The wind prevailed with but little abatement from its daytime boisterousness, three or four small clouds, delicate and pale, creeping along under the sky southward to the Channel.

风势盛行，但与白天的狂暴相比几乎没有减弱，三四朵小云，娇嫩而苍白，在天空下向南爬向海峡。

There ensued a mild form of tussle for absolute possession of the much-coveted hand, in which the boisterousness of boy and girl was far more prominent than the dignity of man and woman.

随后发生了一场温和的争斗， 以争夺绝对拥有这双梦寐以求的手， 其中男孩和女孩的喧闹远比男人和女人的尊严更为突出。