Just then a sort of brightness fell upon me in the barrel, and looking up, I found the moon had risen and was silvering the mizzen-top and shining white on the luff of the fore-sail; and almost at the same time the voice of the lookout shouted, “Land ho!”

就在这时，一片亮光落到藏在桶里的我身上。我抬头一看，月亮已经升起，给后桅顶端镀上银色，也把前帆的迎风缘照得雪白；几乎与此同时，瞭望员喊道：“陆地！”