...A deserted camp, the ashes of a fire, wouldput us on the track, and this is what we will look for in our nextexpedition...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...It was very evident that nodecided opinion could be pronounced on this question until after acomplete exploration of the island...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...At this moment the creature's head could be seen, which wassmall, flat, but widened behind by the large temporal fossæ hiddenunder the long roof...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...They had no doubtwhatever, on examining it carefully, that it had not been long in thewater, and that its arrival on this coast was recent...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
..."It is more probablethat an American or European vessel has been driven into this quarter,and that her passengers, wishing to save necessaries at least, preparedthis chest and threw it overboard...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
... theycollected into this chest different articles of the greatest use inhopes of finding it again on the coast—"...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...No one could help laughing at this speech of the sailor's...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
..."Do you know what this plant is?" asked Herbert of the sailor...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...What splendid specimens of the Flora of this latitude! Certainly theirpresence would have been enough for a botanist to name withouthesitation the parallel which traversed Lincoln Island...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...The exploration was therefore continued for another two miles in themidst of country covered with eucalypti, which predominated in the woodsof this portion of the island...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...Let us remain on this side and follow the bank, and Ishall be much astonished if it does not lead us very quickly to thecoast...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
..."The name of this creek, my friends? Donot let us leave our geography incomplete...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...The engineer was much astonishedat this, and frequently consulted his compass to assure himself thatsome turn of the river was not leading them again into the Far West...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...But what a contrast between this and the eastern coast, upon whichchance had first thrown them...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...At this moment the reporter appeared round a rock, and Herbert, thinkingthat he had not seen the jaguar, was about to rush towards him, whenGideon Spilett signed to him to remain where he was...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...Fortunately,Cyrus Harding had not as yet effected his project of hiding this openingby raising the waters of the lake, for the operation would then havetaken some time...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
..."Pardon this rascal?"...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...And the engineer said this in such a peculiar voice that it wasdifficult to know whether he spoke seriously or not...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...Nothing could be easier than to execute this project, and this is howthe engineer intended to set to work...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...This was certainly a considerable work, and though it was skilfullyconducted, it took some time, for the Mercy at this place was eightyfeet wide...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...On this day all the colony, except Pencroft who walked at the animals'heads, mounted the cart, and set out on the road to Port Balloon...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
...The musmons were very numerous in this part of the island...
Jules Verne William Henry Giles Kingston 「Abandoned」
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