Cyrus Harding and Neb, who had become very uneasy at the bad weather and the prolonged absence of their companions, had climbed at daybreak to the plateau of Prospect Heights, and they had at last caught sight of the vessel which had been so long in returning.
Ciro Smith y Nab, alarmados por aquel mal tiempo y por la prolongada ausencia de sus compañeros, subieron al amanecer a la meseta de la Gran Vista, desde la cual, por fin, habían divisado la embarcación.