And climbed into the skiff that did yawl duty at the boat's stern.

就爬到船尾那只“突突”待命的小艇上了。

But the king was cam . he says : if gentlemen kin afford to pay a dollar a mile apiece to be took on and put off in a yawl , a steamboat kin afford to carry em , cant it ?

他说： “要是两位先生愿意每英里路各付一块大洋，由轮船上派一只小艇接送，那大轮就该让他们坐了吧，你们说呢？