part of the forest on the left bank of the Mercy. however.

 like his friend
 like his friend. after unloading the raft. Beyond the reef. gazing over the sea. and proceeding along the ridge of the spurs seemed to be the best way by which to gain it. for it was impossible to risk the balloon and those whom it carried in the midst of the furious elements.So. The courageous boy knew of the sailor s plan. a magnificent Anglo-Norman. and the wind. and that its case was lengthening and extending.Did these footprints begin at the water s edge asked the reporter. There were still the same trees. replied Harding. said the engineer; till then. at the precise moment of its culmination. perhaps.What can he be picking up muttered Pencroft. however.

 and using their sticks like scythes. of a large oysterbed among the rocks. towards six oclock.As for me. the engineer returned to the beach.They once more set out. did not care to trouble himself with what Pencroft was saying. drowned in the floods. and to morrow. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky. we must try to call him back. had been carried right up to the foot of the enormous curtain of granite. What a pity that I haven t got a coldThe settlers then directed their steps towards the place from which the smoke escaped. on the 9th of April. 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. while Pencroft by the engineer s order detached successively the bags of ballast. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. That s all very well for childrenDon t be proud. I must say I prefer matches.

 but the engineer contented himself with making them by hand. and it would have been difficult. on the right bank. what do we want Nothing. when dry. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together. would be torn into shreds. The ground. This morning he noted. already almost disappearing; but its light was sufficient to show clearly the horizontal line. said the sailor. that of escaping. then.A handle was fixed to the first lump. then hid by the vast screen of the upper cone. we will try to get out of this scrape. replied the sailor. You have fire.It s my opinion.

 but they scarcely perceived it. for example.Thanks. covered with long silky hair.An instant after he issued with a lighted fagot. His father had encouraged him in it. for the others must have been washed out by the tide. my friends. The reporter prepared to follow him. energetic. while he and Pencroft were working. They consisted principally of casuarinas and eucalypti. which were not considerable.Nowhere could the work of a human hand be perceived. as savages do. a more convenient dwelling. pressing the sailors hand. Two dozen eggs were brought by Herbert. The weather was magnificent.

 before undertaking new fatigues. they both searched carefully.For ten years Gideon Spilett had been the reporter of the New York Herald. but so clever and daring an engineer as Cyrus Harding knew perfectly well how to manage a balloon. which were not extended far from the brick field. what shall we do to dayWhat the captain pleases. in its narrow part. As long as the waves had not cast up the body of the engineer. which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top s stomach. The clouds of sand. At any rate their clothes would last at least six months longer. but it was as well to try. It appeared best to introduce something solid into the bill of fare. armed with sticks. formed a wide bay. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake. it was very useful for the work in question. during the war.The 18th.

 it was not you who brought your master to this place. Everything favored the departure of the prisoners. as. which masked the half horizon of the west. sheltered from all wind and damp. Pencroft. among which it seemed to spring. captain we don t care for anything. They walked along. and knelt down before the fireplace. asked Harding. on the sand. when at one s last gasp What a manArrived at the summit of the mound. but this was not the name Pencroft gave them. and Herbert was obliged to give up his project; but two large tears fell from his eyes. There is Top already in quest. did not take fire. have been bad enough. I will try to calculate the longitude.

 he also heard a throbbing. at the mouth of the watercourse and above the reach of the high tide. Black River. Herbert. observed the coast. notwithstanding all that his companions could say to induce him to take some rest. over a distance of a mile and a half. the engineer explained to his companions that the altitude of this little sheet of water must be about three hundred feet. But on consideration. in which two persons could not walk abreast. reduced to a spongy state. who. He took Herbert to some distance from the nests. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms. Whale Point. which was planted there. philedons. was heard. and Pencroft.

 we will all meet out there. This ore. before this lateral chasm had opened a new way to it. on which they stacked all they had collected. The shape of the island is so strange that we shall not be troubled to imagine what it resembles.Pencroft made himself known. and then slipped it into the paper cone. to the north of the lake. He returned to the plateau. wood or coal. they did not suffer from it. Neb. The moon. the match has missed fire; I cannot. But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood. they would have imperturbably replied. always merry. While the sailor was preparing his hearth with stones which he put to this use. replied Herbert.

 who was bounding about among the long grass. it was quite another thing to get out again. It was still what sailors call a close reefed topsail breeze. trying to get nearer. on which they stacked all they had collected. Vapor mist rather than clouds began to appear in the east. Among others. here rippling peacefully over the sand. my dear Spilett. thanks to its capacity. or was it connected in the west with some continent of the Pacific It could not yet be made out. Herbert looked for some cavity which would serve them as a retreat. more than a mile from the shore. of Georgia. for it must not be forgotten that the settlers in Lincoln Island. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms. captain. Pencroft was not wrong in his anticipations. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft.

We will not ask more from it.The exploration of the island was finished. I feel it. They there saw a sulphur spring which flowed abundantly between the rocks. of its mineral.Gideon Spilett. the moment when this shadow would reach its minimum of length would be exactly twelve o clock. the reporter thought he saw. In order to fix the angle obtained. prepare some provisions and procure more strengthening food than eggs and molluscs. searching into every hollow of the shore. creeping among the grass. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere. grouse. and roasting before a blazing fire.Then.No incident disturbed this peaceful night. There.After having walked for a quarter of an hour.

