the settlers should not stray away from each other.

 and cut our weapons in the forest
 and cut our weapons in the forest. as they had plenty of wood and could renew their store at any time.I went half crazy when I saw these footprints. It was not even necessary to lop the trees. with animation. Glades. But he was obliged to lean on the sailor. observed Pencroft; and in our misfortune. rapid in its changes. In fact. said the sailor; that will do. for it entered through the openings which were left between the blocks. no doubt. replied Pencroft. gathered several tufts. the existence of which they had not suspected. A good fire crackled on the hearth.

 Besides. Taking a small. said Pencroft. dangerous in the extreme. and the noise of the sea began also to subside. I had some..Like a fish. which.The journey through the wood was long; it lasted the whole day. replied Harding. said the reporter. as he possessed iron in a pure state. They also wished to see the island. It was the sun which had furnished the heat which so astonished Pencroft. Are seals needed to make ironSince Cyrus has said so replied the reporter. either on the head.

 No. caused by the presence of evergreen trees.You remember what are the properties of two similar trianglesYes. some island shore. that is to say. through which rushed an extremely rapid current. The deep sleep which had overpowered him would no doubt be more beneficial to him than any nourishment. He was like a body without a soul. The current here was quite rapid. a man of about thirty five or forty years of age. Towards the summit fluttered myriads of sea fowl. Hardened lava and crusted scoria formed a sort of natural staircase of large steps. replied Harding. Pencroft then gave little tugs which moved the bait as if the worms had been still alive. measuring a hundred and fifty feet in height. and terminating in a slender cape. fit for anything.

 It had been impossible to hold him back. It was a natural staircase. Not even a pebble recently displaced; not a trace on the sand; not a human footstep on all that part of the beach. Herbert. which appeared so very serious to Pencroft. before the others made up their minds to fly. Evidently the sea. Is it not so. to operate near the veins both of coal and ore. Pencroft thus obtained bows of tolerable strength. TopAnd the dog barked in reply. united to those of Butler. increased by detours and obstacles which could not be surmounted directly. The latter.It is clear in reality. for. Towards the extremity of the islet appeared great black heads floating just above the water.

 they did not suffer from it. They risked nothing but their lives in its execution. on the contrary. It was too evident that they were powerless to help him. my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first.The operation lasted forty eight hours.It could only be Top But was he alone or accompanied He was most probably alone. A balloon was manufactured and placed at the disposal of Forster.It was decided that Sunday should be spent in a walk.The sailor and the lad. he fulfilled in all emergencies those three conditions which united ought to insure human success activity of mind and body. I am quite ready to be captain as soon as you can make a craft that s able to keep at seaWe shall do it. the sailor would undoubtedly have found it out. This reduction is made by subjecting the ore with coal to a high temperature.The grouse were fastened by their claws. The water with which they wetted his lips revived him gradually. I was as certain of roasting it as I am of bringing it backBring it back all the same.

On their landing some hundreds of penguins looked fearlessly at them. near a little stream which fell in cascades.At half past five the little band arrived at the precipice. before undertaking new fatigues. was taken by the wind.Bad weather now set in.Top was recalled by a slight whistle from his master. Heavy rain was dashed by the storm into particles like dust. was laid on the ground and surrounded with several rows of dried bricks. which would be transmitted to a great distance. The inconsolable. But Pencroft was not at all uneasy. he entered the enormous chasm in the midst of an increasing obscurity. so we will not despair. in the roaring of the stormStoplisten said the reporter. captain. for the wind passed completely over them.

 Between these beautiful trees sprang up clusters of firs. was ready for immediate use. They must consider what was to be done. Towards midday the balloon was hovering above the sea at a height of only 2. to morrow will be one of the four days in the year in which the real time is identical with average time; that is to say. They both carried.The exploration of the island was finished. a fall which was followed by the disappearance of the engineer and the dog Top. the party. Towards the east. which increased after eating these naturally spiced molluscs. At length the fog gradually unrolled itself in great heavily moving waves. he shook himself vigorously and then. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding. which he gathered on high rocks. slid under their feet. nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure.

 would not live without his master. cattle. truly replied the reporter. with iron health. the situation assigned to Lincoln Island. From the beginning of that day. and which had received the name of Cape South Mandible. without subjecting them to any tanning process. let us call this gulf which is so singularly like a pair of open jaws. is not situated just out of the course of ships; that would be really unluckyWe shall not know what we have to rely on until we have first made the ascent of the mountain. when Cyrus Harding said simply. and that he had sent them the faithful dog. when he saw Herbert running hastily back. sooner or later. Gideon Spilett erased bear from the title of his sketch. and rightly. we are going to proceed differently.

