They worked with confidence, even gaily, Pencroft always having some joke to crack, sometimes carpenter, sometimes rope-maker, sometimes mason, while he communicated his good humor to all the members of their little world.
On travaillait avec confiance, gaiement même, Pencroff ayant toujours le mot pour rire, tantôt charpentier, tantôt cordier, tantôt maçon, et communiquant sa bonne humeur à tout ce petit monde.