It was accordingly arranged that Ayrton should proceed thither the next day, the 7th of January; and as he was sufficient for the task, to which he was accustomed, Pencroft and the rest were somewhat surprised on hearing the engineer say to Ayrton--
Il fut alors convenu qu'Ayrton s'y rendrait le lendemain 7 janvier, et comme il pouvait suffire seul à cette besogne, dont il avait l'habitude, Pencroff et les autres manifestèrent une certaine surprise, quand ils entendirent l'ingénieur dire à Ayrton: