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It
was
unfortunate
,
however
,
that
the
castaways
could
distinguish
nothing
around
them
.
While
the
gaze
of
the
reporter
and
Neb
were
cast
upon
the
ocean
,
the
sailor
and
Herbert
looked
eagerly
for
the
coast
in
the
west
.
But
not
a
speck
of
land
was
visible
.
"
Never
mind
,
"
said
Pencroft
,
"
though
I
do
not
see
the
land
,
I
feel
it
...
it
is
there
...
there
...
as
sure
as
the
fact
that
we
are
no
longer
at
Richmond
.
"
But
the
fog
was
not
long
in
rising
.
it
was
only
a
fine-weather
mist
.
A
hot
sun
soon
penetrated
to
the
surface
of
the
island
.
About
half-past
six
,
three-quarters
of
an
hour
after
sunrise
,
the
mist
became
more
transparent
.
It
grew
thicker
above
,
but
cleared
away
below
.
Soon
the
isle
appeared
as
if
it
had
descended
from
a
cloud
,
then
the
sea
showed
itself
around
them
,
spreading
far
away
towards
the
east
,
but
bounded
on
the
west
by
an
abrupt
and
precipitous
coast
.
Yes
!
the
land
was
there
.
Their
safety
was
at
least
provisionally
insured
.
The
islet
and
the
coast
were
separated
by
a
channel
about
half
a
mile
in
breadth
,
through
which
rushed
an
extremely
rapid
current
.
However
,
one
of
the
castaways
,
following
the
impulse
of
his
heart
,
immediately
threw
himself
into
the
current
,
without
consulting
his
companions
,
without
saying
a
single
word
.
It
was
Neb.
.
He
was
in
haste
to
be
on
the
other
side
,
and
to
climb
towards
the
north
.
It
had
been
impossible
to
hold
him
back
.
Pencroft
called
him
in
vain
.
The
reporter
prepared
to
follow
him
,
but
Pencroft
stopped
him
.
"
Do
you
want
to
cross
the
channel
?
"
he
asked
.
"
Yes
,
"
replied
Spilett
.
"
All
right
!
"
said
the
seaman
;
"
wait
a
bit
;
Neb
is
well
able
to
carry
help
to
his
master
.
If
we
venture
into
the
channel
,
we
risk
being
carried
into
the
open
sea
by
the
current
,
which
is
running
very
strong
;
but
,
if
I
'm
not
wrong
,
it
is
ebbing
.
See
,
the
tide
is
going
down
over
the
sand
.
Let
us
have
patience
,
and
at
low
water
it
is
possible
we
may
find
a
fordable
passage
.
"
"
You
are
right
,
"
replied
the
reporter
,
"
we
will
not
separate
more
than
we
can
help
.
"
During
this
time
Neb
was
struggling
vigorously
against
the
current
.
He
was
crossing
in
an
oblique
direction
.
His
black
shoulders
could
be
seen
emerging
at
each
stroke
.
He
was
carried
down
very
quickly
,
but
he
also
made
way
towards
the
shore
.
It
took
more
than
half
an
hour
to
cross
from
the
islet
to
the
land
,
and
he
reached
the
shore
several
hundred
feet
from
the
place
which
was
opposite
to
the
point
from
which
he
had
started
.
Landing
at
the
foot
of
a
high
wall
of
granite
,
he
shook
himself
vigorously
;
and
then
,
setting
off
running
,
soon
disappeared
behind
a
rocky
point
,
which
projected
to
nearly
the
height
of
the
northern
extremity
of
the
islet
.
Neb
's
companions
had
watched
his
daring
attempt
with
painful
anxiety
,
and
when
he
was
out
of
sight
,
they
fixed
their
attention
on
the
land
where
their
hope
of
safety
lay
,
while
eating
some
shell-fish
with
which
the
sand
was
strewn
.
It
was
a
wretched
repast
,
but
still
it
was
better
than
nothing
.
The
opposite
coast
formed
one
vast
bay
,
terminating
on
the
south
by
a
very
sharp
point
,
which
was
destitute
of
all
vegetation
,
and
was
of
a
very
wild
aspect
.
This
point
abutted
on
the
shore
in
a
grotesque
outline
of
high
granite
rocks
.
Towards
the
north
,
on
the
contrary
,
the
bay
widened
,
and
a
more
rounded
coast
appeared
,
trending
from
the
southwest
to
the
northeast
,
and
terminating
in
a
slender
cape
.
The
distance
between
these
two
extremities
,
which
made
the
bow
of
the
bay
,
was
about
eight
miles
.
Half
a
mile
from
the
shore
rose
the
islet
,
which
somewhat
resembled
the
carcass
of
a
gigantic
whale
.
Its
extreme
breadth
was
not
more
than
a
quarter
of
a
mile
.
Opposite
the
islet
,
the
beach
consisted
first
of
sand
,
covered
with
black
stones
,
which
were
now
appearing
little
by
little
above
the
retreating
tide
.
The
second
level
was
separated
by
a
perpendicular
granite
cliff
,
terminated
at
the
top
by
an
unequal
edge
at
a
height
of
at
least
300
feet
.
It
continued
thus
for
a
length
of
three
miles
,
ending
suddenly
on
the
right
with
a
precipice
which
looked
as
if
cut
by
the
hand
of
man
.
On
the
left
,
above
the
promontory
,
this
irregular
and
jagged
cliff
descended
by
a
long
slope
of
conglomerated
rocks
till
it
mingled
with
the
ground
of
the
southern
point
.
On
the
upper
plateau
of
the
coast
not
a
tree
appeared
.
It
was
a
flat
tableland
like
that
above
Cape
Town
at
the
Cape
of
Good
Hope
,
but
of
reduced
proportions
;
at
least
so
it
appeared
seen
from
the
islet
.
However
,
verdure
was
not
wanting
to
the
right
beyond
the
precipice
.
They
could
easily
distinguish
a
confused
mass
of
great
trees
,
which
extended
beyond
the
limits
of
their
view
.
This
verdure
relieved
the
eye
,
so
long
wearied
by
the
continued
ranges
of
granite
.
Lastly
,
beyond
and
above
the
plateau
,
in
a
northwesterly
direction
and
at
a
distance
of
at
least
seven
miles
,
glittered
a
white
summit
which
reflected
the
sun
's
rays
.
It
was
that
of
a
lofty
mountain
,
capped
with
snow
.
The
question
could
not
at
present
be
decided
whether
this
land
formed
an
island
,
or
whether
it
belonged
to
a
continent
.
But
on
beholding
the
convulsed
masses
heaped
up
on
the
left
,
no
geologist
would
have
hesitated
to
give
them
a
volcanic
origin
,
for
they
were
unquestionably
the
work
of
subterranean
convulsions
.
