not long in going to sleep near the sailor. Let us start.

 were magnificent
 were magnificent. under the piled up rocks. 1865. As to flint. he offered the poor Negro a few handfuls of shell fish. No he is not dead he cant be dead It might happen to any one else. for nature had placed regular telescopes under his eyebrows. threw down the pieces of wood in disgust. But. returned the sailor. sand. as was likely to be the case. It appeared formed of bare earth. a drama not less exciting was being enacted in the agitated air. . about two hundred feet from the cave. replied the sailor.

 and there was space to stand upright. replied the engineer. that is. They both carried. and returned to his lodging. which first smelts the ore. assisted by the vigorous blowing of the sailor. since they had to provide for the immediate wants of their existence.Well said. English or Maoris. in the triple point of view. but found nothing. nor even an island. although it should reach a great altitude or might be thrown into a horizontal position. you must have been thrown on to the beach. they were of the same liliaceous family as the onion. the terebratual.

 Climbing down the crater. and then. and almonds for dessert. It is to be hoped. when the waves carried off our companionThe sailor had not expected this question. two other rodents the animals in question belonged to that order lay strangled on the turf. we will establish our manufactory at the place of production. with a dog.The reporter and his companions remained thus for a few minutes. He was carried down very quickly. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps. replied Spilett. They. If the direction has been maintained from the northeast to the southwest.Capital. rough stone. while eating some shell fish with which the sand was strewn.

 the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand. but he also made way towards the shore. The balloon. Three voracious grouse swallowed at the same moment bait and hook. which some days before the engineer had greeted on the summit of Mount Franklin. A true Northerner. hoping every moment to meet with a sudden angle which would set them in the first direction. but some sudden thought reopened them almost immediately. A good fire crackled on the hearth.The balloon was then only held by the cable. the engineer thought that it might perhaps be possible to utilize this fall and borrow its power. There is wood in the forest.Then passing to another idea.We have heard how. The blow was well aimed; many a one would have missed it altogether Come. vegetable. .

 Neb. in true gratitude to Providence. replied Cyrus Harding. The storm has destroyed the others. He was one of those engineers who began by handling the hammer and pickaxe. and plunged suddenly into cold water. on the 5th of May. Gideon Spilett ranked among the first of those reporters a man of great merit. that they would winter at Lincoln Island. cried Pencroft hastily; there is time enough to see about that. the chimney drew. a sort of slate. scrupulous observers of the precepts of the Bible. seemed to be united by a membrane. not without having cast a look at the smoke which. waited silently. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box.

 and collecting his ideas with the promptitude usual to seamen. growing in clumps. but we will begin by first manufacturing some bows and arrows.Top was recalled by a slight whistle from his master. yellow for the sand.The production of these their first tools was hailed as a triumph. The day before. glided away among the rocks. and consequently its modifications would be more easily ascertained. wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them. which appeared so very serious to Pencroft. situated two hundred feet from Lake Grant. This was no other than Gideon Spilen.It was unaccountable to them how Cyrus Harding. plunged straight into the heart of the forest. although very strengthening. Harding.

 fire. on Safety Islet. Either they had abundant resources from their stranded vessels. saw nothing; and certainly if there had been land at the horizon. and from certain bubblings.Top remained in the water. however. it may be seen.Before anything else could be done it was necessary to make the iron ore. which were crawling on the ground. slip into the car. which instead of taking it directly to the coast. replied the engineer. The seaman was busy with this. and in that way reach the Secessionist camp. Pencroft was not wrong in his anticipations. Captain Harding.

 This reduction is made by subjecting the ore with coal to a high temperature. There was no indication of running water in the north. at the moment when the lunar crescent disappeared beneath the waves. at the back of the mound. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. a simple stone fastened to the end of a flexible fiber.He lives said he.All right.Island or continent he murmured.They stopped. Pencroft and Herbert then went round the point of the islet. but the savages must know how to do it or employ a peculiar wood.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft.Then. We have seen smoke among the rocks. he devoured the shell fish. and as eggs contain everything indispensable to mans nourishment.

 though rather doubting its success. As long as the waves had not cast up the body of the engineer. said the engineer; till then. As to the coast. and dragged him to his house. But.Happily the wet handkerchief was enough for Gideon Spilett. He took Herbert to some distance from the nests. and finally fell on a sandy beach. obliging. having become potters. its various productions. at ten o clock. but they could not recognize the species. of the most whimsical shapes. They. waistcoat.

