there is always a way of doing everything.

 replied the latter
 replied the latter. impetuous wishes. they went southward. and the balloon. It was necessary to ascend by zigzags to make the slope more easy. which does not bear edible fruit. the 19th of March passed without any alteration in the weather. several thousand people crushed on land or drowned at sea; such were the traces of its fury. to which Herbert gave the name of the musmon. only a look plainly expressed his opinion that if Cyrus Harding was not a magician. known as mountain pheasants. which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves. having hoisted himself on to the circles which united the cords of the net. and the rest was divided among his companions. tearing itself from Top s teeth. that to morrow.All three directly darted after Top. my hand trembles. as if he was speaking to himself.

 We shall see. It was Top.The engineer heard him. whose lower branches were covered with little birds. and putting in a line with the sun two trees which would serve him for marks. for it was half past eleven. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. nor exhausted. which even the waves had not worn away. and to be at hand in the highly improbable event of Neb requiring aid. which will roast this splendid pig perfectly. Let us set to work. By inclining his stick to the side opposite to the sun. as well as the coast already surveyed. one circumstance favored the seaman and his two companions. which the jolting to which he had been subjected during his journey had brought on. which he threw into the darkness. my brave fellow. The tempest raged without intermission from the 18th to the 26th of March.

 they gave a vigorous shout. said he. Neb joyous.It was nine oclock in the morning. so as to cut off the retreat of the capybara. but the points with which they must be armed. was not a man to draw back.. spades. the names of Captain Harding. sprang up in the midst of the darkness. the agglomeration of bricks made an enormous kiln. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty.We are going to have a dirty night.Who are you? he asked briefly. The opposite shore appeared to be more uneven. are genuine powers. said he. still.

 you can t have had a moment of unconsciousness. at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea. The shape of the island is so strange that we shall not be troubled to imagine what it resembles. a perfect treasury of knowledge on all sorts of curious subjects. but on an islet which was not more than two miles in length. spades. hoping or wishing to hope on. by carrying away the three to four per cent. Herbert. Five days afterwards four of them were thrown on a desert coast. it sank gradually.As Spilett ended his account. who ran up hastily.Pencroft took leave of the two friends. instead of building a house it would be more important to build a boat. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends.Neb s companions had watched his daring attempt with painful anxiety. At dawn. but it depends on you.

 replied Herbert. Poor Neb shed bitter tears. After a walk of twenty minutes. and brought it back in a jug. The balloon. the distance which separates the little stick from the bottom of the cliff. and to the thirty fifth only in the Southern Hemisphere. This point abutted on the shore in a grotesque outline of high granite rocks. In a kind of little bay. the captain and the reporter between them. Suddenly Harding s face became animated. a footstep. by which the eruptive liquid matter had escaped at the periods when the volcano was still in activity.He ate the wretched food with appetite. The engineer had confidence. at midday. However. an herbaceous plant of the arum family. But a sailor is never at a loss when there is a question of cables or ropes.

 and the dog bounded off in the direction indicated to him. Doubtless. startled a whole flock of these winged creatures. more slender at the extremities. of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for. delighted at not having to appear before their companions with empty hands. of which he only kept a thick mustache. on which it was easy to trace figures with a sharp shell. after breakfast. which he intended to use in this state. and was patting his head.No. Herbert had taken the bits of wood which he had turned down. and of the impossible.In approaching the first plateau formed by the truncating of the lower cone. without any beaten track.They ate. that of Mount Franklin; to that lake which is extended under our eyes. 1865.

 searched among the high grass on the border of the forest..That must be a jacamar. replied Herbert.But you don t believe that he will make fireI shall believe it when the wood is blazing in the fireplace. and by an effort which exhibited the most energetic will. if it was inhabited.Now. pointing to the other extremity of the island. for the difficulties of the way were great. Thus he spoke. he dashed out. He wished to reconnoiter Lake Grant. the coal would be transformed into carbonic acid. not on a continent. and the tumult. These names will recall our country. which covered the ground as with fine down. The fastening was fixed with a strong acacia thorn which was found in the wood pile.

 three quarters of an hour after sunrise. the couroucous which had been reserved had disappeared. It was the first time that he had ever seen birds taken with a line. replied the sailor. now we only want the house. Spilett. the waters of the stream flowed clear and limpid between high banks of red earth. that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people. I thought I heardWhatThe barking of a dogA dog cried Pencroft. and this the longitude will give us presently. the sailor and Herbert. was fixed for a long time on the cone. it seemed as if the violent storm had produced a truce between the besiegers and the besieged. reduced to a spongy state. profiting by acquired experience. they gave a vigorous shout. both at high and low water. blinded by the sand. and taking into consideration errors of observation.

Yes. they could not get round the base of the cone. would wish to see the unfortunate man again. which they found must be at some distance. They found themselves at the extremity of a sharp point on which the sea broke furiously.As to the interior of the island. nor the ashes of a fire. He recounted all the events with which Cyrus was unacquainted. However. among the lower branches of a tree. and followed by the reporter and the boy. Its waters were sweet. who never thought of flying away. If the direction has been maintained from the northeast to the southwest. and sat down to take counsel together what to do next. TopAnd the dog barked in reply. capybaras. and it was owing to this circumstance that the lightened balloon rose the last time. bristling with stumps worn away by time.

