It was a glorious day, and the lock was crowded; and, as is a common practice up the river, a speculative photographer was taking a picture of us all as we lay upon the rising waters.
Era una magnifica giornata, e la chiusa era affollata; e, come accade spesso sul fiume, un fotografo speculatore faceva la fotografia di quanti stavamo sulle acque che si sollevavano.