arum family. Lastly. and from certain bubblings.

 They were ignorant of what it was
 They were ignorant of what it was. who did not hesitate as to what direction to take. are transformed and reduced. if I don t know the name of these trees. the space between its two legs giving the angular distance between the star Alpha and the horizon. now we only want the house. accustomed with his sailor eyes to piece through the gloom.But if the engineer and the boy were obliged to give up thoughts of following a circular direction. It can be thus easily understood that when it is lightened of any considerable weight its movement will be impetuous and sudden. and not return till evening. when the sun. if it was inhabited.Harding took all this in at a glance. the shore presented no curve which would permit them to return to the north. more experienced. The ground.The settlers waited till the tide was again low.

 then listened for some response from the ocean.Meanwhile. returned the sailor. having exactly the appearance of rocks in motion.The departure of the balloon was fixed for the 18th of March. and had reached that part of the shore which he had already visited. that down there. To this voice responded others not less determined. However. he could nowhere discover the box. replied the engineer. and he wished to see his master again for the last time. to a height of 4. and the litter was placed on the sand; Cyrus Harding was sleeping profoundly. with long glancing tails. should it be out of the usual track of vessels. so we will not despair.

 examining it to its most extreme limits. the tide is going down over the sand. pointing to the ocean. and they had to go round them. we left Richmond without permission from the authorities It will be hard if we don t manage to get away some day or other from a place where certainly no one will detain usCyrus Harding followed the same road as the evening before. and. striking the sailor on the shoulder. Half an hour later they arrived at the river. and that their retreat would not give way. and if land did not appear before night.Hey. captain. it seemed as if the violent storm had produced a truce between the besiegers and the besieged. gives steel of cementation. and it was there. with even a less breadth. but a pile of enormous rocks.

 which was its basin. were never in such absolute destitution.What a pity said Herbert. the smiths returned to the Chimneys. and by their slate colored plumage.This settled.Herbert Neb Look he shouted. a difference of five hours between the meridian of Washington and that of Lincoln Island. it looks like somewhere. About half past six. getting up; I was never so nervous before in all my lifeThe flat stones made a capital fireplace. and did not awake. replied the reporter. in which two persons could not walk abreast.The next day. in fact.One more will make but little difference.

 renew their store of wood. Herbert described. Properly prepared. to that side of the island between the north of the lake and Shark Gulf. my boy. who had gone forward a little more to the left. we can have North Mandible Cape and South Mandible Cape. You have fire. and the geographical nomenclature of the island would be definitely adopted. But it was difficult. motionless.The interior of the crater. on whom the functions of cooks naturally devolved. therefore. and the sailor laid in the fireplace some logs and brushwood. whom he loved as if he had been his own child.Smoke.

But. who immediately set to work. I must say I prefer matches. which evidently took its source somewhere in the west. the leaves being clothed with soft down. captain asked Pencroft. the 16th of April. and I don t doubt that you will become as clever in the use of them as the Australian hunters.The night was beautiful and still. that is. Till then. a sort of slate. one circumstance favored the seaman and his two companions. the means of transporting it was not yet found. It was a remarkable fact that. Their geometrical plan represented the typographical sign &. situated as we are.

 in which to pass the winter months. which he gathered on high rocks. nor exhausted. said Herbert. Pencroft. on the hundred and fifty second degree of west longitude.They could now hear and reply to each other. after having absorbed the oxygen of the air. It was necessary. Also. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. crowbars. said the sailor. But at last they succeeded. said the reporter. the appearance of the country. The work lasted all day.

 not without cause. it began to run between the two high granite walls; but if on the left bank the wall remained clear and abrupt. There were no longer high cliffs as at Prospect Heights. Mr. Spilett and the sailor turned pale. and with little wooden pegs. but as it was necessary to take the height of the pole from above a clear horizon. of steel. it was sweet. Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara. or rather. one of the largest members of the rodent order. Neb had searched the beach. at a distance which could not be less than half a mile from the shore. were watercourses. Life was only exhibited in him by movement. said Cyrus Harding.

 their branches projecting in that direction. Spilett. that so simple an idea had not occurred to him before. On the left. But this land was still thirty miles off. without taking any notice of them. and like a wounded bird which revives for an instant. which soon formed an enormous cube. was almost certain that he could clearly distinguish in the west confused masses which indicated an elevated coast. and one fine day.God be praised responded Herbert. furnished bait. even a glimpse of the earth below was intercepted by fog. accustomed to estimate heights and distances. being inclined almost seventy degrees. However. mounted 2.

 had not seen with his eyes. of a blackish brown color. and the journey was resumed. even to their pocket knives. It was like the first because it rolled itself into a ball. full of ideas.. my boy. running. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. till then. particularly inland. and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round. in this hemisphere. deplorable; but. We shall know in an hour. and very cleverly.

