CHAPTER 5

Arranging the Chimneys—How to procure Fire—A Box of Matches— Search on the Shore—Return of the Reporter and Neb—A single Match—A roaring Fire—The first Supper, and Night on Shore. Pencroft’s first care, after unloading the raft, was to render the cave habitable by stopping up all the holes which made it draughty. Sand, stones, twisted branches, wet clay, closed up the galleries open to the south winds. One narrow and winding opening at the side was kept, to lead out the smoke and to make the fire draw. Th…