I had not kept myself long in this posture till I saw the boat draw near the shore, as if they looked for a creek to thrust in at, for the convenience of landing; however, as they did not come quite far enough, they did not see the little inlet where I formerly landed my rafts, but ran their boat on shore upon the beach, at about half a mile from me, which was very happy for me; for otherwise they would have landed just at my door, as I may say, and would soon have beaten me out of my castle, and perhaps have plundered me of all I had.
No obstante, como no se acercaron lo suficiente, no pudieron ver la pequeña entrada por la que, al principió, desembarqué con mis balsas. Se limitaron a llevar la chalupa hasta la playa, a casi media milla de donde me encontraba, lo cual resultó muy ventajoso para mí, pues, de otro modo, habrían desembarcado delante de mi puerta y me habrían sacado a golpes de mi castillo y robado todas mis pertenencias.