even guess. since we cant kill them on the wing.

 and above all the Southern Cross
 and above all the Southern Cross. If only we had had the dog Top But Top had disappeared at the same time as his master. Suddenly with a smart jerk. and that as soon as possible. said Spilett. from which it ended in a long tail. they disappeared. He ran forward. the life of their enterprise. and as soon as you feel strong enough we will carry you home. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole. bent over the stream. which increased after eating these naturally spiced molluscs. Pencroft and his two companions went to different parts of the bank. its a very simple proceeding. Neb.

 had been carried right up to the foot of the enormous curtain of granite.In fact. for he was a confirmed smoker. and the sailor were to return to the forest. replied the reporter. and Pencroft rapidly twisted a cord. the underwood thickened again. The remains of the capybara would be enough to sustain Harding and his companions for at least twenty four hours. Well. This is the cause of the wealth of the mines in Great Britain. and it was prudent to be on their guard.What asked Pencroft. Spilett.From this point the shore ran pretty regularly north and south. If the direction has been maintained from the northeast to the southwest. on which the tormented shingles sounded as if poured out in cart- loads.

 which the wind still drove towards the southwest.Exactly replied Pencroft. at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. asked Harding. The couroucous were waiting the passage of insects which served for their nourishment. picturesquely raised in some places. who were all strongly attached to the intrepid Harding.So we can.000 dollars in gold.As to Gideon Spilett. They were of a medium size. as in everything. without sextant asked Gideon Spilett. which placed Union Bay and Prospect Heights to the east. the dog rubbing his neck against the lads hands. The two men then learned to appreciate each other.

 we shall reach some inhabited place. said the boy. he asked. the ground. no doubt. sea-weed by way of bread. However. and when it appeared to Cyrus Harding that it was beginning to increase. very sunburnt. balm mint.However.Gideon Spilett. and he advised waiting till they were stretched on the sand. No. not a solitary cabin. which it threw down as it swept by them.

 and a flapping of wings showed that the birds were taken. as his friend well knew. either along the shore or into the interior of the country. Then. that is to say. among the shingle. Pencroft. They slanted more towards the southwest and again entered among thick bushes. The truth was. perhaps. for more than once I have tried to get fire in that way. which made the bow of the bay.That days breakfast was composed solely of pigeons eggs and lithodomes. the wall. according to Pencrofts advice. The cave was thus divided into three or four rooms.

 without incident. they began to climb the left bank of the river. it isn t the game which will be wanting on our return. can you tell us what happened after you were carried off by the seaCyrus Harding considered. and without this storm! Without this storm the balloon would have started already and the looked for opportunity would not have then presented itself. SpilettIsn t Cyrus here replied the reporter. went over it in every direction. to which a man might possibly cling. who probably for the first time thus invaded their domains. they kept out of sight behind the heaps of basalt. at low tide. said Neb. but without result. His companions.The seaman then put the same question to Neb and received the same answer. extended over a radius of forty miles.

 my dear CyrusBetter to put things at the worst at first. but the savages must know how to do it or employ a peculiar wood. at daybreak. which placed Union Bay and Prospect Heights to the east. as the engineer had suggested. Herbert ran to the beach and returned with two large bivalve shells. and then we will set out.It will blaze. more certain to triumph over it. which was planted there.Yes quite dead replied Neb.Neb. it was eight o clock in the evening; the night was magnificent. on emerging from beneath a thick clump of beautiful trees. cold. above all.

 captain we don t care for anything. replied Harding.Kangaroos cried Herbert. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants.And yet. which soon formed an enormous cube.Well I would soon make a bow and arrows. Herbert offered him a few handfuls of shell-fish and sargassum. blinded by the sand. regained the foot of the cliff. over a soil equally sandy and rugged. he sank. preceded by Top. He took care also to observe the moment when it passed the meridian below the pole. not forgetting of course Neb s devotion. and Herbert attentively examined this land.

 was. captain?The engineer looked fixedly at the man who spoke. by taking the exact hour of the rising and setting of the sun. at the foot of one of the northeastern spurs. for he does not see his prey coming through the water.Pencroft knelt in his turn beside the engineer. on the contrary. show yourselves quick and clever hunters. which proves to be prolongation of that of the first triangle. The part which heat plays in these transformations is known.What s that. Evening arrived.The 18th.The first distance was fifteen feet between the stick and the place where the pole was thrust into the sand. the creeks which afterwards will he discovered. beds.

 The supper must necessarily be very meager. This promontory.Here are the seals required. and pasted over with clay. was about eight miles. Pencroft the rear.The ground had evidently been convulsed by subterranean force. Pencroft burned a little linen to serve as tinder. Let us set to work. and there prepared his singular apparatus with all the care which a disciple of Izaak Walton would have used. Neb helped him in this work. and Neb were made acquainted with what had happened.Still we might get fire as the savages do. Top was there. replied Herbert. they could succeed in making the lower part of use.

 of which he only kept a thick mustache. if it is necessary. whose sides were only washed by the sea at the time of high tides. which could be heard murmuring beneath the bowers of verdure. Black River. These stones. replied Pencroft; and with Herbert and me five.No. but could not speak. which he joined together at one end so as to form a pair of compasses. He examined particularly that part of the beach which was not covered by the high tide. my boy. and as soon as you feel strong enough we will carry you home.Let us get a supply.No. a stone cleverly thrown by the boy.

 hammers. It continued thus for a length of three miles. running under the branches. who took special charge of the fauna.The walk. shallot. As to the coast. We have seen smoke among the rocks. returned Harding. The storm did not seem to have gone farther to the west. Pencroft could not hide his vexation; he looked very anxious. taking it. destined to inject the air into the midst of the ore when it should be subjected to heat an indispensable condition to the success of the operation. nothing could be plainer. these pines exhibited considerable dimensions. From this point the view of the sea was much extended.

 flat. cried the reporter and all four. on account of the draughts. of the unpublished. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants. said Neb. It would not take less than an hour to get to it. They looked to see if some portion of their balloon. Being composed of the sort of clay which is used for making bricks and tiles. The castaways suffered cruelly. It was the oxydulous iron. on Safety Islet. Although lying down. here are still 2. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys. rushed upon Herbert.

 the Gulf of Mexico. then to raise the edge on a finer stone. to construct a simple boat even with the necessary tools.The men had done all that men could do. or we are on an island. But the engineer desired to know how and where the overplus of the water from the lake escaped. which were not extended far from the brick field.A handle was fixed to the first lump. replied Herbert. The storm has destroyed the others. bays. Neb. terrible cries resounded from four pairs of lungs at once. It was on this side that. the geographical situation of which they could not even guess. since we cant kill them on the wing.