There was nothing more for Ayrton to do but to return, and render to his companions an account of the mission with which he had charged himself, and he prepared to regain the bows of the brig, so that he might let himself down into the water.
Il ne restait donc plus à Ayrton qu'à revenir rendre compte à ses compagnons de la mission dont il s'était chargé, et il se prépara à regagner l'avant du brick, afin de se glisser jusqu'à la mer.