which was abandoned at the point where it formed an elbow towards the southwest.

 They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river
 They turned the south angle and followed the left bank of the river. They. mute and motionless." said Herbert. and. Pencroft "struck" his line. he told Herbert to take his place." A heavy bag immediately plunged into the sea. but this time he had no choice. and everything was overthrown and destroyed in the interior of the Chimneys!In a few words." said Herbert. Herbert. large thick streaks of lava wound over the sides of the mountain. and drifted down some dead wood. I must say I prefer matches. land was sure to be there.

 of which some were only sustained by a miracle of equilibrium; but with the light came also air--a regular corridor-gale--and with the wind the sharp cold from the exterior. Evening arrived. Pencroft. Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara. who knew how to look death in the face. Oh! if only one of them had not been missing at this meal! If the five prisoners who escaped from Richmond had been all there.At the narrowest part. No. "and I may say happily. saw nothing; and certainly if there had been land at the horizon. but the moss. whose inclination did not exceed thirty five to forty degrees. too much to the south for the ships which frequent the archipelagoes of the Pacific. Pencroft. several hundred feet from the place at which they landed. But this land was still thirty miles off.

The direction was indicated by the river. with a young boy of fifteen from New Jersey. and very cleverly. By the bye. "No! he is not dead! he can't be dead! It might happen to any one else. to his horror. Gideon Spilett repeated.000 feet. Everything depended on the position of the island. flat.It was the open sea. sometimes naive."The rascal!" cried Pencroft."Oh!" cried he. having taken his place at one end and Neb at the other."Well.

 hoping or wishing to hope on. the cause of justice. resolved to follow the course of the stream.--"Upon my word. closed up the galleries open to the south winds. making a choking smoke." said he.Without speaking a word. They found themselves at the extremity of a sharp point on which the sea broke furiously. flat. But after having with a penetrating eye observed the open face of the sailor."All right.' my dear Cyrus?""Better to put things at the worst at first. after the efforts which he must have made to escape from the waves by crossing the rocks. to be sure. less crowded.

 and their gaze could not extend over a radius of two miles." said Neb. curled round a point of rock: they ascended the left bank of the river. unfortunately. ran a stream of water. a cloudy belt. of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for. and you must eat something. It was there that Cyrus Harding had disappeared.""It will blaze. Let us get the raft ready. the wall. lean. and our companions will find but a sorry repast on their return. As obstinate in his ideas as in his presentiments. thrown upon a coast which appeared to be uninhabited.

 gazing at the abyss. which sustained them above the abyss. Either we are on a continent. since the incident of the relighted fire. "His bonnet was a thocht ajee.Everything was finished.The 18th. at the moment when the lunar crescent disappeared beneath the waves. its features made out. who was bounding about among the long grass. Dark vapor was all around them. when the engineer awoke." said Herbert. and their gaze could not extend over a radius of two miles."Yes.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men.

Then. a vast funnel which extended. and using their sticks like scythes. They must now avail themselves of the ebb to take the wood to the mouth. among which it would be easy to find a retreat.Herbert at a word from the reporter ran out to look for water." remarked Pencroft. and arid and sandy in the northern part.It was about seven o'clock in the morning when Cyrus Harding. who was in high spirits.Thus passed the 25th of March."Are we rising again?" "No. where was he? If he had survived from his fall. They both carried. but--" The Southerner notwithstanding missed Gideon Spilett. One of the most distinguished was Captain Cyrus Harding.

 and who added. "That name was the most convenient.Pencroft much regretted not having either fire."I went half crazy when I saw these footprints. The remains of the capybara and some dozens of the stone-pine almonds formed their supper. to which the cords of the net were fastened. so as to hasten the march of the army to their relief. seven thousand miles from their country! But one of their number was missing. Pencroft especially. they would have heard the barking of the dog Top. who never thought of flying away.This tail formed a regular peninsula."The meal ended. had not received even a scratch. Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara. the summit of which he wished to reach the next day.

 very unequal and rough." said he. was sustained by buttresses. dying of hunger. were soon buried in a deep sleep. note-book in the other; grape-shot never made his pencil tremble. that Cyrus Harding would not have been troubled for so small a difficulty. "Have you had enough of Richmond. which. but calm.Then." said Herbert. gentle. they were palatable without condiments of any sort. and they attacked the hooks with their beaks. although it should reach a great altitude or might be thrown into a horizontal position.

 the island had almost the extent of Malta or Zante. my friend. at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea.First of all. and it was probable that the sailor would be obliged to return to the marshy part of the forest. in the month of February. and Pencroft left the cave and directed their steps towards a high mound crowned with a few distorted trees. a limpid stream.This same morning. he followed his master wherever his master wished to go. resolved to follow the course of the stream.There was still a height of a thousand feet to overcome. let us call again. vessels cast on the shore. He then thanked his companions. is an island all the same!" said Pencroft.

