That day, the sixth of our imprisonment, Captain Nemo concluded that picks and mattocks were too slow to deal with the ice layer still separating us from open water--and he decided to crush this layer. The man had kept his energy and composure.
Aquel día, el sexto de nuestro aprisionamiento, el capitán Nemo, estimando demasiado lento el trabajo del pico, decidió aplastar la capa de hielo que nos separaba aún del agua libre.