"Right," I said, carried away by the captain's logic. "Even though the surface of the sea has solidified into ice, its lower strata are still open, thanks to that divine justice that puts the maximum density of salt water one degree above its freezing point.
A kapitány érvelése egészen fellelkesített. - Valóban - mondtam -, ha jég borítja is a tenger felszínét, az alsó rétegek akkor is szabadok.