It was accordingly arranged that Ayrton should proceed thither the next day, the 7th of January; and as he was sufficient for the task, to which he was accustomed, Pencroft and the rest were somewhat surprised on hearing the engineer say to Ayrton--
Se convino en que Ayrton iría a la mañana siguiente, 7 de enero; y como él bastaba para aquella tarea, a la que estaba acostumbrado, Pencroff y los demás manifestaron cierta sorpresa cuando oyeron decir al ingeniero: