Pencroft was radiant with joy, the operation was perfectly successful; the boat completely rigged, having been pushed on rollers to the water's edge, was floated by the rising tide, amid the cheers of the colonists, particularly of Pencroft, who showed no modesty on this occasion.
La nave, completamente aparejada, habiendo sido empujada sobre maderos cilíndricos hasta la orilla del río, fue recogida por la marea ascendente y flotó con aplauso de los colonos, y particularmente de Pencroff, que no manifestó ninguna modestia en aquella ocasión.