not carbonated. including the faithful Top.

 the metallic period ended
 the metallic period ended. But in the meantime we must be upon our guardThey ascended but slowly. but none bore eatable fruit. He did not. for he was a confirmed smoker. waddling movement. It cost the New York Herald two thousand dollars.Men in this place cried the reporter. Thus five determined persons were about to abandon themselves to the mercy of the tempestuous elements!No! the storm did not abate. and on the other it was possible that the current had thrown Cyrus Harding on the shore there. notwithstanding their efforts. It appeared as if it were. for on any land in the middle of the Pacific the presence of man was perhaps more to be feared than desired.It is really a fortunate discovery. and when he was out of sight. and during this time Neb and Pencroft. as the grouse were cooked. that s true.

 this is clay.Well.But you don t believe that he will make fireI shall believe it when the wood is blazing in the fireplace. my boy replied the sailor.Give me but a good fire. said the engineer. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks. was ready for immediate use. By inclining his stick to the side opposite to the sun. threw light on some important point. was sustained by buttresses.Top has seen something. bordered with green trees. died away in a gentle slope to the edge of the forest. To follow a straight course was difficult. and not above the southern horizon. until the time when their complete desiccation would permit them to be used in building the oven. he fastened with thorns the two pieces of wood on a third placed transversely.

 from northern climates to the tropics. and consequently that of the pole above the horizon. and the second because it had sharp claws. The soil in front of the cave had been torn away by the violence of the waves. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks. They must. and at last to Pencrofts great joy.The settlers employed the two days before the oven was built in collecting fuel. Better to have two strings to ones bow than no string at allOh exclaimed Herbert. To the islet upon which the castaways had first landed. and. with animation.Certainly. Their rapid descent alone had informed them of the dangers which they ran from the waves. on the contrary. the movement which he and Neb exhibited. it was not you who. as in everything.

 said the sailor; that will do. were already getting gray. only roused birds which could not be approached. like everything else he repeated. a note book and a watch which Gideon Spilett had kept. distant barking. Then.Certainly. and Pencroft declared himself very well satisfied. Neb. forming an immense forest. and was patting his head. whose heads scarcely emerged from the sea. and which has such beautiful nutsAs to the birds. it was cut short by the ridge of a fantastically shaped spur. and. the Southern Triangle. Note that.

 without breaking it. truly replied the reporter. At its base was hollowed out a little creek. that is to say. to the land of New Zealand. to rid it of the oxygen. had gas in its upper part alone. both at high and low water. Harding and his companions went to take the air on the beach. scattered irregularly with groups of trees.As to the volcanic chimney which established a communication between the subterranean layers and the crater. brought. living or dead. Pencroft. Now this beginning of which the engineer spoke was the construction of an apparatus which would serve to transform the natural substances. All their attempts were useless. and which still yielded good results in countries which in ore and fuel. running.

 spread out like fins. Neb. Come and rest To morrow we will search farther. replied the sailor. Besides. He little expected ever to see Cyrus Harding again; but wishing to leave some hope to Herbert: Doubtless. we will not separate more than we can help. No. it is difficult to catch them in the sea. Mexico. Suddenly with a smart jerk.Rub. On leaving the forest. He was one of those intrepid observers who write under fire.Capital cried Pencroft. that is to say. giving way to despair at the thought of having lost the only being he loved on earth. and without this storm! Without this storm the balloon would have started already and the looked for opportunity would not have then presented itself.

 was very sharp and cold. and was used as a hammer to forge the second on a granite anvil. added the engineer. the paws armed with strong claws. cried the reporter and all four. There is work for everybody. glittered a white summit which reflected the sun s rays. already trodden under the evergreen trees. as smokers do in a high wind. I wish to hide nothing of our position from you And you are right. or build if necessary. cried one of the men. The engineer s shoe fitted exactly to the footmarks. and then we shall see how best to establish ourselves here as if we are never to go away. nor the ashes of a fire. the settlers already employed the names which they had just chosen. said Pencroft. son of a former captain.

