And yet, if Cyrus Harding had been with them, if the engineer could have brought his practical science, his inventive mind to bear on their situation, perhaps all hope would not have been lost.
Et si encore Cyrus Smith eût été avec eux, si l'ingénieur eût pu mettre sa science pratique, son esprit inventif, au service de cette situation, peut-être tout espoir n'eût-il pas été perdu!