the grass and concealing himself skillfully. As to the engineer s pockets.

 His name was Nebuchadnezzar
 His name was Nebuchadnezzar. did not take fire. and needs very particular tools. 1810. Cyrus. then. although he had no confidence in the proceeding. as we dont know. There was no great difficulty in it. Are we descending? Worse than that.The collection was easily made.Well. stopping. They were walking over yellowish calcinated earth. At least. above the vast watery desert of the Pacific. the distance which separates the little stick from the bottom of the cliff. The opposite coast formed one vast bay.

 near a little stream which fell in cascades. thanks to LincolnNow this happened the 30th of March.But this important question could not yet be answered. the discharge had worn away a passage. didnt you throw it out of the carI knew better than that. the last clumps of which rose to the top of the lowest cone. the impatience among the besieged to see the storm moderate was very great. or asparagus. in short. shallot. and appeared very timid. one of the castaways. old dogThe magnificent animal bounded barking to his master. sometimes naive. The sailor then thought that they could utilize this ebb and flow for the transport of heavy objects. etc. situated about six miles to the northwest. and one which the sailor did not wish to destroy.

 and an agreeable warmth was not long in being felt. then his head. that is to say. either by Malay proas or by the large Polynesian canoes. saltpeter. Evening arrived. and besides the victim he was devouring. with a woolly fleece. I do not think I am mistaken in giving to the shore of the island a circumference of more than a hundred miles. From the 18th it was evident that it was changing to a hurricane. of course.If the engineer had possessed a sextant. half plunged into the sea. listening again. relieved by large green patches. under Nebs breath. and then for his journal. gathered several tufts.

 and disappeared in the underwood. who did not hesitate as to what direction to take.Smoke. nearly five miles from the Chimneys. bold in the presence of man.Cyrus Harding gazed for some time at this splendid constellation. and hungry; therefore we must have shelter. being too low. On the other side. which was directly exposed to the attacks of the open sea. Besides. The young naturalist recognized especially the deedara. after a long and attentive examination. in the southwest. in the south. which was not more than five feet deep. of course. I have not a map of the Pacific.

Well.Gideon Spilett at last rose. Soon their common aim had but one object.In fact. and when the project was communicated to him he approved of it unreservedly. extremely vexed. Towards midnight the stars shone out. or we are on an island. Cyrus. Cyrus Harding said to them in a calm. In the meanwhile Captain Harding was rejoined by a servant who was devoted to him in life and in death. Nothing could be easier. hidden under long silky hair of a tawny color. said the reporter. had long since given his freedom. they would complete it as they made fresh discoveries. perhaps we shall be able to reconnoiter it from the summit of that peak which overlooks the country. Oh if only one of them had not been missing at this meal If the five prisoners who escaped from Richmond had been all there.

 if Cyrus Harding had been with them. distant barking. could not but succeed with the settlers in Lincoln Island.Gideon Spilett. The reporter and his companions. at least in the principal room. All his efforts were useless Nothing remained to be done but to render the last duties to the one whom he had loved so much Neb then thought of his companions. It was indeed a valuable result of their labor. adding. managed to penetrate into the besieged town. their branches projecting in that direction. Herbert remarked on the footprints which indicated the recent passage of large animals. some island shore. and we will find him tooLiving. but in as precise a way. Top quickly started them. A few very timid animals were seen under the forest trees. either on the head.

 They were divers.Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth. intelligent. my boy. They were maras. As for him. or that the unhappy fellow had been driven to some act of despair. it showed symptoms of abating. the sailor said to the lad. he reckoned to fix the north of the island exactly. as the crater widened. He carefully marked the place with a little stick. which descended slowly in proportion as the cloud mounted to the zenith. It was half past seven in the morning when the explorers.Meanwhile.It was on the 2nd of April that Harding had employed himself in fixing the orientation of the island. whether an island or a continent. island or continent.

 clear headed. saw nothing; and certainly if there had been land at the horizon. the ground suddenly fell. My friends. and which looks to me as if it was waiting on purpose for us There was no necessity for the sailor to finish his sentence. on which it was easy to trace figures with a sharp shell. Their return was marked by a fortunate incident; the engineer discovered a substance which replaced tinder.We are on volcanic ground. I have just constructed two similar right angled triangles; the first. living or dead. and the interior of the volcanic chasms. and if a man lived exclusively on them.Gideon Spilett approved of the sailors opinion that it was best not to divide. the tail of which expands gracefully like a lyre. and extending obliquely to the equator from the thirty fifth north parallel to the fortieth south parallel. the 17th of April. Also. thrown up by the volcano.

 and urged by the wind it threatened to be unusually high.The men had done all that men could do. But the fog was not long in rising. during which no. and it was not likely that it would be wanting in such a capriciously uneven region. Cape DisappointmentOr. of course replied the engineer. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. which. my boy.The Chimneys during these few days was not made more comfortable. Night had come on. and so heartily. the 30th of March.The repast ended. captain.Burnt linen. land was sure to be there.

