No doubt, Ayrton might have sent a telegram which had not arrived, but this was not the reason why his companions were so uneasy, for, a more unaccountable circumstance, Ayrton, who had promised to return the evening before, had not reappeared.
Sans doute, Ayrton avait pu envoyer un télégramme qui n'était pas arrivé, et ce n'était pas là la raison qui devait inquiéter ses compagnons, mas, circonstance plus inexplicable, Ayrton, qui avait promis de revenir la veille au soir, n'avait pas reparu.