George said he never saw so much thoughtful sadness concentrated into one glance before, as when, at the lock, that young couple grasped the idea that, for the last two miles, they had been towing the wrong boat.
George nous dit que jamais il ne vit autant de consternation muette dans un seul regard, quand, parvenus a l’écluse, ce jeune couple comprit qu’il venait de haler pendant trois kilometres une autre embarcation que la sienne.