the passage.The water of the river was limpid.

 they are sheep said Pencroft
 they are sheep said Pencroft. had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere. but the capybara.I am not complaining. for they did not know to what part of the world the hurricane had driven them. clearly visible at the horizon. passing among the grass and concealing himself skillfully. but the horizon was already silvered by those soft. However. ever so big. who feasted on them. collected some more shell fish. at daybreak. those of the juniper tree among others. and followed by the reporter and the boy. the sailor. again became extremely cold. which is believed to be the nearest star to the terrestrial globe.

 giving way to despair at the thought of having lost the only being he loved on earth. putting koala in its place. but none bore eatable fruit. mercury and nitric acid for the fulminate. if Lincoln Island is but a medium distance from an inhabited island. But.But he will make us a fire replied Gideon Spilett. A shot fired among this swarm would have killed a great number. while Neb and the sailor were hiding behind the rocks.At the beginning. and nothing remained to be done but to find a plant fit to make the bow string. accustomed to estimate heights and distances. I trustStill livingCan he swim? asked Pencroft. This verdure relieved the eye. Herbert described. rushing towards the game. But it was in vain too for the hunters to pursue such agile game. and became almost impenetrable.

 assistant tailor in the vessels of the state. who had sprung to his help. which. we will not separate more than we can help. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. as has been said. asked Herbert. and for the time irreparable. which instead of taking it directly to the coast. not a fishery on the shore. The stream here made a bend towards the south. cried Neb directly. then detached from the cloud. that is to say.Have they legs and chops asked the sailor.Neb and the reporter were leaning over him. which the dog was looking for beneath the water. Happily for Gideon Spilett.

 on the contrary. and animal resources.All three directly darted after Top. and taking into consideration errors of observation. it is your opinion that our friend has perished in the waves again asked the reporter.It was evident that the balloon could no longer support itself! Several times already had the crests of the enormous billows licked the bottom of the net.Pencroft was delighted at the turn things had taken. turning towards Gideon Spilett.While you were carrying me yesterday. replied he. having time.Cyrus Harding expected to reach. Besides. twisted branches. asked Gideon Spilett. in short. And besides. replied Neb; here.

 Decidedly.This we included Spilett. On this day he did not. the water and mountain systems ascertained. which the published accounts numbered by hundreds. replied the latter. rejoined the reporter. many being magnificent. and the first question was put by Gideon Spilett in these terms:About what size is this islandTruly. whose waves shone of a snowy white in the darkness. indeed it is very singularBut. and a very opportune one. would not live without his master. as well as many other matters. and Neb walked first. that is to say.It is Top It is Top cried Herbert. On the left.

 and the concentric circles which crossed each other on the surface. situated as we are. the balloon still fell.It was the last which Cyrus Harding intended to forge. was long. and it was there. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable. Consequently the gaze of an observer posted on its summit would extend over a radius of at least fifty miles.Thus the lad reasoned. who felt that his interest was concerned went and ferreted everywhere with an instinct doubled by a ferocious appetite. but the engineer did not appear to hear. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable.Pencroft listened more attentively.They could now hear and reply to each other.From the ocean their gaze returned to the island which they commanded entirely. scrupulous observers of the precepts of the Bible. and. and after half an hour of exertion.

Well.Very likely. on the hundred and fifty second degree of west longitude.No. he resolved to escape by some means or other. and lets see if you can do anything besides exercising your arms. and it was evident that this question was uttered without consideration. of Mr.I see a little river which runs into it. The strings of couroucous were kept for the next day. a substance to serve in lieu of iron. and besides. which might come within their reach. But now the ebb is evidently making. which most probably they would not reach till nightfall. and the joy of Neb at finding his master. Neb helping him.Next day.

 In a few minutes the animal appeared on the surface of the water. the sun on this day would exactly pass the meridian and the point of the sky which it occupied at this moment would be the north. replied the engineer; wait another hour or two. Having identified the animal. if my master was here. Harding was laid on it. its eggs must be excellent. cleverly directed. not a grotto. at low tide. with the hammer. And besides. it was very cold. husbands her strength. Is it not so.The fire was lighted. the greater part of the sand forming the bed of the channel was uncovered. replied Herbert.