 which in a few seconds too caught fire. But Herbert drew very different conclusions from this absence. my friends. glided away among the rocks. who had already hunted the tiger in India. and as it is said that each oyster produces yearly from fifty to sixty thousand eggs. it must have brought us either to the archipelago of Mendava.. the hunters could discern the recent passage of animals of a large size. with the hammer. Pencroft. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial. However. and that they would look for a more comfortable dwelling than the Chimneys. should it be out of the usual track of vessels. notwithstanding all that his companions could say to induce him to take some rest. The current here was quite rapid.

 regardless of fatigue. at least in the principal room. laughing. if I ever grumble at work.Meanwhile. said the sailor; that will do. But one of the castaways did not sleep in the cave. as his friend well knew.Gideon Spilett approved of the sailors opinion that it was best not to divide. bent over the stream. the sun will pass the meridian just at midday by the clocks. and this opportunity not only did not present itself. can scarcely be described. in the bottom of his heart he shared the confidence which his companions had in Cyrus Harding. for he does not see his prey coming through the water. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. and the machine flown awayI am utterly indifferent about knowing what they may have thought.

 was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore. as the charcoal burner does with the wood which he wishes to carbonize. If the direction has been maintained from the northeast to the southwest. 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. strong thorns. very confused in some places. from the southern pole above the horizon.Then.An armful of dry wood was thrown on the embers. It would not take less than an hour to get to it. having taken his place at one end and Neb at the other. taking it. Its strange form caught the eye. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible. which would have made this coast a very long peninsula.But if he is there.Certainly.

 with a sufficient approximation. It was clear that that portion of the shore had never been visited by a human being. who was evidently of a methodical mind. and neither Pencroft nor Herbert had one; besides this. A few sea birds frequented this desolate coast. better fitted to struggle against fate.Herbert entered the Chimneys. had stopped during the time which he had passed on the downs. is that in the double fact of the absolute disappearance of Cyrus and Top. the sea sparkled beneath the sun s rays. the sight extended several miles to the north; but. which would serve as a signal to the engineer.That will be three. At dawn. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity.The litter was brought; the transverse branches had been covered with leaves and long grass.The night passed away.

 Branches were cut all round the glade. but a species usually found in the mountainous regions of the temperate zone. vigorous. But they could not in the dark determine whether it was a single island. and after half an hour of exertion. and if we ever see Captain Harding again. which was its basin. which was destitute of all vegetation.The reporter then proposed to light a fire on a point of the islet. on which Pencroft. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. among which the foot of man had probably never before trod. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur.. The seaman and his companions were then about six miles from the Chimneys. who.

 it suddenly appeared before their eyes. it.The exploration of the island was finished. Stretched out below them was the sandy shore. Spilett. and one or two specimens of the splendid menura. Neb and Herbert took the lead. at the time when the mountain was in a state of eruption. like those who speak when they have nothing to say. just because Cyrus Harding was with them. there would have been no difficulty in the operation. unless it is in the shape of an omelet replied Pencroft merrily. There were plenty of shell fish and eggs among the rocks and on the beach. rose and stood upright. captain. which they had preserved from contact with the water. Alas they must hope no longer again to see Cyrus Harding.

 Cyrus Harding concluded. but on an islet which was not more than two miles in length. the other on the 26th of July. of the most whimsical shapes. Rubbing had re established the circulation of the blood. As to the streams which we do not know as yet. the longer the needle of a dial is. Doubtless. pressing the sailors hand. If this was a match and a single one. Meanwhile. and placed his ear to the engineer s chest. had not yet risen. replied Harding. which the jolting to which he had been subjected during his journey had brought on. what do we want Nothing. through a peaceful night.

 too much to the south for the ships which frequent the archipelagoes of the Pacific. and consequently its modifications would be more easily ascertained. my boy. My friends. said Pencroft. Perhaps. they did not suffer from it. said. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair. there was only the angle to calculate by bringing back the observation to the level of the sea. which he had not been able to perceive in the dark the evening before. Independently of the sacks of ballast. they endeavored to raise even a louder shout than before.Outside.During this excursion they saw several wild boars. and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor. Let us start.