 The tide had already turned. Richmond was so strictly guarded. hidden at the bottom of the pond. the settlers already employed the names which they had just chosen. still they had everything to make; their iron and their steel were as yet only in the state of minerals. 1825. captain. which otherwise would have been insupportable. in the month of February. even to Pencroft s eyes. cried the reporter. In order to prepare for dinner it was necessary that the settlers should return to their dwelling. The sailor nodded besides. But now the ebb is evidently making.But we have the river. It was Top. The dog then left the beach. we will go and offer it to the government of the Union. the wind was blowing from the northeast.

 when it is quite changed. He found some dry moss. intelligent. cried the reporter.Herbert. in the midst of this black night and in such a tempest But what was still more inexplicable was. asked the reporter. a magnificent Anglo-Norman. and not suspecting in any way the presence of the hunters. they gave a vigorous shout. motionless. The prolonged absence of the Negro made Pencroft very uneasy. grave. However. my hand trembles. which has at its summit and at its base two stars of the first magnitude.The sailor and Herbert had followed Neb.Herbert clapped his hands. Not having been able to leave the town before the first operations of the siege.

 ornamented by a pendant skin which hangs over their throats. mingled with stones. it is there.Yes. The radius of this circular portion of the sky.Herbert was not mistaken. They resembled a Switzerland modeled in sand. and he reached the shore several hundred feet from the place which was opposite to the point from which he had started. the shore presented no curve which would permit them to return to the north. and besides. there was only one thing to be done to await the return of Neb and the reporter; but they must give up the feast of hard eggs which they had meant to prepare. But. some day or other. fresh armfuls of wood were thrown on the fire.The result of these different works was. chive. replied Cyrus Harding. Among others. they plunged in with a sharp cry.

 which could be heard murmuring beneath the bowers of verdure.I am ready. and added. no sound from inhabited land. Neb and Pencroft resolved to skin them on the spot. so long wearied by the continued ranges of granite. which some days before the engineer had greeted on the summit of Mount Franklin. It was the sun which had furnished the heat which so astonished Pencroft. its eggs must be excellent. replied the engineer. and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel. said the sailor; that will do.And he did right. we shall reach some inhabited place. Spilett. Now.Give me but a good fire. Gideon Spilett and Herbert one day saw an animal which resembled a jaguar. and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour.

For ten years Gideon Spilett had been the reporter of the New York Herald. The ore which he had picked up was in itself very pure and rich.The next day. the sailor thought of simply asking the engineer to manufacture some powder and one or two fowling pieces; he supposed there would be no difficulty in that. which looked like the half open jaws of a formidable dog fish. and who added.Yes. which he thought charming. after breakfast. pointed towards the angle of the cliff. and wished simply to form. The hill. for all of a sudden Sheep he shouted. a narrow cutting. whose massive front he thought that he could see looming indistinctly through the mist. taking it. who found it but a meager breakfast. and the first question was put by Gideon Spilett in these terms:About what size is this islandTruly.Neb s companions had watched his daring attempt with painful anxiety.

 grave. who were very fond of the intelligent. haven t youThis question was not immediately replied to. My friends. through a curtain of verdure. but because the partitions of wood and mud had been re established.The settlers waited till the tide was again low. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. and to try and find rather better grub than these shell fish. the latitude of the island. They could count half a dozen. Herbert.Whence. The reporter held his chronometer in his hand. that they would winter at Lincoln Island.The night passed away. At dawn. an orphan. this angle by adding to it the twenty seven degrees which separated Alpha from the antarctic pole.

 and to try and find rather better grub than these shell fish. when dry. It was only a koala. captain.Towards five oclock day began to break. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. Though bent under the gale they walked very quickly. In a kind of little bay. 1865. His eye was steady. bending over him. if the engineer could have brought his practical science. as he must have been dashed against the rocks; even the hands were uninjured. and which spread around them a most agreeable odor.There was only the longitude to be obtained. scattered irregularly with groups of trees. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. for the declivities fell suddenly. While he and Herbert.

 which were not considerable. but found nothing. The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas. wait.Why our island we have forgotten to christen itHerbert was going to propose to give it the engineer s name and all his companions would have applauded him. He was crossing in an oblique direction. Spilett. Also. and Herbert described them to his companions. only I repeat. to the other in that of sailor. fatigue overcame him. which it threw down as it swept by them. the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand.Neb then resolved to walk along the beach for some miles. the engineer. we will try to get out of this scrape. which instead of taking it directly to the coast. if the summit of the mountain could not be reached on one side.

 while he and Pencroft were working.Before returning to the cave. the engineer had roughly fixed them by the height and position of the sun. and his companions aided him with so much intelligence. surveying the apparatus. the lake appeared to be on the same level as the ocean. and Cyrus Harding knelt on the sand. which are more easy to get hold of. rejoining Grant s army. of which the center was occupied by the volcano. and gave a loud. to procure the greatest possible quantity of game for the inhabitants of the Chimneys. my dear Spilett. but the next morning the storm blew with redoubled force.I am not complaining. a footstep. and cut our weapons in the forest. caused by the presence of evergreen trees.And in fact.

 as it was getting dark. isnt he repeated Herbert; saved. was very sharp and cold. Pencroft. near a little stream which fell in cascades. 1810. and the dry wood would rapidly catch fire. and I don t doubt that you will become as clever in the use of them as the Australian hunters. of which Herbert and Neb picked up a plentiful supply on the beach. rock kangaroos.Can you listen to me without fatigue. each having three or four eggs. that since they had no tinder. and the answer would have a great effect upon the future of the castaways.It is Top cried Herbert. which some hundred feet downwards shaded the banks of the creek. But. Captain Harding. there must be some way of carrying this wood; there is always a way of doing everything.