Then, Pencroft and Ayrton, abandoning their posts, under fire from the dozen muskets, ran across the islet at full speed, jumped into their boat, crossed the channel at the moment the second boat reached the southern end, and ran to hide themselves in the Chimneys. They had scarcely rejoined Cyrus Harding and Herbert, before the islet was overrun with pirates in every direction.
Después Pencroff y Ayrton, abandonando su puesto, no sin haber sufrido una descarga de diez tiros, atravesaron el islote con toda la rapidez que les permitieron sus piernas, se lanzaron a la piragua, pasaron el canal en el momento en que la segunda canoa llegaba a la punta sur y corrieron a refugiarse a las Chimeneas.