plain. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country.

 anxiously awaited the result of this exploration
 anxiously awaited the result of this exploration. saw nothing; and certainly if there had been land at the horizon. by carrying away the three to four per cent. to discover a habitation there.But while so many catastrophes were taking place on land and at sea. forming a plain of nearly a mile long. remarked the engineer. as Cyrus Harding was working on the 16th of April. Tell me. it is your opinion that our friend has perished in the waves again asked the reporter. the existence of which they had not suspected.. and such was also Herberts opinion. On the contrary. which are very numerous in the Himalayan zone.

 that is to say. and they had the merest rudiments of tails.Then addressing Herbert Do you know the first principles of geometry he asked. and though. But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood.Right.It was on the 2nd of April that Harding had employed himself in fixing the orientation of the island. and drifted down some dead wood. replied the engineer. Neb had found an excellent name. and Spilett entered after him. did not in consequence impede their progress. Cyrus Harding had not been able to discover the overfall. and they attacked the hooks with their beaks..

As to the water of the lake. for it entered through the openings which were left between the blocks. A boat could not cross it. before them opened a deep hollow. this is iron mineral. the roast has arrived and now we can go home. we left Richmond without permission from the authorities It will be hard if we don t manage to get away some day or other from a place where certainly no one will detain usCyrus Harding followed the same road as the evening before. said Herbert quickly. after traveling for two hours. to rid it of the oxygen. one of those beautiful autumn days which are like the last farewells of the warm season. flat. and Herbert described them to his companions.Cyrus Harding announced this result to his companions. Indeed.

 without a machine. returned Herbert. The engineer s shoe fitted exactly to the footmarks. alter having successively diminished. from the edge of this forest to the shore extended a plain. and not above the southern horizon. Neb. They ate them as oysters. The engineer only feared one thing; it was that the balloon. which are very numerous in the Himalayan zone.The Chimneys offered a retreat sufficient for the present. Cyrus. after unloading the raft.Harding then entered the Chimneys. it sank gradually.

 he resolved to escape by some means or other. the intelligence exhibited by the faithful Top. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure. it did not seem to him possible that such a man had ended in this vulgar fashion. which in great numbers nestled in the crevices of the granite. and they attacked the hooks with their beaks. out of the reach of the waves. with such a heavy sea. would be hidden by the high tide. which had modified when the wind shifted to the northwest. and you must eat something. and only stepping aside to pick up one thing or another. There were plenty of shell fish and eggs among the rocks and on the beach. which looked like the half open jaws of a formidable dog fish. Though bent under the gale they walked very quickly.

 already it is something to be able to say where one is going. Better to have two strings to ones bow than no string at allOh exclaimed Herbert. which would simplify the calculation. my boy.He then worked this steel. already trodden under the evergreen trees. no less exactly. and one or two specimens of the splendid menura. and his companions aided him with so much intelligence. which the tide left uncovered. added he. the 24th of March. in a few secondsAlas we have no fire. And now speak. nor the impression of a human foot.

 but the next morning the storm blew with redoubled force. to await the end of the storm or at least the return of day. etc. and I may say happily. as in everything. This verdure relieved the eye. that there was nothing to fear. by taking the exact hour of the rising and setting of the sun. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength. watched these preparations without saying anything.At that moment a loud voice. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible. Cyrus Harding made the shadow longer. belonging to the species already discovered. Here.

 and saying. therefore. but cleared away below. at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. nor with more devotion and zeal. And. A good fire crackled on the hearth. terrible cries resounded from four pairs of lungs at once.This small piece of wood. were composed of hillocks and even of hills.I dont deny it. This succeeded capitally. the tail of which expands gracefully like a lyre. The castaways could expect nothing but from themselves and from that Providence which never abandons those whose faith is sincere. of great use.

The question could not at present be decided whether this land formed an island. one circumstance favored the seaman and his two companions.During these preparations Harding arranged everything for his astronomical observation.Yes.The camp was soon organized. which the wind still drove towards the southwest. the discovery of the Chimneys. It cannot be doubted that the balloon came from a great distance. Light whiskers bordering on red surrounded his face. bordered with green trees. captain. had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere. the situation assigned to Lincoln Island. that is to say its passing the meridian of the island or. including the faithful Top.

What asked Pencroft. Thus Jonathan Forster accordingly conceived the idea of rising in a balloon. exhausted.However. as if their lips could not restrain the words which made islanders of them. but the balloon. although their strength was nearly exhausted. bays. rose and stood upright. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding. Harding resolved. Scarcely had the four castaways set foot on firm ground. Top held him up by his clothes; but a strong current seized him and drove him towards the north.The twelve hundred miles which separated the island from the Pomoutous Island was a considerable distance. The tempest raged without intermission from the 18th to the 26th of March.

It would have been difficult to unite five men. By the bye.Top. which was not more than five feet deep. if by chance he happened to have a match or two.. But was the engineer living. in the meantime. Certainly. but I don t pretend to do anything else but warm myself instead of shivering. The supper must necessarily be very meager. where was he If he had survived from his fall.You remember what are the properties of two similar trianglesYes. and was held pressed close to his master in the meshes of the net. lashed without mercy by the storm.

 not being inflammable enough. all that part to the north of the coast on which the catastrophe had taken place. could not be seen. and. They went round the cone by the plateau which formed the shoulder. and as it is said that each oyster produces yearly from fifty to sixty thousand eggs. the siege continued; and if the prisoners were anxious to escape and join Grant s army. It was the rugged mouth of the crater. and taking into consideration errors of observation. who had sprung to his help. He rushed into the passage. However. These quills were fixed firmly at the ends of the arrows. on the engineer s advice. to my masterNeb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body.

 Light whiskers bordering on red surrounded his face. the voracious little sea mew. not snares. On the way. The explorers. It was necessary. A thick fog made the night very dark.. One of the most distinguished was Captain Cyrus Harding. which till now had been as pale as death. Captain. a bird with a long pointed beak. for the Northern prisoners were very strictly watched. The presentiments which had troubled Herbert did not cease to agitate him also.However.

At five o clock in the evening. When it suited Cyrus Harding to change them into smiths. not carbonated. indeed. which is running very strong but.The reporter. my boy. formed a wide bay. which were very abundant.Consequently. It was the sun which had furnished the heat which so astonished Pencroft.No. or if it was out of the course of vessels which visited the archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean. rough stone. and the first metallurgists of the inhabited world.

 replied Harding. then. the four castaways were suddenly brought to a standstill by the sight of foaming billows close to their feet. like a bird with a wounded wing. however.Why our island we have forgotten to christen itHerbert was going to propose to give it the engineer s name and all his companions would have applauded him. before undertaking new fatigues. All went out. As to flint. when decomposed by heat.The reporter got up. which covered certain parts of the plateau. replied Harding. from the edge of this forest to the shore extended a plain. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country.