He brushed their clothes, he turned the spit, he waited at table, he swept the rooms, he gathered wood, and he performed another admirable piece of service which delighted Pencroft--he never went to sleep without first coming to tuck up the worthy sailor in his bed.
Il battait les habits, il tournait la broche, il balayait les chambres, il servait à table, il rangeait le bois, et -- détail qui enchantait Pencroff -- il ne se couchait jamais sans être venu border le digne marin dans son lit.