Not that I did not believe the savages had frequented the island even all the while, and might have been several hundreds of them at times on shore there; but I had never known it, and was incapable of any apprehensions about it; my satisfaction was perfect, though my danger was the same, and I was as happy in not knowing my danger as if I had never really been exposed to it.
No se trataba de creer que los salvajes no hubiesen frecuentado la isla antes de este descubrimiento; incluso, que no hubiesen venido cientos de ellos hasta la costa, pero como en aquel momento no lo sabía, no sentía ningún temor. Mi satisfacción era total, aunque estuviese expuesto al mismo peligro y me sentía tan feliz de ignorarlo como si, en realidad, no estuviera amenazado por él.