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Verne
another
century
.
I
hope
the
missionaries
will
forgive
us
.
"
The
project
of
Paganel
was
therefore
adopted
,
and
certainly
with
the
superstitious
ideas
of
the
Maories
there
seemed
good
ground
for
hope
.
But
brilliant
as
the
idea
might
be
,
the
difficulty
was
in
the
modus
operandi
.
The
volcano
might
devour
the
bold
schemers
,
who
offered
it
a
crater
.
Could
they
control
and
direct
the
eruption
when
they
had
succeeded
in
letting
loose
its
vapor
and
flames
,
and
lava
streams
?
The
entire
cone
might
be
engulfed
.
It
was
meddling
with
phenomena
of
which
nature
herself
has
the
absolute
monopoly
.
Paganel
had
thought
of
all
this
;
but
he
intended
to
act
prudently
and
without
pushing
things
to
extremes
.
An
appearance
would
be
enough
to
dupe
the
Maories
,
and
there
was
no
need
for
the
terrible
realities
of
an
eruption
.
How
long
that
day
seemed
.
Each
one
of
the
party
inwardly
counted
the
hours
.
All
was
made
ready
for
flight
.
The
oudoupa
provisions
were
divided
and
formed
very
portable
packets
.
Some
mats
and
firearms
completed
their
light
equipment
,
all
of
which
they
took
from
the
tomb
of
the
chief
.
It
is
needless
to
say
that
their
preparations
were
made
within
the
inclosure
,
and
that
they
were
unseen
by
the
savages
.
At
six
o'clock
the
steward
served
up
a
refreshing
meal
.
Where
or
when
they
would
eat
in
the
valleys
of
the
Ranges
no
one
could
foretell
.
So
that
they
had
to
take
in
supplies
for
the
future
.
The
principal
dish
was
composed
of
half
a
dozen
rats
,
caught
by
Wilson
and
stewed
.
Lady
Helena
and
Mary
Grant
obstinately
refused
to
taste
this
game
,
which
is
highly
esteemed
by
the
natives
;
but
the
men
enjoyed
it
like
the
real
Maories
.
The
meat
was
excellent
and
savory
,
and
the
six
devourers
were
devoured
down
to
the
bones
.
The
evening
twilight
came
on
.
The
sun
went
down
in
a
stormy-looking
bank
of
clouds
.
A
few
flashes
of
lightning
glanced
across
the
horizon
and
distant
thunder
pealed
through
the
darkened
sky
.
Paganel
welcomed
the
storm
,
which
was
a
valuable
aid
to
his
plans
,
and
completed
his
program
.
The
savages
are
superstitiously
affected
by
the
great
phenomena
of
nature
.
The
New
Zealanders
think
that
thunder
is
the
angry
voice
of
Noui-Atoua
,
and
lightning
the
fierce
gleam
of
his
eyes
.
Thus
their
deity
was
coming
personally
to
chastise
the
violators
of
the
taboo
.
At
eight
o'clock
,
the
summit
of
the
Maunganamu
was
lost
in
portentous
darkness
.
The
sky
would
supply
a
black
background
for
the
blaze
which
Paganel
was
about
to
throw
on
it
.
The
Maories
could
no
longer
see
their
prisoners
;
and
this
was
the
moment
for
action
.
Speed
was
necessary
.
Glenarvan
,
Paganel
,
McNabbs
,
Robert
,
the
steward
,
and
the
two
sailors
,
all
lent
a
hand
.
The
spot
for
the
crater
was
chosen
thirty
paces
from
Kara-Tete
's
tomb
.
It
was
important
to
keep
the
oudoupa
intact
,
for
if
it
disappeared
,
the
taboo
of
the
mountain
would
be
nullified
.
At
the
spot
mentioned
Paganel
had
noticed
an
enormous
block
of
stone
,
round
which
the
vapors
played
with
a
certain
degree
of
intensity
.
This
block
covered
a
small
natural
crater
hollowed
in
the
cone
,
and
by
its
own
weight
prevented
the
egress
of
the
subterranean
fire
.
If
they
could
move
it
from
its
socket
,
the
vapors
and
the
lava
would
issue
by
the
disencumbered
opening
.
