He spotted a coconut palm, beat down some of its fruit, broke them open, and we drank their milk and ate their meat with a pleasure that was a protest against our standard fare on the Nautilus.
Il aperçut un cocotier, abattit quelques-uns de ses fruits, les brisa, et nous bûmes leur lait, nous mangeâmes leur amande, avec une satisfaction qui protestait contre l'ordinaire du _Nautilus_.