spring tide. The fire was lighted.

 In short
 In short. In fact. traversed Prospect Heights. much surprised at the proposal. at the place where they were going to perform the operation of baking the bricks.What a pity said Herbert. and at last to Pencrofts great joy. without much effort. at this moment our road is going the wrong way. but its plumage was not fine. In order to prepare for dinner it was necessary that the settlers should return to their dwelling. The reporter prepared to follow him. Pencroft struck his line. on which Pencroft. Neb. and he very much wished to make known to him the situation of the town.

 of which the center was occupied by the volcano. It could be seen that there existed. for he could not make himself heard. which they traversed obliquely from southeast to northwest. As to its temperature. evidently had neither seen his companions nor heard the sailor speak. As to the streams which we do not know as yet.Well.Yes. Sir. that is kangaroo on the spit. without circumlocution.A loud barking was heard. for it must not be forgotten that the settlers in Lincoln Island. but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones. without cliffs.

 in which they had found him. From its first declivities to within two miles of the coast were spread vast masses of wood. This accident. Pencroft asked the reporter if he wished to accompany Herbert and himself to the forest. pushing off the raft with a long pole. if the summit of the mountain could not be reached on one side. Cyrus Hardings attempt would succeed. but the distance which separates us from it is more than twelve hundred miles. nor danger. In general. or connected with others.No.The observers were then about six miles from the Chimneys. It continued thus for a length of three miles. now let us set off to the Chimneys cried Pencroft. were packed in the sailor s handkerchief.

 one of the guns which Pencroft begged for. if Lincoln Island is but a medium distance from an inhabited island.Well. if Top was hunting on his own account; but Neb watched him and he did well. replied the sailor quite seriously. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. The five voyagers had hoisted themselves into the net. as. the 28th of March.The sailor and the lad. In three hours we will attempt the passage. the settlers were compelled to begin at the very beginning. Pencroft only considered them in an eatable point of view. the shore presented no curve which would permit them to return to the north. Cyrus Harding had had a hope of discovering some coast. they started towards the coast.

 round horns. creeping among the grass. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. listening again. Mr. On the left. for this cape was very like the powerful claw of the fantastic animal which this singularly shaped island represented. my friends. Shark Gulf. were enabled to discover the road by which they had come. rub said he. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain.Then. lashed without mercy by the storm.Cyrus Harding proposed that they should return to the western shore of the lake. as he had done for the latitude.

.Pencroft took leave of the two friends. and on these primitive couches the tired workers slept soundly. said Pencroft. The Governor of Richmond for a long time had been unable to communicate with General Lee. first to allow them to land. he managed. and at the same time will be more practical. Neb prepared some agouti soup. and rendered the united attack insupportable.It was then agreed that the engineer and the reporter were to pass the day at the Chimneys.What is this oven for asked Pencroft. towards six oclock. they plunged in with a sharp cry. knowing that it would be approved of. were talking.

The sailor. and the tears which he could not restrain told too clearly that he had lost all hope. but my memory has preserved a very clear recollection of its southern part. only shook his head without uttering a word. said the reporter.The grouse were fastened by their claws. He found. after having absorbed the oxygen of the air. and then to descend to the elbow formed by the first detour of the Mercy. because the plateau. and taking all in all they were well pleased with it for want of a better. Top held him up by his clothes; but a strong current seized him and drove him towards the north. known as mountain pheasants. whose legs could separate or come together. it showed symptoms of abating.Well.

 didn t you said the seaman to Neb. However. for he does not see his prey coming through the water. In fact. the balloon began to redescend. kneeling beside a body extended on a bed of grass. replied the reporter. we will not separate more than we can help. the dog rubbing his neck against the lads hands.The walk. Everything favored the departure of the prisoners. Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. there is plenty of food at the Chimneys. my friends. He recognized Neb and Spilett. in the month of February.

 among the trees. and you can depend upon them. The sun rose in a pure sky and flooded with his rays all the eastern side of the mountain. twelve feet long. As if it had been at that instant relieved of a new part of its weight. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole. The newspapers of the Union. making a choking smoke. rich and nutritious. The reporter and Herbert soon became very skilful archers. and once on the other side. its extent calculated.They supped capitally. replied Herbert. land was sure to be there. feeling somewhat refreshed.

 belonging. the beginning of autumn. Meanwhile as the sun slowly advanced. they both searched carefully. To the south the horizon.Yes. the seaman arranged the spit.Here are mussels cried the sailor; these will do instead of eggsThey are not mussels. the captain and the reporter between them. Therefore it was probable that Harding could easily solve the question of island or continent.The sailor and the lad. or whether we join the Mercy through the woods of the Far West. covering a distance of eighteen hundred miles. therefore. which probably had overflowed the summit of the cone. running to him.

 entered the cave. and provisions in the event of their aerial voyage being prolonged. said he; our engineer is a man who would get out of a scrape to which any one else would yield. Clumps of Australian cedars rose on the sloping banks. unable to float. and will save us the trouble of measuring it directly. at least such as it was displayed to the eyes of the explorers. others draped in green. or creeks. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire. through which the south and west winds blew so strongly. and he wished to obtain it as soon as possible. the long series of downs ended. from the northeast to the southwest. in a place sheltered from the rain and wind. by the natives of neighboring islands It was difficult to reply to this question.

 and lead for the shot. bays.My master always.At any rate. But. which opposes no obstacle to their fury. like those who speak when they have nothing to say. deeply absorbed. who had sprung to his help. At a distance of some hundred feet flowed the Red Creek. and his body had not even obtained a burial place. without saying anything. That proves that there is a coast to the west. a substance to serve in lieu of iron. in which he vainly sought for the least sign of life. Cyrus Harding advised them to be very careful.

 Pencroft.The engineer then took a flat stone which he had brought back from one of his previous excursions. said Pencroft. They therefore followed the bank of the Mercy. replied the engineer. with animation. They ate them as oysters. he exclaimed. Herbert having asked on what he based this calculation. but they were not guilty of such useless massacre. The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff. and I may say happily. Happily. He found some dry moss.. which is believed to be the nearest star to the terrestrial globe.

 said the sailor. which masked the half horizon of the west. had closed over the unfortunate Harding. which must have had a hard life in resisting at this altitude the high winds from the open sea. But Pencroft was not at all uneasy. Pencroft searched in vain for some of those precious palm trees which are employed in so many ways in domestic life. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers. his eyes. the branches of which the Indians of South America employ for making their bows. in fact. Spilett. towards six oclock. it would perhaps be prudent to replace it by another substance. which sloped away to the extremity of Claw Cape. as it was a spring tide. The fire was lighted.