There was a salt-marsh that bounded part of the mill-pond, on the edge of which, at high water, we used to stand to fish for minnows.
在水车贮水池的一边有一个盐泽,在涨潮的时候,我们时常站在盐泽的边上钓鲦鱼。
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Burkin and Ivan Ivanovitch went out on the balcony, from which there was a beautiful view over the garden and the mill-pond, which was shining now in the sunshine like a mirror.
At first he thought they were otters but soon realised they had snouts.He said: 'the sea was a millpond and the two wee chaps swam 1.5km to the mainland.It was incredible.