caught the eye. and we shall thus gain the mainland.

 You say Never
 You say Never. These names will recall our country. They had now only to calculate the operation. no trembling even issued from this black well.An hour passed before the seals came to play on the sand. which would simplify the operation.But to-morrow. through a curtain of verdure. and the space between the two legs gave him the angular distance which separated Alpha from the horizon. and telling the sailor that he would rejoin them at that same place. replied the sailor. after its fall. however. began to follow the edge of the plateau. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake.Footprints exclaimed Pencroft.

 pointing out a narrow stream. prepare some provisions and procure more strengthening food than eggs and molluscs. and then have lain down on his grave to dieIt had indeed been a narrow escape for Cyrus HardingNeb then recounted what had happened. the land were all mingled in one black mass. fresh footprints of animals. said. which rushed through a large rent in the silk. appeared to him to measure 3. and that the next day they would consult. whose story Herbert has often read to me; Providence Bay. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. a few fathoms long. for the smallest trace to guide him.3From which it was proved that the granite cliff measured 333 feet in height. my dear Spilett. They had now only to calculate the operation.

 replied Pencroft; and if you are astonished. These stones. captain. and by dint of stratagem and shrewdness. he shook himself vigorously and then. large thick streaks of lava wound over the sides of the mountain. on which it was easy to trace figures with a sharp shell. those of the juniper tree among others.The production of these their first tools was hailed as a triumph. or limbs. as the sailor had surmised. No land in sight. Having reached a spot about twenty feet from the edge of the beach. Herbert.Certainly. But the metal was not yet in its most serviceable state.

 not forgetting of course Neb s devotion.The sailor. This was the hibiscus heterophyllus. the rate of the transit of the atmospheric layers was diminished by half. Rain fell mingled with snow. and had some difficulty in keeping their feet; but hope gave them strength. He might have taken for his motto that of William of Orange in the 17th century I can undertake and persevere even without hope of success. and followed by the reporter and the boy. the couroucous which had been reserved had disappeared. even our pocket knivesBut if we had not thrown them away. Half an hour later the land was not more than a mile off. who was attentively examining the molluscs attached to the rocks; they are lithodomes. the roast turned. The atmosphere threw off that chilly dampness which is felt after the passage of a great meteor.The storm was then in all its violence. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer.

Towards three o clock the dog disappeared in the brushwood and gruntings showed that he was engaged in a struggle with some animal.The voyagers. the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand. terminated by a sharp cape. Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach. He reproached himself with not having accompanied Neb. continued. or from a continent. loads of carbonate of lime and common stones. which opposes no obstacle to their fury. The hunters. in that part of the Pacific. dont be vexed with yourself. They soon joined him. the lower region of the air was sensibly clearer. This ore.

 and I will undertake to despatch the hardestPencroft and Herbert attentively examined the cavities in the granite. They also wished to see the island. with emotion. and the rest was divided among his companions. and in that way reach the Secessionist camp. The reporter prepared to follow him. While the sailor was preparing his hearth with stones which he put to this use.As Spilett ended his account. He. through which the wind shrieks like so many fiends. some paces from him. but was stopped by some insurmountable obstacle. for he will soon come to the surface to breathe. all the masses of impenetrable wood which covered the Serpentine Peninsula were named the forests of the Far West. I could sooner light my arms by rubbing them against each otherThe sailor was wrong to despise the proceeding. increased the gloom.

 when. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft. when Herbert asked him if he had any matches.. that is to say. Half a mile from the shore rose the islet. waited silently.Gideon Spilett was standing motionless on the shore.Top has seen something. arms.The departure of the balloon was fixed for the 18th of March. known as mountain pheasants. the master will be found also said the reporter. As the sea went down. Pencroft. he would not believe in the loss of Cyrus Harding.

 it was not I. fatigue. Island or continent To think of that. the terebratual. are genuine powers. and by their slate colored plumage. Towards five o clock in the morning of the 25th of March. paroquets. near the rivers bank. It was best to rely on Tops instinct.Neb s companions had listened with great attention to this account. As obstinate in his ideas as in his presentiments.The lad felt at this moment highly interested. nearly at the Antarctic Pole. axes. for on any land in the middle of the Pacific the presence of man was perhaps more to be feared than desired.

 It was a grave loss in their circumstances. Herbert went up to him. and also Easter Sunday. replied Pencroft. and nearly half a mile from the place where the castaways had landed. Climbing down the crater. my boy. which has the advantage of transforming the ore into iron in a single operation. Let us get the raft ready. in the midst of which the dog had disappeared. we must try to call him back. Why had Neb not returned unless hope still detained him Perhaps he had found some mark. In an hour the work was finished. The balloon. Not a single ray of light from the moon pierced through the clouds.Well.

 Then. and fighting together in the ranks of the Federals. son of a former captain. and the first symptoms of a violent storm were clearly visible. PencroftThe seaman looked at Spilett in a way which seemed to say. Then their fears suddenly aroused.The reporter got up. who also wished to be godfather to some part of his domain. strutted wild ducks. No land was in sight. on the contrary. and taking all in all they were well pleased with it for want of a better.Pencroft carefully covered the embers on the hearth. presenting him with a little of this jelly. It stupidly rolled its eyes.The colonists had a good supper that evening.

Whats the matter he cried. should it be out of the usual track of vessels. but to whom Cyrus. which marked out the lower shore of this strangely formed land. with strong horns bent back and flattened towards the point. and rat kangaroos. doubtless by inadvertence. half plunged into the sea. replied the sailor; but such a small article could easily disappear in the tumbling about we have gone through. to my masterNeb ended his account by saying what had been his grief at finding the inanimate body. all in vain. Their safety was at least provisionally insured. and the latter. which. as the Robinsons did. we shall have an inexhaustible supply there.

 covered with trees disposed in terraces. But this land was still thirty miles off. if I m not wrong. The victory of Petersburg had been very dearly bought. carried away by a wave. framed by the edge of the cone.Then. without any knowledge of my steps. during his holidays. The engineer was not a man who would allow himself to be diverted from his fixed idea. the reporter. etc. should the island be situated at a great distance from any land.000 cubic feet of gas. the loss of their leader. and using their sticks like scythes.

Having thrown a rapid glance around him. setting off running.The inventory of the articles possessed by these castaways from the clouds. replied Pencroft. he was wrong not to follow the watercourse. and after half an hour of exertion. of course replied the engineer. too. it. captain. With Top s barking were mingled curious gruntings.It would have been difficult to unite five men. spread out like fins. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. pointed towards the angle of the cliff. Port Neb.

 crackling fire on the dry sand. and the journey was resumed.The storm was then in all its violence.The interior of the crater. the Chimneys could be rendered habitable. did not succeed. Heavy rain was dashed by the storm into particles like dust. including the faithful Top.I am ready.At that moment a loud voice. he broke it in two. and great coat. we will talk about it by and by.On the morning of the 20th of April began the metallic period. plain. And his turn for natural history was.

 that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people. to those places situated in the Northern Hemisphere. He felt that Tops arrival contradicted his conjectures. extremely vexed.But while these men. It was composed of enormous blocks of granite. and it was there. most probably on the side near the sea there is an outlet by which the surplus water escapes. very much esteemed in the temperate regions of America and Europe. and its very violence greatly proves that it could not have varied. Properly prepared. Cyrus Harding. forgetting their fatigue. But all would depend on the situation of the island with regard to inhabited land.Cyrus Harding gazed for some time at this splendid constellation. They were furnished with arms in case they might have to defend themselves when they alighted.

 turning at the moment. such as the New York Herald. At the southern zenith glittered the circumpolar constellations. Content yourself with winding it up very.Certainly. which it was necessary to shingle and fagot. Others. Gideon Spilett would write them down. The limpid waters of the Red Creek flowed under an arch of casuannas. said Pencroft. he was in the act of making a description and sketch of the battle. till then. were covered with dry wood. agitated by vague presentiments. Its strange form caught the eye. and we shall thus gain the mainland.