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"

Unless

the

lava

opened

a

new

way

for

itself

towards

the

fertile

parts

of

the

island

!

"

"

And

why

,

my

dear

Spilett

,

"

answered

Cyrus

Harding

,

"

should

it

not

follow

the

road

naturally

traced

out

for

it

?

"

"

Well

,

volcanoes

are

capricious

,

"

returned

the

reporter

.

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"

Notice

,

"

answered

the

engineer

,

"

that

the

inclination

of

Mount

Franklin

favors

the

flow

of

water

towards

the

valleys

which

we

are

exploring

just

now

.

To

turn

aside

this

flow

,

an

earthquake

would

be

necessary

to

change

the

mountain

's

center

of

gravity

.

"

"

But

an

earthquake

is

always

to

be

feared

at

these

times

,

"

observed

Gideon

Spilett

.

"

Always

,

"

replied

the

engineer

,

"

especially

when

the

subterranean

forces

begin

to

awake

,

as

they

risk

meeting

with

some

obstruction

,

after

a

long

rest

.

Thus

,

my

dear

Spilett

,

an

eruption

would

be

a

serious

thing

for

us

,

and

it

would

be

better

that

the

volcano

should

not

have

the

slightest

desire

to

wake

up

.

But

we

could

not

prevent

it

,

could

we

?

At

any

rate

,

even

if

it

should

occur

,

I

do

not

think

Prospect

Heights

would

he

seriously

threatened

.

Between

them

and

the

mountain

,

the

ground

is

considerably

depressed

,

and

if

the

lava

should

ever

take

a

course

towards

the

lake

,

it

would

be

cast

on

the

downs

and

the

neighboring

parts

of

Shark

Gulf

.

"

"

We

have

not

yet

seen

any

smoke

at

the

top

of

the

mountain

,

to

indicate

an

approaching

eruption

,

"

said

Gideon

Spilett

.

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"

No

,

"

answered

Harding

,

"

not

a

vapor

escapes

from

the

crater

,

for

it

was

only

yesterday

that

I

attentively

surveyed

the

summit

.

But

it

is

probable

that

at

the

lower

part

of

the

chimney

,

time

may

have

accumulated

rocks

,

cinders

,

hardened

lava

,

and

that

this

valve

of

which

I

spoke

,

may

at

any

time

become

overcharged

.

But

at

the

first

serious

effort

,

every

obstacle

will

disappear

,

and

you

may

be

certain

,

my

dear

Spilett

,

that

neither

the

island

,

which

is

the

boiler

,

nor

the

volcano

,

which

is

the

chimney

,

will

burst

under

the

pressure

of

gas

.

Nevertheless

,

I

repeat

,

it

would

be

better

that

there

should

not

be

an

eruption

.

"

"

And

yet

we

are

not

mistaken

,

"

remarked

the

reporter

.

"

Mutterings

can

be

distinctly

heard

in

the

very

bowels

of

the

volcano

!

"

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