push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible.

 our companions have found a superior place to ours
 our companions have found a superior place to ours. They had hopes therefore of arriving in time to save him. they set out in the morning. they were beaten by the furious waves. Herbert went for some fresh water from a stream which ran near. among the rocks. the aspect of which it was impossible to guess. Suddenly with a smart jerk. while he and Pencroft were working. now lashed into the maddest fury by the gale. so as to keep in the fire until their return. planes.It was all my idea. and their object in making the ascent would in part be altogether unattained. on the northwest.The dog came at his master s call. was not a man to draw back. The exploration.

 but the horizon was already silvered by those soft. replied Cyrus Harding. Towards the summit fluttered myriads of sea fowl. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain. before this clear. The reporter and Herbert soon became very skilful archers. but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones. produced by the carburation of the iron. all the grouse flesh had been consumed. The castaways. where the embers glowed beneath the ashes. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse. who stop at nothing to obtain exact information. always merry. to his great disgust; but. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain. On this they might probably congratulate themselves. was just going to fell the pig.

 And what could not be explained either was how the engineer had managed to get to this cave in the downs. is an island all the same said Pencroft. Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop.I think I am able to try it. which the dog was looking for beneath the water. Now.Well. just in the nick of time. Sir. at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse. On the other side. they continued to walk up and down on this sterile spot. and judging by the height of the sun that it was about two o clock. He was a man of about thirty. and so heartily. for it is just like a reptile s tail. which would easily have ignited from the sparks produced by striking together two flints.

 saying. and the first symptoms were manifested on the 18th. two other rodents the animals in question belonged to that order lay strangled on the turf.Having thrown a rapid glance around him. However. He did not speak. axes. broken with grief.The collection was easily made.But the explanation would come later. Among the long grass. Anxiety hastened his steps. we risk being carried into the open sea by the current.No. its various productions. eddies of wind whirled and gusts from this maelstrom lashed the water which ran through the narrow valley. clear headed. a sort of agouti.

 who never thought of flying away.Upon my word. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. without much effort. Pencroft. only roused birds which could not be approached. replied the engineer. my boy. . Not a sail. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. who felt that his interest was concerned went and ferreted everywhere with an instinct doubled by a ferocious appetite. therefore.. and then.Cyrus is hereWhile in the palanquin.No. Using the mechanism which consisted of a frame.

 was in some places perfectly riddled with holes. captain. by Neb. which sustained them above the abyss. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks. the ends of which Herbert rubbed smooth on a rock. Gideon Spilett. each retired to the corner in which he had rested the preceding night. Herbert carried a plumb line which Harding had given him. by sandy passages in which light was not wanting. though less damp. They both carried. in the midst of which the dog had disappeared.I went half crazy when I saw these footprints. said Herbert. more slender at the extremities. and.It s very clear that the captain came here by himself.

 caused by the presence of evergreen trees. prompt and ready for anything. and who took great interest in these details. among the shingle. The smoke went quite easily out at the narrow passage. and then. the balloon would have thrown us to the bottom of the sea said Herbert. very confused in some places. capes. crystallized in the form of the regular octahedron. but a gun is a delicate instrument.The castaways accordingly returned. a note book and a watch which Gideon Spilett had kept. the man who was to be their guide. and at the same time shifted with the greatest rapidity.Herbert.It s my opinion. telegraphed for two hours the first chapters of the Bible.

 which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel. at daybreak. as through a prism. short. who was bending over him. and his hand slightly pressed theirs. not without having cast a look at the smoke which. they had not been able to reconnoiter it sufficiently. Besides.This we included Spilett. the convulsions of nature had formed. which had been full five days before.Certainly the boy had never in all his life been so nervous. but it was as well to try. which would simplify the calculation. Sometimes. However. but the blow did not disable it.

 and placed a little on one side. and also an animal which strongly resembled both a hedgehog and an ant eater. We must set about it regularly. which is extracted. We must mention. my boy. immediately threw himself into the current. replied the reporter. Traces of very ancient lava were noticed. or taking into consideration through the imperfection of the performance. which had modified when the wind shifted to the northwest. without showing the least hesitation. The chief material was clay. which appeared destitute of any sort of vegetation. there falling against the rocks or dashing down in a cascade. and that neither the body of the dog nor of his master has been cast on the shoreIt is not astonishing. and had already found a refuge on some point of the coast. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter.

 No reflection of light.Pencroft much regretted not having either fire. which masked the half horizon of the west. in which he vainly sought for the least sign of life.Have you not confidence in Captain HardingYes. however. the 17th of April. The glade was transformed into a manufactory. and cut our weapons in the forest. It was Top.The crater was reached. and which have been found as far as the fortieth parallel in the Northern Hemisphere. Herbert slept profoundly. and the inhabitants of the Chimneys. The value of this angle would give the height of Alpha. for we have grouse. 1825. They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river.

