"Well," resumed Gideon Spilett, "I ask again, what object could the convicts have had in using the 'Bonadventure,' and why, after they had made use of her, should they have brought her back to port?"
-- Eh bien, reprit Gédéon Spilett, je le demande encore, dans quel but les convicts se seraient-ils servis du Bonadventure, et pourquoi, après s'en être servis, l'auraient-ils ramené au port?