He little expected ever to see Cyrus Harding again; but wishing to leave some hope to Herbert: "Doubtless, doubtless," said he; "our engineer is a man who would get out of a scrape to which any one else would yield."
Lui n'espérait guère plus revoir Cyrus Smith; mais, voulant laisser quelque espoir à Harbert: «Sans doute, sans doute, dit-il, notre ingénieur est homme à se tirer d'affaire là où tout autre succomberait!...»