Had he himself been as well acquainted with the art of sailing in the air as he was with the navigation of a ship, Pencroft would not have hesitated to set out, of course taking his young friend Herbert with him; for, accustomed to brave the fiercest tempests of the ocean, he was not to be hindered on account of the hurricane.
Ha ő maga, Pencroff ismerné a fortélyát, ugyan csöppet sem habozna, íziben nekivágna az útnak - természetesen Harbert társaságában. Mit neki ez a vihar, látott ő ennél különb veszedelmeket is!