"My friends, then," said Cyrus Harding, "we can no longer be in doubt as to the presence of a mysterious being, a castaway like us, perhaps, abandoned on our island, and I say this in order that Ayrton may be acquainted with all the strange events which have occurred during these two years.
–Amigos míos –dijo entonces Ciro Smith–, no podemos poner en duda la existencia de un ser misterioso, de un náufrago como nosotros, quizá, abandonado en nuestra isla, y hay que poner a Ayrton al corriente de lo que ha pasado aquí de extraordinario desde hace dos años.