JULES VERNE- THE MYSTERIOUS ISLAND CHAPTER 42 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 42 Things happened as Pencroft had predicted he being seldom mistaken in his prognostications. The wind rose and from a fresh breeze it soon increased to a regular gale that is to say it acquired a speed of from forty to forty-five miles an hour before which a ship in the open sea would have run under close-reefed topsails. Now. as it was nearly six o clock when the Bonadventure reached the gulf and as at that moment the tide turned it was impossible to enter. They were therefore compelled to stand off for even if he had wished to do so Pencroft could not have gained the mouth of the Mercy. Hoisting the jib to the mainmast by way of a storm-sail he hove to putting the head of the vessel towards the land. Fortunately although the wind was strong the sea being sheltered by the land did not run very high. They had then little to fear from the waves which always endanger small craft. The Bonadventure would doubtlessly not have capsized for she was well ballasted but enormous masses of water falling on the deck might injure her if her timbers could not sustain them. Pencroft as a good sailor was prepared for anything. Certainly he had great confidence in his vessel but nevertheless he awaited the return of day with some anxiety. During the night Cyrus Harding and Gideon Spilett had no opportunity for talking together and yet the words pronounced in the reporter s ear by the engineer were well worth being discussed together with the mysterious influence which appeared to reign over Lincoln Island. Gideon Spilett did not cease from pondering over this new and inexplicable incident the appearance of a fire on the coast of the island. The fire had actually been seen His companions Herbert and Pencroft had seen it with him The fire had served to signalize the position of the island during that dark night and they had not doubted that it was lighted by the engineer s hand and here was Cyrus Harding expressly declaring that he had .
