Happily there was no want of tools with which to shape the wood, nor of iron-work to make it firm, nor of the ingenuity of a man who had a marvelous knowledge of the work, nor lastly, the zeal of his companions, who in seven months had necessarily acquired great skill in the use of their tools; and it must be said that not the least skilful was Gideon Spilett, who in dexterity almost equaled the sailor himself.
Très heureusement ne manquaient ni les outils pour travailler le bois, ni les ferrures pour le consolider, ni l'ingéniosité d'un homme qui s'entendait merveilleusement à ces travaux, ni enfin le zèle de ses compagnons, qui, depuis sept mois, avaient nécessairement acquis une grande habileté de main.