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Herbert
distinguished
himself
in
these
works
.
He
was
intelligent
and
active
;
understanding
quickly
,
he
performed
well
;
and
Cyrus
Harding
became
more
and
more
attached
to
the
boy
.
Herbert
had
a
lively
and
reverent
love
for
the
engineer
.
Pencroft
saw
the
close
sympathy
which
existed
between
the
two
,
but
he
was
not
in
the
least
jealous
.
Neb
was
Neb
:
he
was
what
he
would
be
always
,
courage
,
zeal
,
devotion
,
self-denial
personified
.
He
had
the
same
faith
in
his
master
that
Pencroft
had
,
but
he
showed
it
less
vehemently
.
When
the
sailor
was
enthusiastic
,
Neb
always
looked
as
if
he
would
say
,
"
Nothing
could
be
more
natural
.
"
Pencroft
and
he
were
great
friends
.
As
to
Gideon
Spilett
,
he
took
part
in
the
common
work
,
and
was
not
less
skilful
in
it
than
his
companions
,
which
always
rather
astonished
the
sailor
.
A
"
journalist
,
"
clever
,
not
only
in
understanding
,
but
in
performing
everything
.
The
ladder
was
finally
fixed
on
the
28th
of
May
.
There
were
not
less
than
a
hundred
rounds
in
this
perpendicular
height
of
eighty
feet
.
Harding
had
been
able
,
fortunately
,
to
divide
it
in
two
parts
,
profiting
by
an
overhanging
of
the
cliff
which
made
a
projection
forty
feet
above
the
ground
.
This
projection
,
carefully
leveled
by
the
pickaxe
,
made
a
sort
of
platform
,
to
which
they
fixed
the
first
ladder
,
of
which
the
oscillation
was
thus
diminished
one-half
,
and
a
rope
permitted
it
to
be
raised
to
the
level
of
Granite
House
.
As
to
the
second
ladder
,
it
was
secured
both
at
its
lower
part
,
which
rested
on
the
projection
,
and
at
its
upper
end
,
which
was
fastened
to
the
door
.
In
short
the
ascent
had
been
made
much
easier
.
Besides
,
Cyrus
Harding
hoped
later
to
establish
an
hydraulic
apparatus
,
which
would
avoid
all
fatigue
and
loss
of
time
,
for
the
inhabitants
of
Granite
House
.
The
settlers
soon
became
habituated
to
the
use
of
this
ladder
.
They
were
light
and
active
,
and
Pencroft
,
as
a
sailor
,
accustomed
to
run
up
the
masts
and
shrouds
,
was
able
to
give
them
lessons
.
But
it
was
also
necessary
to
give
them
to
Top
.
The
poor
dog
,
with
his
four
paws
,
was
not
formed
for
this
sort
of
exercise
.
But
Pencroft
was
such
a
zealous
master
,
that
Top
ended
by
properly
performing
his
ascents
,
and
soon
mounted
the
ladder
as
readily
as
his
brethren
in
the
circus
.
It
need
not
be
said
that
the
sailor
was
proud
of
his
pupil
.
However
,
more
than
once
Pencroft
hoisted
him
on
his
back
,
which
Top
never
complained
of
.
It
must
be
mentioned
here
,
that
during
these
works
,
which
were
actively
conducted
,
for
the
bad
season
was
approaching
,
the
alimentary
question
was
not
neglected
.
Every
day
,
the
reporter
and
Herbert
,
who
had
been
voted
purveyors
to
the
colony
,
devoted
some
hours
to
the
chase
.
As
yet
,
they
only
hunted
in
Jacamar
Wood
,
on
the
left
of
the
river
,
because
,
for
want
of
a
bridge
or
boat
,
the
Mercy
had
not
yet
been
crossed
.
All
the
immense
woods
,
to
which
the
name
of
the
Forests
of
the
Far
West
had
been
given
,
were
not
explored
.
They
reserved
this
important
excursion
for
the
first
fine
days
of
the
next
spring
.
But
Jacamar
Wood
was
full
of
game
;
kangaroos
and
boars
abounded
,
and
the
hunters
iron-tipped
spears
and
bows
and
arrows
did
wonders
.
Besides
,
Herbert
discovered
towards
the
southwest
point
of
the
lagoon
a
natural
warren
,
a
slightly
damp
meadow
,
covered
with
willows
and
aromatic
herbs
which
scented
the
air
,
such
as
thyme
,
basil
,
savory
,
all
the
sweet-scented
species
of
the
labiated
plants
,
which
the
rabbits
appeared
to
be
particularly
fond
of
.
On
the
reporter
observing
that
since
the
table
was
spread
for
the
rabbits
,
it
was
strange
that
the
rabbits
themselves
should
be
wanting
,
the
two
sportsmen
carefully
explored
the
warren
.
At
any
rate
,
it
produced
an
abundance
of
useful
plants
,
and
a
naturalist
would
have
had
a
good
opportunity
of
studying
many
specimens
of
the
vegetable
kingdom
.
Herbert
gathered
several
shoots
of
the
basil
,
rosemary
,
balm
,
betony
,
etc.
,
which
possess
different
medicinal
properties
,
some
pectoral
,
astringent
,
febrifuge
,
others
anti-spasmodic
,
or
anti-rheumatic
.
When
,
afterwards
,
Pencroft
asked
the
use
of
this
collection
of
herbs
,
--
"
For
medicine
,
"
replied
the
lad
,
"
to
treat
us
when
we
are
ill
.
"
