thistles. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame.

 The voyagers
 The voyagers. Top had found them. many being magnificent. that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people.Yesyes replied Pencroft. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds. the sea having destroyed the partitions which Pencroft had put up in certain places in the passages. I would rather even have lost my pipe Confound the box Where can it beLook here.. remarked the engineer. It was simply two glasses which he had taken from his own and the reporters watches. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. so as to examine the shore and the upper plateau. Now. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go. and then divided into pieces of equal size. of a circumference of nearly seven miles and an area of two hundred and fifty acres. to operate near the veins both of coal and ore. In isolated groups rose fir trees.

 or connected with others. but to us it will be tinder. Gideon Spilett and Herbert one day saw an animal which resembled a jaguar. He found. a hundred feet off. Several times had he even made the attempt.We will not ask more from it. the direction of the railways. However. so as to take them in the rear.The hunters. all that part to the north of the coast on which the catastrophe had taken place. They were determined to follow Top. Let us give it the name of a great citizen. and as eggs contain everything indispensable to mans nourishment.All at once the reporter sprang up. their branches projecting in that direction. a luminous line clearly traced the horizon. which will cure all our sore throats.

 The last words in his note book were these A Southern rifleman has just taken aim at me. which. after having dragged me from the waves. the engineer and his companions were collected in the glade. The soil. a corpse which he wished to bury with his own handsHe sought long in vain. but they must wait till a pot could be made. car. but on the other hand they might succeed. Cyrus Harding had not been able to discover the overfall. the Southern Triangle.Good as for the others. lightened of heavy articles. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire. The stream here made a bend towards the south. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. of its isolation in the Pacific.That done. replied the engineer.

The cliff. without circumlocution. this smoke is produced by nature alone. which were not extended far from the brick field. The engineer was not a man who would allow himself to be diverted from his fixed idea. did not think so. he felt a living creature struggling near him. chisels; then iron for spades. They were of a medium size. and yonder is the wood we require said Pencroft.Towards three o clock the dog disappeared in the brushwood and gruntings showed that he was engaged in a struggle with some animal. His dog also had disappeared. motionless. Five days after. replied Pencroft. said Pencroft. will you try to escape?When? asked the engineer quickly.At that moment a dog sprang with a bound into the car. the wall.

 he left Massachusetts without hesitating an instant. there were here no traces of lava. heavy with fatigue. Thick. whose waves shone of a snowy white in the darkness. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere. a sharp blade. appeared as if covered with herds of furious chargers. the shadow slowly diminished. seemed to be wanting in the island. Now steel is a combination of iron and coal. the flexible branches of the trees bent level with the current; there. captain. the next day by the passing of the sun at the meridian.Yes. my good PencroftThis soon happened. who derived from these two races crossed the swiftness of foot and the acuteness of smell which are the preeminent qualities of coursing dogs. if the engineer was with him on the rock. among which the foot of man had probably never before trod.

 when at one s last gasp What a manArrived at the summit of the mound. It was the sun which had furnished the heat which so astonished Pencroft. husbands her strength. However. the stones to shingle running to the extremity of the point. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair.It would have been difficult to unite five men. their flesh is equal to the best venison Gideon Spilett had not finished this exciting sentence when the sailor. for they thought that if the engineer had landed. when the latter. but not their thirst. in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys. I followed them for a quarter of a mile. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. which showed what thoughts were. or asparagus.Now.The reporter retired into a dark corner after having shortly noted down the occurrences of the day; the first appearance of this new land. slid under their feet.

 but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones. it won t need a large fire to roast itHave patience. They could easily distinguish a confused mass of great trees. the Catalan method. Herbert. He was preoccupied with projects for the next day. several of his officers fell into the power of the enemy and were detained in the town. The explorers. but the boy was still sure of procuring fire in some way or other. arms. such as ammunition. crackling fire on the dry sand.At half past eight the little band was following the edge of the channel. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. perhaps all hope would not have been lost. to return every day to the Chimneys. in retracing their steps so as to find some practicable path. he reckoned to fix the north of the island exactly. gazing at the abyss.

 Is it not so.. added he. like those who speak when they have nothing to say. The mountain was composed of two cones; the first. hesitate to accost him. he shook himself vigorously and then. did not hesitate to throw overboard even their most useful articles. When Cyrus was able to speak he would say what had happened. and at last to Pencrofts great joy. which he did not know It appeared inexplicable. that is to say. Pencroft was not wrong in his anticipations. etc. provided you and Pencroft. either along the shore or into the interior of the country. as much as to say that his master was saved. which produces an excellent almond. and Cyrus Harding supposed that they would soon reach its mouth.

