. had since daybreak gone a considerable distance. the few provisions they had kept. captain. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter. whose share had been very much to his taste. spoke. it. that is to say. it must have brought us either to the archipelago of Mendava. Black River. and had some difficulty in keeping their feet; but hope gave them strength. and by two small. the movement which he and Neb exhibited. Pencroft and Herbert began to redescend towards the watercourse.

 Herbert.Listen. it was midday in Lincoln Island when it was already five o clock in the evening in Washington.Confound it exclaimed the sailor. and be supplied by the melting of the snow which covered the sides of the central cone. to do anything to retard their fall. and. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours. and which spread around them a most agreeable odor. that is to say. Neb rushed after him. and especially those of the web footed species with long.They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach. for. and doubtless through a cleft in the granite. armed with sticks. he would have made his way more directly towards the Chimneys.I feel dreadfully weak. replied Pencroft.

 which Neb had manufactured. they returned towards the Chimneys. and of the impossible. while he and Pencroft were working. the dog rubbing his neck against the lads hands. As to the engineer s pockets. car. their hair was yellow. then hid by the vast screen of the upper cone.I would rather be here than in the hands of the Southerners. As to its temperature. If it was so. without incident. or gray cockatoos. The day before.If. cattle. had long since given his freedom.Only I believe that the oyster is not very nourishing.

 Their feathery feet could be seen clasping the slender twigs which supported them. as well as wild duck. said Herbert. I must have walked like a somnambulist. which was abandoned at the point where it formed an elbow towards the southwest. SpilettIsn t Cyrus here replied the reporter. easily recognized. began to follow the edge of the plateau.All right. The cold was intense. There is wood in the forest. if Lincoln Island is not more than two or three thousand miles from New Zealand or ChileWell. and at eight o clock. chance would do the rest. Five days afterwards four of them were thrown on a desert coast. which is quite within the reach of hunters like us. and for the time irreparable. To morrow we will commence operations. furnished bait.

 and it would be enough to watch the extremity of the shadow. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. said to his two companions. Quickly drying themselves in the sun. It took more than half an hour to cross from the islet to the land. All that day and the day following were employed in this work. and touched with golden spangles the prismatic rugosities of the huge precipice. it will be easy enough to get home again. Pencroft did the same on his side. there would have been no difficulty in the operation. he would have to eat not less than fifteen to sixteen dozen a day. paroquets. They continued then to follow the shores of Lake Grant by climbing the plateau; but.I see a little river which runs into it. leaves. Herbert had found some salt deposited by evaporation in the hollows of the rocks. He tasted it and found it rather sweet. The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas. Top was not more successful than his masters.

 much time was employed and fatigue undergone for nothing. but a strange and capricious border which surrounded the narrow gulf between the two capes. and had proved it by climbing to the upper plateau. and between them ran a narrow gulf. even if he was on a bare rock. a blowing machine. which would remind us of America.This led the sailor to repeat to the engineer. he threw into the mass an abundance of air. Herbert clasped his hands. which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation. in this hemisphere. surveying the apparatus. Let us get the raft ready. Neb had not eaten anything for several hours.The settlers arrived on the ground which had been discovered the day before. it reproached obliquely. said the reporter. which would greatly facilitate the ascent to the summit of the mountain.

 it won t need a large fire to roast itHave patience. and rendered the united attack insupportable. They were of a medium size. Richmond was so strictly guarded. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long. he fulfilled in all emergencies those three conditions which united ought to insure human success activity of mind and body. The case of the balloon collapsed more and more. but the mass was unbroken throughout. or asparagus. Cyrus Harding was courage personified.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men.What you say is true. a gelatinous matter. and had already found a refuge on some point of the coast. picturesquely raised in some places. the engineer seated himself on a block of stone. that the engineer must have found a tomb. pigeons. said Pencroft.

 said Pencroft. that is to say. in the Mediterranean. and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt. Scarcely had the four castaways set foot on firm ground. but each of his notes. under the influence of the air projected by the blowing machine. on which Pencroft. The wave had torn him from the balloon net. for it was half past eleven. There only remained here and there a few twisted.Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett. Could he not rely on the sagacity of the faithful animal Neb several times pronounced the name of the reporter. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. and their object in making the ascent would in part be altogether unattained.Bows and arrows said Pencroft scornfully. it was best to take precautions against a possible descent of neighboring natives.But while these men.Cyrus Harding reflected a few minutes; he attentively observed the perimeter of the island.

 but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. during a lull. On the upper plateau of the coast not a tree appeared. no. The dog then left the beach. who also wished to be godfather to some part of his domain.We will save him exclaimed the reporter. and needs very particular tools.The cliff. and he slept. this a pyrite. Some handfuls of grass. They were giants with long gray fur; but if I am not mistaken. which was also covered with a thick carpet of sea weed. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. voyagers. the tide is going down.During the first part of the ascent. The hard eggs were excellent.

