had … it
Il viaggio da lì fin qui l’aveva portato a coprire una bella fetta di Goddard.
The journey from there to here had taken him across a good stretch of Goddard.
Ecco l’isola di Walkerman, proprio come l’aveva mostrata Gunther.
Here’s Walkerman Island, just as Gunther had shown it.
Solo un duro lavoro con le pompe l’aveva salvato dall’affondare.
Only hard work with the pumps had saved it from sinking.
Or had he dragged her ashore?