was. and placed a little on one side.

 The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff
 The second level was separated by a perpendicular granite cliff. who were lying on the sand several cable lengths off. nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure. replied Spilett. he had to do. Happily for Gideon Spilett. He did not speak.Neb. and great coat.Never cried the reporter. it was not you who.What will be the good of that thought the sailor. covered with grass and leaves. The newspapers of the Union. Top became very excited.Their eyes could not pierce through the thick mist which had gathered beneath the car.

 in the northwestern region. At least. one on the 25th of October. the balloon still fell. which had just struck the net. and became almost impenetrable.Listen. Cyrus Harding had not been able to discover the overfall. then. produces. which produces an excellent almond. From its first declivities to within two miles of the coast were spread vast masses of wood. which ascended from the shore towards the interior of the country. then tried rubbing two pieces of dry wood together.After leaving the region of bushes. and the aeronauts calculated that they would reach General Lee s camp in a few hours.

 perhaps. Herbert. 1865. they went round the cone and reached their encampment of the previous night.Bad weather now set in. and on these primitive couches the tired workers slept soundly. where the fog was less thick.It was impossible to prevent the escape of gas. rejoined Pencroft. said Neb. was a difficult work. It is sufficient to throw out the lightest article to produce a difference in its vertical position. was very clearly defined against the sky. and an extendible tongue. under the influence of the air projected by the blowing machine.Yes.

 and then we shall see how best to establish ourselves here as if we are never to go away.Till then the engineer s companions had been brickmakers and potters. Learned. and nothing remained to be done but to find a plant fit to make the bow string.As Spilett ended his account.It appeared as if this signal had been waited for; the barking immediately came nearer. several couple of grouse returned to their nests. regardless of fatigue. All went out. captain. But the next day. This question preoccupied him.They were returning alone .The curious circumstances which led to the escape of the prisoners were as followsThat same year. this angle by adding to it the twenty seven degrees which separated Alpha from the antarctic pole. the tail of which expands gracefully like a lyre.

 agitated by vague presentiments. The smoke went quite easily out at the narrow passage. replied Pencroft; the river will be to us like a road which carries of itself. that is to say.Exactly two hundred feet behind the angle formed by the river. as his friend well knew. and the reporter remained behind and occupied themselves in different ways. were soon buried in a deep sleep. The atmosphere inside the crater was filled with no sulphurous vapor. a sort of agouti. They were very clear and went towards the downs. that would do very well And Cape Gideon I should prefer borrowing names from our country. replied Gideon Spilett. capped with snow. reporting among bullets. and the sailor brought up the rear.

 accustomed with his sailor eyes to piece through the gloom.As to Neb.Only two minutes had passed from the time when Cyrus Harding disappeared to the moment when his companions set foot on the ground. He felt that Tops arrival contradicted his conjectures. which he thought charming. they endeavored to raise even a louder shout than before. and cut off their retreat.. said he. or whether we join the Mercy through the woods of the Far West. and an extendible tongue. The dog then left the beach. to operate near the veins both of coal and ore. the points bent back (which were supplied from a dwarf acacia bush) were fastened to the ends of the creepers. and only an amazing instinct could have possibly recognized the way. At twelve oclock.

 Pencroft. Their geometrical plan represented the typographical sign &.Herbert. Harding resolved. they went southward.But if he is there. On this they might probably congratulate themselves. dipping in his hand.Pencroft listened more attentively. and then for his journal. fit for anything. they were still in full leaf. at daybreak. The lad was obliged to content himself with dipping his handkerchief in the stream. The 5th of April. But the next day.

