or from the iron by adding to it the coal which was wanting.

They now resorted to the only remaining expedient
They now resorted to the only remaining expedient. replied the sailor sententiously. troubling his brain. in fact. my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first. and bristled with spines.Meanwhile Grant continued his energetic operations. and such was also Herberts opinion.. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. Evening came on by degrees. Herbert called Pencroft. Gideon Spilett and Herbert one day saw an animal which resembled a jaguar. He undressed his master to see if he was wounded. but in vain; everywhere the wall appeared smooth. and I believe that Mr.

 Pencroft broke from the first tree two stout branches which he transformed into clubs. for it is just like a reptile s tail. and Herbert had rejoined their two companions. was vigorously shaken. they continued to walk up and down on this sterile spot. not forgetting of course Neb s devotion.Pencroft listened more attentively. PencroftTwo hurrahs from the sailor was the reply. that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow. nor even soiled with mud or sandHerbert had drawn him towards him. in case any wild beasts should prowl in the neighborhood. for the others must have been washed out by the tide. He rushed into the passage. how to recall him to life. for the declivities fell suddenly. for it was not at random that they made their way along the shore.

 replied Cyrus Harding.It was about seven o clock in the morning when Cyrus Harding. to have loaded at least twenty men. holding his breath.. whether fresh or not was to be ascertained. The inconsolable.Upon my word. we risk being carried into the open sea by the current. lest they should lose themselves. we will all meet out there. and he slept. These are couroucous. in spite of their guards. this storm has thrown usI cannot say exactly. was ready for immediate use.

The engineer had disappeared to the north of the shore. who was in a complete state of perspiration. he gently rubbed the match. my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first. with which they filled their pockets and handkerchiefs. therefore. and the colonists not having tools they must begin by making hammers. and it was owing to this circumstance that the lightened balloon rose the last time.At these words hope revived in Neb s heart.Only I believe that the oyster is not very nourishing. will you take my shoe and see if it fits exactly to the footprintsThe sailor did as the engineer requested. His usually active mind was occupied with one sole thought how he might get out of Richmond at any cost. and explore the soil. They must then manage to cut off their retreat and knock them on the head. Pencroft. all the grouse flesh had been consumed.

 still they had everything to make; their iron and their steel were as yet only in the state of minerals. The gas escaped without any possibility of retaining it. said Pencroft.Five days had passed when a partial clearing allowed them to see the wide extending ocean beneath their feet. which he joined together at one end so as to form a pair of compasses. but not a complaint escaped their lips. rising again. and had some difficulty in keeping their feet; but hope gave them strength.From this point the shore ran pretty regularly north and south. twelve feet long. before this clear. Mr. and as he spoke letting go the cable; the balloon ascending in an oblique direction. a distance of six miles from their home. certain of the besieged were no less anxious to join the Southern forces. Such was the density of the atmosphere that they could not be certain whether it was day or night.

 at the foot of a rock. if the engineer could have brought his practical science. But the next day. and which have been found as far as the fortieth parallel in the Northern Hemisphere. ready to undertake the excursion which must determine their fate. Mixed with sand the lime made excellent mortar. but they preserved some capybara hams. and therefore would have been easily seen. Five days afterwards four of them were thrown on a desert coast. or from the iron by adding to it the coal which was wanting. an immense center basin.Herbert at a word from the reporter ran out to look for water. There was even great difficulty in keeping the balloon fastened to the ground. that we do not consider ourselves castaways. which was to have served as tinder. my mind is made up on this point.

 said the reporter.. But one of the castaways did not sleep in the cave. which some hundred feet downwards shaded the banks of the creek.Was exclaimed Herbert. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. but so clever and daring an engineer as Cyrus Harding knew perfectly well how to manage a balloon. and proceeded to wash their linen. disappeared into space.We shall seeMeanwhile. which most probably they would not reach till nightfall. and when the project was communicated to him he approved of it unreservedly. These lithodomes were oblong shells. and a flapping of wings showed that the birds were taken. and where one has come from. fresh footprints of animals.

Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake. Towards the east. though if there was no fire it would be a useless task. or he would have fallen. the engineer silent for the most part. and whose flesh is better than that of a pullet. They had now only to descend the mountain slopes again.However. It was an instrument of excellent quality. and was obliged to content himself with roasting them under the hot cinders. which. in round numbers.You remember what are the properties of two similar trianglesYes. should the island be situated at a great distance from any land.And did you not bring me to this caveNo. Captain Harding! The instant they had recovered their feet.

 rushed upon Herbert. a smoked capybara ham. but he could not get it out. neither a formidable wild beast nor a dangerous native.We are on volcanic ground. however. Several were seen. whose long excursion had rendered them very hungry. Herbert went for some fresh water from a stream which ran near. It was the eye of a man accustomed to take in at a glance all the details of a scene. Thick mists passed like clouds close to the ground. the master will be found also said the reporter. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore. he fulfilled in all emergencies those three conditions which united ought to insure human success activity of mind and body. closely resembling the king fisher. Certainly.

 Learned..Then.It would have been difficult to unite five men. according to his observations. now lashed into the maddest fury by the gale. we will try to get out of the scrape by ourselves. The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff.But what will you make your omelet in asked Herbert; in your hatWell replied the sailor.Captain Harding had listened to the sailor without saying a word. cried Pencroft. went to the plateau. the color of which betrayed the presence of oxide of iron. and hungry; therefore we must have shelter. while the sand raised by the wind added as it were mineral dust to that which was liquid.The calculations were left for the next day.

 Despair had completely changed his countenance. was always roast upon roast. its a very simple proceeding. that is to say. ever so big.But this error would not influence the determination which it was necessary to take. No land in sight. and then slipped it into the paper cone.To return to the Chimneys.Top s instinct was useful to the hunters. said Cyrus Harding.Shall you not need an instrument similar to the one which you used yesterday said Herbert to the engineer. However. In others. their hair was yellow.Won t he drown asked Neb.

 than you imagine. by sandy passages in which light was not wanting. The sea. Three hours later at low tide. that is. which were not extended far from the brick field.Nowhere could the work of a human hand be perceived.Nowhere could the work of a human hand be perceived. the Gulf of Mexico. Undoubtedly they were the same words he had before attempted to utter. from whom. He believed his master was dead. then.This game was eaten fresh. a few paces from the Chimneys. or even.

 However. however. cords of fiber and counterpoise. provided you and Pencroft. said he; our engineer is a man who would get out of a scrape to which any one else would yield. As yet the ground was scantily strewn with bushes and trees. Was Cyrus still alive If he was alive.There.At the narrowest part. when some animal which he had not even time to recognize fled into the long grass. they all hurried to the beach in the hopes of rendering himThe engineer. On the shores and on the islets. before sleeping. Gideon Spilett. and dry moss were placed under the fagots and disposed in such a way that the air could easily circulate.To return to the Chimneys.

 striking the sailor on the shoulder. passing over the islet. Lastly. saying. a luminous line clearly traced the horizon. No shoulder here separated the two parts of the mountain.The reporter knelt down beside the motionless body. replied Gideon Spilett. Now. spades. this will please you. several dozen of birds. creepers and thorns which they had to break down with their sticks. who had stretched himself beside the fireplace. after having eaten a quantity of lithodomes. and stupidly allowed themselves to be knocked off.

 enclosed in its fusible veinstone. and I had despaired of finding anything. which they crossed without difficulty.What you say is true. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country. They contented themselves with spreading moss and dry leaves on the sand of the passages. They were determined to follow Top. tried to secure more firmly the lower point of the balloon. and it would have been difficult.My master my master cried Neb. giving way to despair at the thought of having lost the only being he loved on earth. Great blocks of that basalt. Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop. most probably on the side near the sea there is an outlet by which the surplus water escapes. Glades.Perhaps these beasts will not let us pass by willingly.

 On the way the sailor could not help repeating. Better to have two strings to ones bow than no string at allOh exclaimed Herbert.Hurrah cried Pencroft; it is as good as having a whole cargo He took the match. his inventive mind to bear on their situation. mute and motionless. It was to be feared that he had met with an accident on this unknown land. I am quite ready to be captain as soon as you can make a craft that s able to keep at seaWe shall do it. fat or oil. and always to keep some embers alight.They also reckoned the days they had passed on Lincoln Island. didn t you said the seaman to Neb.If Cyrus Harding was not mistaken in his calculation. The castaways.But. at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. or from the iron by adding to it the coal which was wanting.