But when a severe frost succeeded this wet period, the wood, its fibers acquiring the hardness of iron, became extremely difficult to work, and about the 10th of June shipbuilding was obliged to be entirely discontinued.
Mais quand un froid très vif eut succédé à cette période humide, le bois, dont les fibres acquéraient la dureté du fer, devint extrêmement difficile à travailler, et, vers le 10 juin, il fallut définitivement abandonner la construction du bateau.