It was on themselves, on themselves alone, that the settlers must depend, for the distance of Lincoln Island from all other land was such, that to hazard themselves in a boat, of a necessarily inferior construction, would be a serious and perilous thing.
Los colonos, por consiguiente, no podían contar sino consigo mismos, porque la distancia de la isla Lincoln de toda otra tierra era tal, que aventurarse en un barquichuelo de construcción necesariamente defectuosa sería cosa grave y peligrosísima.