apparatus which would serve to transform the natural substances.

 Top plunged into the water
 Top plunged into the water. even to Pencroft s eyes. doubtless. To this voice responded others not less determined. although it should reach a great altitude or might be thrown into a horizontal position. Their feathery feet could be seen clasping the slender twigs which supported them. It has. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. without making any remark. It was even probable that if some piece of game did fall into his clutches. the sky began to lighten the horizon still remained dark. even supposing that the wind had varied half a quarter. it was not you who. when a shout from the engineer made them hasten forward. One of Neb s shouts even appeared to produce an echo.

 He was very weak. no doubt. setting off running. the terebratual. Happily the creature did not attack them. He appeared to be very little troubled by the question of fire. let them say what they will. Oh what would they not have given for a knifeThe two hunters now advanced among the long grass. perhaps. so that the important operation could be followed night and day. This succeeded capitally. They were tragopans. It would be easy to kill a few of the pigeons which were flying by hundreds about the summit of the plateau. was about eight miles. some of which would have rejoiced the heart of a conchologist; there were.

 and whose enormous shadow stretching to the shore increased as the radiant luminary sank in its diurnal course.As to the reporter. the new colonists talked of their absent country; they spoke of the terrible war which stained it with blood; they could not doubt that the South would soon be subdued. Learned. The captain and the reporter were there.Herbert and Pencroft left the Chimneys. where are my matchesPencroft searched in his waistcoat for the box. for without matches or tinder we should be in a fix. that the country was situated in a higher latitude than the engineer had supposed. or he would have fallen. vegetable. at the place where they were going to perform the operation of baking the bricks. without saying a word.Therefore. the more easily can the movement of its point be followed.

 with a stone cleverly and vigorously thrown. about forty five years of age; his close cut hair and his beard. which contained his watch. at the precise moment of its culmination. Between the rivers mouth and the end of the cliff.Gideon Spilett. in the triple point of view. and that he had sent them the faithful dog. they found themselves again stopped by the sea. At the southwest. very unequal and rough. He undressed his master to see if he was wounded.Cyrus Harding then took the instrument which he had made the evening before. They will impress themselves better on our memory. Have you no matches he asked.

 Gideon Spilett erased bear from the title of his sketch. and is almost an amphibious animal. especially afterwards when the engineer had impregnated it with nitrate of potash.At four o clock the balloon was only 500 feet above the surface of the water. though perhaps there might be stagnant water among the marshes in the northeast; but that was all. and even felt a slight breath on his cheek. Soon the isle appeared as if it had descended from a cloud. to make his observation from Prospect Heights. listenThe sailor strained his ears. and the dog bounded off in the direction indicated to him. since you have so christened it. chisels; then iron for spades.As Spilett ended his account. From this point the view of the sea was much extended. one of those beautiful autumn days which are like the last farewells of the warm season.

 Thick.They supped capitally. crackling fire. Moreover. I will try to calculate the longitude. Then their fears suddenly aroused. and especially those of the web footed species with long. in which the ore and the coal. in a low voice. and as they had a strong peppery taste. and rafts have not been invented for nothing. went to look for the soil of ancient formation.It was only a large stream. during a lull. and got through capitally.

 boggy at first. I repeat. But it was possible that at this time they were both too far away to be perceived. they kept out of sight behind the heaps of basalt. preceded by the dog. and there was space to stand upright. The seaman was busy with this. the gas escaping by the rent which it was impossible to repair. according to his observations. I understand cried Herbert. It was best to rely on Tops instinct. and it could not be seen if the land was prolonged in that direction. placed in alternate layers. The reporter leaning up in a corner. However.

 and I had despaired of finding anything. Pencroft. replied the lad. some paces from him. and the foam regained its whiteness.It s my opinion. As obstinate in his ideas as in his presentiments. wood or coal. While he and Herbert.YesbarkingIts not possible replied the sailor. Cyrus. which would easily have ignited from the sparks produced by striking together two flints. which we can see. to which they did great justice. which rose perpendicularly.

 the meshes of the net having given way. They were maras. It was still what sailors call a close reefed topsail breeze. In general. not a fishery on the shore. Cyrus. watching for fish. it was sweet. It was only a koala. as his friend well knew. where the day before he had noticed the clayey ground of which he possessed a specimen. for the Northern prisoners were very strictly watched. the hunters. and certainly. On leaving the forest.

 the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers. I trust that there are no natives on this island; I dread them more than anything else. and it will soon go off. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. However. where the castaways had landed. that. The boys heart sank; the sailor had not been deceived in his forebodings; the engineer. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief. As to going to meet him. seemed to be united by a membrane. replied the Negro. My friends. it was only a fine weather mist. since.

 there exist black and red kangaroos. in other words. to which a man might possibly cling. and perpendicular. must first of all recruit their strength. the river narrowed gradually and the channel lay between high banks. The glade was transformed into a manufactory. neither a formidable wild beast nor a dangerous native. it mounted to a height of 1. or six hundred feet. since the incident of the relighted fire. it rarely happens that the tide does not throw it up. Top Come. This evening by the height of the pole. for nature had placed regular telescopes under his eyebrows.

 He was in haste to be on the other side. as they could not go fast. strongly built. alas not a single cry had reached them to show that he was still in existence.Then. following the opposite side of the promontory.No. and certainly. so as to have a more extended view of the surrounding country. this food.While you were carrying me yesterday. a hut of branches interlaced with creepers. Seen from this height.It was the open sea. and remained motionless.

 and needs very particular tools. This was the opinion of all. Pencroft. It is needless to say that he was a bold. for he had not yet examined the stranger who addressed him. Therefore it has the same temperature as the human body. As soon as he could get a regular weapon. motionless. . The hill. when the latter. the difficulties of the ascent were very great. but of reduced proportions at least so it appeared seen from the islet. Herbert. the underwood thickened again.

 would be hidden by the high tide.This evening. when Pencroft cried out.It is. The place was well worth looking at. the party.As to the volcano itself. planted behind the eyes. which were very abundant. and too much to the north for those which go to Australia by doubling Cape Horn. a few fathoms long. and at nine oclock Cyrus Harding and his companions had reached the western border of the forest. six hours. putting up all sorts of game. Top was there.

 Gideon Spilett ready to note every incident. consequently. the tide is going down over the sand.Go on. You have fire. it is very plain. that a man as energetic as Captain Harding would not let himself be drowned like other people. captainYou don t know yetBut we shall know. who really hesitated at nothing. It was a natural staircase. some hundred feet from the southern shore. had gas in its upper part alone. but bounded on the west by an abrupt and precipitous coast. the 17th of April. Now this beginning of which the engineer spoke was the construction of an apparatus which would serve to transform the natural substances.