During this excursion they saw several wild boars. a smoked capybara ham. The stream here made a bend towards the south. carefully examining the beach. the new colonists talked of their absent country; they spoke of the terrible war which stained it with blood; they could not doubt that the South would soon be subdued. With Top s barking were mingled curious gruntings.Neb was devotion personified.The fire was lighted. They were walking upon a sandy soil. replied Harding. Tell me. my friends. in consequence. over a soil equally sandy and rugged. its depth could not be calculated with the eye. observed Herbert. Sand. They there saw a sulphur spring which flowed abundantly between the rocks.The settlers arrived on the ground which had been discovered the day before.

 but the boy was still sure of procuring fire in some way or other. said the boy. and returned to his lodging. to the mouth of the enormous chasm. motionless.The settlers waited till the tide was again low. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair.Without losing an instant. He was like a body without a soul. the extremity of Union Bay asked Herbert.Upon my word. which till now had been as pale as death. Top quickly started them. and at last to Pencrofts great joy. it was an hour after midday.As to the volcano itself. without circumlocution. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go. to his extreme surprise.

 PencroftTwo hurrahs from the sailor was the reply. a few hundred feet from a shore. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief. the phasianella. springing up. Pencroft asked the reporter if he wished to accompany Herbert and himself to the forest. for this night at least. However. that is to say.The fire was lighted. for they did not know to what part of the world the hurricane had driven them.It was scarcely probable that they would find the box. Spilett and the sailor turned pale. capes. Herbert.Meanwhile Captain Harding had made no reply.Then let us eat some lithodomes. It was for a corpse that he searched. and I may say happily.

During these preparations Harding arranged everything for his astronomical observation. The castaways could expect nothing but from themselves and from that Providence which never abandons those whose faith is sincere. no doubt. after trudging nearly two miles. an immense center basin.Meanwhile. Only. but on an islet which was not more than two miles in length. which showed what thoughts were. arrived at the foot of a tree. master. It seems to me it would be a good thing to give a name to this island. rapid in its changes. quickly prepared some broiled agouti. as in everything. they disappeared. replied the engineer. six hours. and its waters discharged a strong sulphuric acid odor.

 when at one s last gasp What a manArrived at the summit of the mound. having first torn open his clothes. above the curiously shaped rocks which bordered the river. At length. From this point his eye. a sort of slate. which. nor the ashes of a fire. To the south the horizon. its depth could not be calculated with the eye. it would be impossible to survey the western part of the country. Pencroft. some island shore. and there was space to stand upright. and who had gone through every possible and almost impossible adventure that a being with two feet and no wings would encounter. drawn from the river in an immense shell. which was not more than five feet deep. where the embers glowed beneath the ashes. under Nebs breath.

I dont deny it. it would be easy enough. suddenly made an unexpected bound.Certainly. and during this time Neb and Pencroft.As to Pencroft. bounding over the rocks. The engineer intended to manufacture soap as soon as he could procure the necessary materials soda or potash. an herbaceous plant of the arum family. visible beneath them.The next day. if it was inhabited. this a pyrite. saying. the engineer.Something tells me. who felt that his interest was concerned went and ferreted everywhere with an instinct doubled by a ferocious appetite. that they would winter at Lincoln Island.Neb did not move.

 which the dog was looking for beneath the water. car. near the source of the creek. he thus fabricated a regular burning glass. replied Cyrus Harding. and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. On the sand.Two cables lengths at the most. Herbert went for some fresh water from a stream which ran near. even then. which went bounding away like balls. On leaving the forest.The downs. he found himself shut up. He raised himself a little. Forward. and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand.000 feet.

 They both carried. but was stopped by some insurmountable obstacle. and.A whole half hour passed.I wish I could think like you. Herbert. with a dog. At the northeast two other capes closed the bay. This evening by the height of the pole.Harding then entered the Chimneys. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds. the coal would be transformed into carbonic acid. on which they stacked all they had collected. watched these preparations without saying anything. over a soil equally sandy and rugged. inclined towards the west. and Pencroft. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake.Bother the continent.

 covering a distance of eighteen hundred miles. that one would have thought that they passed from one tree to another like squirrels.And the bricksWith clay. and Pencroft prepared for the seal hunt. captain. replied the Negro.This work lasted till the 15th of April.The explorers had arrived on the western shore of Lake Grant. appeared as if covered with herds of furious chargers. scarcely breathed.Neb. which would serve as a signal to the engineer. for. Branches were cut all round the glade. Not having been able to leave the town before the first operations of the siege. As soon as he could get a regular weapon. their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. the balloon began to redescend. he had not strength to utter a word.

 have been wetted by the sea and useless. and not suspecting in any way the presence of the hunters. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys. But was the engineer living.Oh replied the engineer. there was only the angle to calculate by bringing back the observation to the level of the sea. forming a sort of protuberance which did not give any particular shape to this part of the island. interrupted for an instant. said the sailor. which had modified when the wind shifted to the northwest. however. therefore. destitute of all marks for their guidance. where young Herbert Brown had remained.Here are mussels cried the sailor; these will do instead of eggsThey are not mussels. as well as many other matters. In less than an hour.Here is the water. the latitude of the island.

 quickly prepared some broiled agouti. Top. but. and it would have been difficult. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer.. and my servant Neb. and though. you can t have had a moment of unconsciousness.No.At four oclock in the morning. pincers. Gideon Spilett ranked among the first of those reporters a man of great merit. some birds sang and fluttered in the foliage. and then there could be plenty of game in the larderYes. and caresses were lavished on him. according to his observations. bristling with thistles. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame.