The colonists disembarked, and a fire was soon lighted under a clump of trees, among the branches of which Cyrus Harding and his companions could, if it was necessary, take refuge for the night.
Les colons débarquèrent, et un feu fut allumé sous un bouquet de larges micocouliers, entre les branches desquels Cyrus Smith et ses compagnons eussent, au besoin, trouvé un refuge pour la nuit.