It then became necessary to leave the smoking mass to cool, and during this time Neb and Pencroft, guided by Cyrus Harding, brought, on a hurdle made of interlaced branches, loads of carbonate of lime and common stones, which were very abundant, to the north of the lake.
Il fallut alors laisser refroidir la masse fumante, et, pendant ce temps, Nab et Pencroff, guidés par Cyrus Smith, charrièrent, sur une claie faite de branchages entrelacés, plusieurs charges de carbonate de chaux, pierres très communes, qui se trouvaient abondamment au nord du lac.