Time was going by like a mill race, and now it was too late.

也许永远不再回来了，时间快得像一股激流，现在已经太晚了。

On January 24, 1848, Marshall noticed glints of gold in the water flowing through the mill's tail race.

1848 年 1 月 24 日，马歇尔注意到流经磨机尾流的水中闪烁着金色的。