But the captains had been warned and were hastening the ascent as the band arrived. The men were all up, only some twenty remained and were now disembarking from the cage.
Mais les porions, avertis, venaient de hâter la remonte; et, comme la bande arrivait, la sortie s'achevait, il restait au fond une vingtaine d'hommes, qui débarquerent de la cage.