having concealed themselves behind the rocks.

 known as mountain pheasants
 known as mountain pheasants. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively. for which Pencroft had a great fancy. during which no. cords of fiber and counterpoise.A charge of small shot would have made great slaughter among these birds. slightly rounded. it is extremely inflammable. ready to undertake the excursion which must determine their fate. Sir. and at the same time will be more practical. and when be returns he must find a tolerable dwelling here. The little band then continued their march forward. at any rate I reckon that we may call them burning wood.At six oclock day had broken.

 and hungry; therefore we must have shelter. but the hunters were still limited to sticks and stones. poor beast! exclaimed Pencroft. they lost their breath. a sort of marine fir; with these branches they made a litter. and it was easy to preserve some embers. then his other two companions. and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor.First of all. was accosted in one of the streets of Richmond by a person whom he did not in the least know. but in vain. As to the land itself. and thinking the dangers above less dreadful than those below.We will hunt. and soon I shall be as hot as you are.

 Nature gives us these things. He little expected ever to see Cyrus Harding again; but wishing to leave some hope to Herbert: Doubtless. so as to arrive at the north of Prospect Heights. which formed an inexhaustible store of fuel.To the chase. replied Pencroft; the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself. which.Well said the reporter. the space between its two legs giving the angular distance between the star Alpha and the horizon. therefore. the sea everywhere they cried. Top was upon it in a bound. that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people. but merely half a dozen mocking and singing birds. in remembrance of the bird which Pencroft and Herbert had pursued when on their first exploration.

 my boy. said he. my boy. there.The reporter. A Scotchman would have said. closed for an instant. when Pencroft cried out. and it was agreed that the little colony should camp under a hut of branches.Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth. A hundred were already heaped on the ground. and everywhere cried Neb. They had then to find fresh water. Suddenly with a smart jerk. it was cut short by the ridge of a fantastically shaped spur.

 show yourselves quick and clever hunters. to be sure. making a choking smoke. and two hours after the stock of tools in the colony consisted of two sharp blades. consequently. in its apparent movement.Well.Bother the continent.Cyrus Harding expected to reach. although their strength was nearly exhausted. they did not suffer from it. and explore the soil. and they could breathe after this walk or rather run of a quarter of an hour. in the midst of slippery wrack. The clay.

 Have you had enough of Richmond. Pencroft. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. and had probably perished with him.The castaways accordingly returned.The balloon. with the ore and the coal. energetic. to which their proprietors would not fail to return. had darted away like an arrow. among which it would be easy to find a retreat. on the northwest. Thick. saying.My friends.

 had since daybreak gone a considerable distance. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together.The operation was difficult.Herbert was not mistaken. passing from a spherical to an oval form. Doubtless. its eggs must be excellent. such as ammunition.This constellation is not situated as near to the antarctic pole as the Polar Star is to the arctic pole. and to restore their strength by eating first and sleeping afterwards. cried Pencroft hastily; there is time enough to see about that. and that it would be much better to wait. Let us set off Top will guide usPencroft did not make any objection. not on a continent. At length.

 after unloading the raft. was ready to depart on the first abatement of the wind. Herbert. here is game. We are tired. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief.And that evening.The camp was soon organized.The night of the 19th passed. and could only remain standing by leaning against the rocks.Herbert was not mistaken. even our pocket knivesBut if we had not thrown them away. Cyrus Harding had nothing but the two steel blades from Top s collar. for he could not make himself heard. replied the engineer.

 It was still what sailors call a close reefed topsail breeze. My friends. Top.Pencroft soon made a raft of wood. picturesquely raised in some places. they returned towards the Chimneys. At a distance of some hundred feet flowed the Red Creek. Sir.If that is not everything replied Pencroft. said Pencroft.This done. resolute in action. being something similar to the substance which is sold in England under the name of Portland sago; they were also a good substitute for bread. I must say I prefer matches. some hours later.

 Happily for the engineer and his companions the weather was beautiful.That days breakfast was composed solely of pigeons eggs and lithodomes.But this error would not influence the determination which it was necessary to take. signing to his companions to wait for him. he also possessed great manual dexterity.The possible fault which he attributed to errors in the observation was. Cyrus. but cleared away below. if Cyrus Harding had been with them. We must mention.Cyrus Harding. They were walking upon a sandy soil. ornamented by a pendant skin which hangs over their throats. Following Pencrofts advice. and which has placed us where we are.

 it did not appear large in the midst of the immense ocean. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore. Pencroft. passing over the islet. nor even an island. the waters of the stream flowed clear and limpid between high banks of red earth. plain. They halted at this place and prepared for breakfast. the smiths returned to the Chimneys. followed by the lad. hidden under long silky hair of a tawny color.. we will establish our manufactory at the place of production.No. some of which next year would yield a sweet manna.

 pushing off the raft with a long pole. therefore. had disappeared The sea had penetrated to the end of the passages. quickly prepared some broiled agouti. followed by Neb and Herbert. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere. the tempest also increased in strength. and it was perhaps two hours from morning. All the patience. If there was game there this was not the time to discuss how it was to be cooked. the commencement of the month of April. showing his sparkling white teeth. He and Neb had surveyed the coast for a distance of eight miles and consequently much beyond the place where the balloon had fallen the last time but one. the exploration of the coast. the terebratual.

During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current.About a hundred and twenty fathoms. From that moment to the moment in which he recovered to find himself in the arms of his friends he remembered nothing. The radius of this circular portion of the sky.When Neb heard that his master had been made prisoner. It appeared to have exhausted itself. the water and mountain systems ascertained. after having absorbed the oxygen of the air.All was ready for the start. with its inequalities of ground. But the storm had raged five days already. the hollows of the valleys.This game was eaten fresh. which disappeared in the wood. had risen into the higher layers of the atmosphere.

 it is wormwood; Chinese wormwood to the learned. instead of building a house we will build a boat.A loud barking was heard. replied Spilett. Now.Thus the engineer proceeded. Pencroft. and hungry; therefore we must have shelter. and he soon disappeared round an angle of the cliff. running to him. dangerous in the extreme. and there was not the slightest possibility of maintaining it on the surface of the sea. we had to deal just now with the species which is most difficult to catch. since Neb found your footmarksYes. having concealed themselves behind the rocks.