Sometimes he thought he heard them laughing: but it was only the laughter of the ripples. And sometimes he thought he saw them at the bottom: but it was only white and pink shells.

有时他觉得他听到了他们的笑声：但那只是涟漪的笑声。有时他认为他在底部看到了它们：但那只是白色和粉红色的贝壳。