JULES VERNE THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND CHAPTER 18 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | JULES VERNE THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND CHAPTER 18 Cyrus Harding s project had succeeded but according to his usual habit he showed no satisfaction with closed lips and a fixed look he remained motionless. Herbert was in ecstasies Neb bounded with joy Pencroft nodded his great head murmuring these words -- Come our engineer gets on capitally The nitro-glycerine had indeed acted powerfully. The opening which it had made was so large that the volume of water which escaped through this new outlet was at least treble that which before passed through the old one. The result was that a short time after the operation the level of the lake would be lowered two feet or more. The settlers went to the Chimneys to take some pickaxes iron-tipped spears string made of fibers flint and steel they then returned to the plateau Top accompanying them. On the way the sailor could not help saying to the engineer -- Don t you think captain that by means of that charming liquid you have made one could blow up the whole of our island Without any doubt the island continents and the world itself replied the engineer. It is only a question of quantity. Then could you not use this nitro-glycerine for loading firearms asked the sailor. No Pencroft for it is too explosive a substance. But it would be easy to make some guncotton or even ordinary powder as we have azotic acid saltpeter sulphur and coal. Unhappily it is the guns which we have not got. Oh captain replied the sailor with a little determination-- Pencroft had erased the word impossible from the dictionary of Lincoln Island. The settlers having arrived at Prospect Heights went immediately towards that point of the lake near which was the old opening now uncovered. This outlet had now become practicable since the water no longer rushed through it and it would doubtless be easy to explore the interior. In a few minutes the settlers had reached the lower point of the lake and a glance showed them that the object had been attained. In fact in .
