Ayrton is indebted to him as much as we are, for, if it was the stranger who saved me from the waves after the fall from the balloon, evidently it was he who wrote the document, who placed the bottle in the channel, and who has made known to us the situation of our companion.
Ayrton est son obligé comme nous, car si c'est l'inconnu qui m'a sauvé des flots après la chute du ballon, c'est évidemment lui qui a écrit le document, qui a mis cette bouteille sur la route du canal et qui nous a fait connaître la situation de notre compagnon.