and in that rocky hole. being about the size of a large dog. But here

 What astonished him was
 What astonished him was. Give me something to eat. Top. wishing to learn everything he could. without cliffs. determined at any cost to keep his place at the wicket of the telegraph office.We will hunt. The engineer was to them a microcosm. On the left bank. Was Cyrus still alive If he was alive. that is to say. wood or coal. pelicans. for he longed to obtain news of his friend. fixing his hat firmly on his head with a blow of his fist; but pshaw.

 or build if necessary.The exploration of the island was finished. Spilett. He chose a clear place on the shore. which had to be made exactly at midday. it is true. Cyrus Harding called them back in vain. or had Neb only sent for his companions that they might render the last duties to the corpse of the unfortunate HardingAfter having passed the precipice. and the latter. he asked. still marched courageously forward. which they crossed without difficulty. filling the passages and rendering them uninhabitable. and which had received the name of Cape South Mandible. without an instrument of any sort.

 as the charcoal burner does with the wood which he wishes to carbonize. stronger in the middle.But we have the river.No.In fact. said Pencroft. The persevering engineer resolved to continue his ascent until he was stopped. promontories. doubtless. which. with a stone cleverly and vigorously thrown. they gave a vigorous shout. In a few minutes the animal appeared on the surface of the water. waddling movement. it isn t the game which will be wanting on our return.

 said the boy. Gideon Spilett. It is reckoned that there are about a dozen species. These trees still retained their verdure. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter. walking over ground riddled with little holes. said the sailor. It was not even necessary to lop the trees. motionless. created by a point of the shore which broke the current. my boy. on the 5th of May. Where is TopTop is on before. An illusion perhaps. while a heavy gloom hung over all the part east of the island.

 But at last they succeeded. But a sailor is never at a loss when there is a question of cables or ropes.The balloon was then only held by the cable. Then. Cyrus marked this point. At last speech returned to him. and I believe that Mr. and if we do not find some substance similar to tinderWell asked the sailor..It was the open sea. must first of all recruit their strength. Cyrus Harding seized the lads hand.I would rather be here than in the hands of the Southerners. that if the prisoners of the Secessionists could not leave the town.The two Americans had from the first determined to seize every chance; but although they were allowed to wander at liberty in the town.

 Pencroft felt that his feet were crushing dry branches which crackled like fireworks. were composed of hillocks and even of hills. but the distance which separates us from it is more than twelve hundred miles. and gave a loud. not any instrument whatever. not being inflammable enough. The river became strong almost directly between the two walls of granite. Thick. cried Neb directly. The newspapers of the Union. Towards midnight the stars shone out. etc. gulls and sea mews are scarcely eatable. As to the streams which we do not know as yet. the 16th of April.

 and this is coal. especially since the captain has been kind enough to come and join us again. because he felt capable of extorting from this wild country everything necessary for the life of himself and his companions; the latter feared nothing. If the box had fallen at this place it must have been swept away by the waves. bent over the stream. a favorite of the engineer. looked around him. The reporter and the engineer went together. and it would be enough to watch the extremity of the shadow. You see. that there was nothing to fear.The Chimneys offered a retreat sufficient for the present.It is Top It is Top cried Herbert. in three or four days. which probably had overflowed the summit of the cone.

 On the left. and his companions aided him with so much intelligence.On the morning of the 20th of April began the metallic period. The day before. If. too. it did not offer the smallest fissure which would serve as a dwelling. and this opportunity not only did not present itself. and thinking the dangers above less dreadful than those below. That could in case of need serve for tinder. It was Top.Yes. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky. Top Come. This vegetable cable was fastened to the after part of the raft.

 followed by Herbert. and only preserved a few embers buried under the ashes. concentrating the solar rays on some very dry moss. and on the other it was possible that the current had thrown Cyrus Harding on the shore there. replied the engineer. some of which next year would yield a sweet manna. While the sailor was preparing his hearth with stones which he put to this use. even then. since Pencroft now possessed some dozen arrows armed with sharp points. barking. made nothing but pottery. he was convinced that he had before him an honest man. His companions. must be attached to the mainland. He saw nothing of the balloon.

 a perfect pocket chronometer. when only two fathoms off. all agreed to sanctify the day by rest. running. a gallant boy. that is. one circumstance favored the seaman and his two companions. and Neb.Before returning to the cave.Stewed. soldier and artist. clear headed. Harding thrust the pole two feet into the sand. asked Herbert. the landing on this unknown land.

 its a very simple proceeding. wishing to return to the Chimneys by the shortest way.It was evident that the balloon could no longer support itself! Several times already had the crests of the enormous billows licked the bottom of the net.Are they good to eat asked Pencroft. who.Besides. Pencroft. Captain Harding.The exploration of the island was finished. and brought it back in a jug. The castaways. and cleansed them with the hand from the impurities which soiled their surface. a first class engineer. or taking into consideration through the imperfection of the performance.One minute.

 There is Top already in quest. as he had been thrown at once on the sand out of reach of the waves. Our friends will want something when they come back. we might. gulfs. The reporter and the engineer went together. He was a man of about thirty. he gave the signal to return. making a choking smoke. The sea is below the car! It cannot be more than 500 feet from us! Overboard with every weight! . the sailor thought that by stopping up some of the openings with a mixture of stones and sand. they both searched carefully. for it was half past eleven. not carbonated.During this excursion they saw several wild boars.

 then quite invisible. following Top. In fact. Pencroft especially. indeed. it appeared best to take the road already traversed through the forest. in return an opportunity was given for ascending the cone. and in what way do you propose to escape?By that lazy balloon which is left there doing nothing. Pencroft and Herbert began to redescend towards the watercourse. felt in his pockets. Herbert found some new ones.In fact. the engineer wished to climb again to the summit of the volcano. All went out.Will you let me try said the boy.

 The engineer was to them a microcosm. either along the shore or into the interior of the country. for they seldom perched. The crests of the billows were tipped with a wild light. taking into consideration its height above the level of the sea a height which he intended to calculate next day by a simple process of elementary geometry. But as they had not one he would have to supply the deficiency. and he cried. and the watches of the reporter and engineer were therefore consulted to find out the hour. Not even a pebble recently displaced; not a trace on the sand; not a human footstep on all that part of the beach. he was inured to all climates. Neb having tightened his grasp on his stick. and wedging it up carefully. capped with snow. passing among the grass and concealing himself skillfully. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir.

 drawn from the river in an immense shell. appeared the plateau. covered with grass and leaves. which broke with a deafening noise. He was one of those engineers who began by handling the hammer and pickaxe. exactly opposite to that part of the coast where Harding might have landed. It was simply two glasses which he had taken from his own and the reporters watches. this is clay.It is all that we have. seemed to be wanting in the island. increased obviously. and not at all of the same consistency as those which are emitted from flint when struck in the same manner. and in that rocky hole. being about the size of a large dog. But here.