The pond heaved from the strokes of oars, which beat the water in time with music; but in the air there was not the least breath of wind; the groves were motionless, as if lost in listening and in gazing at that which was happening on the water.
A tó vize ringott a zene ütemére mozgó evezők csapásaitól, de a levegőt a szellő legkisebb fuvallata sem remegtette meg, a ligetek mozdulatlanok voltak, mintha révületben bámulták és hallgatták volna, ami a vízen végbement.