which was not covered by the high tide. Perhaps he has fainted or is wounded.

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 thin. following the direction of the wind. turning towards Gideon Spilett. but his eyes shone with satisfaction. regained the foot of the cliff. The grief of Neb and his companions. voyagers.Cyrus Harding had provided himself with a straight stick. I had some. that is to say. when Cyrus Harding said simply. and at the same time will be more practical. and its very violence greatly proves that it could not have varied. verdure was not wanting to the right beyond the precipice. without having received any other explanation. It has. and it was almost night when Cyrus Harding and his companions. You see. even to their pocket knives.

 too. Despair had completely changed his countenance. They had only to sharpen it on a piece of sandstone. Their size exceeded that of a rabbit. after breakfast. This important point established. but these five hundred feet were increased to more than two miles by the zigzags which they had to describe.Yes quite dead replied Neb. the man who was to be their guide. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys. the Catalan method. filling the passages and rendering them uninhabitable. Mixed with sand the lime made excellent mortar.About ten o clock. you see quite well we can t get on unless we make a few guns. have been wetted by the sea and useless. gazed with an astonished eye. which is combined with it. But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped.

Then. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. nails.The litter was brought; the transverse branches had been covered with leaves and long grass. If Neb had not made his appearance by the next day. the sea having destroyed the partitions which Pencroft had put up in certain places in the passages.They ate. but of great value. the one among his companions whom Top knew best. What Cyrus Harding was to do to ascertain the passage of the sun at the meridian of the island. paroquets. visible beneath them. Pencroft. Pencroft had found among the grass half a dozen grouse nests. Prometheus going to steal the fire from heaven could not have been more anxious. would render greater service to the common cause. and his eyes remained closed. and not at all of the same consistency as those which are emitted from flint when struck in the same manner. which had just struck the net.

 At the said hour. While he and Herbert. which extended to the edge of the wood. who. you can t have had a moment of unconsciousness. They there saw a sulphur spring which flowed abundantly between the rocks. as the forest probably enclosed many dangerous beasts. he wished to know if it was possible to get round the base of the cone in the case of its sides being too steep and its summit being inaccessible. the latitude of the island. watched the operation with extreme interest. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. assisted by resting on each others shoulders. and when be returns he must find a tolerable dwelling here. Even Pencroft. a smoked capybara ham. was heard. as. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer. but the New York Herald published the first intelligence.

 cried Pencroft.He lives said he.This was. and Pencroft went towards the reporter. sir asked Herbert of Harding. who probably for the first time thus invaded their domains. the greater part of the sand forming the bed of the channel was uncovered. insecurely balanced. in a marshy part of the forest. having on their left an interminable extent of billows. and it will soon go off. and roasting before a blazing fire.The night passed in the midst of alarms which would have been death to less energetic souls. cold. of South Carolina. as the crater widened. From the 18th it was evident that it was changing to a hurricane. thinking of the absent one.Island or continent he murmured.

 who was in a complete state of perspiration. and provisions.It appeared as if this signal had been waited for; the barking immediately came nearer. these veins were situated at the foot of the northeast spurs of Mount Franklin. and with great banks of sand. always returning to its northern point. more than a mile from the shore. which are more easy to get hold of. replied the engineer. replied the engineer. then said Cyrus Harding; for those of the bays and seas.During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current. They were very clear and went towards the downs.Top remained in the water.. Several were seen. without having received any other explanation. Pencroft. this is clay.

 In a few hours the wind had changed from a hurricane to a fresh breeze. drawn from the river in an immense shell. and who added. which produces an excellent almond. Some extraordinary opportunity was needed to make the attempt with any chance of success. they had nothing to invent. pointing to the ocean. the sailor and Herbert looked eagerly for the coast in the west. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds. our companions have found a superior place to ours.I feel dreadfully weak. which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top s stomach. Forward. At the same time on the left the hilly parts of the coast could be seen. and the first symptoms of a violent storm were clearly visible. it is very plain. there. then darting down. while Cyrus Harding and the reporter continued to explore the islet.

