At night he talked about it in his sleep, and certainly if he had had the means of attacking it, if the sloop had been in a fit state to put to sea, he would not have hesitated to set out in pursuit.
La nuit, il en rêvait à voix haute, et certainement, s'il avait eu des moyens de l'attaquer, si la chaloupe eût été en état de tenir la mer, il n'aurait pas hésité à se mettre à sa poursuite.