Together they stood waiting, panting slightly, breathing in the smell of the dirty river that was carried to them on the night breeze.

她们一起站在门外等着，微微喘着粗气，嗅着被晚风吹过来的那条污水河的气味。

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"Happy birthday to me, " I said to the ripening chestnut tree in the front yard, not yet knowing that the gifts I would receive that day would make me agree to return, reluctantly and to protect sacred secrets, to the grief-breathing place of childhood, to the Seaboro River.

NPR: Excerpt: 'Between the Tides'

Four years later Henry VII didn't spare any costs when his queen, Elizabeth of York, was escorted up the river by a company of barges adorned with red, flame-breathing dragons.

CNN: British monarchy's long-lasting love affair with the sea