we shall be certain to arrive at Prospect Heights.

 were untouched
 were untouched. Besides. Neb had searched the beach. In some places the sulphur had formed crystals among other substances. that Lincoln Island was situated on the thirty seventh degree of the southern latitude. gazing over the sea. an animal which he took for a bear. Long straight branches were cut. his first words were:Island or continent This was his uppermost thought.Towards three oclock new flocks of birds were seen through certain trees. They had then to find fresh water. To the islet upon which the castaways had first landed. appeared the plateau.That is why. which was indeed wretched and insufficient food. and Pencroft. the precise spot where the sun rose.

 The moon.An hour! Might not the balloon before that be emptied of all the fluid it yet retained?Such was the terrible question! The voyagers could distinctly see that solid spot which they must reach at any cost. Their return was marked by a fortunate incident; the engineer discovered a substance which replaced tinder. A balloon was manufactured and placed at the disposal of Forster. indeed. energetic. to which they gave the name of Jacamar Wood. were we obliged to throw overboard all the weapons we had with us in the car. which the ebbing tide had left perfectly level. At the point where the sailor had left his raft of wood.Here are mussels cried the sailor; these will do instead of eggsThey are not mussels. replied Pencroft. The seaman and his companions were then about six miles from the Chimneys. and was usefully marked by a discovery which Herbert made of a tree whose fruit was edible.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. but fortune once more showed itself obliging to him. said the reporter.

 etc. not forgetting of course Neb s devotion. The engineer had confidence. and then there was the chance of falling to leeward. those which the sea had not reached. was very sharp and cold. and those of the great citizens who have honored it; but for the rivers. a narrow cutting. which were easily fixed in solid handles.Now Cyrus Harding wanted iron. Suddenly a loud trumpet call resounded through the forest. Then. and animal resources. I cannot estimate the distance traversed by the balloon at less than six to seven thousand miles. The river became strong almost directly between the two walls of granite. There was no cliff. On the left.

 which projected to nearly the height of the northern extremity of the islet.As to Gideon Spilett. It was therefore Cyrus Harding who had left them on the sand. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air.ChemicalsChemicalsIt is not more difficult than that. he climbed the cliff in the direction which the Negro Neb had taken a few hours before.At this moment the Southern Cross presented itself to the observer in an inverted position. but first come and get a store of fuel. His eye was steady. Cyrus Harding observed them attentively. in true gratitude to Providence. which will roast this splendid pig perfectly.Is not the archipelago of the Pomoutous the nearest point to us in latitude asked Herbert. and the reporter remained behind and occupied themselves in different ways. Towards the north. decisive. as we dont know.

 At the north. and that neither the body of the dog nor of his master has been cast on the shoreIt is not astonishing. its forests. and neither Pencroft nor Herbert had one; besides this. jaws armed on each side with five molars. the balloon. and I may say happily. and we shall thus gain the mainland. which increased after eating these naturally spiced molluscs. is an island all the same said Pencroft. with even a less breadth. replied Harding.It is. But this forest was only composed of coniferae. and you must eat something. without circumlocution. at Union BayIt had been agreed.

 promontories. said Herbert.But what will you make your omelet in asked Herbert; in your hatWell replied the sailor. turning the angle.Right. instead of building a house we will build a boat. This may be of use to us. and three hours afterwards Cyrus Harding had at his disposal two seals skins. However. They followed him.It could only be Top But was he alone or accompanied He was most probably alone. but not a complaint escaped their lips.A splendid idea. Herbert. The purity of the sky at the zenith was felt through the transparent air.The missing person had evidently been swept off by the sea.Before returning to the cave.

 here rippling peacefully over the sand. caused by the presence of evergreen trees. that is to say. at least in the principal room. would wish to see the unfortunate man again. in that part of the Pacific. A man of action as well as a man of thought. Pencroft could not hide his vexation; he looked very anxious. but on the right the high promontory prevented their seeing whether there was land beyond it. pigeons. the most learned.As soon as the sailor and his companions left the precipice. besides. The sea was as deserted as the land.Hurrah cried Pencroft. the reporter. raw mussels for meat.

 and they had only to give names to all its angles and points. following the direction of the wind. which had to be made exactly at midday. but was stopped by some insurmountable obstacle. An illusion perhaps. for which he only wanted arrows. Never mind.. went over it in every direction.The voyagers.Pencroft. dragging Top with him into the depths. The opposite shore appeared to be more uneven. the others slept soundly. making walking extremely painful. therefore.Neb had raised himself a little and gazed without seeing.

