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Half an hour later Cyrus Harding and Herbert had returned to the encampment. The engineer merely told his companions that the land upon which fate had thrown them was an island, and that the next day they would consult. Then each settled himself as well as he could to sleep, and in that rocky hole, at a height of two thousand five hundred feet above the level of the sea, through a peaceful night, the islanders enjoyed profound repose1.
The next day, the 30th of March, after a hasty breakfast, which consisted solely2 of the roasted tragopan, the engineer wished to climb again to the summit of the volcano, so as more attentively3 to survey the island upon which he and his companions were imprisoned4 for life perhaps, should the island be situated5 at a great distance from any land, or if it was out of the course of vessels6 which visited the archipelagoes of the Pacific Ocean. This time his companions followed him in the new exploration. They also wished to see the island, on the productions of which they must depend for the supply of all their wants.
It was about seven o'clock in the morning when Cyrus Harding, Herbert, Pencroft, Gideon Spilett, and Neb quitted the encampment. No one appeared to be anxious about their situation. They had faith in themselves, doubtless, but it must be observed that the basis of this faith was not the same with Harding as with his companions. The engineer had confidence, because he felt capable of extorting7 from this wild country everything necessary for the life of himself and his companions; the latter feared nothing, just because Cyrus Harding was with them. Pencroft especially, since the incident of the relighted fire, would not have despaired for an instant, even if he was on a bare rock, if the engineer was with him on the rock.
"Pshaw," said he, "we left Richmond without permission from the authorities! It will be hard if we don't manage to get away some day or other from a place where certainly no one will detain us!"

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cone
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crater
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lava
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volcanic
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subterranean
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verge
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vapor
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uneven
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Mediterranean
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alligator
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outlet
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flora
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stagnant
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ramifications
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eruption
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色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹 | |
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裂缝( chasm的名词复数 ); 裂口; 分歧; 差别 | |
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solitary
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isolation
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proximity
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longitude
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