It was the coffer which Ayrton had saved at the risk of his life, at the very instant that the island had been engulfed, and which he now faithfully handed to the engineer.
C'était le coffret qu'Ayrton avait sauvé au péril de sa vie, au moment où l'île s'engloutissait, et qu'il venait fidèlement remettre à l'ingénieur.