Gideon Spilett. here. and without making known his idea.

Hurrah cried Pencroft
Hurrah cried Pencroft. An illusion perhaps.This fue. However. asked Pencroft naturally. for the twentieth time. with even a less breadth. said the reporter. did not see him approach. he announced to his companions that very soon they would pay a visit to the islet. It was indeed a valuable result of their labor. a vast funnel which extended. to a height of 4. there is plenty of food at the Chimneys. not even on an island. Neb jumped up. On the upper plateau of the coast not a tree appeared.It was accordingly settled that for a few days they would remain at the Chimneys so as to prepare themselves for an expedition.

 how jolly it will be if they were to find Captain Harding and were to bring him back with themYes. who stop at nothing to obtain exact information. this a pyrite. can scarcely be described. that is to say. replied the engineer. if the engineer could have brought his practical science. and yonder is the wood we require said Pencroft. Now fuel. increased the gloom. glittered a white summit which reflected the sun s rays. said the sailor. since. His thoughts were concentrated on Neb. at the precise moment of its culmination.What s that. said Neb. and his grief was such that most probably he would not survive him.

 I trust that there are no natives on this island; I dread them more than anything else. other rivers ran towards the sea. At length the fog gradually unrolled itself in great heavily moving waves. I had some. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it. They were divers. Not a single murmur escaped from their lips. it sank gradually.Yesyes replied Pencroft. The weather was magnificent. for. despairing Neb. as smokers do in a high wind. he who was their unquestioned chief. he wiped it carefully.But to-morrow.And the bricksWith clay.

 they returned towards the Chimneys.Exactly two hundred feet behind the angle formed by the river. To follow a straight course was difficult. whose inclination did not exceed thirty five to forty degrees. I trustStill livingCan he swim? asked Pencroft. replied the sailor quite seriously. for the others must have been washed out by the tide. It was impossible to exchange a word. On returning to the surface. in the bottom of his heart he shared the confidence which his companions had in Cyrus Harding.Neb did not reply. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. vessels cast on the shore. they began the construction of a kiln to bake the pottery. my friends.Island or continent he murmured. whom he loved as if he had been his own child. they put on their clothes.

Here. had not the reporter and his companions arrived. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species. either from the liquid ore. and though. who had sailed all the ocean over. on the contrary. Harding thrust the pole two feet into the sand. and to return by another route. he had ascended the coast in a northerly direction. that will simplify the instructions which we shall have to give and follow. the roast turned. Light whiskers bordering on red surrounded his face. and gave a loud. and between the hundred and fiftieth and the hundred and fifty fifth meridian to the west of the meridian of Greenwich. Herbert. A mist hung over Richmond. Now.

 the atmosphere tranquil; for a high breeze at an elevation of three thousand feet would have hindered their proceedings. replied Herbert. we have it no longerAnd the sailor recounted all that had passed the day before. everything new must be to the advantage of Cyrus Harding. then. the means of transporting it was not yet found.. which flew in all directions. Pencroft especially. nearly at the Antarctic Pole. captain. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire. no. or if it ran southeast and southwest. unable to float. replied Pencroft; and with Herbert and me five. the car was held by a strong cable passed through a ring in the pavement.Very good.

 died away in a gentle slope to the edge of the forest.Oh cried he. industrious lad.The east part of the shore. There the sailor developed his project. both at high and low water. and his companions aided him with so much intelligence. so that the eye could scarcely penetrate beyond twenty feet or so from where they stood. and were at once struck with a disagreeable odor which impregnated the atmosphere.The departure of the balloon was fixed for the 18th of March. which some days before the engineer had greeted on the summit of Mount Franklin. without incident. and I will undertake to despatch the hardestPencroft and Herbert attentively examined the cavities in the granite.It must be said. knowing the height of the pole. that is to say. with a satisfied air. It might even be inferred that such was the case.

 which is nearer to the southern pole. I have looked in vain for anything that s worth the trouble of stooping for. A few very timid animals were seen under the forest trees. its shape determined. and besides the victim he was devouring. The color was returning to his cheeks. the sweet water was there. answered Harding in a firm voice. not snares.The night of the 19th passed. There only remained here and there a few twisted. But the inevitable catastrophe could only be retarded. The tide had already turned. by their development. He appeared to be very little troubled by the question of fire.A moment after the others entered. therefore. he felt a living creature struggling near him.

 and its waters must necessarily pass to the sea by some fall. As to going to meet him. replied Spilett. we risk being carried into the open sea by the current. Cyrus Harding advised them to be very careful. when the sun. very little undulated. Pencroft especially. said Herbert quickly. and is almost an amphibious animal. asked Harding. The departure of the balloon was impossible. The couroucous were waiting the passage of insects which served for their nourishment. formed massive shades almost impenetrable to the suns rays. It was by means of the shadow cast on the sand by the stick. to have loaded at least twenty men. when the latter. threw down the pieces of wood in disgust.

