He therefore was unable to converse with the captain about Snæfell, the way to get to it, the facilities for transport, he was obliged to put off these inquiries until his arrival, and spent all his time at full length in his cabin, of which the timbers creaked and shook with every pitch she took.
Il ne put donc entreprendre le capitaine Bjarne sur la question du Sneffels, sur les moyens de communication, sur les facilités de transport; il dut remettra ses explications à son arrivée et passa tout son temps étendu dans sa cabine, dont les cloisons craquaient par les grands coups de tangage.