So it looks as if it's on fire but, in fact, you are not burning a ship into ashes on the open waves.

所以看起来好像它着火了，但事实上，你并没有把一艘船在开阔的波浪上烧成灰烬。

There lay the letters, half a dozen of them: but his eye flew to one envelope, and as he tore it open a warm wave rocked his heart.

信件放在那里，有六封：但他的眼睛飞快地飞到一个信封上，当他撕开信封时，一阵温暖的波浪震撼了他的心。