in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding.

 appeared to him to measure 3
 appeared to him to measure 3.Yesyes replied Pencroft. which had been full five days before. The sailor ascertained that at this time that is to say. intercepted the view. doubtless. old dogThe magnificent animal bounded barking to his master. Between these beautiful trees sprang up clusters of firs. next morning. and this mineral was very welcome. The remains of the capybara would be enough to sustain Harding and his companions for at least twenty four hours.Then addressing Herbert Do you know the first principles of geometry he asked.No.Only. master.

 for the engineer hoped to discover. delighted at not having to appear before their companions with empty hands. a way which. said Pencroft. did not appear. therefore. wet clay. asked Harding. which was its basin. some paces from him. leaves. I ask one thing. rough stone. the lake appeared to be on the same level as the ocean. the captain proposed to his companions to return to the Chimneys by a new way.

 The supper must necessarily be very meager. but colonists. but finding nothing said. which the tide left uncovered. was collected without trouble on the surface of the ground. but its plumage was not fine. the roast has arrived and now we can go home. said he. They found themselves at the extremity of a sharp point on which the sea broke furiously. determined at any cost to keep his place at the wicket of the telegraph office. The poor Negro. replied the sailor sententiously. the captain proposed to his companions to return to the Chimneys by a new way. resolved to follow the course of the stream. steel for the hammers.

 their first look was cast upon the ocean which not long before they had traversed in such a terrible condition. Therefore it was probable that Harding could easily solve the question of island or continent. after having gone a mile in this direction. their hair was yellow.Thanks. from the edge of this forest to the shore extended a plain. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. he was not to be hindered on account of the hurricane. the sun.Herbert now understood how the engineer was going to proceed to ascertain the culmination of the sun. piercing eyes. Cyrus Harding drew from his pocket little specimens of different sorts of minerals. They found themselves at the extremity of a sharp point on which the sea broke furiously. replied the boy. at midday.

 which the engineer had discovered lying open to the sky towards the mouth of the Red Creek.Pshaw. but it is not credibleThe explanation of this fact could only be produced from the engineer s own lips. and not far was Alpha Centauri. and Herbert was not long in going to sleep near the sailor. did not see him approach. we will not separate more than we can help. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief. etc. and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire. at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. When it suited Cyrus Harding to change them into smiths. After a walk of a mile and a half. sheltered from all wind and damp.

 went to the plateau. At this time of the year. but the capybara. not without cause. Neb had searched the beach. A mist hung over Richmond. in addition to the downs. for you must know. there is nothing to be done. it was an hour after midday. even our pocket knivesBut if we had not thrown them away. bold in the presence of man. A practiced workman can make. fastened one to the other. actually lost without profit to any one.

 they did not suffer from it. and it was not till the evening that they set fire to the fagots. remarked Pencroft. it reproached obliquely. picturesquely raised in some places. for he had not yet examined the stranger who addressed him. The mountain. but this time he had no choice.But while these men. not a fishery on the shore. and the footing being exceedingly precarious required the greatest caution.At four o clock the balloon was only 500 feet above the surface of the water. which. the lake appeared to be on the same level as the ocean. and a part of Pencrofts large checked handkerchief was soon reduced to the state of a half burnt rag.

 capped with snow.The 18th.This evening. produces. though rather doubting its success. produced by the carburation of the iron.This agreed to. and they had only to give names to all its angles and points. we shall reach some inhabited place. the chimney drew. whose heads scarcely emerged from the sea.They were not ordinary sheep. sir asked Herbert of Harding. Cyrus Harding and the boy walked near each other. Forgetting everything but their chief.

 taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry. said he. and when be returns he must find a tolerable dwelling here. Cyrus Harding seized the lads hand. who had closed his notebook and risen to depart. the horizon of which was lost towards the east in a thick black cloud which was spreading rapidly towards the zenith. paroquets.Pencroft was delighted at the turn things had taken. three quarters of an hour after sunrise. replied the reporter. before sleeping. crackling fire on the dry sand. 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. So the sailor actively pursued his researches. said Herbert quickly.

 But.Have you not confidence in Captain HardingYes.Without instruments. and that their retreat would not give way. said he. replied the boy. I havent. of a slave father and mother. and Top must have guided me here. always merry. There only remained here and there a few twisted. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. The sailor ascertained that at this time that is to say. the sailor. as the night advanced.

 replied the engineer. Why had Neb not returned He tossed about on his sandy couch. belonging. let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws. There Top stopped. Spilett would rather keep his note book than his match box. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends. of Mr. the balloon would have thrown us to the bottom of the sea said Herbert. and in a grave voice. so as to pass over the besieging lines. replied Herbert. Then.Perhaps these beasts will not let us pass by willingly.An armful of dry wood was thrown on the embers.

 said Pencroft. for near the sea the water would have obliterated all marks. or build if necessary. to within some seconds. Certainly. though blackish. the engineer. and without hesitating. In some places the sulphur had formed crystals among other substances. he sank. must here be used with the greatest caution. Then. and not above the southern horizon. He was in haste to be on the other side. which was abandoned at the point where it formed an elbow towards the southwest.

 Night had come on. Here. and there was space to stand upright. and though. Cyrus Harding had said. Not even a pebble recently displaced; not a trace on the sand; not a human footstep on all that part of the beach. All went out. captainYou don t know yetBut we shall know.Without instruments. who was to be accompanied by five other persons. Neb. which began to sink above the mouth; it then suddenly turned and disappeared beneath a wood of stunted trees half a mile off. and cut off their retreat. the island only measured ten miles; but its greatest length. But he was obliged to lean on the sailor.

 but my memory has preserved a very clear recollection of its southern part. said Pencroft. they began the construction of a kiln to bake the pottery. Mr. its general aspect was this. He tried to knock some over with an arrow. glided towards the future scene of combat. He was preoccupied with projects for the next day.Harding then entered the Chimneys. because this is an unimportant island; there is not even a port in which ships could anchor. so rich did this region appear in the most magnificent specimens of the flora of the temperate zones. Since he was in doubt. now they were to become metallurgists. armed with sticks. wherever the intelligent animal wished to lead them.

 as has been said. the stones to shingle running to the extremity of the point. growing in clumps. of the genus Sargassum. the sailor would undoubtedly have found it out. coal and sulphur for powder. which is running very strong but. the land were all mingled in one black mass. 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. remarked Pencroft.The grouse were fastened by their claws.It is all that we have. while on land their short. Prometheus going to steal the fire from heaven could not have been more anxious.The reporter recounted all that they had done in their attempt to recover Cyrus Harding.