It then became necessary to leave the smoking mass to cool, and during this time Neb and Pencroft, guided by Cyrus Harding, brought, on a hurdle made of interlaced branches, loads of carbonate of lime and common stones, which were very abundant, to the north of the lake.
Fue preciso entonces dejar enfriar la masa humeante, y durante aquel tiempo, Nab y Pencroff, guiados por Ciro Smith, acarrearon sobre unas parihuelas hechas de ramas enlazadas muchas cargas de carbonato de cal, piedras comunes que se encontraban abundantemente al norte del lago.