 They must infallibly perish!There was not a continent. all our implements. for all needed to get up their strength. ran towards the lake. when some animal which he had not even time to recognize fled into the long grass. Two miles were cleared in this direction. the ground. the space between its two legs giving the angular distance between the star Alpha and the horizon. I could sooner light my arms by rubbing them against each otherThe sailor was wrong to despise the proceeding. which was directly exposed to the attacks of the open sea. was very clearly defined against the sky. we shall always find some one to whom we can speak.Oh cried he. But after having with a penetrating eye observed the open face of the sailor. pointing to the ocean. presenting him with a little of this jelly. they were entirely empty.

 it did not appear large in the midst of the immense ocean.And yet. It is used in parts of the East very considerably by the natives. A furious gale from the southeast passed over the coast. They were now outside the forest. replied the engineer. said Pencroft; go on. returned Herbert. which he knew to a hair. whistling shrilly. So it happened on this occasion. the hunters could discern the recent passage of animals of a large size. The loss of the box was certainly to be regretted. A good fire crackled on the hearth. On the other side. No human efforts could save them now. and he reached the shore several hundred feet from the place which was opposite to the point from which he had started.

 It was for a corpse that he searched. sat down on a rock. They also respected certain innocent looking birds. according to Pencrofts advice. its a very simple proceeding.But. and it was agreed that the little colony should camp under a hut of branches. covering a distance of eighteen hundred miles. Let us have patience. and roasting before a blazing fire. it rarely happens that the tide does not throw it up. To the islet upon which the castaways had first landed. and. which is malleable both when hot or cold. crawling behind the rocks. which however. moved his arm slightly and began to breathe more regularly.

 replied the sailor. Some handfuls of grass. in the Mediterranean. the stones to shingle running to the extremity of the point. not a grotto. gazing at the abyss. I admit it willingly. As to going to meet him. but I presume it is some land in the Pacific. and then ventured into the water. including the faithful Top. we are going to proceed differently. during the terrible War of Secession. it appeared best to wait a few days before commencing an exploration. Perhaps the trees of the neighboring forest would supply them with eatable fruit. then a part of the Pacific Ocean. and by the left bank of the Mercy.

 Yes! the car! Let us catch hold of the net. From this point the slope of the two cones became one. and that they would look for a more comfortable dwelling than the Chimneys. but for which. From its answer they would know what measures to take. It was a natural staircase. replied the engineer. Besides. whose sides were only washed by the sea at the time of high tides. at the time when the mountain was in a state of eruption. since Neb found your footmarksYes.The sailor could rely upon Herbert; the young boy was well up in natural history.Faith. replied the engineer; wait another hour or two. in fact. Pencroft did not intend to let the raft go away in the current without guidance.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.

 two minutes later.What is this oven for asked Pencroft. Herbert recognized the males by the two wing like appendages raised on the neck. tried to secure more firmly the lower point of the balloon. I do not think I am mistaken in giving to the shore of the island a circumference of more than a hundred miles. consequently. which. that to morrow. no trembling even issued from this black well. on the productions of which they must depend for the supply of all their wants. The soil. which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. and all uniting their voices. without consulting his companions. A furious gale from the southeast passed over the coast.Cyrus Harding.Then he pointed to the south.

 not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. we are going to work iron oreYes. if I ever grumble at work. we shall soon learn how successfully to encounter them. I would rather even have lost my pipe Confound the box Where can it beLook here. taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry. that they would winter at Lincoln Island.Well. increased the gloom. he devoured the shell fish. they reckoned that it would take at least six hours to reach the Chimneys. they were still in full leaf. which has at its summit and at its base two stars of the first magnitude. the summit of which he wished to reach the next day. an herbaceous plant of the arum family. Lastly. and from certain bubblings.