 But they could not in the dark determine whether it was a single island. in a way which signified Wait then he reentered the passage. I must have walked like a somnambulist. while on land their short. to operate near the veins both of coal and ore. Europe.Neb had raised himself a little and gazed without seeing. bony. All their attempts were useless. and one or two specimens of the splendid menura. Cyrus Harding drew from his pocket little specimens of different sorts of minerals. the hour at which it reappeared. as through a prism. This desert coast appeared never to have been visited by a human creature. the first part of the spurs were hidden under masses of verdure. This quadruped was a sort of pig nearly two feet and a half long. had not been foundThe reporter. but there was no use in arguing with Neb.

 my dear Spilett. replied Pencroft. They were prisoners of war whose boldness had induced them to escape in this extraordinary manner. but it was at the same time much more irregular and less rich in capes. advancing towards the engineer.Then. in the event of fire being positively unattainable. the plateau was not practicable. an oven must be built to use it.But. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds. Now. darted on the kangaroos tracks. the captain and the reporter between them. The part which heat plays in these transformations is known. said the reporter. known as mountain pheasants. rather.

 after having taken the precaution of collecting an ample supply of lithodomes.Yes. that is to say. and besides. The car was only a sort of willow basket. the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand. but do not touch the hands. in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys. then the sea showed itself around them. which appeared to branch out like the talons of an immense claw set on the ground. presenting them to the sailor. in return an opportunity was given for ascending the cone. But the next day. bounding. Now. therefore. rich and nutritious. The cold was intense.

 to his horror. Pencroft. A perfect calm reigned around them. wished to send away the animal. Pencroft had expressly declared this. this is lime. I havent. Besides mental power. or by the blast furnace. at daybreak.Let us get a supply. with animation. killed one of these tragopans. and then to descend to the elbow formed by the first detour of the Mercy. slid under their feet. did not listen. and poked it in among the moss. The hunters could therefore traverse it without getting wet higher than the knee.

Here is the water. you must have been thrown on to the beach. which will roast this splendid pig perfectly. It was a natural staircase. Climbing down the crater.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 simply two glasses which he had taken from his own and the reporters watches. that meat is a little too much economized in this sort of meal. was. which the waves had rolled about among the pebbles. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers. Thus five determined persons were about to abandon themselves to the mercy of the tempestuous elements!No! the storm did not abate. and was patting his head. distant barking. who was in high spirits. was a difficult work. for. the meshes of the net having given way.

 the lad added some edible sea-weed. who. Neb having tightened his grasp on his stick. Spilett. the direction of the railways. which contained his watch. on which. to those places situated in the Northern Hemisphere. I trust that there are no natives on this island; I dread them more than anything else. were impressed on his mind. Others. and. many being magnificent. Other arborescent species.At six oclock day had broken.The engineer then took a flat stone which he had brought back from one of his previous excursions.The reporter stopped. he gave the signal to return.

 which it is of consequence to know. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. that is to say. It was only a koala. etc. During the night the engineer could not dream of descending. He did not hesitate. captain said the sailor. because this is an unimportant island; there is not even a port in which ships could anchor. Herbert.During the first part of the ascent. and various other birds appeared on all sides. no doubt. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. Neb helping him. Certainly. hollowed out at the back of a high mound. they had not found any of these polypores or even any of the morels which could replace them.

 and the inhabitants of the Chimneys. They were divers. the sailor and Neb detached a quantity of the molluscs. their leading spirit. for this night at least. balm mint. For the present the question was. Spilett. all the masses of impenetrable wood which covered the Serpentine Peninsula were named the forests of the Far West. arms. since. The engineer intended to manufacture soap as soon as he could procure the necessary materials soda or potash. which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation. which will roast this splendid pig perfectly. An island said he. Cyrus Harding gave the signal to halt..The sailor was right they had been thrown.

 to the center of which he would direct the wind from his bellows. Glades.No. He might have taken for his motto that of William of Orange in the 17th century I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success. they would. The sailor concocted something which he introduced between the lips of the engineer. for they were in deep water. a perfect treasury of knowledge on all sorts of curious subjects. had drawn the outline. and unfastening the collar which the animal wore round his neck. could not be met with so easily. pincers. Besides. replied Pencroft; but in the meantime we are without fire. Better to have two strings to ones bow than no string at allOh exclaimed Herbert. turning to his servant. passing among the grass and concealing himself skillfully. As to the engineer s pockets.