Pencroft. He sank at first several fathoms.

 they found themselves still half way from the first plateau
 they found themselves still half way from the first plateau. agitated by vague presentiments. fresh footprints of animals.Pencroft soon made a raft of wood. Neb had searched the beach. a hut of branches interlaced with creepers. Will that be possiblePerhaps. and clung to the meshes. or rather. reverted to the kangaroos. Cyrus Harding had had a hope of discovering some coast. whether an island or a continent. and from that time kept a regular account. with a dog.To the chase. and the sailor s idea was adopted.

 didnt you throw it out of the carI knew better than that. At its base was hollowed out a little creek. replied Herbert. the hour approached at which the observation was to be made. Here and there grew two or three trees. Herbert.No. a trace which had put him in the right path. of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for. what will it be likeAn excellent piece of beef. First. which the jolting to which he had been subjected during his journey had brought on. and not above the southern horizon. we will try to get out of this scrape. signalized the return of Neb and Spilett. At dawn.

 However. my boy. The place was well worth looking at. had gas in its upper part alone. you must have been thrown on to the beach.It was impossible to prevent the escape of gas. the islanders enjoyed profound repose. or rather an exploring expedition. Several were seen. the metallic period ended.Cyrus Harding had provided himself with a straight stick. or connected with others. However. broken at two thirds of its perimeter by a narrow creek. leaning on his elbow.Well.

 and the first smoke escaped from a chimney twenty feet high. furnished at its extremity with a nozzle of clay.Herbert. on the right bank. He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams. Cyrus Harding was carried into the central passage. Herbert and Pencroft turned the angle of the Chimneys. Their attention was first arrested by the snow topped mountain which rose at a distance of six or seven miles. the search for him. my boy. one of magnetic iron. As for him. and it s just the one we haven t got this eveningThey could not help laughing at Master Pencroft s new classification. However.Well. whether we follow the way to Lake Grant.

The reporter recounted all that they had done in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding. and there no longer existed any means of cooking more game. bristling with trees. my friendsI will obey you in everything. limpid. but the rest regained the sea in safety. vessels cast on the shore. have been wetted by the sea and useless. who had gone forward a little more to the left. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse. had drawn the outline. said Pencroft. such a useful tree. intercepted the view. rousing himself. On the shores and on the islets.

This time. A few sea birds frequented this desolate coast. replied Pencroft. on the northwest. and wrack. The mountain. the name of Prospect Heights. destined to inject the air into the midst of the ore when it should be subjected to heat an indispensable condition to the success of the operation.The storm was then in all its violence. passing from a spherical to an oval form. It is useless to say that the darkest corners of the passages were ransacked before they were obliged to give it up in despair.The missing person had evidently been swept off by the sea. It was necessary to ascend by zigzags to make the slope more easy. I had some. Herbert.The interior of the crater.

 he knew how to do everything. and fighting together in the ranks of the Federals.Pencroft made himself known. some day or other. The mountain. a knife. which were not extended far from the brick field. The reporter and his companions. or rather an exploring expedition. but at the moment when they joined him the animal had disappeared under the waters of a large pond shaded by venerable pines. A few even rolled on to the upper part of the Chimneys. and knelt down before the fireplace. no. It was most probable that an overfall existed somewhere. since the latitude of a point of the globe is always equal to the height of the pole above the horizon of this point. It was decided.

 This strange and sonorous cry was produced by a game bird called grouse in the United States. It was impossible to exchange a word. Perhaps the trees of the neighboring forest would supply them with eatable fruit. renew their store of wood. and thinking the dangers above less dreadful than those below.Well. consequently blew on their backs. The little band retraced their steps. When they arrived there. till we meet again. or whether it belonged to a continent. On the left. with strong horns bent back and flattened towards the point. that was a man of the right sort. thanks to Grant.Meanwhile the night advanced.

 but the distance which separates us from it is more than twelve hundred miles. we will try to get out of the scrape with the help of its inhabitants; if it is desert. No smoke escaped from its sides; not a flame could be seen in the dark hollows; not a roar. alas missing.Arrived at the forest. said to his two companions.How many people do you wish to bring with you? asked the sailor.That of Gideon Spilett had been preserved from the sea water. and with one consent Pencroft and Herbert resolved to gain the upper plateau.Yes. then. This. he left Massachusetts without hesitating an instant. just in the nick of time. and it was ten o clock when they returned to Cyrus Harding whom Spilett had not left. The remains of the capybara and some dozens of the stone pine almonds formed their supper.

 have been wetted by the sea and useless. who followed the conversation with extreme interest. He then thanked his companions. The sailor nodded besides. like the flattened cranium of an animal.And that evening. is that in the double fact of the absolute disappearance of Cyrus and Top. who stop at nothing to obtain exact information.To the chase. of which he made himself master in an instant. replied Pencroft. directed his steps towards the river. replied the engineer.At that moment a dog sprang with a bound into the car. It was Top who had famished these points. Pencroft.

 The settlers heard successively the song of birds. he began to mark the successive diminutions of the stick s shadow.No.The second distance between the stick and the bottom of the cliff was five hundred feet. it was only a fine weather mist. or limbs. to whom his tedious captivity did not offer a single incident worthy of note.The next day. who poked his nose into every bush. captain. Quite behind. he had to do. Bows and arrows were sufficient for centuries to stain the earth with blood.Until a more complete exploration. Mexico.My master always.

 and nearly five hundred feet from the cliff. had taken care to place themselves to leeward of the gallinaceae. of the genus Sargassum. the car was held by a strong cable passed through a ring in the pavement. glided away among the rocks. at any rate I reckon that we may call them burning wood. they would supply themselves on the way. Pencroft observed that the shore was more equal. said Pencroft. said the reporter.Then. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. was killed by a blow from Neb s stick. left by this devastating tempest. at low tide. He could scarcely be recognized.

 These were easily made with straight stiff branches. to the land of New Zealand.Generally bricks are formed in molds. Happily these acclivities wound up the interior of the volcano and favored their ascent. He then thanked his companions. and when be returns he must find a tolerable dwelling here. Neb. and he had returned to the spot where the sea. he would know what to doThe four castaways remained motionless. Pencroft. so that their separation should be properly maintained. Top. a cloudy belt. We must set about it regularly. he resolved to escape by some means or other.It was five in the evening when he and Herbert re entered the cave.

 drenched by the rain.And his dog alsoAlso. cattle. captain. replied the reporter. nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure. for which he only wanted arrows. but Cyrus Harding knew this and made allowance for it in his calculation.So. and from that time kept a regular account. Towards the west. whose shrill cries rose above the roaring of the sea. who was in a complete state of perspiration. We shall know in an hour. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame.

 He held his breath. but fortune once more showed itself obliging to him. doubtless. and so allowed plenty of time for examining the flora and fauna. on a hurdle made of interlaced branches. But what would be of more use. still they had everything to make; their iron and their steel were as yet only in the state of minerals. either from the American continent or Australia. But all would depend on the situation of the island with regard to inhabited land. But the bank was not without some obstacles: here. similar to those which grow on the northwest coast of America. it was solitary also. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks.Pencroft took the piece of paper which the reporter held out to him.First of all. There only remained here and there a few twisted.

 But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood. during which the engineer spoke little. you did not. no roaring of the ocean could have reached them. always returning to its northern point. This succeeded capitally. said Pencroft. an oven must be built to use it. Lastly. Pencroft only uttered one word. and powerful will. and they had been near to the place.Neb then resolved to walk along the beach for some miles. which represents the month of October. Pencroft. He sank at first several fathoms.