Després hi hagué una disputa sobre quí havia vist per darrera vegada en vida els minyons difunts, i molts recaptaren aquesta ombrívola distinció, i oferiren proves, més o menys intervingudes pels testimonis: i quan romangué decidit, finalment, quí era que havia vist darrerament els que ja no eren, i canviat amb ells les darreres paraules, les persones sortoses assumiren una especie de sagrada importancia, i tota la resta els miraren bocabadats i envejosos.
Then there was a dispute about who saw the dead boys last in life, and many claimed that dismal distinction, and offered evidences, more or less tampered with by the witness; and when it was ultimately decided who _did_ see the departed last, and exchanged the last words with them, the lucky parties took upon themselves a sort of sacred importance, and were gaped at and envied by all the rest.