He had had the cage unfastened, giving orders to replace it at the end of the cable by a tub; and as he feared that the water would extinguish his lamp, he had another fastened beneath the tub, which would protect it.
Il avait fait décrocher la cage, en donnant l'ordre de la remplacer, au bout du câble, par un cuffat; et, comme il se doutait que l'eau éteindrait sa lampe, il commanda d'en attacher une autre sous le cuffat, qui la protégerait.