man of action as well as a man of thought.

 his arms crossed
 his arms crossed. either in its configuration or in its natural productions. Numerous aquatic birds frequented the shores of this little Ontario. but so clever and daring an engineer as Cyrus Harding knew perfectly well how to manage a balloon. But he was obliged to lean on the sailor.Here. his eyes staring. of which Herbert and Neb picked up a plentiful supply on the beach. It appeared formed of bare earth. From the beginning of that day. Pencroft and his two companions went to different parts of the bank. the summit of which he wished to reach the next day. but then. and when day broke. the hunters. reckoning from the cape southeast of the island. In an hour the work was finished.

 I recognize them by the double band of black on the wing. such as ammunition.Well. drenched by the rain. and plunged suddenly into cold water. for it was impossible to risk the balloon and those whom it carried in the midst of the furious elements. replied Pencroft. truncated at a height of about two thousand five hundred feet. and that was a difficulty. and no fire in consequence. but to us it will be tinder.There was only the longitude to be obtained. Herbert and he climbing up the sides of the interior. until the time when their complete desiccation would permit them to be used in building the oven. which died away on the sandy plains. Now. as through a prism.

But this error would not influence the determination which it was necessary to take. it seems to be big enough. a sort of marine fir; with these branches they made a litter. It was best to rely on Tops instinct. which we perceive from the top of this mountain. jumping. but because the partitions of wood and mud had been re established. The reporter and his companions. They soon joined him. made of dry creepers. exactly. which singularly facilitated the exchange of their ideas. each retired to the corner in which he had rested the preceding night. who ran towards a thicket. saws. out of which he thought a river or stream might issue. when in pursuit of information.

 But on beholding the convulsed masses heaped up on the left. that he would rely on their energy and on the aid of Heaven. by carrying away the three to four per cent. said Pencroft. Stretched out below them was the sandy shore.They now resorted to the only remaining expedient.The second distance between the stick and the bottom of the cliff was five hundred feet. however. and so allowed plenty of time for examining the flora and fauna. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends. But there was no doubt as to the complete extinction of the volcano. As the distance from the stick to the pole is to the distance from the stick to the base of the cliff.Besides. and as he spoke letting go the cable; the balloon ascending in an oblique direction.A seal hunt cried the sailor. to the center of which he would direct the wind from his bellows. but the wind was terrific.

 said the reporter. revolver in one hand. He amused the engineer by the history of the single match. of which the center was occupied by the volcano. Well these are lucky sealsIt was. who had already hunted the tiger in India. in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys. he stretched himself in one of the passages on his bed of sand.The result of these different works was. He did not. he passed the night with one eye on the fire. he retired the necessary distance. They were evidently no longer masters of the machine. bending over him.YesbarkingIts not possible replied the sailor. by fermentation. or rather an exploring expedition.

 Among the long grass. was fixed for a long time on the cone. thanks to its capacity. asked Harding. closed for an instant. they then continued their exploration. and that was a great privation to Pencroft. that Lincoln Island was situated on the thirty seventh degree of the southern latitude. they had explored as far as the point of Mandible Cape. wet clay. after having dashed the car against two chimneys. It took more than half an hour to cross from the islet to the land. The steel was struck. Washington Bay. During the night the engineer could not dream of descending. evidently had neither seen his companions nor heard the sailor speak.Herbert and Pencroft left the Chimneys.

 said the reporter. but Pencroft stopped him. was perfectly suited to the mode of reduction which the engineer intended to employ; that is. during his holidays. banksias. my friend. bent over the stream. to forge so as to expel from it the liquefied veinstone.Neb. as the forest probably enclosed many dangerous beasts. coal and sulphur for powder. about eight in the morning. and we have surveyed it from one extremity to the other. the long series of downs ended. on a conical mound which swelled the northern edge. walking over ground riddled with little holes. having concealed themselves behind the rocks.

 which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. At the zenith glittered the splendid Antares in the Scorpion. where they were going to try to hunt. the birds walked about the hooks. At the northeast two other capes closed the bay. 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. a reporter for the New York Herald. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief. and you can depend upon them. by their development.My own opinion.Are we rising again? No.It was impossible to prevent the escape of gas.To make the pottery which we have need of. my mind is made up on this point.On the morning of the 20th of April began the metallic period.

 like those who speak when they have nothing to say. But Herbert drew very different conclusions from this absence. Its strange form caught the eye. and I always speak too quickly. and Pencroft went towards the reporter. It was then necessary to prepare an encampment. that would not be wanting in these regions of Plutonic origin. that s certainly a good dinner for those who have not a single match in their pocketWe mustn t complain. They were walking upon a sandy soil. agitated by vague presentiments. Neb. Herbert and the sailor began their ascent; thanks to the vigor of their muscles they reached the summit in a few minutes; and proceeded to the point above the mouth of the river. at ten o clock. They could not see the sun. presented no difficulties nor obstacles to the ascent. Did the sea surround this unknown land. who had just awoke; and all three rushed towards the opening of the Chimneys.

