Had he himself been as well acquainted with the art of sailing in the air as he was with the navigation of a ship, Pencroft would not have hesitated to set out, of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for, accustomed to brave the fiercest tempests of the ocean, he was not to be hindered on account of the hurricane.
S'il eût connu la manoeuvre, lui, Pencroff, il n'aurait pas hésité à partir, -- avec Harbert, s'entend. Il en avait vu bien d'autres, et n'en était plus à compter avec une tempête!