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           Thewind,blowingontheshore,carriedallthesevaporstothewestward.CyrusHardingandGideonSpilettremarkedthesesomberappearances,andfromtimetotimediscussedtheevidentprogressofthevolcanicphenomena,buttheirworkwentonwithoutinterruption.Itwas,besides,ofthefirstimportancefromeverypointofview,thatthevesselshouldbefinishedwiththeleastpossibledelay.Inpresenceoftheeventualitieswhichmightarise,thesafetyofthecolonistswouldbetoagreatextentsecuredbytheirship.Whocouldtellthatitmightnotprovesomedaytheironlyrefuge?

           Intheevening,aftersupper,CyrusHarding,GideonSpilett,andHerbertagainascendedtheplateauofProspectHeights.Itwasalreadydark,andtheobscuritywouldpermitthemtoascertainifflamesorincandescentmatterthrownupbythevolcanoweremingledwiththevaporandsmokeaccumulatedatthemouthofthecrater.

           "Thecraterisonfire!"saidHerbert,who,moreactivethanhiscompanion,firstreachedtheplateau.

           MountFranklin,distantaboutsixmiles,nowappearedlikeagigantictorch,aroundthesummitofwhichturnedfuliginousflames.Somuchsmoke,andpossiblyscoriaeandcindersweremingledwiththem,thattheirlightgleamedbutfaintlyamidthegloomofthenight.Butakindofluridbrilliancyspreadovertheisland,againstwhichstoodoutconfusedlythewoodedmassesoftheheights.Immensewhirlwindsofvaporobscuredthesky,throughwhichglimmeredafewstars.

           "Thechangeisrapid!"saidtheengineer.

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