"Ourselves alone ?" This question was opportunely answered by a pinch from her mother.
As the boats moved slowly away from the shore, the light of the lanterns was reflected in the calm waters of the lake, while in the eastern sky the first tints of dawn were just beginning to appear.

A deep silence reigned over the party after the division established by the mothers, for the young people seemed to have given themselves up to meditation.
"Take care," said Albino, the ex-theological student, in a loud tone to another youth.

"Keep your foot tight on the plug under you." "What ?" "It might come out and let the water in.

This banka has a lot of holes in it." "Oh, we're going to sink!" cried the frightened women.
"Don't be alarmed, ladies," the ex-theological student reassured them to calm their fears.

"The banka you are in is safe.