There, if she did not remain stationary, the drifting was very slight.

The engineer could thus hope that by sunrise at such an altitude he would still be in sight of the island.
Robur did not trouble himself about the reception the fugitives might have received from the natives--if there were any natives.

That they might help them mattered little to him.

With the powers of offense possessed by the "Albatross" they would be promptly terrified and dispersed.

The capture of the prisoners was certain, and once he had them again, "They will not escape from X Island!" About one o'clock in the morning the fore-screw was finished, and all that had to be done was to get it back to its place.