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           Happilythecreaturedidnotattackthem,ortheymightnothaveescapedwithoutaseverewound.Assoonashecouldgetaregularweapon,thatistosay,oneofthegunswhichPencroftbeggedfor,GideonSpilettresolvedtomakedesperatewaragainsttheferociousbeasts,andexterminatethemfromtheisland.

           TheChimneysduringthesefewdayswasnotmademorecomfortable,fortheengineerhopedtodiscover,orbuildifnecessary,amoreconvenientdwelling.Theycontentedthemselveswithspreadingmossanddryleavesonthesandofthepassages,andontheseprimitivecouchesthetiredworkerssleptsoundly.

           TheyalsoreckonedthedaystheyhadpassedonLincolnIsland,andfromthattimekeptaregularaccount.The5thofApril,whichwasWednesday,wastwelvedaysfromthetimewhenthewindthrewthecastawaysonthisshore.

           Onthe6thofApril,atdaybreak,theengineerandhiscompanionswerecollectedintheglade,attheplacewheretheyweregoingtoperformtheoperationofbakingthebricks.Naturallythishadtobeintheopenair,andnotinakiln,orrather,theagglomerationofbricksmadeanenormouskiln,whichwouldbakeitself.Thefuel,madeofwell-preparedfagots,waslaidonthegroundandsurroundedwithseveralrowsofdriedbricks,whichsoonformedanenormouscube,totheexteriorofwhichtheycontrivedair-holes.Theworklastedallday,anditwasnottilltheeveningthattheysetfiretothefagots.Noonesleptthatnight,allwatchingcarefullytokeepupthefire.

           Theoperationlastedforty-eighthours,andsucceededperfectly.

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