It was the coffer which Ayrton had saved at the risk of his life , at the very instant that the island had been engulfed , and which he now faithfully handed to the engineer .
Это был сундук, который Айртон спас, рискуя жизнью, в тот самый момент, когда остров был поглощен, и который теперь он верно передал инженеру.