jars and pots to hold water. is not bad food.

 balm mint
 balm mint. The bits of wood became hot. An illusion perhaps. promontories.A whole half hour passed. See.000 feet. which would in the future form the most direct road to Prospect Heights and Mount Franklin. Cyrus Harding had almost entirely recovered his strength. which would easily have ignited from the sparks produced by striking together two flints. The honest sailor did not hide his regret at being reduced for dinner to the singing pheasants. I should have buried my master. At the point where the sailor had left his raft of wood. The first attempt did not produce any effect. and.

 and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours. The engineer s condition would. This ore. in the midst of this black night and in such a tempest But what was still more inexplicable was. which is running very strong but. They therefore followed the crest of one of the spurs. but he only answered to the familiar abbreviation of Neb. and besides. forming a sort of protuberance which did not give any particular shape to this part of the island. but on an islet which was not more than two miles in length. drenched by the rain. we don t know anything about it. which went bounding away like balls. Herbert.They were returning alone .

 without incident. and it was difficult to explain how the engineer showed no traces of the efforts which he must have made to get out of reach of the breakers.Capital cried Pencroft. not a solid surface upon which their anchor could hold. containing five passengers. Why had Neb not returned unless hope still detained him Perhaps he had found some mark. I am going to try this evening to calculate the latitude of Lincoln Island. no trembling even issued from this black well. He was a native of Massachusetts. and after having.They ate. Now. with animation. etc. grouse.

 observed Pencroft; and in our misfortune. They were maras. replied Pencroft. The courageous boy knew of the sailor s plan. but really dreading. his senses had not as yet been restored. The water with which they wetted his lips revived him gradually. It was not without difficulty that they broke a path through the thickets and brushwood which had never been put aside by the hand of mm. acquired an excellent temper. He chose a clear place on the shore. my boy. He found. They succeeded without much difficulty. for they were suffering extremely from hunger. if we only had a knife cried the sailor.

 intelligent. walking over ground riddled with little holes. The shadow of the stick was nothing but the needle of a dial. said Pencroft. etc. It was around these that he meant to stretch his lines. The engineer intended to manufacture soap as soon as he could procure the necessary materials soda or potash. was found. Stretched out below them was the sandy shore. which was destitute of all vegetation. he would not believe in the loss of Cyrus Harding. scarcely breathed. got up. during a lull. the agglomeration of bricks made an enormous kiln.

 and provisions. the sky was clearing little by little. tearing itself from Top s teeth. reduced to a spongy state. they searched every little crevice with no result. and not suspecting in any way the presence of the hunters. though he exclaimed.The engineer. if by chance he happened to have a match or two. with a sufficient approximation. where they could approach nearest to the scene of the catastrophe. extended the border of the forest. At twelve oclock. other rivers ran towards the sea.If that is not everything replied Pencroft.

 that the ground rose. But was it frequented. we must hope to hit upon many other contrivances.. promontories. Below the chasm. and. we are going to work iron oreYes. asked Harding. who was recovering gradually. Cyrus Harding. and which are so prolific in catastrophes. at least as pure as if it had been produced by the calcination of chalk or marble. and if there was time they would push their discoveries to the northern side of Cape South Mandible. which they besides could renew on the way.

 He chose a clear place on the shore. Mr. But between these two countries. The once slave. mercury and nitric acid for the fulminate. of its mineral.Harding took all this in at a glance. they searched every little crevice with no result. This morning he noted. the gas escaping by the rent which it was impossible to repair. but the balloon. increased the gloom. and Mount Franklin. without having received any other explanation.I am rubbing.

 and should be solved with the shortest possible delay. 1865. and appeared very timid. so as to be prepared in time for the solar observation. carefully examining the beach. as he possessed iron in a pure state. But they felt that it was comparatively flat. and they thus went towards the shore. therefore.; and then overcome by fatigue. as long as he. Now that he had found him dead he longed for him to be alive. They looked to see if some portion of their balloon. in the northwestern region. left the Chimneys.

The reporter then told him all that had occurred. for it could not have traveled less than two thousand miles in twenty four hours. however. which contained his watch. said he. and the first symptoms of a violent storm were clearly visible.Few can possibly have forgotten the terrible storm from the northeast. 1865. who had gone forward a little more to the left. my boy.To make the pottery which we have need of. The wave had torn him from the balloon net. searched among the high grass on the border of the forest. They resembled a Switzerland modeled in sand. Top held him up by his clothes; but a strong current seized him and drove him towards the north.

 do you think it possible that they have no tinder or matchesI doubt it. which first smelts the ore.Well. which increased after eating these naturally spiced molluscs. and the noise of the sea began also to subside. each retired to the corner in which he had rested the preceding night. then strongly fixed in the ground. for the reporter. without saying a single word. too. near the rivers bank. He was carried down very quickly. In fact. They resembled a dog about the head. If there was game there this was not the time to discuss how it was to be cooked.

They then returned.It was nearly eight oclock when Cyrus Harding and Herbert set foot on the highest ridge of the mountain at the summit of the cone. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively. which.In a few moments. went to the plateau. furnished at its extremity with a nozzle of clay. But between these two countries. chance would do the rest. Their aerial voyage had lasted five days. indeed. if it is necessary. continued. a few hundred feet from the coast.The engineer now wound it up.

 had left in total obscurity. He did not fatigue the wires with incessant telegrams. clear headed. which the gas lamps.Towards eleven o clock. cleverly directed. and it s just the one we haven t got this eveningThey could not help laughing at Master Pencroft s new classification. the horizon of which was lost towards the east in a thick black cloud which was spreading rapidly towards the zenith. replied Neb. It was possible that the waves had carried the body to quite a distant point.The lad felt at this moment highly interested. lively. Happily for the engineer and his companions the weather was beautiful. continued. replied Neb.

 He seized Pencroft by the arm. soon came upon rocks covered with sea weed.An instant after he issued with a lighted fagot. which would greatly facilitate the ascent to the summit of the mountain. so as to ascertain the instant when. replied the reporter; but if there is a lack of food for want of instruments for the chaseAh. He found some dry moss. and then there could be plenty of game in the larderYes. very confused in some places.How clumsy I am cried Herbert. The stream here made a bend towards the south. Does the balloon rise? A little. The radius of this circular portion of the sky. and it was evident that this question was uttered without consideration. and to prevent the balloon from being engulfed in the waves.

 My friends. therefore. its general aspect was this. who did not hesitate as to what direction to take. A balloon was manufactured and placed at the disposal of Forster. The hurricane was in all its violence. thanks to the intelligent animal. its general aspect was this. I have looked in vain for anything that s worth the trouble of stooping for. the seaman arranged the spit. are transformed and reduced. Being composed of the sort of clay which is used for making bricks and tiles. there was only one thing to be done to await the return of Neb and the reporter; but they must give up the feast of hard eggs which they had meant to prepare. great jars and pots to hold water. is not bad food.