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In
fact
,
before
them
opened
a
deep
hollow
.
It
was
the
rugged
mouth
of
the
crater
,
by
which
the
eruptive
liquid
matter
had
escaped
at
the
periods
when
the
volcano
was
still
in
activity
.
Hardened
lava
and
crusted
scoria
formed
a
sort
of
natural
staircase
of
large
steps
,
which
would
greatly
facilitate
the
ascent
to
the
summit
of
the
mountain
.
Harding
took
all
this
in
at
a
glance
,
and
without
hesitating
,
followed
by
the
lad
,
he
entered
the
enormous
chasm
in
the
midst
of
an
increasing
obscurity
.
There
was
still
a
height
of
a
thousand
feet
to
overcome
.
Would
the
interior
acclivities
of
the
crater
be
practicable
?
It
would
soon
be
seen
.
The
persevering
engineer
resolved
to
continue
his
ascent
until
he
was
stopped
.
Happily
these
acclivities
wound
up
the
interior
of
the
volcano
and
favored
their
ascent
.
As
to
the
volcano
itself
,
it
could
not
be
doubted
that
it
was
completely
extinct
.
No
smoke
escaped
from
its
sides
;
not
a
flame
could
be
seen
in
the
dark
hollows
;
not
a
roar
,
not
a
mutter
,
no
trembling
even
issued
from
this
black
well
,
which
perhaps
reached
far
into
the
bowels
of
the
earth
.
The
atmosphere
inside
the
crater
was
filled
with
no
sulphurous
vapor
.
It
was
more
than
the
sleep
of
a
volcano
;
it
was
its
complete
extinction
.
Cyrus
Harding
's
attempt
would
succeed
.
Little
by
little
,
Herbert
and
he
climbing
up
the
sides
of
the
interior
,
saw
the
crater
widen
above
their
heads
.
The
radius
of
this
circular
portion
of
the
sky
,
framed
by
the
edge
of
the
cone
,
increased
obviously
.
At
each
step
,
as
it
were
,
that
the
explorers
made
,
fresh
stars
entered
the
field
of
their
vision
.
The
magnificent
constellations
of
the
southern
sky
shone
resplendently
.
At
the
zenith
glittered
the
splendid
Antares
in
the
Scorpion
,
and
not
far
was
Alpha
Centauri
,
which
is
believed
to
be
the
nearest
star
to
the
terrestrial
globe
.
Then
,
as
the
crater
widened
,
appeared
Fomalhaut
of
the
Fish
,
the
Southern
Triangle
,
and
lastly
,
nearly
at
the
Antarctic
Pole
,
the
glittering
Southern
Cross
,
which
replaces
the
Polar
Star
of
the
Northern
Hemisphere
.
It
was
nearly
eight
o'clock
when
Cyrus
Harding
and
Herbert
set
foot
on
the
highest
ridge
of
the
mountain
at
the
summit
of
the
cone
.
It
was
then
perfectly
dark
,
and
their
gaze
could
not
extend
over
a
radius
of
two
miles
.
Did
the
sea
surround
this
unknown
land
,
or
was
it
connected
in
the
west
with
some
continent
of
the
Pacific
?
It
could
not
yet
be
made
out
.
Towards
the
west
,
a
cloudy
belt
,
clearly
visible
at
the
horizon
,
increased
the
gloom
,
and
the
eye
could
not
discover
if
the
sky
and
water
were
blended
together
in
the
same
circular
line
.
But
at
one
point
of
the
horizon
a
vague
light
suddenly
appeared
,
which
descended
slowly
in
proportion
as
the
cloud
mounted
to
the
zenith
.
It
was
the
slender
crescent
moon
,
already
almost
disappearing
;
but
its
light
was
sufficient
to
show
clearly
the
horizontal
line
,
then
detached
from
the
cloud
,
and
the
engineer
could
see
its
reflection
trembling
for
an
instant
on
a
liquid
surface
.
Cyrus
Harding
seized
the
lad
's
hand
,
and
in
a
grave
voice
,
--
"
An
island
!
"
said
he
,
at
the
moment
when
the
lunar
crescent
disappeared
beneath
the
waves
.
