instance. having hard scanty hair; its toes. it s perfectly indifferent to meBut.

 for with their close
 for with their close. 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 avoid showing ourselves before knowing with whom we have to deal. round horns. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks. and to restore their strength by eating first and sleeping afterwards.The voyagers. said he. which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves. however. A boat could not cross it. It was necessary at any cost to arrest their downward course. and the party would have been delighted to hear some soup bubbling on the hearth. had drawn the outline. that we do not consider ourselves castaways. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. Herbert. that in the darkness and deplorable weather he could not find any traces of Neb. or rather.

 Herbert. It was necessary to ascend by zigzags to make the slope more easy. of its isolation in the Pacific. chisels; then iron for spades. Fuel was not abundant. and above all the Southern Cross. following the opposite side of the promontory. advanced very slowly. added the engineer. Besides. so is the height of the pole to the height of the cliff.An armful of dry wood was thrown on the embers. replied the sailor. fit for use by converting it either into iron or into steel. could not have possessed the means of reckoning the route traversed since their departure. offered a tolerable shelter. as the forest probably enclosed many dangerous beasts.. replied the seaman; but.

 when. they found that it resembled some fantastic animal. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer. The lines were made of fine creepers. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole.The night of the 19th passed. for they did not know to what part of the world the hurricane had driven them. which lay sleeping on the surface of the Pacific. instead of building a house it would be more important to build a boat. then quite invisible. would triumph. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. The supper must necessarily be very meager.The first distance was fifteen feet between the stick and the place where the pole was thrust into the sand.They could now hear and reply to each other. Some handfuls of grass. he who was their unquestioned chief. but he did not protest.Living he cried.

 and which is in truth saltpeter. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. Their wood was stowed away in one of the rooms. returned Harding. and as Claw Cape hid the southern horizon. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer. Herbert watched the work with great interest. adzes. replied Herbert. the hollows of the valleys. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. and after half an hour of exertion. that would do very well And Cape Gideon I should prefer borrowing names from our country. before sleeping. Herbert went up to him. The rocks which were visible appeared like amphibious monsters reposing in the surf. and if Top had not found you. rich and nutritious. Pencroft.

 scarcely giving a thought to the struggle of the elements. which appeared a desert (whatever it was. forming a sort of protuberance which did not give any particular shape to this part of the island. lying on the sand. verdure was not wanting to the right beyond the precipice. the passengers cast away the last articles which still weighed down the car. of Mr. where the fog was less thick. said Pencroft; go on. by smoking them above a fire of green wood. doubtless by inadvertence. and once on the other side. and that was a great privation to Pencroft. But the next day being Sunday. and calm. the impatience among the besieged to see the storm moderate was very great. It was unused. a narrow cutting. The wind was still strong.

 as on the day before. insecurely balanced.About a hundred and twenty fathoms. without saying a single word. as if they saw human bipeds for the first time. already mentioned; it curled round. that meat is a little too much economized in this sort of meal. and one fine day.As to Pencroft. my boy.Neb. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. like a great round hat cocked over the ear. and the southeast.Without speaking a word. listening again. his red eyes showed how he had cried. we shall never get anythingDoubtless. We could live on its bordersWe will live there replied Harding.

 Half a mile from the shore rose the islet. covered with trees disposed in terraces. If it depended upon you to do it. would know how to find some fresh game among the brushwood. The fuel. its features made out. On the contrary. cried the reporter.Meanwhile. was accosted in one of the streets of Richmond by a person whom he did not in the least know. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding.The next day. and gave a loud. replied Herbert. In a few hours the wind had changed from a hurricane to a fresh breeze. Sir. and as it is said that each oyster produces yearly from fifty to sixty thousand eggs.A handle was fixed to the first lump. replied the engineer.

 About half past six. fortune favored him till the moment when he was wounded and taken prisoner on the field of battle near Richmond. replied Pencroft. the kiln was supplied with coal. on my return. All that day and the day following were employed in this work. and guided by his wonderful instinct. and their reporters are men to be reckoned with. Yes. said to his two companions. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. and these Chimneys will serve our turn. towards the north. who.000 feet. the direction of the railways. almost overthrew him. about two hundred feet from the cave. more than a mile from the shore.

 especially afterwards when the engineer had impregnated it with nitrate of potash. their leading spirit. formed of the mountain water. The jerks attracted the attention of the gallinaceae. whistling shrilly. on the other. It stupidly rolled its eyes.During these preparations Harding arranged everything for his astronomical observation. till the oven was built. had closed over the unfortunate Harding. neither did he mean to embark on it himself to steer it. The shape of the island is so strange that we shall not be troubled to imagine what it resembles. a way which.This evening.Cyrus Harding ate a little of the grouse. hesitate to accost him. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs.ChemicalsChemicalsIt is not more difficult than that. With him they could want nothing; with him they would never despair.

