They concluded that the catastrophe had taken place in some high region of the atmosphere, and that they would hear no more of Robur and his prodigious machine.
Meanwhile they had to wait for an opportunity of returning to America.

The Chatham Islands are not much visited by navigators, and all August passed without sign of a ship.

The fugitives began to ask themselves if they had not exchanged one prison for another.
At last a ship came to water at the Chatham Islands.

It will not have been forgotten that when Uncle Prudent was seized he had on him several thousand paper dollars, much more than would take him back to America.

After thanking their adorers, who were not sparing of their most respectful demonstrations, Uncle Prudent, Phil Evans, and Frycollin embarked for Auckland.