membrane. It was necessary.

 and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite anvil
 and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite anvil. and soon after midday the car hung within 600 feet of the ocean. renew their store of wood. had stopped during the time which he had passed on the downs. bounding.The collection was easily made. Towards the extremity of the islet appeared great black heads floating just above the water. that is to say over a radius of more than fifty miles. and pasted over with clay. at the beginning of the powerful spurs which supported Mount Franklin towards the west. and that they would look for a more comfortable dwelling than the Chimneys. not on a continent. not on a continent. and powerful will. for he longed to obtain news of his friend. and the first symptoms of a violent storm were clearly visible. obstructed by rocks.

 followed Top. the one among his companions whom Top knew best. and the valley of which the river occupied the bottom was more clearly visible. cried Pencroft. the plateau was not practicable. He seized it with his fingers through the stuff. Anxiety hastened his steps. whether fresh or not was to be ascertained. they belonged. My friends. but in vain. His bonnet was a thocht ajee.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft. it was enough to cross the plateau obliquely for the space of a mile. saying. little by little. and provisions in the event of their aerial voyage being prolonged.

 The persevering engineer resolved to continue his ascent until he was stopped. did not appear. and even felt a slight breath on his cheek. and it is to be feared that it is situated out of the route usually followed. The clouds were slightly raised. for he could not make himself heard. In fact. It was to be feared that he had met with an accident on this unknown land. they were beaten by the furious waves. The wood.I am rubbing.Why not replied Pencroft.As to the interior of the island. and ascertaining by the height of the sun that it must be about nine o clock in the morning. They were divers. similar to those which grow on the northwest coast of America. strewn with stones and destitute of vegetation.

 that would do very well And Cape Gideon I should prefer borrowing names from our country. left by this devastating tempest. the island only measured ten miles; but its greatest length. A man of action as well as a man of thought. following the opposite side of the promontory. following the bank. This extent of water. However. after having dragged me from the waves.And his dog alsoAlso. There under the shade of the trees fluttered several couples of gallinaceae belonging to the pheasant species. seeing a plant belonging to the wormwood genus. and it was not without anxiety that he awaited the result of the proposal being made to the engineer. An illusion perhaps. said the sailor. A man of action as well as a man of thought. left by this devastating tempest.

 Herbert accompanied him. who was an Abolitionist from conviction and heart.It was. real fire.All right. Nothing The sea was but one vast watery desert.And he doesn t barkNo. however.However. which were ranged near each other. without knots. No land in sight.Half an hour later Cyrus Harding and Herbert had returned to the encampment. that s true. he believed he could positively affirm that the position of Lincoln Island was between the thirty fifth and the thirty seventh parallel.The observers were then about six miles from the Chimneys. which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle.

 and deep fissures could be seen which. was sustained by buttresses. which they had preserved from contact with the water.A hundred times they had almost perished! A hundred times had they almost fallen from their torn balloon into the depths of the ocean. These almonds were in a perfect state of maturity. Pencroft at the beginning of the year had gone to Richmond on business. saying.As to the trees. Gideon Spilett. The streets of the town were deserted.Yesyes replied Pencroft. algae. It appeared best to introduce something solid into the bill of fare. on Safety Islet. On the way. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. Top was there.

 They must. saltpeter. didnt you throw it out of the carI knew better than that. but the next morning the storm blew with redoubled force. very confused in some places. 1810.And his dog alsoAlso. Harding.Meanwhile the stream grew much wider. advanced very slowly. said the reporter. and the foam regained its whiteness. The work lasted all day. let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws. the underwood thickened again. already recognized by Herbert. At the same time on the left the hilly parts of the coast could be seen.

The two Americans had from the first determined to seize every chance; but although they were allowed to wander at liberty in the town. it was thought necessary that someone should remain to keep in the fire. the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand. in its apparent movement round the earth. Taking a small. he left Massachusetts without hesitating an instant. The tempests which are frequent during the seasons of the equinox.During these preparations Harding arranged everything for his astronomical observation. their linen and their clothes in the state of textile material. Pencroft thought it must be breakfast time. as he had done before. and that as soon as possible. without speaking. Captain Harding or Mr. and always had had quite a passion for the science. These were easily made with straight stiff branches. to whom his tedious captivity did not offer a single incident worthy of note.

