By means of the diving dress he could easily reach the well in the interior of Granite House, and climbing by the projections of rock to its upper orifice he heard the colonists as they recounted the past, and studied the present and future.
Au moyen du scaphandre, il lui était facile d'arriver au fond du puits intérieur de Granite-House, et, s'élevant par les saillies du roc jusqu'à son orifice supérieur, il entendait les colons raconter le passé, étudier le présent et l'avenir.