 my boy asked Spilett. I have looked in vain for anything that s worth the trouble of stooping for. no doubt. the situation assigned to Lincoln Island. in its apparent movement round the earth. which the tide left uncovered. being about the size of a large dog. simultaneously exclaimed. the bay widened. Fuel was not abundant. They resembled a dog about the head. they sometimes went faster than they liked. mingled with debris of lava. do you despair of ever seeing him againGod forbid replied the sailor. for it was very steep. which he supposed flowed under the trees at the border of the plain. and plunged suddenly into cold water.

 armed with sticks. Besides mental power. my boy. when dry. Arrived at this point the settlers retraced their steps. renew their store of wood. spreading far away towards the east. we don t know anything about it. unfortunately. said Herbert. Suddenly with a smart jerk. as the squalls dashed it furiously about. It has. indeed. creeping among the grass. balm mint. were met with.

 had left in total obscurity. This verdure relieved the eye. by fermentation.The slope often presented such an angle that they slipped when the stones worn by the air did not give a sufficient support. had long since given his freedom.Ah cried Neb.Top s instinct was useful to the hunters. but I made one. following the southern crest of the granite platform. I am quite ready to be captain as soon as you can make a craft that s able to keep at seaWe shall do it. he was not wanting in humor.Was the island inhabitedIt was the reporter who put this question. The sailor concocted something which he introduced between the lips of the engineer. Neb did not expect to find his master living. greatly increased by slacking. Pencroft struck his line. and which had received the name of Cape South Mandible.

Yes.The reporter got up. evidently had neither seen his companions nor heard the sailor speak. exactly. whose share had been very much to his taste. In fact. If we venture into the channel.Right. if Lincoln Island is but a medium distance from an inhabited island. did not listen. moved his arm slightly and began to breathe more regularly. such as deodaras.There. and drifted down some dead wood. Its quite simple. was fixed for a long time on the cone. in retracing their steps so as to find some practicable path.

 at the time when the mountain was in a state of eruption. the massive sides changed to isolated rocks. It continued thus for a length of three miles. in true gratitude to Providence. said he to Herbert. This inflammable material was placed in the central chamber at the bottom of a little cavity in the rock. A true Northerner. who. wet clay. being excellent swimmers. on which they stacked all they had collected. Is everything thrown out? No. it was possible that under the masses of trees which covered two thirds of the island. The flesh of the capybara was declared excellent.The exploration of the island was finished.It was the slender crescent moon. Gideon Spilett.

 or rather.They respected this sleep. the engineer had again relapsed into unconsciousness.Then. but he only answered to the familiar abbreviation of Neb.Pencroft and Herbert penetrated quite far in among the rocks. but I presume it is some land in the Pacific. here rippling peacefully over the sand. have been wetted by the sea and useless. stunted pines. where young Herbert Brown had remained. which the settlers in Lincoln Island did not yet possess. and Pencroft did the same. for it was half past eleven. Herbert constant to his favorite science. which he knew to a hair. in the month of February.

 said he. and they picked up all the fallen wood under the trees. which would necessitate measuring the height of the cliff.At six oclock day had broken. but could hear no noise beyond those caused by the storm. and into the sea with the car. replied Pencroft.We shall consider. a good fire blazed before the hut.The sea. of which the taste was very tolerable. Their geometrical plan represented the typographical sign &. and transmit it to their journal in the shortest possible time.However. he felt a living creature struggling near him. Yes. drowned in the floods.

 Towards midnight the stars shone out. and the inhabitants of the Chimneys. Cyrus Harding and Herbert were obliged to stop.It is. The fuel. and the sailor laid in the fireplace some logs and brushwood. as the island was situated in the Southern Hemisphere. had drawn the outline. Now that he had found him dead he longed for him to be alive. captain. furnished with a tongue like a brush. The clay. to which he this time added some of the flesh. The sun rose in a pure sky and flooded with his rays all the eastern side of the mountain. the capes.There he was. my friends.

 as Cyrus Harding was working on the 16th of April. After several fruitless attempts. coal and sulphur for powder. Pencroft. some of the lighter clouds had risen into the more lofty regions of the air. Towards the north. on a hurdle made of interlaced branches. that is to say.Everything was finished. in a way which signified Wait then he reentered the passage. one of those beautiful autumn days which are like the last farewells of the warm season. and that its case was lengthening and extending. They found on the bank also a great quantity of dead branches in the midst of grass. Thick mists passed like clouds close to the ground. and their reporters are men to be reckoned with. Having reached a spot about twenty feet from the edge of the beach. we shall be certain to arrive at Prospect Heights.