Chapter 62 Chapter Twenty

An isolated rock, thirty feet long and twenty feet wide, barely ten feet above the water, is the only piece of land not submerged in the waters of the Pacific Ocean. The ruins of Granite Palace are all here!The tall stone wall collapsed and smashed into pieces, and several larger rocks piled up to form this piece of land.The lower volcanic cone of Mount Franklin, which was blown in two, the lava gorge of Shark Bay, the plateau of Prospect Heights, the safety island, the granite blocks of Balloon Harbor, the basalt of Dhaka Cave, and even the narrow The long peninsula of the Serpentine is also included; all that surrounds it has disappeared into the depths of the ocean.All that remains of Lincoln Island is this rectangular rock, which now provides refuge for six inhabitants plus Top.

Livestock all died in this disaster.Some birds and several typical animals on the island were crushed to death, and some were drowned; sadly, the unfortunate Jepp was also crushed to death under the ground! Cyrus.Smith, Keating.Spilett, Herbert, Pencroft, Neb, and Ayrton were not dead, for they had gathered under the tent, and when the deserted island was blown to pieces and rained down in all directions, They were thrown overboard. When they came to the surface, they saw only this heap of stones halfway off the anchor chain, and they swam up and took a stand on it. They have been living on this pile of bare stones for nine days.All that remained of the unfortunate inhabitants was some provisions which had been brought from the storehouses of Granite Palace before their peril, and some rainwater from the low places of the rock.Their last hope, the new ship, has been smashed to pieces.They could not get off the rocks: there was no fire, and no means of making it.It looked like they were going to die.

Although they tried their best to save food, they only ate enough to survive each day, but on March 18th, they only had two days' food left.In this case, all their scientific knowledge and wisdom are useless, and only God controls their fate. Cyrus.Smith is as calm as ever, Keating.Spilett was more irritable, while Pencroft walked up and down on the reef holding his breath.Herbert did not leave the Engineer for a moment, looking at him as if asking for help (but he could do nothing!); Neb and Ayrton were more resigned to their fate. Oh, what a pity!How unlucky!Pencroft kept saying, if only a walnut shell could carry us to Dabao Island!But we have nothing, nothing!

Captain Nemo's death was well timed.said Neb. During the next five days, CyrusSmith and his companions were so careful to economize their provisions that they ate only so that they would not die of starvation.Their bodies are very weak.Herbert and Neb were already showing symptoms of insanity. In this case, can they still maintain a glimmer of hope?cannot!What chance do they have?Longing for a boat to come within sight of the reef?They knew well from past experience that ships never came to this part of the Pacific.It would be providence if the Scotch liner arrived at Bo Isle to find Ayrton just at this time; could they count on that?This is simply impossible.Besides, the inhabitants did not send notice to Dabao Island that Ayrton had changed address; therefore, even if the Duncan had actually been there, and the captain could not find it in the whole island, they must have returned to the lower latitudes by then. to the area.

No!There was no hope of salvation.They can only wait for a terrible death on this pile of rocks, waiting for hunger and thirst to end their lives. They lay on the reef with only one breath left.They don't know what's going on around them.Only Ayrton sometimes raised his head with all his strength, looking hopelessly at the lonely and deserted sea. On the morning of the 24th of March, Ayrton suddenly stretched out his hand towards a black spot on the horizon.He pushed himself up, first kneeling on the ground, then standing up, as if signaling with his hands. A boat came near the reef.It's clearly not aimless.Driven by the steam, it drove at full power and drove straight to the reef.In fact, the settlers would have seen it hours ago if they had had the energy to observe the horizon.

Duncan!Ayrton murmured, and fell unconscious on the stone. Cyrus.Smith and his companions revived after careful nursing.When they woke up, they found themselves in the cabin of a pleasure boat, and they didn't know how they escaped death. Ayrton's words said it all. Duncan!he murmured. Duncan!Cyrus.Smith yelled.He raised his hand and said, Ah!Almighty God!You showed mercy and saved us! Yes, this is the Duncan, Sir Glenarvan's yacht.Twelve years have passed since Ayrton made atonement on Tabor Island, and now Captain Grant's son Rob is in command of the Duncan and has been ordered to fetch him back home.