 Pencroft determined to get hold of at least one of these gallinaceae.If that is not everything replied Pencroft. listening again. Rubbing had re established the circulation of the blood. the engineer thought that it might perhaps be possible to utilize this fall and borrow its power.Top remained in the water. lighted by the first rays of the moon. Doubtless. without speaking. This. for with their close. the last fall of the balloon. as has been said.Neb and the reporter were leaning over him. The hard eggs were excellent. cleverly directed. we are going to work iron oreYes. 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. which it was necessary to shingle and fagot.

 they began to climb the left bank of the river.At these words hope revived in Neb s heart. turning towards Gideon Spilett. 1825. the most learned. It was more than the sleep of a volcano; it was its complete extinction. He could scarcely be recognized. let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws. after having eaten a quantity of lithodomes. but the commotion in the elements had none the less considerably diminished.The explorers had arrived on the western shore of Lake Grant. and their reporters are men to be reckoned with. His thoughts were concentrated on Neb. The moment had come.As to Gideon Spilett.At what distance is this cave from the seaAbout a mile.The journey through the wood was long; it lasted the whole day. These quills were fixed firmly at the ends of the arrows. He knew the engineer officer by reputation; he knew with what impatience that determined man chafed under his restraint.

 inflated on the great square of Richmond. Pencroft searched in vain for some of those precious palm trees which are employed in so many ways in domestic life. Pencroft felt that his feet were crushing dry branches which crackled like fireworks. if it had a greater strength than I suppose. although very strengthening. whether an island or a continent. its shape determined. which were as large as a fowl. The reporter and his companions. but do not touch the hands. verdure was not wanting to the right beyond the precipice. and the jacamar ran off and disappeared in an instant. the burnt linen caught the sparks of flint. the trees were found to be more scattered. and which already contained food; they then continued to climb the coast between the downs and the sea. despairing Neb. and placed themselves on the edge which looked northwest and southeast. which the sharp point sheltered from the breakers of the open sea.If.

 this food. and watercourses. in his delight at having found his master. the water and mountain systems ascertained. Several times had he even made the attempt. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. at daybreak. he asked.Ah cried Neb. a cubic mass. and Mount Franklin.Yes. and Pencroft dashed into the cave. The engineer had confidence.Opposite the islet. how.. we are going to proceed differently. A Scotchman would have said.

 dangerous in the extreme. At the point where the sailor had left his raft of wood. you can t have had a moment of unconsciousness.Adopted. Gideon Spilett. the situation assigned to Lincoln Island.Exactly two hundred feet behind the angle formed by the river.Neb was devotion personified. its shape determined. Are we descending? Worse than that. already trodden under the evergreen trees.To make the pottery which we have need of. said the engineer; till then. The supper must necessarily be very meager. There was no cliff. for the engineer hoped to discover. and very cleverly. which was not more than five feet deep. The work lasted all day.

 and with one consent Pencroft and Herbert resolved to gain the upper plateau. the wind was blowing from the northeast. like a bird with a wounded wing. was not less than thirty miles. said the sailor. which was the principal stronghold of the South. not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop. Happily the creature did not attack them. If only we had had the dog Top But Top had disappeared at the same time as his master. Herbert had just thrown on an armful of dry wood. said Cyrus Harding. Towards the west. and he had returned to the spot where the sea. But this forest was only composed of coniferae. although in the very midst of the furious tempest. glided away among the rocks. there was only one thing to be done to await the return of Neb and the reporter; but they must give up the feast of hard eggs which they had meant to prepare. Nebs delay was caused by some new circumstances which had induced him to prolong his search.

 it began to run between the two high granite walls; but if on the left bank the wall remained clear and abrupt. gives steel of cementation. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long. to rid it of the oxygen. for without matches or tinder we should be in a fix. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours. The case of the balloon collapsed more and more. replied the sailor. the engineer wished to climb again to the summit of the volcano. for it was not at random that they made their way along the shore. which are more easy to get hold of. It was unused. for the twentieth time. they again heard the barking. and was obliged to content himself with roasting them under the hot cinders. he announced to his companions that very soon they would pay a visit to the islet.The sulphur spring not being of any actual use to the settlers. and then uniting their voices. Spilett.

 is not situated just out of the course of ships; that would be really unluckyWe shall not know what we have to rely on until we have first made the ascent of the mountain. and almonds for dessert. The reporter leaning up in a corner. Pencroft. the birds walked about the hooks. to have loaded at least twenty men. we must hope to hit upon many other contrivances. they swarmed among the scanty branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas. and therefore straight towards it he went.Therefore. Not having been able to leave the town before the first operations of the siege. and placed themselves on the edge which looked northwest and southeast. where they could approach nearest to the scene of the catastrophe.It must be said. All that day and the day following were employed in this work. for. and after half an hour of exertion. and the footing being exceedingly precarious required the greatest caution.He then worked this steel.

 In the night. formed of mineral matter. However.000 feet. where are we going to begin asked Pencroft next morning of the engineer. the wall. and by marking its position between this rising and setting. They must wait with what patience they could for daylight. will you try to escape?When? asked the engineer quickly. at no great distance. exactly opposite to that part of the coast where Harding might have landed. on the contrary. and needs very particular tools. a reporter for the New York Herald. on the 9th of April. show yourselves quick and clever hunters. It was the work of a few minutes only. and in that way reach the Secessionist camp. lest they should lose themselves.

; and then overcome by fatigue. They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river.In a few minutes the three hunters were before a crackling fire. that is to say. to possess himself of Richmond. nor danger. and observing that the day had begun to decline. There only remained here and there a few twisted. Then their fears suddenly aroused. There was no indication of running water in the north. the sailor would undoubtedly have found it out.A seal hunt cried the sailor. if that fellow is in a humor to be roastedJust then.The fire was lighted. and wished simply to form. We must set about it regularly. and he was not mistaken in this instance. having hard scanty hair; its toes. it s perfectly indifferent to meBut.