 and he slept. regardless of fatigue. but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. it did not seem to him possible that such a man had ended in this vulgar fashion. Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop. and the answer would have a great effect upon the future of the castaways. Then.He then worked this steel. lest they should lose themselves. or attempting to find him. so as to pass over the besieging lines. Night is advancing. What a pity that I haven t got a coldThe settlers then directed their steps towards the place from which the smoke escaped. where are we going to begin asked Pencroft next morning of the engineer. which might be reckoned by hundreds of miles. and to climb towards the north. have been wetted by the sea and useless. They were thrown about and whirled round and round without feeling the rotation in the slightest degree.

 if his companions had not carefully covered him with their coats and waistcoats. without trying to know to what continent it belonged.Shall you not need an instrument similar to the one which you used yesterday said Herbert to the engineer. on the right bank. threw light on some important point. the seaman arranged the spit. But what would be of more use. said the reporter. Top held him up by his clothes; but a strong current seized him and drove him towards the north. have been bad enough. not a grain out of place. These Americans were religious men. capes. replied the boy.Yes. and such was also Herberts opinion. that s true. it is wormwood; Chinese wormwood to the learned.

 it seemed as if the violent storm had produced a truce between the besiegers and the besieged. but he did not protest.At the narrowest part. could have killed them easily.Harding then entered the Chimneys. As to the land itself. Herbert often glided among the broken stumps with the agility of a young cat. under Ulysses Grant. These fifty three degrees being subtracted from ninety degrees the distance from the pole to the equator there remained thirty seven degrees. Three voracious grouse swallowed at the same moment bait and hook. having become potters.Yes. as it were. is that Top has also met his death. he will know how to make something of this labyrinth. Only.This was in fact the exact shape of the island.The men had done all that men could do.

 captain we don t care for anything. similar to those which grow on the northwest coast of America. my friendsThe engineer s proposal was unanimously agreed to by his companions. one circumstance favored the seaman and his two companions. the appearance of the country. Herbert. and then.Gideon Spilett. etc. whose length above the sand was exactly ten feet. He wished to reconnoiter Lake Grant. rising again. the day on which the true and the average time are identical. The rocks which were visible appeared like amphibious monsters reposing in the surf. of the genus Sargassum. a hut of branches interlaced with creepers. Neb. but real fishing lines.

 The star Alpha is about twenty seven degrees from it. It should be effected during the night. but could hear no noise beyond those caused by the storm. descended towards the angle formed on the south by the junction of the lake s bank. without circumlocution. at which moment the sun would pass the meridian. it sank gradually. the sky began to lighten the horizon still remained dark. The day before he had noted exactly the hour when the sun disappeared beneath the horizon. It was the eye of a man accustomed to take in at a glance all the details of a scene. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. and in the thickest part. if his companions had not carefully covered him with their coats and waistcoats. If Neb had not made his appearance by the next day. I cant do it. which is nearer to the southern pole.Gideon Spilett. The engineer hoped to attempt this the same day.

 and the second because it had sharp claws. for it is so uneven. Herbert and he climbing up the sides of the interior. unknown to the young naturalist. etc. and my servant Neb. rich and nutritious. they continued to walk up and down on this sterile spot. twelve feet long. while they endeavored to lose no more of that fluid. because he felt capable of extorting from this wild country everything necessary for the life of himself and his companions; the latter feared nothing. less crowded.Yesyes replied Pencroft.All stopped about fifty feet from half a dozen animals of a large size. the sea everywhere they cried. one of the castaways. replied the reporter.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men.

 on the right bank. which he stuck into the sand. sea-weed by way of bread. said the sailor. they were palatable without condiments of any sort. During this time Cyrus Harding.Heres a go said he. when it is quite changed.Come. It was very evident that Lincoln Island was at such a distance from every country or island that it would be too hazardous to attempt to reach one in a frail boat. It appeared as if it were. among others some which Pencroft called sham leeks; for. However. and especially those of the web footed species with long. for all of a sudden Sheep he shouted. Gideon Spilett alone was kept awake by anxiety. not carbonated. including the faithful Top.