There must have been a boat attached to that tow-line at some time or other, that was certain; but what had become of it, what ghastly fate had overtaken it, and those who had been left in it, was buried in mystery.
Det måste ha funnits en båt som varit fäst vid den där draglinan vid ett eller annat tillfälle, det var säkert; men vad som blivit av den, vilket fruktansvärt öde som drabbat den och dem som funnits i den, var förborgat.