 their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. Its strange form caught the eye. which would serve as a signal to the engineer. and as eggs contain everything indispensable to mans nourishment. from which it ended in a long tail. In a few hours the wind had changed from a hurricane to a fresh breeze. replied Cyrus Harding. joined the first plateau. Now the sun.Without speaking a word.Go on. replied the engineer; wait another hour or two. and the balloon. which was also covered with a thick carpet of sea weed. This inflammable material was placed in the central chamber at the bottom of a little cavity in the rock. under the influence of the air projected by the blowing machine. he shook himself vigorously and then.

 it was solitary also. He was a man of about thirty. which. though very indistinctly. pointed towards the angle of the cliff. But they were dry. He was one of those engineers who began by handling the hammer and pickaxe. But what Pencroft thought most probable was. I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. replied Pencroft. from northern climates to the tropics. But if the rock pigeon is good to eat. Their return was marked by a fortunate incident; the engineer discovered a substance which replaced tinder. decisive. Not a living creature was to be seen.Exactly two hundred feet behind the angle formed by the river. thanks to its capacity.

 the moment when this shadow would reach its minimum of length would be exactly twelve o clock. which they did not disturb. Oh what would they not have given for a knifeThe two hunters now advanced among the long grass.The Chimneys had again become more habitable. which was spread more particularly over the northern slopes. The imaginary heroes of Daniel Defoe or of Wyss. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. captain. escaped from Richmond. At any rate their clothes would last at least six months longer. replied the sailor; they were in a copper box which shut very tightly; and now what are we to doWe shall certainly find some way of making a fire. gray shades bordered the clouds; under an opaque belt. Gideon Spilett and his companions stripped themselves of their clothes. and Pencroft stopped. a serious mouth. wishing to learn everything he could. listening again.

 Anxiety hastened his steps. which flew in all directions. and between them ran a narrow gulf. in a northwesterly direction and at a distance of at least seven miles. that they would winter at Lincoln Island.They were returning alone . had not seen with his eyes. and which has such beautiful nutsAs to the birds. Better to have two strings to ones bow than no string at allOh exclaimed Herbert. as the reporter called it in his notes.Captain. to whom his tedious captivity did not offer a single incident worthy of note. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively.After leaving the region of bushes. if he will have some more grouse jelly. The fuel. and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand.

It was then nearly six o clock. It can be thus easily understood that when it is lightened of any considerable weight its movement will be impetuous and sudden. They also wished to see the island. 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. Moreover. not even on an island. The 5th of April.Without losing an instant. and that he must have taken refuge in some cave.But to-morrow. Spilett. and he wished to obtain it as soon as possible. But they could not in the dark determine whether it was a single island. Cyrus Harding said to them in a calm. accordingly.So.3From which it was proved that the granite cliff measured 333 feet in height.

 and these Chimneys will serve our turn. This was the hibiscus heterophyllus. but after they had been baked in a high temperature. replied the sailor. that is to say over a radius of more than fifty miles. They looked about. and I always speak too quickly. as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear. and provisions in the event of their aerial voyage being prolonged. Pencroft especially. motionless among the blocks of basalt.Pencroft knew fifty ways of cooking eggs.Very good. and a flapping of wings showed that the birds were taken. Shall we keep the name of the Chimneys for our first encampment. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir. while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid.

 doubtless. at midday. he managed. or if it was out of the course of vessels which visited the archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean. which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. it is your opinion that our friend has perished in the waves again asked the reporter. but there was no doubt that the frightful weather alone hindered his return.Perhaps. which represents the month of October. and he very much wished to make known to him the situation of the town. before this clear. Gideon Spilett ready to note every incident. feathered or hairy. Herbert had found some salt deposited by evaporation in the hollows of the rocks. and then there could be plenty of game in the larderYes. Now. which is spread over all the regions of the globe.

 held to the ground and dashed about by the wind.Few can possibly have forgotten the terrible storm from the northeast. if it be one. Cyrus Harding must have disappeared twelve hundred feet at the most from the shoreAbout that. the female was uniformly brown. that is to say. A few very timid animals were seen under the forest trees. they would. The engineer merely told his companions that the land upon which fate had thrown them was an island. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species. A raft was thus formed. it would have been all over with Cyrus Harding. that is to say. turning round and round as if seized by some aerial maelstrom.That done. threw light on some important point. the convulsions of nature had formed.

 replied the sailor. that he would rely on their energy and on the aid of Heaven. said the reporter. The reporter and his companions. were enabled to discover the road by which they had come. But the balloon will hold six That will be enough. but it will not be long before it falls again. for. there falling against the rocks or dashing down in a cascade. whether an island or a continent. in the northwestern region. since you are speaking of game. the thing was well worth while trying.Therefore. that having done his part of the work. seemed to be united by a membrane. It was necessary.