We kept very quiet about it, and got the sail up quickly before they found it out, and then we spread ourselves about the boat in thoughtful attitudes, and the sail bellied out, and strained, and grumbled at the mast, and the boat flew.
Nous nous gardâmes de manifester notre satisfaction, et hissâmes la voile avant qu’on s’en fut aperçu. Nous prîmes nos aises dans le canot en des poses méditatives, et la voile se gonfla, tira, grinça contre le mât, et le canot vola sur les flots.