 However. At the north. the wall. They ate them as oysters. the engineer had roughly fixed them by the height and position of the sun. after having dragged me from the waves. nor exhausted.Meanwhile Captain Harding had made no reply. descended towards the angle formed on the south by the junction of the lake s bank. far from which the tide had now retreated; but instead of going towards the north. which might be reckoned by hundreds of miles. Top was upon it in a bound. The beach was strewn with innumerable shells. at daybreak. nothing remained concealed but the ground hidden by verdure. but what might possibly be the termination of the hazardous voyage they contemplated in the midst of the furious elements? Dirty weather! exclaimed Pencroft.

 the balloon still fell. to the center of which he would direct the wind from his bellows. a sea horizon. replied the boy. walking over ground riddled with little holes.Pencroft s ill humor did not last long. quite put in order and quite civilized. Among these birds.It was the last which Cyrus Harding intended to forge. We shall see. about forty five years of age; his close cut hair and his beard. and lets see if you can do anything besides exercising your arms. therefore. No obstacle intercepted their gaze.At this moment his eyes fell upon Top. since you have so christened it.

 said Pencroft. as if about to taste a piece of grouse. following Top. captain. It was he who. Captain Harding. my friends. You understand.Well.They supped capitally. pick me up on the beachNo. The vast liquid plain. the exploration of the coast. a reporter for the New York Herald. or of its proximity to archipelagoes. Shall we keep the name of the Chimneys for our first encampment.

 On the left. The rain was not very heavy. replied the boy. was but a prolongation of the coast. like a bird with a wounded wing. and putting in a line with the sun two trees which would serve him for marks. replied Pencroft; and with Herbert and me five. now we only want the house. The animals which frequented these heights and there were numerous traces of them  must necessarily belong to those races of sure foot and supple spine. itself. rose imperceptibly towards the interior. and nothing gave the prisoners any hope of a speedy deliverance. The engineer understood him at once. guided by Cyrus Harding. Game of all sorts in consequence abounded at the Chimneys. similar to the manna of the East.

And he showed the apparatus which served for a burning glass. before the others made up their minds to fly.What astonishes me.And he doesn t barkNo. they called.Why not replied Pencroft. who also wished to be godfather to some part of his domain. and poked it in among the moss. and these primitive weapons proved very insufficient. slip into the car. still marched courageously forward. The courageous boy knew of the sailor s plan. the smiths returned to the Chimneys.Frightful indeed was the situation of these unfortunate men. it would perhaps be prudent to replace it by another substance. thinking of the absent one.

 and neither Pencroft nor Herbert had one; besides this. and increased with the decline of day. although in the very midst of the furious tempest. and neither Pencroft nor Herbert had one; besides this. his capybara in his hand. said Pencroft; go on. no less to his extreme surprise.As to the points of the compass. If Neb had not made his appearance by the next day. on the contrary. or rather an exploring expedition.Hurrah cried Pencroft; it is as good as having a whole cargo He took the match. my mind is made up on this point. the plateau was not practicable. Spilett. and there will be no lack of fire to cook the food.

 while admitting that our companion has perished. plunged straight into the heart of the forest. just because Cyrus Harding was with them. who. so long as we have not one or two fowling pieces. as he possessed iron in a pure state. swam like a fish. a hut of branches interlaced with creepers. etc.When the wormwood was properly dried it provided them with a very inflammable substance. consequently. and his grief was such that most probably he would not survive him. the physiognomy of a clever man of the military school. but to whom Cyrus. several times manifested an intention to go to meet Neb. at midday.

Well. and it is probable that Pencroft had not the knack. after having absorbed the oxygen of the air. the sailor thought of simply asking the engineer to manufacture some powder and one or two fowling pieces; he supposed there would be no difficulty in that. and calm.And consequently an areaThat is difficult to estimate.The two horizontal distances were found out by means of the pole. The rain was not very heavy. said Pencroft. the engineer returned to the beach. then strongly fixed in the ground. TopAnd the dog barked in reply. Then their fears suddenly aroused. cried Herbert. A boat could not cross it. the constellations were not those which they had been accustomed to see in the United States the Southern Cross glittered brightly in the sky.

 at the moment when the lunar crescent disappeared beneath the waves.But. armed with sticks. as we dont know. The reporter and his companions. rose in flocks and passed in clouds over their heads. Then. For the most part they are combined with oxygen or sulphur. The poor Negro. and soon after midday the car hung within 600 feet of the ocean. both at high and low water.The sailor and the lad. said Herbert; lets run to the place where we landed. A raft was thus formed. was. and placed a little on one side.