Without speaking a word, Harding, Spilett, Neb, and Herbert took their places in the car, while Pencroft by the engineer's order detached successively the bags of ballast.
Sin pronunciar palabra, Ciro Smith, Gedeón Spilett, Nab y Harbert entraron en la barquilla, mientras que Pencroff, siguiendo las órdenes del ingeniero, desataba suavemente los saquitos de lastre.