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The
inventory
of
the
articles
possessed
by
these
castaways
from
the
clouds
,
thrown
upon
a
coast
which
appeared
to
be
uninhabited
,
was
soon
made
out
.
They
had
nothing
,
save
the
clothes
which
they
were
wearing
at
the
time
of
the
catastrophe
.
We
must
mention
,
however
,
a
note-book
and
a
watch
which
Gideon
Spilett
had
kept
,
doubtless
by
inadvertence
,
not
a
weapon
,
not
a
tool
,
not
even
a
pocket-knife
;
for
while
in
the
car
they
had
thrown
out
everything
to
lighten
the
balloon
.
The
imaginary
heroes
of
Daniel
Defoe
or
of
Wyss
,
as
well
as
Selkirk
and
Raynal
shipwrecked
on
Juan
Fernandez
and
on
the
archipelago
of
the
Aucklands
,
were
never
in
such
absolute
destitution
.
Either
they
had
abundant
resources
from
their
stranded
vessels
,
in
grain
,
cattle
,
tools
,
ammunition
,
or
else
some
things
were
thrown
up
on
the
coast
which
supplied
them
with
all
the
first
necessities
of
life
.
But
here
,
not
any
instrument
whatever
,
not
a
utensil
.
From
nothing
they
must
supply
themselves
with
everything
.
And
yet
,
if
Cyrus
Harding
had
been
with
them
,
if
the
engineer
could
have
brought
his
practical
science
,
his
inventive
mind
to
bear
on
their
situation
,
perhaps
all
hope
would
not
have
been
lost
.
Alas
!
they
must
hope
no
longer
again
to
see
Cyrus
Harding
.
The
castaways
could
expect
nothing
but
from
themselves
and
from
that
Providence
which
never
abandons
those
whose
faith
is
sincere
.
But
ought
they
to
establish
themselves
on
this
part
of
the
coast
,
without
trying
to
know
to
what
continent
it
belonged
,
if
it
was
inhabited
,
or
if
they
were
on
the
shore
of
a
desert
island
?
It
was
an
important
question
,
and
should
be
solved
with
the
shortest
possible
delay
.
From
its
answer
they
would
know
what
measures
to
take
.
However
,
according
to
Pencroft
's
advice
,
it
appeared
best
to
wait
a
few
days
before
commencing
an
exploration
.
They
must
,
in
fact
,
prepare
some
provisions
and
procure
more
strengthening
food
than
eggs
and
molluscs
.
The
explorers
,
before
undertaking
new
fatigues
,
must
first
of
all
recruit
their
strength
.
The
Chimneys
offered
a
retreat
sufficient
for
the
present
.
The
fire
was
lighted
,
and
it
was
easy
to
preserve
some
embers
.
There
were
plenty
of
shell-fish
and
eggs
among
the
rocks
and
on
the
beach
.
It
would
be
easy
to
kill
a
few
of
the
pigeons
which
were
flying
by
hundreds
about
the
summit
of
the
plateau
,
either
with
sticks
or
stones
.
Perhaps
the
trees
of
the
neighboring
forest
would
supply
them
with
eatable
fruit
.
Lastly
,
the
sweet
water
was
there
.
It
was
accordingly
settled
that
for
a
few
days
they
would
remain
at
the
Chimneys
so
as
to
prepare
themselves
for
an
expedition
,
either
along
the
shore
or
into
the
interior
of
the
country
.
This
plan
suited
Neb
particularly
.
As
obstinate
in
his
ideas
as
in
his
presentiments
,
he
was
in
no
haste
to
abandon
this
part
of
the
coast
,
the
scene
of
the
catastrophe
.
He
did
not
,
he
would
not
believe
in
the
loss
of
Cyrus
Harding
.
No
,
it
did
not
seem
to
him
possible
that
such
a
man
had
ended
in
this
vulgar
fashion
,
carried
away
by
a
wave
,
drowned
in
the
floods
,
a
few
hundred
feet
from
a
shore
.
As
long
as
the
waves
had
not
cast
up
the
body
of
the
engineer
,
as
long
as
he
,
Neb
,
had
not
seen
with
his
eyes
,
touched
with
his
hands
the
corpse
of
his
master
,
he
would
not
believe
in
his
death
!
And
this
idea
rooted
itself
deeper
than
ever
in
his
determined
heart
.
An
illusion
perhaps
,
but
still
an
illusion
to
be
respected
,
and
one
which
the
sailor
did
not
wish
to
destroy
.
As
for
him
,
he
hoped
no
longer
,
but
there
was
no
use
in
arguing
with
Neb.
.
He
was
like
the
dog
who
will
not
leave
the
place
where
his
master
is
buried
,
and
his
grief
was
such
that
most
probably
he
would
not
survive
him
.
This
same
morning
,
the
26th
of
March
,
at
daybreak
,
Neb
had
set
out
on
the
shore
in
a
northerly
direction
,
and
he
had
returned
to
the
spot
where
the
sea
,
no
doubt
,
had
closed
over
the
unfortunate
Harding
.
That
day
's
breakfast
was
composed
solely
of
pigeon
's
eggs
and
lithodomes
.
Herbert
had
found
some
salt
deposited
by
evaporation
in
the
hollows
of
the
rocks
,
and
this
mineral
was
very
welcome
.
The
repast
ended
,
Pencroft
asked
the
reporter
if
he
wished
to
accompany
Herbert
and
himself
to
the
forest
,
where
they
were
going
to
try
to
hunt
.
But
on
consideration
,
it
was
thought
necessary
that
someone
should
remain
to
keep
in
the
fire
,
and
to
be
at
hand
in
the
highly
improbable
event
of
Neb
requiring
aid
.
The
reporter
accordingly
remained
behind
.
