But either the devastation of the corral would have been an accomplished fact by this time, and it would be too late to prevent it, or it had been the convicts' interest to entrench themselves there, and there would be still time to go and turn them out on their return.
Mais, ou la dévastation du corral était un fait accompli maintenant, et il était trop tard pour l'empêcher, ou les convicts avaient eu intérêt à s'y retrancher, et il serait toujours temps d'aller les relancer dans leur retraite.