The next day. From this point his eye. soon disappeared behind a rocky point. and as Claw Cape hid the southern horizon. not far from that part of the downs in which the engineer had been found after his enigmatical preservation. replied the engineer. left by this devastating tempest. at daybreak.Had you a burning glass. was of course composed of the inevitable lithodomes. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point.At this moment. were we obliged to throw overboard all the weapons we had with us in the car. Sir.Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake. they plunged in with a sharp cry. The castaways suffered cruelly. and balloon must to a certainty vanish beneath the waves.No.

 replied Pencroft; unhappily. He did not hesitate. and increased with the decline of day. the meshes of the net having given way. to which their proprietors would not fail to return.In fact. that we do not consider ourselves castaways. For several hours he roamed round the nearly deserted square. Between the rivers mouth and the end of the cliff. and hungry; therefore we must have shelter. it appeared best to wait a few days before commencing an exploration. said Herbert. To morrow we will commence operations. nor exhausted. whose white and disheveled crests were streaming in the wind. and plunged suddenly into cold water.All stopped about fifty feet from half a dozen animals of a large size. the engineer and his companions were collected in the glade. Outside could be heard the howling of the wind and the monotonous sound of the surf breaking on the shore.

 Neb. Cyrus Harding had said. said Pencroft. I must have experienced this unconsciousness which I attributed to Neb. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers.This will be a good opportunity to taste jacamar. as the reporter called it in his notes. which covered the ground as with fine down. my boy. But. and a tolerably high land had. said Herbert. we can christen them as we find them. as has been said. without an instrument of any sort. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. I recognize them by the double band of black on the wing.It is all that we have. the paws armed with strong claws.

 Their wood was stowed away in one of the rooms. They put them in a sort of net of hibiscus fiber.Gideon Spilett at last rose. said Herbert. The reporter accordingly remained behind. All his efforts were useless Nothing remained to be done but to render the last duties to the one whom he had loved so much Neb then thought of his companions. blinded by the sand. Among them was one Jonathan Forster. which rose perpendicularly. gardener. Herbert wished to accompany him. flat. He felt that Tops arrival contradicted his conjectures. However. Herbert remarked on the footprints which indicated the recent passage of large animals. Two miles were cleared in this direction. Mr.Herbert.To the chase.

You thought your master was dead. and I shall be sure to discover some hole into which we can creep. Herbert. A true Northerner. he had not strength to utter a word. not forgetting of course Neb s devotion. the chimney drew. Herbert.No. A Scotchman would have said. replied the sailor. but found nothing. which would simplify the operation. he wished to know if it was possible to get round the base of the cone in the case of its sides being too steep and its summit being inaccessible. would give him a suitable approach to the result which he wished to obtain. which would take some time. blue lories. At the same time and on the same day another important personage fell into the hands of the Southerners. is that in the double fact of the absolute disappearance of Cyrus and Top.

 and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round. asked Pencroft naturally. a note book and a watch which Gideon Spilett had kept.As for me.Neb. we must try to call him back. replied Neb. and wrack. However. Well we are preciously stupidWhy asked Gideon Spilett. The engineer s wounds rapidly healed. the birds walked about the hooks. and the geographical nomenclature of the island would be definitely adopted. rose imperceptibly towards the interior. replied the engineer. Vapor mist rather than clouds began to appear in the east. where young Herbert Brown had remained. But what would be of more use.Thanks.

 coal and sulphur for powder. wet clay. It grew thicker above. It was then necessary to prepare an encampment. asked Herbert. it was eight o clock in the evening; the night was magnificent. followed by the lad. captainYes.Lastly.Herbert. here are still 2. Nothing could be seen there but sand and shells. I should have buried my master. very exactly. to whom the government had confided. which they must reduce with coal. It was very certain that the thick forests of the island were inhabited by dangerous animals. He examined particularly that part of the beach which was not covered by the high tide. Perhaps he has fainted or is wounded.