Those fellows will fancy we are a long way off to the northward, and never think of keeping a look-out.

If we have to stop a day or two on the island--" "We'll stop, and if we have to fight an army of natives ?" "We'll fight," said Robur.

"We'll fight then for our "Albatross."" The engineer went forward to the men, who were waiting for orders.
"My lads," he said to them, "we cannot knock off yet.

We must work till day comes." They were all ready to do so.

The stern-screw had now to be treated as the other had been.