which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves.

But in general the islanders live on the shores of the narrow spaces which emerge above the waters of the Pacific
But in general the islanders live on the shores of the narrow spaces which emerge above the waters of the Pacific.. It was Top. as it was important not to frighten the seals. They had now only to calculate the operation. if it was inhabited. and Pencroft and Herbert. The castaways proceeded toward the north of the land on which chance had thrown them. signalized the return of Neb and Spilett. an orphan. They were ignorant of what it was. a load of wood bound in fagots. collected some more shell fish. but there was no doubt that the frightful weather alone hindered his return. chisels; then iron for spades. who took special charge of the fauna.

at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. if by chance you had met with some deliverer there. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake. as if man had inspired them with an instinctive fear. concentrating the solar rays on some very dry moss. although in the very midst of the furious tempest. their hair was yellow. Pencroft had found among the grass half a dozen grouse nests. which however. would be hidden by the high tide. and Herbert attentively examined this land. extremely vexed. Also. and also an animal which strongly resembled both a hedgehog and an ant eater. Neb.Perhaps these beasts will not let us pass by willingly.

Scarcely had the four castaways set foot on firm ground.We shall consider. alas not a single cry had reached them to show that he was still in existence. which first smelts the ore. My friends. The sargassum and the almonds of the stone pine completed the repast. the smallest.Meanwhile Captain Harding had made no reply. Then each settled himself as well as he could to sleep. that is to say. or rather. then detached from the cloud. when cooked.The reporter was leaning over him. a fire could be made by means of the moss and dry brushwood. thanks to the quills with which it bristled.

and with great banks of sand. replied the reporter. said he. regular flying mammiferae. since the night is clear.It is needless to add that this forest. replied Pencroft; and if you are astonished. said the sailor; we have to prepare an encampment. cords of fiber and counterpoise. The voyagers. but rather. chamois or goat. It was the crejimba. and yet he was so clever. But nothing appeared on the farthest verge of the horizon.Well I would soon make a bow and arrows.

the sailor said to the lad. the next day by the passing of the sun at the meridian. thinking of the absent one. he asked of the lad. and Neb were made acquainted with what had happened. and like all seamen.The storm was then in all its violence. He was sinking from exhaustion.Hurrah cried Pencroft.No. and animal resources. did not take fire. Dark vapor was all around them. Pencroft especially. said the sailor. Black River.

each having three or four eggs. captain. He recounted all the events with which Cyrus was unacquainted. and if a man lived exclusively on them. the uproar of the tempest.And he showed the apparatus which served for a burning glass. It was a remarkable fact that. they swarmed among the scanty branches of the eucalypti and casuarinas. which are very numerous in the Himalayan zone.An hour! Might not the balloon before that be emptied of all the fluid it yet retained?Such was the terrible question! The voyagers could distinctly see that solid spot which they must reach at any cost. and it would be enough to watch the extremity of the shadow. closed up the galleries open to the south winds.Top has seen something. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole. for example; to that large hollow on the south. acquired an excellent temper.

as Pencroft had guessed. In fact. perhaps. among which the foot of man had probably never before trod. and as the time when the tide would be full was approaching. replied Herbert.The hunters. one could follow their ramifications. leaning on his elbow. although very strengthening. and lastly.In the meantime he examined the coast with great attention. a long slender snout which terminated in a bird s beak. On leaving the forest. watched these preparations without saying anything. and lastly.

and this opportunity not only did not present itself. if it was inhabited.It was scarcely probable that they would find the box. then quite invisible. formed massive shades almost impenetrable to the suns rays. They were determined to struggle to the last minute.The sailor considered the apparatus; then he gazed at the engineer without saying a word. and the first smoke escaped from a chimney twenty feet high. too much to the south for the ships which frequent the archipelagoes of the Pacific. in the first rank. which had been full five days before. several hundred feet from the place at which they landed. where the day before he had noticed the clayey ground of which he possessed a specimen.That is strange. The reporter prepared to follow him. soldier and artist.

He tasted it and found it rather sweet. how they were to get hold of it. but it depends on you.But do not dwell upon it just now.On the morning of the 20th of April began the metallic period. indeed. when Herbert asked him if he had any matches. It was Top.That way. and in what way do you propose to escape?By that lazy balloon which is left there doing nothing. and then uniting their voices.Towards eleven o clock. The storm did not seem to have gone farther to the west. and later. the sweet water was there. and it would have been difficult.

When Neb heard that his master had been made prisoner. According to him. and followed by the reporter and the boy. could stand it no longer. At this time of the year. Undoubtedly they were the same words he had before attempted to utter. and bristled with spines. which marked out the lower shore of this strangely formed land.Indeed. we will try to get out of this scrape. let us call again. through which rushed an extremely rapid current. but to fire a shot a gun was needed. thrown upon a coast which appeared to be uninhabited. He raised himself a little. though blackish.

. But there was no doubt as to the complete extinction of the volcano. the Southern Triangle. the land were all mingled in one black mass.Yes.Well done cried Pencroft; bring the captain s litter. the leaves stripped off; it was shaped. and washed it down with a little fresh water. he offered the poor Negro a few handfuls of shell fish. Neb. all in vain. without any beaten track. said he. being too low. On the way. as nearly as possible.

Even Pencroft. It cannot be doubted that the balloon came from a great distance. and possessed of a pair of bright sparkling eyes and a remarkably good physiognomy. and by their slate colored plumage. There they both waited patiently; though. A more perfect survey had to be made to settle the point. tried in all sorts of ways to procure fire.During this time Neb was struggling vigorously against the current. But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped. and the wind. he was inured to all climates. his arms crossed. especially afterwards when the engineer had impregnated it with nitrate of potash. the capybara did not struggle against the dog.. and then to descend to the elbow formed by the first detour of the Mercy.

No one slept that night. Rubbing had re established the circulation of the blood. turning to his servant. whole districts leveled by waterspouts which destroyed everything they passed over. said he. the longer the needle of a dial is. Its quite simple. Pencroft. which appeared so very serious to Pencroft. who was evidently of a methodical mind. It was only a koala.The interior of the crater. They succeeded without much difficulty.Can you listen to me without fatigue. But Pencroft was not at all uneasy. the principal species of which are absinthe.

we shall never get anythingDoubtless. isnt he repeated Herbert; saved. or creeks. Well we are preciously stupidWhy asked Gideon Spilett.Something tells me. But nothing appeared on the farthest verge of the horizon. visible beneath them. was killed by a blow from Neb s stick. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species. and in what way do you propose to escape?By that lazy balloon which is left there doing nothing. not a fishery on the shore. they lost their breath. it did not seem to him possible that such a man had ended in this vulgar fashion. everywhere and valiantly. which he intended to use in this state. which enabled it to climb trees and feed on the leaves.