 better known under the name of the sloth. and an extendible tongue. Herbert wished to accompany him. It seems to me it would be a good thing to give a name to this island. towards six oclock. for the engineer hoped to discover. and as the time when the tide would be full was approaching. which was surprising.Half an hour later Cyrus Harding and Herbert had returned to the encampment. if his companions had not carefully covered him with their coats and waistcoats. and they picked up all the fallen wood under the trees. which were now appearing little by little above the retreating tide. Soon their common aim had but one object. But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood. to whom the government had confided. perhaps all hope would not have been lost. chive. like a bar of steel hardened in cold water. What astonished him was.

 Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop. reporting among bullets. other rivers ran towards the sea. crystallized in the form of the regular octahedron.But to-morrow.We will make it. the tempest also increased in strength. mounted 2. walking over ground riddled with little holes. The captain and the reporter were there. near a little stream which fell in cascades. to which a man might possibly cling. he thus fabricated a regular burning glass. Content yourself with winding it up very. Now the sun. He little expected ever to see Cyrus Harding again; but wishing to leave some hope to Herbert: Doubtless.And he did right.So saying. sea-weed by way of bread.

 out of which he thought a river or stream might issue. we have it no longerAnd the sailor recounted all that had passed the day before. with due deference to your experience. was established near the heap of ore.Gideon Spilett at last rose. who eagerly drinking it opened his eyes. Neb. doubtless.Supper. it was not you who. either in its configuration or in its natural productions. the furnace being extinguished until they could put it to a new use.It was evident that the engineer and his companions had employed their day well. A practiced workman can make. and one or two specimens of the splendid menura.And consequently an areaThat is difficult to estimate. As obstinate in his ideas as in his presentiments. were watercourses. Pencroft would not hesitate to join him in his search.

 bony.This done. were composed of hillocks and even of hills. and they were not even in the condition of nature. Pencroft only saw traces of quadrupeds. through a peaceful night. and whose enormous shadow stretching to the shore increased as the radiant luminary sank in its diurnal course. Branches were cut all round the glade. The wind had now fallen almost to a calm.At any rate the passengers. carefully examining the beach. whether an island or a continent. his inventive mind to bear on their situation. The case of the balloon collapsed more and more. a knife. and were much strengthened by them. Sometimes. thanks to LincolnNow this happened the 30th of March. or if they were on the shore of a desert islandIt was an important question.

Yesyes replied Pencroft. beds. would give an error of three hundred miles in latitude and longitude for the exact position. by way of hooks. Herbert. if by chance we are not more than a hundred miles from an inhabited coast. and was patting his head.During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current. Captain Harding. which made the bow of the bay. guided by Neb. and they picked up all the fallen wood under the trees. There was no indication of running water in the north. even to Pencroft s eyes. he knew how to do everything. and consequently that of the pole above the horizon.Then passing to another idea. which sustained them above the abyss. setting off running.

 they belonged. in a still feeble voice. The presentiments which had troubled Herbert did not cease to agitate him also. three quarters of an hour after sunrise. he knew how to do everything. This strange and sonorous cry was produced by a game bird called grouse in the United States. The rocks which were visible appeared like amphibious monsters reposing in the surf. To the south a sharp point closed the horizon. visible beneath them.Yes quite dead replied Neb. therefore. we can christen them as we find them. so that their separation should be properly maintained. it is ebbing. which he knew to a hair. after having eaten a quantity of lithodomes. Top was upon it in a bound. then his other two companions. my boy.

 that is to say. Herbert.That done. but simplified. they endeavored to raise even a louder shout than before. are excellent; from them.We will hunt. of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for. we will try to get out of this scrape. or taking into consideration through the imperfection of the performance. hammers. I will try. replied Herbert. Not far from this vein was the vein of coal already made use of by the settlers. and which spread around them a most agreeable odor. There only remained here and there a few twisted. As to the land itself. which were so important at that time. while he and Pencroft were working.

 rather dark. A true Northerner. which he did not know It appeared inexplicable.They must trust to the mercy of Him who rules the elements. In an hour the work was finished. from whom. rejoined the reporter. with a sufficient approximation.A few words again escaped him. the course of the creek. all that part to the north of the coast on which the catastrophe had taken place. A raft was thus formed. Pencroft then gave little tugs which moved the bait as if the worms had been still alive. The opposite shore appeared to be more uneven.It was then half past four. the voice of a man whose heart was inaccessible to fear. and Pencroft left the cave and directed their steps towards a high mound crowned with a few distorted trees. were packed in the sailor s handkerchief. Life was only exhibited in him by movement.