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"
I
see
a
little
river
which
runs
into
it
,
"
said
Herbert
,
pointing
out
a
narrow
stream
,
which
evidently
took
its
source
somewhere
in
the
west
.
"
Yes
,
"
said
Harding
;
"
and
since
this
stream
feeds
the
lake
,
most
probably
on
the
side
near
the
sea
there
is
an
outlet
by
which
the
surplus
water
escapes
.
We
shall
see
that
on
our
return
.
"
This
little
winding
watercourse
and
the
river
already
mentioned
constituted
the
water-system
,
at
least
such
as
it
was
displayed
to
the
eyes
of
the
explorers
.
However
,
it
was
possible
that
under
the
masses
of
trees
which
covered
two-thirds
of
the
island
,
forming
an
immense
forest
,
other
rivers
ran
towards
the
sea
.
It
might
even
be
inferred
that
such
was
the
case
,
so
rich
did
this
region
appear
in
the
most
magnificent
specimens
of
the
flora
of
the
temperate
zones
.
There
was
no
indication
of
running
water
in
the
north
,
though
perhaps
there
might
be
stagnant
water
among
the
marshes
in
the
northeast
;
but
that
was
all
,
in
addition
to
the
downs
,
sand
,
and
aridity
which
contrasted
so
strongly
with
the
luxuriant
vegetation
of
the
rest
of
the
island
.
The
volcano
did
not
occupy
the
central
part
;
it
rose
,
on
the
contrary
,
in
the
northwestern
region
,
and
seemed
to
mark
the
boundary
of
the
two
zones
.
At
the
southwest
,
at
the
south
,
and
the
southeast
,
the
first
part
of
the
spurs
were
hidden
under
masses
of
verdure
.
At
the
north
,
on
the
contrary
,
one
could
follow
their
ramifications
,
which
died
away
on
the
sandy
plains
.
It
was
on
this
side
that
,
at
the
time
when
the
mountain
was
in
a
state
of
eruption
,
the
discharge
had
worn
away
a
passage
,
and
a
large
heap
of
lava
had
spread
to
the
narrow
jaw
which
formed
the
northeastern
gulf
.
Cyrus
Harding
and
his
companions
remained
an
hour
at
the
top
of
the
mountain
.
The
island
was
displayed
under
their
eyes
,
like
a
plan
in
relief
with
different
tints
,
green
for
the
forests
,
yellow
for
the
sand
,
blue
for
the
water
.
They
viewed
it
in
its
tout-ensemble
,
nothing
remained
concealed
but
the
ground
hidden
by
verdure
,
the
hollows
of
the
valleys
,
and
the
interior
of
the
volcanic
chasms
.
One
important
question
remained
to
be
solved
,
and
the
answer
would
have
a
great
effect
upon
the
future
of
the
castaways
.
Was
the
island
inhabited
?
It
was
the
reporter
who
put
this
question
,
to
which
after
the
close
examination
they
had
just
made
,
the
answer
seemed
to
be
in
the
negative
.
Nowhere
could
the
work
of
a
human
hand
be
perceived
.
Not
a
group
of
huts
,
not
a
solitary
cabin
,
not
a
fishery
on
the
shore
.
No
smoke
curling
in
the
air
betrayed
the
presence
of
man
.
It
is
true
,
a
distance
of
nearly
thirty
miles
separated
the
observers
from
the
extreme
points
,
that
is
,
of
the
tail
which
extended
to
the
southwest
,
and
it
would
have
been
difficult
,
even
to
Pencroft
's
eyes
,
to
discover
a
habitation
there
.
Neither
could
the
curtain
of
verdure
,
which
covered
three-quarters
of
the
island
,
be
raised
to
see
if
it
did
not
shelter
some
straggling
village
.
But
in
general
the
islanders
live
on
the
shores
of
the
narrow
spaces
which
emerge
above
the
waters
of
the
Pacific
,
and
this
shore
appeared
to
be
an
absolute
desert
.
Until
a
more
complete
exploration
,
it
might
be
admitted
that
the
island
was
uninhabited
.
But
was
it
frequented
,
at
least
occasionally
,
by
the
natives
of
neighboring
islands
?
It
was
difficult
to
reply
to
this
question
.
No
land
appeared
within
a
radius
of
fifty
miles
.
But
fifty
miles
could
be
easily
crossed
,
either
by
Malay
proas
or
by
the
large
Polynesian
canoes
.
Everything
depended
on
the
position
of
the
island
,
of
its
isolation
in
the
Pacific
,
or
of
its
proximity
to
archipelagoes
.
Would
Cyrus
Harding
be
able
to
find
out
their
latitude
and
longitude
without
instruments
?
It
would
be
difficult
.
Since
he
was
in
doubt
,
it
was
best
to
take
precautions
against
a
possible
descent
of
neighboring
natives
.
