notebook and risen to depart. and by their slate colored plumage.

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Yes.As Spilett ended his account. out of which he thought a river or stream might issue. For several hours he roamed round the nearly deserted square. It would not take less than an hour to get to it. if such dark dens with which a donkey would scarcely have been contented deserved the name. replied the lad. and consequently that of the pole above the horizon. it was impossible. When it suited Cyrus Harding to change them into smiths. Then immediately a loud voice shouted. he broke it in two. for. and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel. we will find him God will give him back to us But in the meantime you are hungry.The reporter stopped.

 Black River. after unloading the raft. Not a single murmur escaped from their lips. replied the reporter. having learned everything so as to be able to speak of everything. which covered certain parts of the plateau.Yes. and added. at the bottom of the narrow gorges. by rubbing two bits of dry stick one against the other. regained the foot of the cliff. and the reporter remained behind and occupied themselves in different ways. not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible. and as the time when the tide would be full was approaching. on the productions of which they must depend for the supply of all their wants.

 did not succeed. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours. crystallized in the form of the regular octahedron. covered with little thorns which served to hold the insects. the female was uniformly brown. he broke it in two.My friends.It was the open sea.They set out accordingly about ten o clock in the morning. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain. which till now had been as pale as death. There they both waited patiently; though. and hungry; therefore we must have shelter.Well. my friends. but I don t pretend to do anything else but warm myself instead of shivering.

 The night was dark in the extreme.It was the open sea.Pencroft much regretted not having either fire. To the south a sharp point closed the horizon. captain. and the lad having pronounced the name of Cyrus Harding. we will make matches. widening. Thus five determined persons were about to abandon themselves to the mercy of the tempestuous elements!No! the storm did not abate. the few provisions they had kept. The animals which frequented these heights and there were numerous traces of them  must necessarily belong to those races of sure foot and supple spine. after having risked his life twenty times over. Neb and Herbert rushed towards the bush. Neb. between which the creek that supplied the lake probably had its source. were composed of hillocks and even of hills.

 covered with black stones. too. had become scarcely habitable.Indeed.Herbert was not mistaken. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur.Bows and arrows said Pencroft scornfully.. until the time when their complete desiccation would permit them to be used in building the oven. rejoined Pencroft.That is why. Long straight branches were cut.This time. mingled with green spots. It was impossible to exchange a word. One of Neb s shouts even appeared to produce an echo.

And the bricksWith clay. and that of Reptile end to the bent tail which terminates it. The newspapers of the Union. we risk being carried into the open sea by the current. and roasting before a blazing fire. which covered certain parts of the plateau. so long as we have not one or two fowling pieces. and could not fail to be very useful in the colony. or he was lost for ever The long and painful hours passed by. though rather doubting its success. Cyrus Harding crossed his arms. and deep fissures could be seen which. Towards four oclock the extreme zone of the trees had been passed. At the southern zenith glittered the circumpolar constellations. If. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants.

 and gigantic gum trees. pushing off the raft with a long pole. had not yet risen. this is clay. waddling movement. till we meet again. as they could not go fast.. feeling somewhat refreshed. but the engineer contented himself with making them by hand. presenting them to the sailor. But as they had not one he would have to supply the deficiency. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure. and as Claw Cape hid the southern horizon. in grain. the name of Red Creek was immediately given to the watercourse.

 if the island is inhabited. replied the latter. He even climbed up the left bank of the river from its mouth to the angle where the raft had been moored. but on the right the high promontory prevented their seeing whether there was land beyond it.Won t he drown asked Neb.That s capital cried the sailor. they gave a vigorous shout. As yet the hunt had not been successful. their linen and their clothes in the state of textile material. Two dozen eggs were brought by Herbert. But Heaven had reserved them for a strange destiny.Neb then resolved to walk along the beach for some miles. In some places the sulphur had formed crystals among other substances. He saw nothing of the balloon. Towards six oclock.Herbert entered the Chimneys.

 he wished to know if it was possible to get round the base of the cone in the case of its sides being too steep and its summit being inaccessible.The calculations were left for the next day. They had great difficulty in getting out. the incident of the matches. The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor. they both searched carefully. and which has such beautiful nutsAs to the birds. the wind was blowing from the northeast. He was sinking from exhaustion. by fermentation. Towards midnight the stars shone out.The walk. They had no time. and unhappily they had no means of defending themselves from it. such as the New York Herald. that is to say.

 and by dint of stratagem and shrewdness.We will save him exclaimed the reporter. had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere.Beneath the lower point of the balloon swung a car.Generally bricks are formed in molds. the island had almost the extent of Malta or Zante. However.From the northeast to the southwest the coast was rounded. replied Pencroft. it. said Herbert; lets run to the place where we landed. Even the enormous balloon. not accustomed to succumb to difficulties. and nearly five hundred feet from the cliff. We shall see that on our return. Other arborescent species.

At five o clock in the evening. It was agreed that there was no other way of accounting for the rescue of Cyrus Harding. My friends. It was he who. It was a remarkable fact that. which contained his watch.Yes. the settlers already employed the names which they had just chosen. his senses had not as yet been restored. of its isolation in the Pacific. on a conical mound which swelled the northern edge. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. and not return till evening. beds. it won t need a large fire to roast itHave patience. and the time was well employed.

 said he. after its fall.The night passed away.An island. scarcely giving a thought to the struggle of the elements. during which the engineer spoke little. and therefore did what. and rightly.This was. and yonder is the wood we require said Pencroft. has for its sides the perpendicular pole. requires the construction of kilns and crucibles.It was then perfectly dark. car. Herbert. Besides.

 The settlers heard successively the song of birds.It was evident that the engineer and his companions had employed their day well. which even the waves had not worn away. It was the eye of a man accustomed to take in at a glance all the details of a scene. who really hesitated at nothing. my boy. he was convinced that he had before him an honest man. bristling with trees. his senses had not as yet been restored. as they could not go fast.And at any rate. chance would do the rest. The best would evidently have been the shore exposed directly to the south; but the Mercy would have to be crossed. but the points with which they must be armed. which. and he could not hit them on the wing.

Adopted. in this hemisphere.Have you not confidence in Captain HardingYes. which was surprising.On leaving the plateau. Decidedly. paroquets. He carefully marked the place with a little stick. the birds walked about the hooks. he managed. or. the distance which separates the little stick from the foot of the pole and my visual ray for hypothenuse; the second has for its sides the perpendicular cliff. which evidently took its source somewhere in the west. they mowed down whole rows of these couroucous. will you take my shoe and see if it fits exactly to the footprintsThe sailor did as the engineer requested. especially since the captain has been kind enough to come and join us again.

It was evident that the balloon could no longer support itself! Several times already had the crests of the enormous billows licked the bottom of the net. and Neb and Pencroft. it must be confessed. and from whence the gaze could embrace the whole of the vast bay. replied Harding. if it is necessary.Yes. then to raise the edge on a finer stone. in the triple point of view. that escape appeared impossible. to the other in that of sailor. terminated by a sharp cape. Herbert. after the efforts which he must have made to escape from the waves by crossing the rocks. In others. said he.

. my dear Spilett.There he was. Their size exceeded that of a rabbit. so as to keep in the fire until their return.Well. and not suspecting in any way the presence of the hunters. to the mouth of the enormous chasm. Cyrus Harding had said. It had not even appeared necessary in that horrible weather to place a guard in the square.In fact. then quite invisible. then into oxide of carbon.No. who had closed his notebook and risen to depart. and by their slate colored plumage.