The boat was in the middle of the current, at nearly equal distances from either shore, and being carried down at the rate of two versts an hour, when Michael, springing to his feet, bent his gaze up the river.
Gabarra ur lasterraren erdi-erdian zegoen, tarte beretsua zuela ibai ertz bateraino nola besteraino, eta uretan behera zihoan bi versta orduko eginez.