such a task of salvage, in such a place and at such a season of the year—seemed to call for a whole team of men, and Gilliatt was alone; it called for a whole range of woodworking and engineering equipment, and Gilliatt had only a saw, an ax, a chisel, and a hammer; it called for a good workshop and shed to work in, and Gilliatt had not even a roof over his head; it called for a supply of provisions, and Gilliatt had not even a loaf of bread.
He's a Quixote with skill
