As to the guns obtained from the brig, they were pretty pieces of ordnance, which, at Pencroft's entreaty, were hoisted by means of tackle and pulleys, right up into Granite House; embrasures were made between the windows, and the shining muzzles of the guns could soon be seen through the granite cliff.
En cuanto a los cañones procedentes del brick, eran hermosas piezas de acero fundido, que, a instancia de Pencroff, fueron izados por medio de grúas hasta el piso superior del Palacio de granito, se establecieron emplazamientos entre las ventanas y pronto se les vio alargar sus fauces lucientes a través de la pared granítica.