Cyrus Harding even observed that if by chance the communication between the unknown and the tenants of Granite House had ever been established through the granite, and if Top's instinct had as it were felt it, there was no further sign of it during this period.
Cyrus Smith observa même que si, par hasard, les communications entre l'inconnu et les hôtes de Granite-House s'étaient jamais établies à travers le massif de granit, et si l'instinct de Top les avait pour ainsi dire pressenties, il n'en fut plus rien pendant cette période.