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"
Capital
,
"
replied
Harding
.
"
We
will
make
bellows
of
them
!
"
"
Bellows
!
"
cried
Pencroft
.
"
Well
!
these
are
lucky
seals
!
"
It
was
,
in
fact
,
a
blowing-machine
,
necessary
for
the
treatment
of
the
ore
that
the
engineer
wished
to
manufacture
with
the
skins
of
the
amphibious
creatures
.
They
were
of
a
medium
size
,
for
their
length
did
not
exceed
six
feet
.
They
resembled
a
dog
about
the
head
.
As
it
was
useless
to
burden
themselves
with
the
weight
of
both
the
animals
,
Neb
and
Pencroft
resolved
to
skin
them
on
the
spot
,
while
Cyrus
Harding
and
the
reporter
continued
to
explore
the
islet
.
The
sailor
and
the
Negro
cleverly
performed
the
operation
,
and
three
hours
afterwards
Cyrus
Harding
had
at
his
disposal
two
seals
'
skins
,
which
he
intended
to
use
in
this
state
,
without
subjecting
them
to
any
tanning
process
.
The
settlers
waited
till
the
tide
was
again
low
,
and
crossing
the
channel
they
entered
the
Chimneys
.
The
skins
had
then
to
be
stretched
on
a
frame
of
wood
and
sewn
by
means
of
fibers
so
as
to
preserve
the
air
without
allowing
too
much
to
escape
.
Cyrus
Harding
had
nothing
but
the
two
steel
blades
from
Top
's
collar
,
and
yet
he
was
so
clever
,
and
his
companions
aided
him
with
so
much
intelligence
,
that
three
days
afterwards
the
little
colony
's
stock
of
tools
was
augmented
by
a
blowing-machine
,
destined
to
inject
the
air
into
the
midst
of
the
ore
when
it
should
be
subjected
to
heat
--
an
indispensable
condition
to
the
success
of
the
operation
.
On
the
morning
of
the
20th
of
April
began
the
"
metallic
period
,
"
as
the
reporter
called
it
in
his
notes
.
The
engineer
had
decided
,
as
has
been
said
,
to
operate
near
the
veins
both
of
coal
and
ore
.
Now
,
according
to
his
observations
,
these
veins
were
situated
at
the
foot
of
the
northeast
spurs
of
Mount
Franklin
,
that
is
to
say
,
a
distance
of
six
miles
from
their
home
.
It
was
impossible
,
therefore
,
to
return
every
day
to
the
Chimneys
,
and
it
was
agreed
that
the
little
colony
should
camp
under
a
hut
of
branches
,
so
that
the
important
operation
could
be
followed
night
and
day
.
This
settled
,
they
set
out
in
the
morning
.
Neb
and
Pencroft
dragged
the
bellows
on
a
hurdle
;
also
a
quantity
of
vegetables
and
animals
,
which
they
besides
could
renew
on
the
way
.
The
road
led
through
Jacamar
Wood
,
which
they
traversed
obliquely
from
southeast
to
northwest
,
and
in
the
thickest
part
.
It
was
necessary
to
beat
a
path
,
which
would
in
the
future
form
the
most
direct
road
to
Prospect
Heights
and
Mount
Franklin
.
The
trees
,
belonging
to
the
species
already
discovered
,
were
magnificent
.
Herbert
found
some
new
ones
,
among
others
some
which
Pencroft
called
"
sham
leeks
"
;
for
,
in
spite
of
their
size
,
they
were
of
the
same
liliaceous
family
as
the
onion
,
chive
,
shallot
,
or
asparagus
.
These
trees
produce
ligneous
roots
which
,
when
cooked
,
are
excellent
;
from
them
,
by
fermentation
,
a
very
agreeable
liquor
is
made
.
They
therefore
made
a
good
store
of
the
roots
.
