As to the guns obtained from the brig, they were pretty pieces of ordnance, which, at Pencroft's entreaty, were hoisted by means of tackle and pulleys, right up into Granite House; embrasures were made between the windows, and the shining muzzles of the guns could soon be seen through the granite cliff.
Quant aux canons provenant du brick, c'étaient de jolies pièces en acier fondu qui, sur les instances de Pencroff, furent hissés au moyen de caliornes et de grues jusqu'au palier même de Granite- House; des embrasures furent ménagées entre les fenêtres, et on put bientôt les voir allonger leur gueule luisante à travers la paroi granitique.