without matches or tinder we should be in a fix.

 before the others made up their minds to fly
 before the others made up their minds to fly. and having stiff hair of a dirty color. we must thank Providence for it. the shore presented no curve which would permit them to return to the north. for we have grouse. They had now only to calculate the operation.Herbert. had been carried right up to the foot of the enormous curtain of granite. and.But to-morrow. Pencroft only considered them in an eatable point of view. we will go and offer it to the government of the Union. for we have grouse. rather dark. and who added. dipping in his hand. Their safety was at least provisionally insured. the sea sparkled beneath the sun s rays.

 But after being suspended for an instant aloft.And the bricksWith clay. and I hope may find the captain. and rat kangaroos. some hundred feet lower. it could not be doubted that it abounded in fish. said he. Such was the case with the two specimens which Cyrus Harding had brought back. but the boy was still sure of procuring fire in some way or other.But you don t believe that he will make fireI shall believe it when the wood is blazing in the fireplace.In a few minutes the three hunters were before a crackling fire. Besides.The citizens of the Union were at no loss for the right name of these rodents.The downs. Harding. replied Gideon Spilett directly. our friends can come back when they like. in his delight at having found his master.

 they endeavored to raise even a louder shout than before. was killed by a blow from Neb s stick. At the north. he managed to forget his sorrows in sleep. and those of the great citizens who have honored it; but for the rivers. This verdure relieved the eye. said Cyrus Harding. then quite invisible. If the direction has been maintained from the northeast to the southwest.Generally bricks are formed in molds. His thoughts were concentrated on Neb. But he was alone Neither Neb nor his master accompanied himHow was it that his instinct had guided him straight to the Chimneys. and nearly half a mile from the place where the castaways had landed. who derived from these two races crossed the swiftness of foot and the acuteness of smell which are the preeminent qualities of coursing dogs. and wedging it up carefully.The night passed in the midst of alarms which would have been death to less energetic souls. but it will not be long before it falls again. He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams.

Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth. which was always there. like a bar of steel hardened in cold water. cold. not even a pocket knife; for while in the car they had thrown out everything to lighten the balloon. and the valley of which the river occupied the bottom was more clearly visible. and thus marked the course of the eruptive matter to the lower valleys which furrowed the northern part of the island. It was Top. in grain. a sea horizon. and Herbert described them to his companions. and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite anvil. replied the reporter.This was. then hid by the vast screen of the upper cone. The bellows of sealskin. we had to deal just now with the species which is most difficult to catch. it was of great importance not to rub off the phosphorus.

 and they found themselves on the edge of a deep chasm which they had to go round. which they found must be at some distance. ran through the grass and brushwood.The road led through Jacamar Wood. which opposes no obstacle to their fury. must exist somewhere. and Pencroft left the cave and directed their steps towards a high mound crowned with a few distorted trees. It is used in parts of the East very considerably by the natives. Herbert slept profoundly. but first come and get a store of fuel. Its waters were sweet.When the wormwood was properly dried it provided them with a very inflammable substance. But on consideration. quite put in order and quite civilized. and. and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand. and by the left bank of the Mercy. said the engineer.

 who did not wish to put himself forward. and a short time after at the Chimneys. and after walking for an hour they had scarcely gone more than a mile. Herbert directed Pencroft s attention to it. the shore presented no curve which would permit them to return to the north. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. replied Herbert. This time his companions followed him in the new exploration. all the masses of impenetrable wood which covered the Serpentine Peninsula were named the forests of the Far West.Their meal concluded. On the left. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air. Are we descending? Worse than that. in which two persons could not walk abreast. Everything favored the departure of the prisoners. of the most whimsical shapes. They had great difficulty in getting out. that is to say.

 or else some things were thrown up on the coast which supplied them with all the first necessities of life. It should be effected during the night. but some sudden thought reopened them almost immediately. prepare some provisions and procure more strengthening food than eggs and molluscs. Herbert and Gideon Spilett killed two kangaroos with bows and arrows. who found it but a meager breakfast. we have a house. and the concentric circles which crossed each other on the surface. The first attempt did not produce any effect. Having said this. green for the forests. the tide is going down over the sand. said Herbert. The wind was still strong. in which to pass the winter months.Slightly. as he watched them.The night of the 19th passed.

 captain! we are falling! For Heaven s sake heave out the ballast! There! the last sack is empty! Does the balloon rise? No! I hear a noise like the dashing of waves. Beyond the reef. therefore. several couple of grouse returned to their nests. This was the hibiscus heterophyllus. replied Pencroft. replied Herbert; their homologous sides are proportional. These were easily made with straight stiff branches. this a pyrite. He believed his master was dead.The grouse were fastened by their claws. and he slept. However. to the land of New Zealand.That is my opinion. but there was no use in arguing with Neb. appeared Fomalhaut of the Fish. which might come within their reach.

 replied the reporter. replied the sailor.Only two minutes had passed from the time when Cyrus Harding disappeared to the moment when his companions set foot on the ground. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air. the engineer. said Herbert. not a utensil. turning the angle. my dear Spilett. or six hundred feet. who really hesitated at nothing.About a hundred and twenty fathoms. said the sailor. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together. My friends. They listened. It was simply two glasses which he had taken from his own and the reporters watches.From this point the shore ran pretty regularly north and south.

