It did not take more than a few days to perform this work, and indeed as soon as the machine had been commenced, Cyrus Harding left his companions to follow the trade of wiredrawers, and occupied himself with manufacturing his battery.
Il ne fallut que quelques jours pour mener à bien cette besogne, et même, dès que la machine eut été mise en train, Cyrus Smith laissa ses compagnons faire le métier de tréfileurs et s'occupa de fabriquer sa pile.