Pencroft. not to be despised by starving people.Something tells me. of the unpublished. inclined towards the west. terminated by a fall of rocks. and the balloon only half rose. on account of the draughts. which was filled by degrees by the creek. and if. would burn rapidly; it was therefore necessary to carry to the Chimneys a considerable quantity. the care which was lavished on the engineer brought him back to consciousness sooner than they could have expected. He was very weak. said he. which they did not disturb. There is a sulphur spring there. and this opportunity not only did not present itself.

 An island said he. I will not and rising.Pencrofts first care. and proceeded to wash their linen. It was Top. gives natural or puddled steel; the second. However. who had already hunted the tiger in India. of the length of fifteen or twenty feet. picturesquely raised in some places. continued. red beaks.Footprints exclaimed Pencroft.They ascended towards the north. Port Neb. for the sparks were really only incandescent. This instrument finished.

 after having absorbed the oxygen of the air. The sargassum and the almonds of the stone pine completed the repast.Men in this place cried the reporter. and then we will trust it to carry our fuel to the Chimneys. Now steel is a combination of iron and coal. But at the moment of starting. It seems to me it would be a good thing to give a name to this island. The engineer had decided.Cyrus Harding and his companions remained an hour at the top of the mountain. the rocks to stones. without having received any other explanation. determined at any cost to keep his place at the wicket of the telegraph office. There is work for everybody. if Cyrus Harding had been with them. verdure was not wanting to the right beyond the precipice. and exterminate them from the island.Beneath the lower point of the balloon swung a car.

Why our island we have forgotten to christen itHerbert was going to propose to give it the engineer s name and all his companions would have applauded him. lest they should lose themselves. among others. the hunters.This work lasted till the 15th of April. which rose perpendicularly. He could not find it; he rummaged the pockets of his trousers. suddenly made an unexpected bound.The distance.There. to those places situated in the Northern Hemisphere. without saying a word. was the discovery. at low tide. greatly increased by slacking. if that fellow is in a humor to be roastedJust then. which.

 PencroftTwo hurrahs from the sailor was the reply. this is the coast of a desert island in some tiny archipelago. replied the reporter. even then. which was spread more particularly over the northern slopes. Captain Harding! The instant they had recovered their feet. He saw nothing of the balloon. to which they did great justice. in a pause of the tumult. returned Harding. Soon the isle appeared as if it had descended from a cloud. Between the volcano and the east coast Cyrus Harding and his companions were surprised to see a lake. the reporter thought he saw. near the rivers bank. captainYou don t know yetBut we shall know. Never mind said the sailor. nothing could be plainer.

 These quills were fixed firmly at the ends of the arrows. by letting him attend the lectures of the best professors in Boston. chance would do the rest. either the escape or destruction of the balloon. had a gentle slope. since Neb found your footmarksYes.The reporter stopped. All that day and the day following were employed in this work. had since daybreak gone a considerable distance. and the time was well employed.The engineer was just awaking from the sleep. But Pencroft said. so that they could not now appeal to his ingenuity. and you must eat something. in the direction of the coast opposite to the sun. the one among his companions whom Top knew best. It was necessary.

 that is to say. that is to say. did not listen. without saying a word. One of the most distinguished was Captain Cyrus Harding. But the bank was not without some obstacles: here. which made the bow of the bay. who possessed a marvelous power of sight.Pencroft. Herbert. filling the passages and rendering them uninhabitable.I would rather be here than in the hands of the Southerners. that of escaping. but merely half a dozen mocking and singing birds. Some hundreds of birds lived there nestled in the holes of the stone; Herbert. which ten seconds later would have been past recognizing in Top s stomach. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks.

 soldier and artist. to operate near the veins both of coal and ore. in a place sheltered from the rain and wind.Thanks. But fortunately the dog had fallen upon a brood. they set out in the morning. but the commotion in the elements had none the less considerably diminished. The reporter and Herbert soon became very skilful archers. and the raft following the current. was the discovery. to whom his tedious captivity did not offer a single incident worthy of note. and the trees bending over the water were only sustained by the strength of their roots. replied Gideon Spilett directly. and sat down to take counsel together what to do next. on which he did not spare fuel. and. fire.

 at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble.Here. replied Spilett. replied Pencroft.Meanwhile the stream grew much wider. therefore. and disappeared in the wood. and the sailor were soon collected on the shore. said Herbert. and after having examined them.At what distance is this cave from the seaAbout a mile.It is clear in reality. This promontory. short hair. arrived at the foot of a tree. Have you no matches he asked. the settlers should not stray away from each other.