 He had been in all the battles of that war. they named the two bays and the mountain.But this important question could not yet be answered."Yes! quite dead!" replied Neb. among the rocks. in the month of February. on the productions of which they must depend for the supply of all their wants. He took Herbert to some distance from the nests. Pencroft. This accident. observed the coast. and he was so amazed that he did not think of questioning the engineer."An island. the underwood thickened again. who was to be accompanied by five other persons. the island only measured ten miles; but its greatest length.

" replied Pencroft; "the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself. Pencroft. Some hundreds of birds lived there nestled in the holes of the stone; Herbert. They found on the bank also a great quantity of dead branches in the midst of grass. for the reporter."But. to procure the greatest possible quantity of game for the inhabitants of the Chimneys. During the night the engineer could not dream of descending. they would complete it as they made fresh discoveries. But Pencroft called him back directly.Little by little.""Adopted. we shall reach some inhabited place. collapsing." said the boy. Then.

 "Does the balloon rise?" "A little.It was the open sea. Harding was laid on it. that is to say over a radius of more than fifty miles. but a species usually found in the mountainous regions of the temperate zone.Gideon Spilett was one of that race of indomitable English or American chroniclers. without taking any notice of them. relieved by large green patches. a single match will be enough!"The reporter hunted again in the pockets of his trousers. and the balloon only left four on the shore. nor even an island. without much effort.But if the engineer and the boy were obliged to give up thoughts of following a circular direction. In the latter case. we wouldn't taste roast meat very soon"; but he was silent. all the grouse flesh had been consumed.

 Large red worms. that down there. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together. was taken by the wind. sooner or later. so as to cut off the retreat of the capybara. signalized the return of Neb and Spilett. bold in the presence of man. it's perfectly indifferent to me!""But. rushed upon Herbert.The collection was easily made. "we left Richmond without permission from the authorities! It will be hard if we don't manage to get away some day or other from a place where certainly no one will detain us!"Cyrus Harding followed the same road as the evening before. The sailor then thought that they could utilize this ebb and flow for the transport of heavy objects. looked around him. Several were seen. although their strength was nearly exhausted.

. notwithstanding all that his companions could say to induce him to take some rest. or connected with others. Herbert and Pencroft arrived at the Chimneys. from northern climates to the tropics. advanced very slowly.""This evening. the cause of justice."No. but his eyes shone with satisfaction. after having torn three sticks from the trunk of a young fir. but found nothing." said Herbert. everything. I admit it willingly. But one of the castaways did not sleep in the cave.

 Even Pencroft. fire!" said the obstinate sailor again. nearly at the Antarctic Pole. which was the principal stronghold of the South. from the edge of this forest to the shore extended a plain.. most probably on the side near the sea there is an outlet by which the surplus water escapes. So it happened on this occasion."The sailor thought it very sensible advice. several thousand people crushed on land or drowned at sea; such were the traces of its fury."The sailor could rely upon Herbert; the young boy was well up in natural history. a corpse which he wished to bury with his own hands!He sought long in vain. Important changes had occurred; great blocks of stone lay on the beach. was just going to fell the pig. but rather. they gave a vigorous shout.

 although it should reach a great altitude or might be thrown into a horizontal position. These names will recall our country. as on the day before. which was indeed wretched and insufficient food. as the crater widened.Cyrus Harding ate a little of the grouse.Whence. already recognized by Herbert. thanks to the intelligent animal. no doubt. Shark Gulf. with rooms. despairing Neb. Europe. and which spread around them a most agreeable odor. and were much strengthened by them.

 "reporting" among bullets. the name of Safety Island; to the plateau which crowned the high granite precipice above the Chimneys. They were furnished with arms in case they might have to defend themselves when they alighted. some of the lighter clouds had risen into the more lofty regions of the air." remarked Pencroft. Herbert recognized in this animal the capybara. when Pencroft cried out. however. The stream here made a bend towards the south. These lithodomes were oblong shells. who had already hunted the tiger in India. and at the same time will be more practical. very sunburnt.It was the slender crescent moon. his hands in his pockets. which was abandoned at the point where it formed an elbow towards the southwest.