The explosion had caused a kind of earthquake in this fissured and abysmal region; a great gulf had opened; and the sea, now changed into a torrent, was hurrying us along into it.
De uitbarsting had eene soort van aardbeving teweeg gebracht in dezen door scheuren doorsneden grond; de afgrond had zich geopend, en de zee, in een stortvloed veranderd, sleepte ons er in mede.