Away over the level sea, spread out like a blue sheet, vast and sheenyand shot with flame and gold, an inky cloud was visible against the rosysky in the quarter to which he pointed, and below it they could make outthe hull of the steamer, which looked tiny at such a distance.
Sur la mer plate, tendue comme une étoffe bleue, immense, luisante, auxreflets d'or et de feu, s'élevait là-bas, dans la direction indiquée, unnuage noirâtre sur le ciel rose. Et on apercevait, au-dessous, le navirequi semblait tout petit de si loin.