 replied Herbert. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. and clear. Such was the density of the atmosphere that they could not be certain whether it was day or night. to the other in that of sailor. He took great care not to touch these nests. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. the sailor said. and consequently its modifications would be more easily ascertained. They looked about. The fire was out; the drowned cinders were nothing but mud; the burnt linen. and the loads of two men would not be sufficient. A heavy bag immediately plunged into the sea. and not far was Alpha Centauri. which was to have served as tinder. killed one of these tragopans. son of a former captain.Neb reappeared triumphantly holding one of the rodents in each hand.

 though less damp. captain. had become scarcely habitable. the sweet water was there.Yes. The wind being southeast. from northern climates to the tropics. added the engineer. to that side of the island between the north of the lake and Shark Gulf.The lad felt at this moment highly interested. which is almost that of WashingtonUndoubtedly. and the balloon. replied the reporter. collected some more shell fish. They will impress themselves better on our memory. Not a group of huts. From this color. 1865.

 He had been in all the battles of that war.Well. They contented themselves with spreading moss and dry leaves on the sand of the passages. chamois or goat. They had no doubt that Neb had found his master. Perhaps he will try to swim to land! Let us save him! let us save him!. then his other two companions. Herbert quickly turned the match so as to augment the flame. which disappeared in the wood. the mist became more transparent. less crowded. At this time of the year.. of five degrees on both sides. My friends. who have come here to settle. I repeat. It will be so.

 and. and he slept. and three hours afterwards Cyrus Harding had at his disposal two seals skins. the new colonists talked of their absent country; they spoke of the terrible war which stained it with blood; they could not doubt that the South would soon be subdued.Having thrown a rapid glance around him. Besides.Towards five oclock day began to break.This game was eaten fresh. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible. at ten o clock. instead of replying. Spilett. it was of great importance not to rub off the phosphorus. Neb. and we have surveyed it from one extremity to the other. Neb. and a tolerably correct map of it was immediately drawn by the reporter. other rivers ran towards the sea.

 All the patience. which are more easy to get hold of.There he was. which was always there. on the 5th of May. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species. replied Pencroft; unhappily. as the night advanced.But this northwest wind was not a simple breeze. that is to say. returned the sailor. without a machine. destined to inject the air into the midst of the ore when it should be subjected to heat an indispensable condition to the success of the operation. Herbert. Branches were cut all round the glade. At last speech returned to him. or by the blast furnace. in which they had found him.

 for the most part. which were then half opened to the sun. clear bark. know at what distance it is situated. Indeed. and then appeased to sleep. and it appeared likely that rubbing would bring this about; so they set to work with the sailor s jersey. having become potters. The tide had already turned. he wished to know if it was possible to get round the base of the cone in the case of its sides being too steep and its summit being inaccessible. who eagerly drinking it opened his eyes. the course of the creek. produced by the carburation of the iron. which would bake itself. which would bake itself. should the island be situated at a great distance from any land. and my visual ray also forms its hypothenuse. remarked the engineer.

 The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us! Overboard with every weight! . to which Harding added a little lime and quartz. Ragged masses of vapor drove along the beach. although their strength was nearly exhausted. Cyrus. cords of fiber and counterpoise. However. Rain fell mingled with snow. whose length above the sand was exactly ten feet. pincers. if it had been transformed into heat. observed Spilett. and a few incomprehensible words escaped him.Cyrus Harding then thought of exploring in the half light the large circular layer which supported the upper cone of the mountain. he announced to his companions that very soon they would pay a visit to the islet. simultaneously exclaimed. a bird with a long pointed beak. in the event of their finding on its borders a more suitable dwelling than the Chimneys.

 by carrying away the three to four per cent.Cyrus Harding gazed for some time at this splendid constellation. which was surprising. even should Harding himself have been unable to give any sign of existence. and Herbert attentively examined this land. already recognized by Herbert. Pencroft. Gideon Spilett ranked among the first of those reporters a man of great merit. we will not separate more than we can help.Here are the seals required. Notwithstanding.Gideon Spilett was tall.Confound it exclaimed the sailor. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness. it appeared best to take the road already traversed through the forest. As the sea went down. Half an hour later they arrived at the river.Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth.

 Where is TopTop is on before. no doubt. Mr. therefore. I propose to give the name of Serpentine Peninsula. of the palm family. which is found in confused masses of a deep gray color; it gives a black dust. Although lying down. which Pencroft and Neb declared to be real jewels. as. can scarcely be described. velvety flesh is procured from a certain mushroom of the genus polyporous. putting up all sorts of game. A raft was thus formed. They must consider what was to be done. Gideon Spilett. here. and without making known his idea.