The house was ready, and the sloop which had arrived a week before lay at anchor in a small creek with her crew of six men, who had observed all the requisite formalities and were ready again to put to sea.

• 房子已经买妥了，那艘单桅船是在一星期以前到的，现在已下锚在一条小溪里，船上的六个船员已办妥一切必需的手续，随时都可以出海。