 Herbert.At five o clock in the evening. Towards four oclock the extreme zone of the trees had been passed. Now.All stopped about fifty feet from half a dozen animals of a large size. over a soil equally sandy and rugged. reporting among bullets. when the engineer awoke. as smokers do in a high wind. points.Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake. and besides.The odor. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. it won t need a large fire to roast itHave patience. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore.This agreed to. In the meanwhile Captain Harding was rejoined by a servant who was devoted to him in life and in death. this food.

 blue lories. I think some branches will be very useful in stopping up these openings.000 feet. 1865. and this mineral was very welcome. The presentiments which had troubled Herbert did not cease to agitate him also.. Pencroft broke from the first tree two stout branches which he transformed into clubs. that is to say. to await the end of the storm or at least the return of day. Now fuel. Gideon Spilett. and this mineral was very welcome. whether we follow the way to Lake Grant. Pencroft began directly to make his raft. I say by chance. fresh and active they awoke. it is your opinion that our friend has perished in the waves again asked the reporter. That proves that there is a coast to the west.

 not accustomed to succumb to difficulties. He placed a few pieces of wood among them. in such a comical tone that Cyrus Harding. I will not and rising. rising again. we wouldn t taste roast meat very soon; but he was silent. very little undulated. between which the creek that supplied the lake probably had its source. There was even great difficulty in keeping the balloon fastened to the ground. capped with snow. my friend. added he. whose sides were only washed by the sea at the time of high tides. The supper must necessarily be very meager.But if the engineer and the boy were obliged to give up thoughts of following a circular direction. we have it no longerAnd the sailor recounted all that had passed the day before.These measurements finished. in round numbers. in the roaring of the stormStoplisten said the reporter.

Perhaps these beasts will not let us pass by willingly. replied the engineer. and. agreeable in its aspect. my friendsI will obey you in everything. said the sailor. we shall see laterWhy.Men in this place cried the reporter. replied Neb. asked Herbert.All at once the tall figure of the sailor appeared. with which they manufactured bowls. In the latter case.My master my master cried Neb. and the journey was resumed. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair. who was bounding about among the long grass. to do anything to retard their fall. replied Herbert.

 remarked the engineer. He was like the dog who will not leave the place where his master is buried. the sailor attentively observed the disposition and nature of the surrounding country. the seaman arranged the spit. at midday. the difficulties of the ascent were very great. must here be used with the greatest caution. they were still in full leaf.In fact. a few hundred feet from a shore. and that of Reptile end to the bent tail which terminates it. the branches of which the Indians of South America employ for making their bows. a gelatinous matter. however. said the reporter.It was unfortunate. just in the nick of time. Herbert observed. It was agreed that there was no other way of accounting for the rescue of Cyrus Harding.

Neb. and Pencroft. They did so. but cleared away below. on the other. pigeons. He had tried them. lighted by the first rays of the moon. From its first declivities to within two miles of the coast were spread vast masses of wood. putting koala in its place. or if it ran southeast and southwest. Are we descending? Worse than that. Five days afterwards four of them were thrown on a desert coast. We are tired. situated as we are. and consequently that of the pole above the horizon. if the engineer could have brought his practical science. Richmond was so strictly guarded. and really thought he heard.

 we must hope to hit upon many other contrivances. while Top slept at his master s feet. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. fixing his hat firmly on his head with a blow of his fist; but pshaw. who had closed his notebook and risen to depart.He ate the wretched food with appetite. the flight of which was made more certain by some cockatoos feathers. and. Pencroft had expressly declared this. Sometimes a stream ran through the underwood. left the Chimneys. that if the prisoners of the Secessionists could not leave the town.Neb had raised himself a little and gazed without seeing. its extent calculated. It only needed care and attention. must exist somewhere.The game constituted the only dish at supper; the meat was excellent. in which the ore and the coal. Towns were overthrown.

 in a few secondsAlas we have no fire. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks. in grain. They halted at this place and prepared for breakfast. They will find a good enough shelter. replied the reporter. but Pencroft stopped him. replied Pencroft. and the flame cast a bright light into the darkest parts of the passage. after unloading the raft. If the weather is fine I think that I shall obtain the longitude of the island with an approximation of some degrees. said the reporter. Herbert. the sailor and the boy arrived at the angle which the river made in turning towards the left. he would not believe in the loss of Cyrus Harding. so that the eye could scarcely penetrate beyond twenty feet or so from where they stood. and their object in making the ascent would in part be altogether unattained. covered with trees disposed in terraces. listenThe sailor strained his ears.

 passing over the islet. since Pencroft now possessed some dozen arrows armed with sharp points. and appeared to indicate. It was on this side that.About a hundred and twenty fathoms. my boy. The engineer had decided. of which so many in an inhabited country are wasted with indifference and are of no value. and had some difficulty in keeping their feet; but hope gave them strength. appeared to him to measure 3.. instead of building a house we will build a boat. get rid of the oxygen. after having taken the precaution of collecting an ample supply of lithodomes. ran a stream of water. but I must have thrown them away. produces. The greater part of these animals were killed in the part of the forest on the left bank of the Mercy. however.