The stranger, however, had seen nothing of his new dwelling, and he had allowed the settlers to work there without him, while he occupied himself on the plateau, wishing, doubtless, to put the finishing stroke to his work.
L'inconnu, d'ailleurs, n'avait point été voir sa nouvelle demeure, et il avait laissé les colons y travailler sans lui, pendant qu'il s'occupait sur le plateau, voulant sans doute mettre la dernière main à sa besogne.