But Pencroft, excited at feeling himself so near the corral where he supposed the convicts had taken refuge, was about to press forward, when the reporter held him back with a grasp of iron.
Mais Pencroff, surexcité en se sentant si près du corral, où il supposait que les convicts s'étaient réfugiés, allait se porter en avant, quand le reporter le retint d'une main vigoureuse.