Residents have not only been revived, but are on their way home. Captain Grant, Cyrus.Asked Smith, how did you think of coming a hundred miles to the northeast when you left there without finding Ayrton? Mr. Smith, Rob.Grant replied that it was not only for Ayrton, but for you and your companions. Me and my partner? There is no doubt that you are on Lincoln Island. On Lincoln Island?Ji Ding.Spilett, Herbert, Neb, and Pencroft all cried out in amazement. How did you know there was Lincoln Island?Cyrus.asked Smith, not even having its location on a nautical map. I only found out after reading the letter you left on Tabo Island.Rob.Grant said.

a letter?Ji Ding.asked Spilett loudly. That's right, here's the letter, Rob.Grant said, taking out a slip of paper marking the latitude and longitude of Lincoln Island, where Ayrton and five American immigrants were located. Cyrus.After reading it, Smith found that the handwriting was the same as that on the note in the corral, so he exclaimed: "It's from Captain Nemo!" ah!Said Pencroft, it was he who ventured alone to the Isle of Po in our _The Windbreaker! Just to send this letter.Herbert added. Well, I am not mistaken, said the sailor loudly, after the death of the captain, he performed his duty to us one last time.

friends!Cyrus.Smith said with great emotion, may the merciful God have mercy on the soul of our benefactor Captain Nemo! Cyrus.At the end of Smith's speech, the inhabitants took off their hats and murmured Captain Nemo's name. Then Ayrton went up to the engineer and said simply: Where is this safe? When the desert island sank, Ayrton risked his life to keep the safe.Now he dutifully handed it over to the engineer. Ayrton!Ayrton!Cyrus.Smith was deeply moved, so he told Rob.Grant said, Sir, you have abandoned a criminal, but he has repented and is now an honest man.I feel proud when I shake his hand.

At this time, Rob.Only then did Grant know the strange history of Captain Nemo and the conditions of the immigrants on Lincoln Island.The men on board surveyed the remaining shoal; henceforth it will be marked on the maps of the Pacific Ocean.After the observation, the captain immediately ordered to set sail. Half a month later, the immigrants returned to the American mainland, and they found that after a brutal war, truth and justice had won, and the motherland had restored a peaceful environment. The settlers on Lincoln Island took advantage of a chest of treasure left by Captain Nemo and used most of it to purchase a large tract of land in Iowa.Among these treasures they left one of the best pearls, and gave it to Mrs. Glenarvan in the name of the victims who were rescued by the Duncan back to their motherland.

The immigrants worked on this land, that is to say, in pursuit of prosperity and happiness, and created all the good conditions they had intended for Lincoln Island.They established a vast settlement and named it after a deserted island sunken in the Pacific Ocean.Here a river is called the Mercy River, a mountain is called Mount Franklin, a small lake is called Grant Lake, and the forest is the Far West Forest.It became an island on land. Under the wise hands of the engineer and his partners, everything flourished.None of the old residents of Lincoln Island were missing, and they swore to live together forever.Neb was with his master, Ayrton was ready to serve the collective, Pencroft was more active as a peasant than he had been as a sailor, and Herbert was in Cyrus.Smith's upbringing, completed his studies, Gideon.Spilett founded the Lincoln Island Herald News, which became one of the most well-informed papers in the world. Cyrus.From time to time, there are visitors to Smith and his partners, including Sir Glenarvan and his wife, John.Captain Menger and his wife Mary.Grant, Rob.Grant and Major MacNabbs, and everyone connected with the lives of Captain Grant and Captain Nemo. On the whole, everyone is happy, and they stick together as tightly as ever.But they had not forgotten the island, where they had lived for four years with nothing and wanting nothing, and now there was nothing but a heap of granite rocks beaten by the waves of the Pacific; only the grave of Captain Nemo.