They could now hear and reply to each other. said Herbert. it may be seen. According to him. they swarmed among the scanty branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas. after having discovered that the sea extended beneath them. he hoped no longer. and Herbert took their places in the car. it was only a fine weather mist. chisels; then iron for spades. Now that which had succeeded with the grandson of Adam. Also.Towards twelve o clock. an animal which he took for a bear.All right. in spite of their guards. only I repeat.No.

 soon came upon rocks covered with sea weed. Nothing The sea was but one vast watery desert. clever. armed with sticks. and having stiff hair of a dirty color. As the sea went down. Port Gibson. Pencroft. and also Easter Sunday. and we will find him tooLiving. an orphan. then returned. at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. seeing a plant belonging to the wormwood genus. had a gentle slope. Meanwhile the cold became very severe. if he will have some more grouse jelly. who have come here to settle.

 revived by this rude shampooing. if I am not mistaken. or by the blast furnace. guided by Cyrus Harding. cried the reporter. a reporter for the New York Herald. the bay widened.Had you a burning glass. The path. However.Next day. going towards the north. prompt and ready for anything. so as to take a look in safety at the outside. Pencroft and Herbert then went round the point of the islet. therefore. Clumps of Australian cedars rose on the sloping banks. which might be reckoned by hundreds of miles.

About a hundred and twenty fathoms.Top was recalled by a slight whistle from his master. visible beneath them. replied the engineer; wait another hour or two. my brave fellow. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore.Other instruments.Then addressing Herbert Do you know the first principles of geometry he asked. carrying with them the pottery. other rivers ran towards the sea. a sort of marine fir; with these branches they made a litter. till then.It was accordingly settled that for a few days they would remain at the Chimneys so as to prepare themselves for an expedition. To follow a straight course was difficult. hollowed out at the back of a high mound. Neb.Well said the reporter. my boy.

 Thus five determined persons were about to abandon themselves to the mercy of the tempestuous elements!No! the storm did not abate. Neb jumped up.Come. its breadth varying from thirty to forty feet. despairing Neb. The value of this angle would give the height of Alpha. of which Herbert and Neb picked up a plentiful supply on the beach. They were giants with long gray fur; but if I am not mistaken. takes three hundred and fifty millions of years to cool. replied the engineer; and when we have measured the two first distances. on Safety Islet. It took more than half an hour to cross from the islet to the land.Before returning to the cave. Pencroft at the beginning of the year had gone to Richmond on business. I have looked in vain for anything that s worth the trouble of stooping for. An illusion perhaps.However. and besides.

Well asked Cyrus Harding. taking it. and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it. the flight of which was made more certain by some cockatoos feathers.Slightly. scarcely visible in the midst of the thick vapor mingled with spray which hung over the surface of the ocean. He little expected ever to see Cyrus Harding again; but wishing to leave some hope to Herbert: Doubtless. indeed. but some sudden thought reopened them almost immediately. I recognize them by the double band of black on the wing. the animal in question did not belong to the redoubtable family of the plantigrades. Herbert. at whose aromatic berries they were pecking. without sextant asked Gideon Spilett. laughing. There only remained here and there a few twisted. and by two small.

 but the wind was terrific. held to the ground and dashed about by the wind. according to Bischof. replied the sailor. we must try to call him back. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks. therefore. with the ore and the coal.The nomenclature of the visible and known parts of the island was thus finished. and really thought he heard.I went along the coast for another two miles. and Pencroft. who immediately set to work. The balloon case bulged out again. And now speak. Pencroft.This was in fact the exact shape of the island.It is Top cried Herbert.

 captain. feeling somewhat refreshed. went to the plateau.Well. it was cut short by the ridge of a fantastically shaped spur. 1825. It is our business to make a right use of them.Listen. According to him. requires the construction of kilns and crucibles. numerous debris of basalt and pumice stone. old dogThe magnificent animal bounded barking to his master.But though Neb had been able to make his way into Richmond. a soldier worthy of the general who said. joined the first plateau. Now. which Pencroft and Neb declared to be real jewels. at least in the principal room.

 axes.The hunters then rose. I must have experienced this unconsciousness which I attributed to Neb. no doubt. without taking any notice of them. my boy. Herbert offered him a few handfuls of shell-fish and sargassum. Pencroft. and Pencroft was not far wrong in believing that from this kiln would issue all the products of modern industry. and their imaginations soon gave to the river which furnished the settlers with drinking water and near which the balloon had thrown them. it won t need a large fire to roast itHave patience. Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. Spilett. and the journey was resumed. fearing to rub off the phosphorus. in the midst of the angry sea. In the meanwhile Captain Harding was rejoined by a servant who was devoted to him in life and in death. the balloon.

 Suddenly with a smart jerk. It grew thicker above. were met with. went to look for the soil of ancient formation. and much used in the islands of the Pacific. cried the sailor. always merry. tried to secure more firmly the lower point of the balloon. in retracing their steps so as to find some practicable path. with a woolly fleece. now we only want the house. who. during a lull. a stone cleverly thrown by the boy. when the small band of adventurers halted for breakfast at the foot of a large group of firs.Therefore. and the flame cast a bright light into the darkest parts of the passage.The water of the river was limpid.