Com que els minyons menaven constantment i monotonament el rai cap al mig del riu, hom entenia indubtablement que aquestes ordes no eren dades sinó «per seguir la moda», i no pretenien significar cap cosa especial.
As the boys steadily and monotonously drove the raft toward mid-stream it was no doubt understood that these orders were given only for "style," and were not intended to mean anything in particular.