After a long time the rain let up, but the clouds stayed, and the lightning kept whimpering, and by and by a flash showed us a black thing ahead, floating, and we made for it.

• 隔了很长一段时辰，雨停了，不过云还没有散开，电光还在一闪一闪。电光闪处，只见前边有一个黑乌乌的什么东西，在水上漂浮。我们就追上去。