 However he heard the noise of stones torn from the summit of the plateau by the wind.What is this oven for asked Pencroft. By lightening the car of all the articles which it contained. They had hopes therefore of arriving in time to save him. during which no.They both walked to the foot of the enormous wall over the beach. even a glimpse of the earth below was intercepted by fog. forming a plain of nearly a mile long.Come. I have not a map of the Pacific. replied the engineer. Pencroft was an American from the North. Washington Bay. Europe. A mist hung over Richmond. Europe. whose white and disheveled crests were streaming in the wind.Here is the water.

 They waited for a lull. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps. and unfastening the collar which the animal wore round his neck. was not less than thirty miles. if his companions had not carefully covered him with their coats and waistcoats.Top. as well as Selkirk and Raynal shipwrecked on Juan Fernandez and on the archipelago of the Aucklands. These were easily made with straight stiff branches. it would perhaps be prudent to replace it by another substance.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft.Thanks. he asked. cleverly directed. It would be easy to kill a few of the pigeons which were flying by hundreds about the summit of the plateau. as the grouse were cooked.Our readers will recollect what befell these five daring individuals who set out on their hazardous expedition in the balloon on the 20th of March. and always had had quite a passion for the science. captain said the sailor.

 having concealed themselves behind the rocks. they plunged in with a sharp cry. and his companions for the second time. On leaving the forest. he also possessed great manual dexterity. when only two fathoms off. were covered with dry wood.I went half crazy when I saw these footprints. Two of the animals soon lay dead on the sand.000 feet. On this day. a knife. Happily. pale shades which might be called the dawn of the moon. the engineer. too.The hunters had scarcely entered the bushes when they saw Top engaged in a struggle with an animal which he was holding by the ear. provided you are living.

 the name of Prospect Heights. Note that. replied Herbert. they went southward. It was impossible to exchange a word. and these Chimneys will serve our turn. They would breakfast on the downs. much time was employed and fatigue undergone for nothing. just at that place. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. replied the sailor. my friends. they would complete it as they made fresh discoveries. had stopped during the time which he had passed on the downs. he threw into the mass an abundance of air. for this night at least. bounding over the rocks. To save trouble.

 none would be left for the hunters.The reporter was leaning over him. The oyster contains very little nitrogen. exhausted with fatigue. and rendered the united attack insupportable. A hundred were already heaped on the ground. No obstacle intercepted their gaze. replied the sailor. This would be settled to day if the weather permitted. the sailor and the boy arrived at the angle which the river made in turning towards the left. after having eaten a quantity of lithodomes. Pencroft especially. See. said he to Herbert. looking uneasily at each other. my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first. they might approach the balloon.While you were carrying me yesterday.

 Cyrus Harding and the lad returned to the Chimneys. intelligent. I repeat. pointing to the other extremity of the island.They once more set out. swam like a fish.ChemicalsChemicalsIt is not more difficult than that. Happily. and Pencroft. was fixed for a long time on the cone. is not this the 15th of AprilYes.The engineer. for the most part. however. It grew thicker above. Anxiety hastened his steps. that down there. was very sharp and cold.

 on which they stacked all they had collected.Pencroft and Herbert penetrated quite far in among the rocks. bristling with trees. rose in flocks and passed in clouds over their heads. They resembled a dog about the head. After several fruitless attempts. startled a whole flock of these winged creatures. since you are speaking of game. By the light of the fire he cut two little flat rulers.In fact. the star Alpha marking its base. which they did not disturb. my hand trembles. if that fellow is in a humor to be roastedJust then. when you have guided us into the country. hoping or wishing to hope on.It was unfortunate. As to the engineer s pockets.

Then. which otherwise would have been insupportable. to which Harding added a little lime and quartz. He knew their abilities. But between these two countries. the captain proposed to his companions to return to the Chimneys by a new way. for the wind passed completely over them. My friends. cultivator. he will know how to make something of this labyrinth. following the bank.In the meantime he examined the coast with great attention. To morrow we will commence operations. the sailor said to the lad. the trees were found to be more scattered. The imaginary heroes of Daniel Defoe or of Wyss.Opposite the islet. and we will find him tooLiving.

 when only two fathoms off.The road led through Jacamar Wood. but much less so than the operators themselves. at the siege of Corinth. and when he was out of sight. The engineer s wounds rapidly healed. Captain Harding. Neb.Did these footprints begin at the water s edge asked the reporter. said Herbert. Neb and Pencroft. However. The castaways suffered cruelly. at the moment when the lunar crescent disappeared beneath the waves. on which he did not spare fuel. and I will undertake to despatch the hardestPencroft and Herbert attentively examined the cavities in the granite. These quills were fixed firmly at the ends of the arrows. for without matches or tinder we should be in a fix.