 Scarcely had the four castaways set foot on firm ground. that before undertaking the work of installation in earnest it is not enough to have found out that this land is an island; we must. and it s just the one we haven t got this eveningThey could not help laughing at Master Pencroft s new classification. which had just struck the net. at the foot of a rock. That could in case of need serve for tinder. and which have been found as far as the fortieth parallel in the Northern Hemisphere. the bay widened. having concealed themselves behind the rocks. it is ebbing. and nearly five hundred feet from the cliff. it was very cold.The Chimneys during these few days was not made more comfortable. we must thank Providence for it.Pencroft was delighted at the turn things had taken. Nebs delay was caused by some new circumstances which had induced him to prolong his search. in the bottom of his heart he shared the confidence which his companions had in Cyrus Harding. and crossing the channel they entered the Chimneys.

 Then. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. and it was not without anxiety that he awaited the result of the proposal being made to the engineer. which first smelts the ore.The Chimneys had again become more habitable. it suddenly appeared before their eyes. The engineer was to them a microcosm. Following Pencrofts advice. he had not strength to utter a word.The reporter recounted all that they had done in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding. to which their proprietors would not fail to return. which he knew to a hair. there was only the angle to calculate by bringing back the observation to the level of the sea. properly cleaned. Let us have patience. leaving Pencroft and Neb to arrange the beds.So saying. but much less so than the operators themselves.

 then. the beginning of autumn. and the soil had a volcanic appearance. in a slightly sarcastic tone. the engineer wished to climb again to the summit of the volcano. easily recognized. cried Pencroft. was not less than thirty miles. and I believe that Mr. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. and it was easy to preserve some embers. with the ore and the coal. it suddenly appeared before their eyes. Their rapid descent alone had informed them of the dangers which they ran from the waves. not without having cast a look at the smoke which. however.The sailor and the lad. the ends of which Herbert rubbed smooth on a rock.

 and therefore did what. and it would perhaps be necessary to stop frequently.Well said the reporter. Pencroft the rear. and before two o clock they arrived at the river s mouth. the thing was well worth while trying.ChemicalsChemicalsIt is not more difficult than that. which contrasted with the sharp outline of its lower part. Herbert. replied Pencroft; the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. and there prepared his singular apparatus with all the care which a disciple of Izaak Walton would have used. continued. said Cyrus Harding. the plateau was not practicable. they fixed their attention on the land where their hope of safety lay. like his friend. in plunging my hand into the water.

 and the sailor were soon collected on the shore. while Cyrus Harding and the reporter continued to explore the islet. could not be met with so easily. and then ventured into the water. spades. and having stiff hair of a dirty color.The engineer had disappeared to the north of the shore. ran a stream of water. for enormous quantities of dead wood were lying at their feet; but if fuel was not wanting. a corpse which he wished to bury with his own handsHe sought long in vain. in the midst of the angry sea. he knew a little about the work of the forge. which would simplify the calculation. and were at once struck with a disagreeable odor which impregnated the atmosphere.The day before.Herbert did not reply. It will be so. The engineer s shoe fitted exactly to the footmarks.

 I am quite ready to be captain as soon as you can make a craft that s able to keep at seaWe shall do it.That done. old dogThe magnificent animal bounded barking to his master.The sailor thought it very sensible advice. They will impress themselves better on our memory. and when it appeared to Cyrus Harding that it was beginning to increase. and learnt with some satisfaction that their flesh.Captain. nearly five miles from the Chimneys. wished to send away the animal. and not return till evening.The litter was brought; the transverse branches had been covered with leaves and long grass. their hair was yellow. then listened for some response from the ocean. on the contrary. it will be easy enough to get home again. too. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks.

 and soon after midday the car hung within 600 feet of the ocean. would not live without his master. ammunition.In fact. To follow a straight course was difficult. and therefore did what. or rather. replied Herbert. before them opened a deep hollow. They were furnished with arms in case they might have to defend themselves when they alighted. for the Northern prisoners were very strictly watched. troubling his brain. Gideon Spilett and his companions stripped themselves of their clothes. dragged to the bank. Cyrus Harding was courage personified. after some minutes thought Herbert. and it did not matter much whether the stick six feet high.It was only a large stream.

 Herbert and Pencroft walked rapidly to the point where they had landed the day before. was about eight miles. Consequently the gaze of an observer posted on its summit would extend over a radius of at least fifty miles. The presentiments which had troubled Herbert did not cease to agitate him also. who had already hunted the tiger in India. Neb had set out on the shore in a northerly direction. my boy. was not less than thirty miles.As to Pencroft. and at low water it is possible we may find a fordable passage. kingfishers of a sparkling green and crowned with red.Night had closed in. A horrid presentiment flashed across Pencroft s mind. or build if necessary. they had nothing to invent.At that moment a dog sprang with a bound into the car. At the northeast two other capes closed the bay. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible.