Then they crossed over, drifted far off their course, pulled the raft upriver on the opposite bank.

然后他们越过河，漂离了他们的航向，将木筏拉到对岸的上游。

Dorothy had had a letter from him, and he had said all manner of things about her devoted work at the convent, about her courage and her self control. Of course he was skillfully pulling their legs: the dirty dog.

多萝西收到了他的一封信，他说了很多关于她在修道院的奉献精神、她的勇气和自制力的事情。他当然是在巧妙地拉他们的腿：脏狗。