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As
to
the
guns
obtained
from
the
brig
,
they
were
pretty
pieces
of
ordnance
,
which
,
at
Pencroft
's
entreaty
,
were
hoisted
by
means
of
tackle
and
pulleys
,
right
up
into
Granite
House
;
embrasures
were
made
between
the
windows
,
and
the
shining
muzzles
of
the
guns
could
soon
be
seen
through
the
granite
cliff
.
From
this
height
they
commanded
all
Union
Bay
.
It
was
like
a
little
Gibraltar
,
and
any
vessel
anchored
off
the
islet
would
inevitably
be
exposed
to
the
fire
of
this
aerial
battery
.
"
Captain
,
"
said
Pencroft
one
day
,
it
was
the
8th
of
November
,
"
now
that
our
fortifications
are
finished
,
it
would
be
a
good
thing
if
we
tried
the
range
of
our
guns
.
"
"
Do
you
think
that
is
useful
?
"
asked
the
engineer
.
"
It
is
more
than
useful
,
it
is
necessary
!
Without
that
how
are
we
to
know
to
what
distance
we
can
send
one
of
those
pretty
shot
with
which
we
are
provided
?
"
"
Try
them
,
Pencroft
,
"
replied
the
engineer
.
"
However
,
I
think
that
in
making
the
experiment
,
we
ought
to
employ
,
not
the
ordinary
powder
,
the
supply
of
which
,
I
think
,
should
remain
untouched
,
but
the
pyroxyle
which
will
never
fail
us
.
"
"
Can
the
cannon
support
the
shock
of
the
pyroxyle
?
"
asked
the
reporter
,
who
was
not
less
anxious
than
Pencroft
to
try
the
artillery
of
Granite
House
.
"
I
believe
so
.
However
,
"
added
the
engineer
,
"
we
will
be
prudent
.
"
The
engineer
was
right
in
thinking
that
the
guns
were
of
excellent
make
.
Made
of
forged
steel
,
and
breech-loaders
,
they
ought
consequently
to
be
able
to
bear
a
considerable
charge
,
and
also
have
an
enormous
range
.
In
fact
,
as
regards
practical
effect
,
the
transit
described
by
the
ball
ought
to
be
as
extended
as
possible
,
and
this
tension
could
only
be
obtained
under
the
condition
that
the
projectile
should
be
impelled
with
a
very
great
initial
velocity
.
"
Now
,
"
said
Harding
to
his
companions
,
"
the
initial
velocity
is
in
proportion
to
the
quantity
of
powder
used
.
In
the
fabrication
of
these
pieces
,
everything
depends
on
employing
a
metal
with
the
highest
possible
power
of
resistance
,
and
steel
is
incontestably
that
metal
of
all
others
which
resists
the
best
.
I
have
,
therefore
,
reason
to
believe
that
our
guns
will
bear
without
risk
the
expansion
of
the
pyroxyle
gas
,
and
will
give
excellent
results
.
"
"
We
shall
be
a
great
deal
more
certain
of
that
when
we
have
tried
them
!
"
answered
Pencroft
.
