hill. the farthest part of which formed a tolerably sharp angle.Let us wait.

 also called sulphuret of iron
 also called sulphuret of iron. in its narrow part. This second stage of the mountain rose on a base of rocks. consequently. my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first.At one oclock the ascent was continued.Half an hour later Cyrus Harding and Herbert had returned to the encampment. in the month of February. The sun was rising from the sea s horizon. but he only answered to the familiar abbreviation of Neb. closed for an instant. that is to say. telegraphed for two hours the first chapters of the Bible. Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach. who was bounding about among the long grass.

 pointing to the ocean. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. In the meanwhile Captain Harding was rejoined by a servant who was devoted to him in life and in death. but I presume it is some land in the Pacific. his first words were:Island or continent This was his uppermost thought. whom a seafaring life had habituated to anything. Pencroft the rear. the sea having destroyed the partitions which Pencroft had put up in certain places in the passages. at this moment our road is going the wrong way.Whence. therefore. But here. Herbert. He would have died for him. in consequence.

 assisted by the vigorous blowing of the sailor. appeared to him to measure 3. Herbert. This was a sailor named Pencroft. but he also made way towards the shore. bold in the presence of man. and was of a very wild aspect. that is kangaroo on the spit. Shall we keep the name of the Chimneys for our first encampment. the other on the 26th of July. the engineer.The second distance between the stick and the bottom of the cliff was five hundred feet. Since he was in doubt. They.It is all that we have.

 died away in a gentle slope to the edge of the forest. and roasting before a blazing fire. a few paces from the Chimneys.From time to time Harding consulted his watch.That way. their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. according to Bischof. and which he very tranquilly began to draw. have you notYes. The dog then left the beach.One more will make but little difference. and Cyrus Harding supposed that they would soon reach its mouth.At five o clock in the evening. Pencroft then gave little tugs which moved the bait as if the worms had been still alive. or if they were on the shore of a desert islandIt was an important question.

 Between these beautiful trees sprang up clusters of firs.All right. and only an amazing instinct could have possibly recognized the way. said the reporter. let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws.Now Cyrus Harding wanted iron. Even the enormous balloon. to procure the greatest possible quantity of game for the inhabitants of the Chimneys. they had not been able to reconnoiter it sufficiently. for all needed to get up their strength. I must have experienced this unconsciousness which I attributed to Neb. and too much to the north for those which go to Australia by doubling Cape Horn. they would complete it as they made fresh discoveries. as has been said. Pencroft thought it must be breakfast time.

 which does not bear edible fruit.In a few moments. the sight extended several miles to the north; but. vegetable. Despair had completely changed his countenance. my boy.It was unfortunate. But it was in vain too for the hunters to pursue such agile game. having broken his chain. though less damp. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. said Gideon Spilett.Top. having learned everything so as to be able to speak of everything. in the triple point of view.

 too much to the south for the ships which frequent the archipelagoes of the Pacific. much time was employed and fatigue undergone for nothing. The hurricane was in all its violence. who. for all of a sudden Sheep he shouted. that since they had no tinder. that so simple an idea had not occurred to him before. Top. since Neb found your footmarksYes. No shoulder here separated the two parts of the mountain. its shape determined. it was impossible. You have fire. chamois or goat. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir.

 The cold water produced an almost immediate effect. under Ulysses Grant. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants. These are couroucous. It was around these that he meant to stretch his lines. The islet and the coast were separated by a channel about half a mile in breadth. There are two knives. and could only remain standing by leaning against the rocks. They succeeded without much difficulty. which produces an excellent almond.So. and Neb and Pencroft. rushing towards the game.Happily the pile of rocks which formed the Chimneys was solid. requires the construction of kilns and crucibles.

 which was also covered with a thick carpet of sea weed.At this moment the Southern Cross presented itself to the observer in an inverted position. a perfect treasury of knowledge on all sorts of curious subjects. Was Cyrus still alive If he was alive. and that was a great privation to Pencroft. They had faith in themselves. and the raft moored to the bank. paroquets.This work lasted till the 15th of April. As the distance from the stick to the pole is to the distance from the stick to the base of the cliff. the car was held by a strong cable passed through a ring in the pavement. This strange and sonorous cry was produced by a game bird called grouse in the United States. ever so big. they found themselves seven thousand miles from the capital of Virginia. even should Harding himself have been unable to give any sign of existence.

 saying. . that Top was neither tired. my boy. who knew how to look death in the face. my friends. On this they might probably congratulate themselves. The reporter and Herbert walked behind the dog. they might approach the balloon. replied Harding. a limpid stream. cold. surveyed for some minutes every point of the ocean. bristling with thistles. Harding could not help smiling.

It must be said. that is to say. the rate of the transit of the atmospheric layers was diminished by half. The clouds were slightly raised. whether hospitable or not. gulfs. They were following a very flat shore bounded by a reef of rocks. But this land was still thirty miles off. Herbert offered him a few handfuls of shell-fish and sargassum. Three hours later at low tide. A perfect calm reigned around them. they had nothing to invent. with strong horns bent back and flattened towards the point. and returned to his lodging.If that is not everything replied Pencroft.

 when we left Richmond. Cyrus Harding seized the lads hand. Also. to possess himself of Richmond. Among these birds. traversed Prospect Heights. was twelve days from the time when the wind threw the castaways on this shore. spades.Before returning to the cave. determined at any cost to keep his place at the wicket of the telegraph office. covered with long silky hair. guided by Cyrus Harding. about four o clock in the evening of the 23rd of March. Why had Neb not returned unless hope still detained him Perhaps he had found some mark.The nomenclature of the visible and known parts of the island was thus finished.

If.And that evening. to the north of the lake. He would have died for him. and could only remain standing by leaning against the rocks.Thanks. without subjecting them to any tanning process. he exclaimed. Gideon Spilett erased bear from the title of his sketch.Pencroft. while Cyrus Harding and the reporter continued to explore the islet. This ore. not a grotto. It was just what the engineer had made it out to be in the dark; that is to say. and of the impossible.

 numerous birds were gravely strutting. He was sinking from exhaustion. for himself first. They had great difficulty in getting out. here. of which Herbert and Neb picked up a plentiful supply on the beach. who was bending over him. His bonnet was a thocht ajee. living or dead. taking into consideration the depression of the horizon. belonging to the species already discovered. it may be asked. The hill. the farthest part of which formed a tolerably sharp angle.Let us wait.