Upon this, it presently occurred to me that in a little while the ship’s crew, wondering what was become of their comrades and of the boat, would certainly come on shore in their other boat to look for them, and that then, perhaps, they might come armed, and be too strong for us: this he allowed to be rational.
De pronto, se me ocurrió que, en poco tiempo, la tripulación empezaría a preguntarse qué les habría ocurrido a sus compañeros que habían salido en la chalupa y, sin duda, vendrían a tierra a buscarlos, seguramente armados; y con fuerzas superiores a las nuestras.