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"

We

shall

see

him

again

,

Pencroft

,

"

cried

Herbert

,

"

and

when

be

returns

he

must

find

a

tolerable

dwelling

here

.

It

will

be

so

,

if

we

can

make

a

fireplace

in

the

left

passage

and

keep

an

opening

for

the

smoke

.

"

"

So

we

can

,

my

boy

,

"

replied

the

sailor

,

"

and

these

Chimneys

will

serve

our

turn

.

Let

us

set

to

work

,

but

first

come

and

get

a

store

of

fuel

.

I

think

some

branches

will

be

very

useful

in

stopping

up

these

openings

,

through

which

the

wind

shrieks

like

so

many

fiends

.

"

Herbert

and

Pencroft

left

the

Chimneys

,

and

,

turning

the

angle

,

they

began

to

climb

the

left

bank

of

the

river

.

The

current

here

was

quite

rapid

,

and

drifted

down

some

dead

wood

.

The

rising

tide

--

and

it

could

already

be

perceived

--

must

drive

it

back

with

force

to

a

considerable

distance

.

The

sailor

then

thought

that

they

could

utilize

this

ebb

and

flow

for

the

transport

of

heavy

objects

.

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After

having

walked

for

a

quarter

of

an

hour

,

the

sailor

and

the

boy

arrived

at

the

angle

which

the

river

made

in

turning

towards

the

left

.

From

this

point

its

course

was

pursued

through

a

forest

of

magnificent

trees

.

These

trees

still

retained

their

verdure

,

notwithstanding

the

advanced

season

,

for

they

belonged

to

the

family

of

"

coniferae

,

"

which

is

spread

over

all

the

regions

of

the

globe

,

from

northern

climates

to

the

tropics

.

The

young

naturalist

recognized

especially

the

"

deedara

,

"

which

are

very

numerous

in

the

Himalayan

zone

,

and

which

spread

around

them

a

most

agreeable

odor

.

Between

these

beautiful

trees

sprang

up

clusters

of

firs

,

whose

opaque

open

parasol

boughs

spread

wide

around

.

Among

the

long

grass

,

Pencroft

felt

that

his

feet

were

crushing

dry

branches

which

crackled

like

fireworks

.

"

Well

,

my

boy

,

"

said

he

to

Herbert

,

"

if

I

do

n't

know

the

name

of

these

trees

,

at

any

rate

I

reckon

that

we

may

call

them

'

burning

wood

,

'

and

just

now

that

's

the

chief

thing

we

want

.

"

"

Let

us

get

a

supply

,

"

replied

Herbert

,

who

immediately

set

to

work

.

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The

collection

was

easily

made

.

It

was

not

even

necessary

to

lop

the

trees

,

for

enormous

quantities

of

dead

wood

were

lying

at

their

feet

;

but

if

fuel

was

not

wanting

,

the

means

of

transporting

it

was

not

yet

found

.

The

wood

,

being

very

dry

,

would

burn

rapidly

;

it

was

therefore

necessary

to

carry

to

the

Chimneys

a

considerable

quantity

,

and

the

loads

of

two

men

would

not

be

sufficient

.

Herbert

remarked

this

.

"

Well

,

my

boy

,

"

replied

the

sailor

,

"

there

must

be

some

way

of

carrying

this

wood

;

there

is

always

a

way

of

doing

everything

.

If

we

had

a

cart

or

a

boat

,

it

would

be

easy

enough

.

"

"

But

we

have

the

river

,

"

said

Herbert

.

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