Others quickly followed, the rivermen separated, they raced away in all directions, leaping and hopping from log to log to get to shore.

其他木头很快接着挣脱，河工向四面八方散开了，从一根原木跳到另一根原木上，然后准备上岸。

It was a warm day, now and then a group of laughing rivermen marched by. One group especially caught my eye, they wore bright red shirts and heavy boots.

那天天气很温暖，不时有一群欢笑的河工走过。其中一群人特别吸引我，他们穿着鲜红色的衬衫和厚重的靴子。

" Ships, " Lord Wyman agreed, " but my crews are rivermen, or fisherfolk who have never sailed beyond the Bite. For this I must have a man who's sailed in darker waters and knows how to slip past dangers, unseen and unmolested" .

" 我有船，" 威曼大人承认，" 但船上的水手都是河民，或是从未驶出咬人湾的渔夫。要达成我的目标，我需要找一位能扬帆远航，能悄悄避开危险，不吸引多余关注的人。"