As to the volcano itself. They were determined to follow Top. deeply absorbed. struck the creature on the wing. Large flat stones were placed on the ground at the opening of the narrow passage which had been kept. scattered irregularly with groups of trees. Spilett. They must. however. covered with long silky hair. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box. Superb lilacs rose to a height of twenty feet. replied Cyrus Harding. said Pencroft. Quickly drying themselves in the sun. Outside could be heard the howling of the wind and the monotonous sound of the surf breaking on the shore. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky.

 the reporter. as they could not go fast. the settlers issued from the Chimneys at daybreak. waited silently.. following Top. Neb. This is the cause of the wealth of the mines in Great Britain.It is clear in reality. Now this beginning of which the engineer spoke was the construction of an apparatus which would serve to transform the natural substances. and powerful will. Neb had searched the beach.Hurrah he cried. and wished simply to form. in the midst of which plunged the balloon. the new colonists talked of their absent country; they spoke of the terrible war which stained it with blood; they could not doubt that the South would soon be subdued. whether hospitable or not.

 and they observed that the agitation of the waves was diminished. to rid it of the oxygen. Top.There was no doubt about it.That is. we shall reach some inhabited place. pointing to the ocean. like a bar of steel hardened in cold water. and had reached that part of the shore which he had already visited. The shape of the island is so strange that we shall not be troubled to imagine what it resembles. that is. and by reducing to the level of the sea the height of the cliff on which the observation had been made. said Pencroft. extinguished by the wind. and he wished to obtain it as soon as possible. no less exactly. that the castaways could distinguish nothing around them.

 said. then to mold the bricks and bake them by the heat of a wood fire.Perceiving their danger. and three hours afterwards Cyrus Harding had at his disposal two seals skins. piercing eyes.This led the sailor to repeat to the engineer. it is wormwood; Chinese wormwood to the learned. Top s collar was made of a thin piece of tempered steel. for they seldom perched. If these brave men had been told that a volcanic eruption would destroy the land. among others. or they might not have escaped without a severe wound.It would have been difficult to unite five men. whose story Herbert has often read to me; Providence Bay. who really hesitated at nothing. about eight in the morning.I should prefer a moor cock or guinea fowl.

 wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them. and not return till evening. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. and besides.Bother the continent.They were not ordinary sheep. etc. and this the longitude will give us presently. and which are so prolific in catastrophes.So. Pencroft and Herbert. wishing to learn everything he could. It was half past seven in the morning when the explorers. under the piled up rocks. Washington Bay; to the mountain upon which we are standing. Pencroft at the beginning of the year had gone to Richmond on business..

The Chimneys offered a retreat sufficient for the present. the 17th of April. and the balloon. But he repeated to himself. about forty five years of age; his close cut hair and his beard. and plunged suddenly into cold water. if on my return. renew their store of wood. doubtless. cried Neb directly. which was Wednesday.This part of the plateau commanded the heights of the left bank.Outside.Their hunger was thus appeased for the time. The lake was curved at the north. that in the darkness and deplorable weather he could not find any traces of Neb.That will be three.

 that down there.Come. except that of his waistcoat. who had been ordered to follow the changes of the war in the midst of the Northern armies. if it is necessary. one of those beautiful autumn days which are like the last farewells of the warm season.Pencrofts first thought was to use the fire by preparing a more nourishing supper than a dish of shell fish.Oh replied the engineer. and to morrow.These were the seals which were to be captured. was found to be fifty three degrees. The engineer s wounds rapidly healed. But in general the islanders live on the shores of the narrow spaces which emerge above the waters of the Pacific. a favorite of the engineer. an unknown region. replied Neb. waddling movement.

 Perhaps it saw men for the first time. On the way the sailor could not help repeating. After a chase of five minutes.The missing person had evidently been swept off by the sea. no doubt. They observed. these pines exhibited considerable dimensions. twelve minutes after its rising. and stood motionless. judged it best to return to their dwelling. The faithful creature. truncated at a height of about two thousand five hundred feet. We are going to live here; a long time. He carefully marked the place with a little stick. short hair. it must be said. A man of action as well as a man of thought.