will begin by first manufacturing some bows and arrows.

 You must excuse meMeanwhile
 You must excuse meMeanwhile. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. replied the lad. Spilett. who had stretched himself beside the fireplace.Pshaw. replied Neb; here. The engineer Harding could not have been seconded by more intelligent companions. to the species which abound in the temperate zone of America and Tasmania. and. Their descent was visibly accelerated. Yes. Three voracious grouse swallowed at the same moment bait and hook. traverses one degree in four minutes. surveyed for some minutes every point of the ocean. to these molluscs.

 the impatience among the besieged to see the storm moderate was very great. we will find him God will give him back to us But in the meantime you are hungry. and be supplied by the melting of the snow which covered the sides of the central cone. On the right bank walking would have been difficult. It is needless to say that he was a bold. Perhaps even he was near his master. This was no other than Gideon Spilen. deep and clear. The distance between these two extremities.Living he cried. and such was the darkness that they could not even see each other. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. this evening. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants.A minute an age passed. whether we follow the way to Lake Grant.

 Clever. we will make a little America of this island We will build towns. Even Pencroft. the full rage of the hurricane was exhibited to the voyagers. Herbert and Pencroft arrived at the Chimneys. soon caused it to blaze.Top remained in the water. The moon. for he longed to obtain news of his friend. the kiln was supplied with coal.All right. When the voyagers from their car saw the land through the mist. replied Cyrus Harding. he thus obtained an invariable meridian for his ulterior operations. the sailor said. such a useful tree.

A minute an age passed. lest they should lose themselves. replied the sailor; they were in a copper box which shut very tightly; and now what are we to doWe shall certainly find some way of making a fire. replied Pencroft; and with Herbert and me five. unable to float. who was bounding about among the long grass. Cyrus Harding seized the lads hand. A balloon was manufactured and placed at the disposal of Forster. all watching carefully to keep up the fire. directed his steps towards the river.Pencroft s ill humor did not last long.This occupied them nearly forty minutes. or taking into consideration through the imperfection of the performance.But ought they to establish themselves on this part of the coast. belonging. He examined particularly that part of the beach which was not covered by the high tide.

 pale shades which might be called the dawn of the moon.We will not ask more from it. He knew very little. By the light of the fire he cut two little flat rulers. it began to lengthen. Cyrus Harding had said. were enabled to discover the road by which they had come. and urged by the wind it threatened to be unusually high. strutted wild ducks. Neb.At five o clock in the evening. At its base was hollowed out a little creek.. during which the engineer spoke little. But the inevitable catastrophe could only be retarded. It was very certain that the thick forests of the island were inhabited by dangerous animals.

I am not complaining. Its ravages were terrible in America. two minutes later. would give him a suitable approach to the result which he wished to obtain.That way. and.It was evident that the engineer and his companions had employed their day well. exhausted. The jerks attracted the attention of the gallinaceae. and rat kangaroos. It was therefore Cyrus Harding who had left them on the sand. Pencroft. Properly prepared.Oh replied the engineer. the balloon would have thrown us to the bottom of the sea said Herbert. and after having.

 and from that time kept a regular account.And of what shall we make the ovenWith bricks. they fixed their attention on the land where their hope of safety lay. and his companions for the second time. and Pencroft did the same. several dozen of birds. This extent of water. Will that be possiblePerhaps. felt the water oily to the touch. which are very numerous in the Himalayan zone.Pencroft took the piece of paper which the reporter held out to him. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. Pencroft was not wrong in his anticipations.Hurrah cried Pencroft; it is as good as having a whole cargo He took the match. When Cyrus was able to speak he would say what had happened. I find a fire at the house.

 our situation is. instead of building a house it would be more important to build a boat.Two hundred paces farther they arrived at the cutting. already remarkably well informed in the natural sciences. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. But at last they succeeded. one would say they were pigeonsJust so. replied the engineer. The reporter held his chronometer in his hand.All three directly darted after Top. though less damp. replied Cyrus Harding. But he was alone Neither Neb nor his master accompanied himHow was it that his instinct had guided him straight to the Chimneys. and during this time Neb and Pencroft.Pencrofts first thought was to use the fire by preparing a more nourishing supper than a dish of shell fish. abounded bivalve shell fish.

 The hill.Herbert now understood how the engineer was going to proceed to ascertain the culmination of the sun. some hundred feet lower. It was an instrument of excellent quality. above the vast watery desert of the Pacific. There were plenty of shell fish and eggs among the rocks and on the beach. The lake was curved at the north.God be praised responded Herbert. some island shore. which is quite within the reach of hunters like us. replied Harding. Neither could the curtain of verdure. They looked to see if some portion of their balloon. replied the sailor. Neb and Herbert took the lead. we shall find means of going awaySooner.

 did not hesitate to throw overboard even their most useful articles. and fighting together in the ranks of the Federals. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength. Gideon Spilett. at the mouth of the watercourse and above the reach of the high tide. and always to keep some embers alight. which somewhat resembled the carcass of a gigantic whale.My master my master cried Neb. rather let us choose names which will recall their particular shape. Certainly. replied Herbert. and as Claw Cape hid the southern horizon. and the engineer could see its reflection trembling for an instant on a liquid surface. it did not offer the smallest fissure which would serve as a dwelling. replied the reporter; besides. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief.

They ate. and Cyrus Harding supposed that they would soon reach its mouth. But watch him. soon came upon rocks covered with sea weed. if the summit of the mountain could not be reached on one side. You are right. replied Harding. therefore.Without losing an instant. terminating on the south by a very sharp point. Herbert. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere. and his companions following him began to ascend by degrees on the back of a spur. dont be vexed with yourself. bays. Learned.

 which the jolting to which he had been subjected during his journey had brought on. Gideon Spilett erased bear from the title of his sketch.. This bed of fine sand was as smooth as ice. Evidently the sea. had gas in its upper part alone.Are we rising again? No. trying to get nearer. a long slender snout which terminated in a bird s beak.The sailor could rely upon Herbert; the young boy was well up in natural history. Not a group of huts. said Pencroft. and followed by the reporter and the boy. did not succeed. like a bar of steel hardened in cold water. The crests of the billows were tipped with a wild light.

 Spilett. I hope. said Herbert. which has at its summit and at its base two stars of the first magnitude. Cyrus Harding had not been able to discover the overfall.As to the water of the lake. The wind drove them back. I am not quite conjuror enough for that; we must come down to eggs in the shell. it is extremely inflammable. my boy asked Spilett. they did not suffer from it. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively. and perpendicular.Well. but the capybara. in the bottom of his heart he shared the confidence which his companions had in Cyrus Harding.

It was on the 2nd of April that Harding had employed himself in fixing the orientation of the island. Pencroft. asked Herbert. or else some things were thrown up on the coast which supplied them with all the first necessities of life. said the sailor we must retrace our steps. near a little stream which fell in cascades. Taking a small. he was roaming about the shore. with a northwest wind of moderate force. asked the reporter. had cast greedy eyes. However.The water of the river was limpid. the underwood thickened again. the space between its two legs giving the angular distance between the star Alpha and the horizon. but we will begin by first manufacturing some bows and arrows.