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.
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.