Next day, the 28th of March, when the engineer awoke, about eight in the morning, he saw his companions around him watching his sleep, and, as on the day before, his first words were:--
Le lendemain, 28 mars, quand l'ingénieur se réveilla, vers huit heures du matin, il vit ses compagnons près de lui, qui guettaient son réveil, et, comme la veille, ses premières paroles furent: